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Abramovich Had Secret Partnership with Kremlin in Major Forestry Company

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/asset-tracker/abramovich-had-secret-partnership-with-kremlin-in-major-forestry-company

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Drug Enforcement Administration Announces the Seizure of Over 379 million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

Read here: https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2022/12/20/drug-enforcement-administration-announces-seizure-over-379-million-deadly

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Brazil’s gun control challenge: Ending the firearms boom

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/brazil-firearms-control/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Brazils-gun-control-challenge-Ending-the-firearms-boom-Ivan-Marques-Michele-dos-Ramos-GITOC-2022.pdf

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Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces the Seizure of 23 More Domain Names that Allegedly Violated Copyrights by Illegally Live Streaming the World Cup

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/maryland-us-attorney-s-office-announces-seizure-23-more-domain-names-allegedly-violated

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Heavy fireworks off the market for safer holidays

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/heavy-fireworks-market-for-safer-holidays

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UK: Anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism – Supervision Report 2020-22

Read the report here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1125446/Supervision_report_final_draft_-_signed.pdf Read the press release here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/anti-money-laundering-and-countering-the-financing-of-terrorism-supervision-report-2020-22

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Human Smugglers Take to the Waves Along Mexico’s Pacific Coast

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/human-smugglers-take-to-the-waves-along-mexicos-pacific-coast/

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Colorado Man Shares Warnings about Ghost Guns

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-co/pr/colorado-man-shares-warnings-about-ghost-guns

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Sanctions Clauses In Letter Of Credit Transactions – Valid And Enforceable?

Read here: https://www.wfw.com/articles/sanctions-clauses-in-letter-of-credit-transactions-valid-and-enforceable/

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Canada targets Abramovich company for Ukraine sanctions seizure

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/19/canada-abramovich-company-ukraine-sanctions-granite-capital-holdings

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County Lines: Jail for gang that ran drugs into tourist town

Read here: https://www.wmrocu.org.uk/county-lines-jail-for-gang-that-ran-drugs-into-tourist-town/

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UK: Government Chemist contributes to review of the National Food Crime Unit

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-chemist-contributes-to-review-of-the-national-food-crime-unit

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‘Qatargate’ scandal casts light on ‘untouchable’ EU lawmakers

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/-qatargate–scandal-casts-light-on–untouchable–eu-lawmakers/48148354

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Chinese Manufacturer and U.S. Companies Admit Scheme to Evade U.S. Customs Duties

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/chinese-manufacturer-and-us-companies-admit-scheme-evade-us-customs-duties

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Key US law enforcement aide being investigated for allegedly extorting former Venezuelan officials

Read here: https://www.icij.org/inside-icij/2022/12/key-us-law-enforcement-aide-being-investigated-for-allegedly-extorting-former-venezuelan-officials/

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The Baby Broker Project: Inside the world’s leading low-cost surrogacy agency – Ethical concerns, shell companies and exploitation fears

Read here: https://www.financeuncovered.org/stories/new-life-surrogacy-agency-baby-broker-project

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Round Up: Honeywell to pay over $160m to resolve foreign bribery investigations in U.S. (with DOJ and SEC) and Brazil

US Department of Justice (DOJ): Honeywell UOP to pay over $160M to resolve foreign bribery investigations in U.S. and Brazil UOP LLC, dba as Honeywell UOP, a U.S.-based subsidiary of Honeywell […]

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Publication of Illicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20221219 Link to ‘Illicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations’: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/illicit_drug_trade_sanctions_regulations.pdf

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What Will Viktor Bout Do Next?

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17183-what-will-viktor-bout-do-next

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Recovered: (Some) of the Jewels Stolen in the 25 November 2019 Green Vault Burglary at Dresden’s Residenzschloss

Read here: https://art-crime.blogspot.com/2022/12/recovered-some-of-jewels-stolen-in.html

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Spanish Police Arrest Key Figure in Scam Brokerage Linked to ‘Fraud Factory’ Investigation

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17182-spanish-police-arrest-key-figure-in-scam-brokerage-linked-to-fraud-factory-investigation

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What do you mean, day off? Workers tell of sweatshop conditions at Thai factory used by Tesco supermarket

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/18/workers-tell-of-sweatshop-conditions-at-thai-factory-used-by-tesco

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UK: Change to POCA 2002 section 339A threshold amount from £250 to £1,000

Read here: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/1355/pdfs/uksi_20221355_en.pdf

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Exploring Mechanisms to Recover the Proceeds of Kleptocracy

Read here: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/emerging-insights/exploring-mechanisms-recover-proceeds-kleptocracy Link to paper: https://static.rusi.org/rusi-emerging-insights-how-to-seize-a-billion-exploring-mechanisms-to-recover-the-proceeds-of-kleptocracy.pdf

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Qatar threatens EU corruption accusations could impact gas deals

Read here: https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/qatar-threatens-eu-corruption-accusations-could-impact-gas-deals/

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Qatar Objects to Being Singled Out in EU Anti-Corruption Measures

Read here: https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/qatar-objects-to-being-singled-out-in-eu-anti-corruption-measures/

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Epic Games Inc., Developer of Fortnite Video Game, Agrees to $275 Million Penalty and Injunction for Alleged Violations of Children’s Privacy Law

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/epic-games-inc-developer-fortnite-video-game-agrees-275-million-penalty-and-injunction

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14 countries tackle violent extremism online in a coordinated referral action day

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/14-countries-tackle-violent-extremism-online-in-coordinated-referral-action-day

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Kazakhstan’s President Vowed to Crack Down on Asset Theft. What’s the Reality?

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/37-ccblog/ccblog/17171-kazakhstans-president-vowed-to-crack-down-on-asset-theft-whats-the-reality

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Authorities take medicines and doping substances worth over EUR 40 million off the market

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/authorities-take-medicines-and-doping-substances-worth-over-eur-40-million-market

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How Big Oil helped Russia

Read here: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/stop-russian-oil/how-big-oil-helped-russia/

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Record central bank gold rush triggered by fears of Western sanctions

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/12/18/record-central-bank-gold-rush-triggered-fears-western-sanctions/

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FinCEN Alert on Human Smuggling along the Southwest Border of the United States

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/shared/FinCEN%20Alert%20Human%20Smuggling%20FINAL%20508.pdf

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Telecom Giant Ericsson To Be Monitored An Extra Year Following Us Corruption Settlement Breach

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/ericsson-list/telecom-giant-ericsson-to-be-monitored-an-extra-year-following-us-corruption-settlement-breach/

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SARs IN ACTION: December 2022

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/625-sars-in-action-december-2022/file

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Russian Money Laundered Through San Francisco Real Estate, Silicon Valley Startups

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17168-russian-money-laundered-through-san-francisco-real-estate-silicon-valley-startups

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Defendant Sentenced for Role in Sophisticated International Scheme to Steal Money from American Consumers’ Bank Accounts

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/defendant-sentenced-role-sophisticated-international-scheme-steal-money-american-consumers

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Ex-Twitter employee sentenced for taking bribes to monitor ‘users of interest’ to Saudi royal family

Read here: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-12-15/ex-twitter-employee-took-bribes-to-obtain-user-info-for-saudi-official

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AUSTRAC partners with industry to protect children from sexual exploitation

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/news-and-media/media-release/austrac-partners-industry-protect-children-sexual-exploitation Link to report: https://www.austrac.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-12/AUSTRAC_2022_FCG_Combating_the_sexual_exploitation_of_children_web_0.pdf

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Twitter condemned by UN and EU over reporters’ ban, EU has threatened Twitter with sanctions

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63996061

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