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Black Axe fraud gang recruit IT professionals here as money mules

Read here: https://extra.ie/2023/01/01/news/irish-news/black-axe-fraud-money-mules

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Dubai approves extradition of financier accused of tax fraud

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/dubai-united-arab-emirates-denmark-extradition-crime-4cb487ba51abd5f9c9e64cd944331625

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Ex-Botswana President Khama to challenge arrest warrant

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/31/ex-botswana-president-khama-to-challenge-arrest-warrant-lawyer

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China’s Huawei sees ‘business as usual’ as U.S. sanctions impact wanes

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/chinas-huawei-sees-2022-revenue-033050767.html

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EU Governments’ Pro-Cash Agenda Increases Money Laundering Risks

Read here: https://www.pymnts.com/news/payment-methods/2022/eu-governments-pro-cash-agenda-increases-money-laundering-risks/

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Terrorism: UK government refuses to disclose whether Prevent strategy will be redacted

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/dec/28/government-refuses-to-disclose-whether-prevent-strategy-will-be-redacted

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Smith & Wesson’s constitutional lawsuit against NJ fraud investigation dismissed

Read here: https://localtoday.news/nj/smith-wessons-constitutional-lawsuit-against-nj-fraud-investigation-dismissed-119871.html

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U.S. seeks 6 years in prison for college admissions fraud mastermind

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/u-seeks-6-years-prison-003259881.html

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Bosnian Prosecution Drops ‘Too Hard to Discover’ Election Fraud Probe

Read here: https://balkaninsight.com/2022/12/28/bosnian-prosecution-drops-too-hard-to-discover-election-fraud-probe/

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Bolivia charges key opposition leader with ‘terrorism’

Read here: https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/bolivia-arrests-key-opposition-leader-204756190.html

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UK sanctions Haitian gang leader Cherizier for human rights abuses

Read here: https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/uk-sanctions-haitian-gang-leader-145038958.html

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Malaysia: Police say don’t sell your bank account to scammers

Read here: https://www.thesundaily.my/local/don-t-sell-your-bank-account-to-scammers-police-IH10429346

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Burkina army officer held in ‘destabilisation’ plot

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/burkina-army-officer-held-destabilisation-093546349.html

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EU bribery investigation ‘on scale used for organised crime’

Read here: https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2022/12/28/eu-bribery-investigation-on-scale-used-for-organised-crime/

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Swiss court helps UK probe into late Uzbek ruler’s daughter

Read here: https://kalkinemedia.com/news/world-news/swiss-court-helps-uk-probe-into-late-uzbek-rulers-daughter

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Former Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to More Than 12 Years on Bribery, Firearms, and Narcotics Charges

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/former-border-patrol-agent-sentenced-more-12-years-bribery-firearms-and-narcotics-charges

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Money laundering in the Balearics: Over 1,000 “alerts” this year

Read here: https://www.majorcadailybulletin.com/news/local/2022/12/29/109063/balearics-money-laundering-alerts-proportionally-the-highest.html

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Man extradited to Ireland to face money laundering charges following lengthy investigation

Read here: https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2022/12/28/man-extradited-to-ireland-to-face-money-laundering-charges-following-lengthy-investigation/

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US Virgin Islands sues JPMorgan, alleging it turned ‘blind eye’ to Jeffrey Epstein

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-virgin-islands-sues-jpmorgan-215746115.html

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‘Banker’ dad known as ‘Kun Aguero’ paid £200-per-drop for £2million cocaine gang

Read here: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/banker-dad-known-kun-aguero-25826616

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Classic car enthusiast wins £6m fraud case against restoration shop

Read here: https://uk.motor1.com/news/628670/classic-car-owner-wins-fraud-lawsuit-iowa/

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Fraudsters’ working patterns have changed in recent years

Read here: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/12/29/less-sophisticated-fraud/

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Angolan court orders seizure of dos Santos’s assets

Read here: https://www.euronews.com/2022/12/28/angola-dossantos

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Australia Approves Extradition to US of Ex-Marine Pilot

Read here: https://www.voanews.com/a/australia-approves-extradition-to-us-of-ex-marine-pilot-/6895964.html

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Criminal Innovators: Emerging extortion trends in Latin America

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Criminal-innovators-English-web.pdf Link to article here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/innovadores-criminales-extorsion-centroamerica/

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Ukrainian businessman accused of embezzling $100 million arrested in French Alps resort

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ukrainian-businessman-accused-embezzling-100-193022204.html

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Former minister and three suspects indicted in Croatia for abuse of office and authority and trading in influence

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/former-minister-and-three-suspects-indicted-croatia-abuse-office-and-authority-and-trading

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Maduro ally Saab appeals U.S. court ruling on diplomatic immunity

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/finance/news/maduro-ally-saab-appeals-u-181649036.html

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Sanctions, Shell Companies and Superyachts: Compliance in 2022

Read here: https://www.moneylaundering.com/news/sanctions-shell-companies-and-superyachts-compliance-in-2022/

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Malta: FIAU fines firm €227,000 over breaches of anti-money laundering rules

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/fiau-fines-firm-227000-breaches-antimoney-laundering-rules.1004122

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Inside the Buckinghamshire apartment at the centre £24million money laundering drugs gang

Read here: https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2022-12-27/inside-the-apartment-at-the-centre-of-a-24-million-money-laundering-drugs-gangs

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Four ex Turkish Airlines Airbus A340s disappear to…Iran

Read here: https://scramble.nl/civil-news/four-ex-turkish-airlines-airbus-a340-300s-disappear-to-iran

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Revealed: The names of those who referred Covid testing firms into the “VIP” lane

Read here: https://goodlawproject.org/revealed-the-names-of-those-who-referred-covid-testing-firms-into-the-vip-lane/

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Netherlands: Banks bring in new fees for money laundering checks

Read here: https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2022/12/banks-bring-in-new-fees-for-money-laundering-checks/

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Belgian court decides to keep EU corruption case suspect in detention

Read here: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/belgian-court-decides-to-keep-eu-corruption-case-suspect-in-detention

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European investigators to visit Lebanon in Salameh graft probe

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/european-investigators-to-visit-lebanon-in-salameh-graft-probe—sources/48166650

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North Macedonia: 9 police officers arrested for corruption

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/europe-serbia-northmacedonia-corruption-bribery-4d663b437ee610a72e3abe2bf298ec6b

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Biometric devices sold on eBay reportedly contained sensitive US military data

Read here: https://www.engadget.com/report-iris-scanners-sold-on-e-bay-contained-sensitive-biometric-data-102418292.html

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Cyber attacks set to become ‘uninsurable’, says Zurich chief

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/cyber-attacks-set-to-become–uninsurable—says-zurich-chief/48161718

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