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Fraud in the Caribbean region is widespread, generates hundreds of millions of dollars in criminal proceeds each year

Read here: https://gfintegrity.org/press-release/fraud-in-the-caribbean-region-is-widespread/ Link to report here: https://gfintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GFI-Financial-Fraud-in-the-Caribbean.pdf

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Magnitsky case money launderer arrested in Spain

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/magnitsky-case-money-launderer-arrested-in-spain

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As US-style corporate leniency deals for bribery and corruption go global, repeat offenders are on the rise

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/ericsson-list/as-us-style-corporate-leniency-deals-for-bribery-and-corruption-go-global-repeat-offenders-are-on-the-rise/

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Russian businessman asks London court to pause $850mln lawsuit over sanctions

Read here: https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/movies/russian-businessman-asks-london-court-170532385.html

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Mexican cartels bringing drug expertise to the EU, new report finds

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/mexican-cartels-bringing-drug-expertise-to-eu-new-report-finds

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Eight Men Indicted for $114 Million Securities Fraud Scheme Orchestrated Through Social Media

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/eight-men-indicted-114-million-securities-fraud-scheme-orchestrated-through-social-media

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Italy: EPPO seizes imported electric cars in anti-fraud operation

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/italy-eppo-seizes-imported-electric-cars-anti-fraud-operation

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The Sanctioning of Warfare: Early lessons from the EU’s geoeconomic response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Read here: https://www.diis.dk/en/research/the-sanctioning-of-warfare Link to report: https://pure.diis.dk/ws/files/13001186/The_sanctioning_of_warfare_DIIS_Report_2022_09.pdf

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James Stunt cleared of forgery but faces money-laundering retrial

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-63975039

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AUSTRAC releases Australia’s first national proliferation financing risk assessment

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/news-and-media/media-release/austrac-releases-australias-first-national-proliferation-financing-risk-assessment Link to risk assessment: https://www.austrac.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-12/AUSTRAC_Proliferation_Financing_in_Australia-National_Risk_%20Assessment_Web.pdf

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‘No, the proposals are not enough’: our response to FATF consultation on Recommendation 25

Read here: https://taxjustice.net/2022/12/14/no-the-proposals-are-not-enough-our-response-to-fatf-consultation-on-recommendation-25/

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Task Force KleptoCapture: Russian Military and Intelligence Agencies Procurement Network Indicted in Brooklyn Federal Court

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/russian-military-and-intelligence-agencies-procurement-network-indicted-brooklyn-federal

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UK competition regulator to investigate antibiotics price rise following surge in Strep A cases

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/competition-regulator-to-investigate-antibiotics-price-rise-following-surge-in-strep-a-cases-12767983

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Woman Pleads Guilty to $2.6 Million Commodity Futures Trading Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/woman-pleads-guilty-26-million-commodity-futures-trading-scheme

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Jury finds Hugo Chavez’s ex-nurse guilty of money laundering

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/money-laundering-indictments-hugo-chavez-5d60154fd0df8833c1bfccff1c2c5205

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Deliveries of millions in hard cash prompts concern over financial transparency in Afghanistan

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-11/bags-of-cash-land-in-afghanistan/101716954

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Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Anti-Money Laundering annual report 2021-22: Key Findings

Read here: https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/sra-anti-money-laundering-annual-report-2021-22-key-findings

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US: Experts Urge ENABLERS Act Passage Despite Senate Setback

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17140-us-experts-urge-enablers-act-passage-despite-senate-setback

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The crime-writing Belgian ‘sheriff’ fighting EU corruption: Crooked eurocrats beware, Michel Claise is on your case

Read here: https://www.politico.eu/article/belgium-magistrate-tackling-eu-qatar-european-parliament-corruption-eva-kaili-michel-claise-prosecutor-roberta-metsola/

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Dutch Shell Companies May Face Measures to Cut Off Russian Money

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-13/dutch-shell-companies-may-face-measures-to-cut-off-russian-money

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Round Up: Danske Bank settles AML failings with DOJ, SEC and the Danish Special Crime Unit (SCU)

US Department of Justice (DOJ): Danske Bank Pleads Guilty to Fraud on U.S. Banks in Multi-Billion Dollar Scheme to Access the U.S. Financial System – Largest Bank in Denmark Agrees […]

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Trade and transit: Dubai’s role in illicit environmental supply chains

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/dubai-illicit-environmental-supply-chains/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Trade-and-transit-Dubais-role-in-illicit-environmental-supply-chains-GI-TOC-2022.pdf

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Iran Smuggling Venezuelan Gold To Finance Hezbollah

Read here: https://www.iranintl.com/en/202212124467

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With Legalization, Marijuana Trafficking Routes Evolve Along US-Mexico Border

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/with-legalization-marijuana-trafficking-routes-evolve-along-us-mexico-border/

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‘Strong on risks, loose on solutions’: Tax Justice Network responds to FATF consultation on Recommendation 24

Read here: https://taxjustice.net/2022/12/13/strong-on-risks-loose-on-solutions-our-response-to-fatf-consultation-on-recommendation-24/

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Largest VAT fraud investigated in EU: 24 arrests, 312 house searches and seizures worth €67 million

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/largest-vat-fraud-investigated-eu-24-arrests-312-house-searches-and-seizures-worth-eu67

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UK Guidance: Export control compliance code of practice

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/export-control-compliance-code-of-practice

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Europol support to EPPO investigation into EUR 2.2 billion VAT fraud scheme

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-support-to-eppo-investigation-eur-22-billion-vat-fraud-scheme

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Ex-Pokka manager jailed for selling S$1.3 million worth of beverages that ended up in North Korea

Read here: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/phua-sze-hee-former-pokka-manager-jailed-selling-beverages-worth-s13-million-north-korea-3138486

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EU President Vows Full Probe into Qatar Bribery Allegations

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17150-eu-president-vows-full-probe-into-qatar-bribery-allegations

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Arrests in Belarus-Russia Migrant Smuggling Network

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17149-arrests-in-belarus-russia-migrant-smuggling-network

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New UK sanctions target senior Russian commanders following strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-uk-sanctions-target-senior-russian-commanders-following-strikes-on-ukrainian-civilian-infrastructure

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North-West passage: The resurgence of maritime irregular migration to the Canary Islands

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/maritime-irregular-migration-canary-islands/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Lucia-Bird-Canary-Island-December-2022.pdf

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Credit Suisse Greensill loan relied on questionable collateral

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/media-report–credit-suisse-greensill-loan-was-based-on-questionable-collateral/48128412

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China’s Guangzhou R&F co-chief accused of bribery in U.S., London court hears

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/guangzhou-r-f-co-founder-135556125.html

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EU corruption scandal: MEP denies Qatar bribery after €1.5m seized

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63952993

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Pacific Gambit: Inside the Chinese Communist Party and Triad Push into Palau

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/pacific-gambit-inside-the-chinese-communist-party-and-triad-push-into-palau

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US Senate blocks major anti-money laundering bill, the Enablers Act

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/us-senate-blocks-major-anti-money-laundering-bill-the-enablers-act/

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‘The Merchant of Death Is Back in Action’: How U.S. agents took down Viktor Bout, the world’s most notorious arms trader

Read here: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/12/12/viktor-bout-merchant-of-death-00073422

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