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Round Up: ABB settles bribery charges in three different countries

US: Department of Justice (DOJ): ABB Agrees to Pay Over $315 Million to Resolve Coordinated Global Foreign Bribery Case ABB Ltd. (ABB), a Swiss-based global technology company listed on the New […]

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Venezuela’s gold: 10 ways to address illicit financial flows from the mineral trade

Read here: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2022/12/01/venezuelas-gold-10-ways-to-address-illicit-financial-flows-from-the-mineral-trade/

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Mexican President López Obrador makes cartel hitman ‘La Barbie’ a matter of state

Read here: https://english.elpais.com/international/2022-12-01/mexican-president-lopez-obrador-makes-cartel-hitman-la-barbie-a-matter-of-state.html

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Lawsuit Accusing OnlyFans of Bribing Meta Can Move Forward, Judge Rules

Read here: https://gizmodo.com/facebook-meta-onlyfans-bribery-lawsuit-dismissal-denied-1849841285

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Lawyer who missed money laundering ‘red flags’ suspended by British Columbia law society

Read here: https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/british-columbia/2022/12/1/1_6177617.html Link to decision: https://www.lsbctribunal.ca/getattachment/6f7983af-927f-48e3-9395-5e56bd8c539c/2022-11-09-Osei-DecisionOnFactsandDetermination.pdf

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Former Heads of New York-Based Non-Governmental Organization Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Bribe Elected Officials of the Marshall Islands

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-heads-new-york-based-non-governmental-organization-plead-guilty-conspiring-bribe

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Why the Drug War Endures: Local and Transnational Linkages in the North and Central America Drug Trades

Read here: https://jied.lse.ac.uk/articles/10.31389/jied.184/https://jied.lse.ac.uk/articles/10.31389/jied.184/

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Australia Passes National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17111-australia-passes-national-anti-corruption-commission-bill

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The Murky Pricing Math Behind Europe’s New Oil Sanctions

Read here: https://www.barrons.com/articles/europe-russia-oil-price-sanctions-51670034208

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Russia assembles a ‘shadow fleet’ of more than 100 oil tankers as Putin tries to bust western sanctions

Read here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-assembles-a-shadow-fleet-of-more-than-100-oil-tankers-as-putin-tries-to-bust-western-sanctions-report-says/ar-AA14Rbh1

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Tycoon ‘linked to laundromat money laundering operation’ in secrecy battle

Read here: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/tycoon-laundromat-azerbaijan-laundromat-secrecy-battle-bbc-high-court-b1044433.html

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FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerri Williams: Billion Dollar Ponzi Schemer Scott Rothstein

Read here: https://jerriwilliams.com/275-richard-stout-billion-dollar-ponzi-schemer-scott-rothstein/

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The Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Review: United Kingdom – England & Wales

Read here: https://www.dechert.com/knowledge/publication/2022/11/the-anti-bribery-and-anti-corruption-review–united-kingdom—en.html

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Ukraine: Commission proposes to criminalise the violation of EU sanctions

Read here: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_7371

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FCA whistleblowing reports in decline since pandemic

Read here: https://londonlovesbusiness.com/fca-whistleblowing-reports-in-decline-since-pandemic/

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Fraud is causing Companies House to crumble. It needs a stronger footing

Read here: https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/23320/fraud-is-causing-companies-house-to-crumble-it-needs-a-stronger-footing

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U.S. sanctions Hezbollah’s accountants, weapons facilitator

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/u-s–sanctions-hezbollah-s-accountants–weapons-facilitator/48102930

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Premier Doug Ford tells Ontario auditor general to ‘stay in her lane’ after casino sting operation

Read here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/doug-ford-ag-casino-sting-operation-1.6671190

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Mercury from Bolivia Supplying Illegal Mining in Peru

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17102-report-mercury-from-bolivia-supplying-illegal-mining-in-peru

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Russia Requests India For Aircraft & Helicopter Spare Parts As Moscow Reels Under Crippling Western Sanctions

Read here: https://eurasiantimes.com/russia-turns-to-friend-india-with-a-list-of-spare-parts/

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Landscaper says business partner ‘giggled’ while telling him he’d bought an excavator, later found filled with cocaine

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-30/landscaper-timothy-engstrom-on-trial-attempting-to-possess-drugs/101712960

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Lawyers Should Be Key Reporters in Anti-Money Laundering Efforts

Read here: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/lawyers-should-be-key-reporters-in-anti-money-laundering-efforts

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China enlists Alibaba and Tencent in fight against US chip sanctions

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/1d017204-96e8-4d0a-a737-83cf091d41da

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Victims of alleged Chinese currency exchange scam want investigation into millions lost

Read here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/chinese-currency-exchange-scam-victims-want-investigation-1.6668491

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UK Regulator Warns Solicitors Against Using SLAPPs

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17096-uk-regulator-warns-solicitors-against-using-slapps

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Russian Citizen Sentenced To 46 Months For Laundering Proceeds Of Internet Frauds

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/russian-citizen-sentenced-46-months-laundering-proceeds-internet-frauds

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Former Florida Attorney Indicted For Racketeering Relating To Operation Of His Tallahassee Law Firm And Investment Companies

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndfl/pr/former-florida-attorney-indicted-racketeering-relating-operation-his-tallahassee-law

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Swiss Say Its $8 Billion of Frozen Russian Assets Is ‘Only a Fraction’ of Total

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-say-its–8-billion-of-frozen-russian-assets-is–only-a-fraction–of-total/48101160

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Transparency International Uk At The International Anti-Corruption Conference 2022

Read here: https://www.transparency.org.uk/international-anti-corruption-conference-2022-transparency-international-UK-events-agenda

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Senate Weighs Expansion of Money-Laundering Rules

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-weighs-expansion-of-money-laundering-rules-11669743653

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‘You can’t be responsible for everyone’s decisions’: Westpac boss pushes back on scam reimbursement

Read here: https://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/westpac-boss-pushes-back-on-scam-reimbursement-20221129-p5c2ak.html

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How Star let crooks, Ponzi schemers and foreign agents gamble

Read here: https://www.afr.com/chanticleer/how-star-let-crooks-ponzi-schemers-and-foreign-agents-gamble-20221130-p5c2ko

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Banks failing to comply with anti-corruption rules and sanctions lists

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/dec/01/banks-failing-to-comply-with-anti-corruption-rules-and-sanctions-lists-magnitsky

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Wolfsberg Group Publishes Principles for Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Financial Crime Compliance

Read here: https://www.wolfsberg-principles.com/articles/publication-wolfsberg-principles-using-artificial-intelligence-and-machine-learning Link to principles here: https://www.wolfsberg-principles.com/sites/default/files/wb/Wolfsberg%20Principles%20for%20Using%20Artificial%20Intelligence%20and%20Machine%20Learning%20in%20Financial%20Crime%20Compliance.pdf

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Operation Admiral: EPPO uncovers organised crime groups responsible for VAT fraud estimated at €2.2 billion

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/operation-admiral-eppo-uncovers-organised-crime-groups-responsible-vat-fraud-estimated-eu22

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Australian Federal Police (AFP) and AUSTRAC target offshore sextortion syndicates preying on Australian youth

Read here: https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/afp-and-austrac-target-offshore-sextortion-syndicates-preying-australian

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Acts of Defiance: How US traders are ignoring sanctions to import conflict teak from Myanmar

Read here: https://eia-international.org/report/acts-of-defiance-how-us-traders-are-ignoring-sanctions-to-import-conflict-teak-from-myanmar/ Link to report here: https://eia-international.org/wp-content/uploads/Acts-of-Defiance-2022-SPREADS.pdf

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41 arrests for selling potentially dangerous horse meat

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/41-arrests-for-selling-potentially-dangerous-horse-meat

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£4.5bn lost to fraud in three COVID schemes as Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme recorded 9.5% rate of fraud

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/4-5bn-lost-to-fraud-in-three-covid-schemes-as-rishi-sunaks-eat-out-to-help-out-scheme-recorded-9-5-rate-of-fraud-hmrc-says-12758935

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Group used religious charity as front for £2 million cannabis importation

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/group-used-christian-ministry-as-front-for-2-million-cannabis-importation

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