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Leader of Local Drug Organization Sentenced to 30 Years

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sd/pr/leader-local-drug-organization-sentenced-30-years

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We need to take this extremely seriously’: Class action reopens ugly wounds of CBA scandal

Read here: https://www.theage.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/we-need-to-take-this-extremely-seriously-class-action-reopens-ugly-wounds-of-cba-scandal-20221117-p5bz1r.html

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US Sanctions Financial Network And Luxury Planes Linked To Russian Oligarch

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/us-sanctions-financial-network-and-luxury-planes-linked-to-russian-oligarch-suleiman-kerimov/

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UK Lawmakers Don’t Buy Binance’s Evidence on FTX Collapse

Read here: https://decrypt.co/114966/uk-lawmakers-binance-ftx-collapse

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Prosecutors discuss rising threat to citizens of increased use of cheap fake car parts

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/prosecutors-discuss-rising-threat-increased-use-cheap-fake-car-parts

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FDA Warns Firms for Selling Illegal E-cigarettes That Look Like Toys, Food, and Cartoon Characters

Read here: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-warns-firms-selling-illegal-e-cigarettes-look-toys-food-and-cartoon-characters

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Austrian banker fights extradition to U.S. on money laundering charges

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/austrian-banker-fights-extradition-u-210335999.html

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The Warning Signs Were There: The Collapse Of FTX Was Inevitable

Read here: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/the-collapse-of-ftx-was-inevitable

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Food fraud: About 27,000 tonnes off the shelves

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/food-fraud-about-27-000-tonnes-shelves

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Banned FIFA official Warner loses extradition appeal, vows to fight on

Read here: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221117-banned-fifa-official-warner-loses-extradition-appeal-vows-to-fight-on

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TRACE Releases 2022 Bribery Risk Matrix

Read here: https://www.traceinternational.org/news-item/417/TRACE_Releases_2022_Bribery_Risk_Matrix

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Ghana Junior Finance Minister Sacked Over Corruption Accusations

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17044-ghana-junior-finance-minister-sacked-over-corruption-accusations

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Treasury sanctions firms, individuals involved in the transfer of drones from Iran to Russia in Ukraine war

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/15/treasury-issues-sanctions-over-iran-drone-transfers-to-russia.html

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German Banks’ Crypto Interest Is Limited as Industry Is Plagued by ‘Crooks,’ Regulator Says

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/11/17/german-banks-crypto-interest-is-limited-as-industry-is-plagued-by-crooks-regulator-says/

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Acting Comptroller Emphasizes Caution with Crypto

Read here: https://occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2022/nr-occ-2022-139.html

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Indian refiners becoming wary of buying Russian oil as EU sanctions loom

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/indian-refiners-becoming-wary-buying-090946673.html

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Violence Rising in Hidalgo, Mexico’s Oil Theft Center

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/violence-rising-hidalgo-mexico-oil-theft/

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‘No Money for Terror’ Ministerial Conference on Counter-Terrorism Financing

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/fatfgeneral/documents/raja-kumar-speech.html

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SEC Announces Enforcement Results for FY22

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2022-206

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Femicides in Tibú, Colombia: Cocaine, Gunmen, and a Never-Ending War

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/feminicides-tibu-colombia-cocaine-gunmen-never-ending-war/

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Alias-Using Financier Tied to Kyrgyz Bank’s Collapse Joins UK Fintech’s Board

Read here: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/alias-using-financier-tied-to-kyrgyz-bank-s-collapse-joins-uk-fintech-s-board-1.1847177

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DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/soccer-sports-la-liga-money-laundering-puerto-rico-38aed2da8cd0ac237aca28aa39321105

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Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, CJNG Share Fentanyl Chemical Suppliers

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/mexico-sinaloa-cartel-cjng-chemical-suppliers-fentanyl/

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US reportedly considering Bankman-Fried extradition for questioning

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-reportedly-considering-bankman-fried-extradition-for-questioning

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Bangladesh Bank heist: Probe report submission deferred for 67th time

Read here: https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2022/11/16/bangladesh-bank-heist-probe-report-submission-deferred-for-67th-time

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Merciless Markets: How Wildlife Trafficking Threatens Mexico’s Biodiversity

Read here: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/Mexico-wildlife-trafficking/pdfs/Mexico-wildlife-trafficking-report-English.pdf

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Statement by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on Recent Crypto Market Developments

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1111

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UK high street lenders toughen crypto stance on fraud concerns

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/m/cd6e1da4-2822-30ba-86c7-93e09e93d932/uk-high-street-lenders.html

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Pegasus Scandal Hits EU from Within

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17032-pegasus-scandal-hits-eu-from-within

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UK: Progress combatting fraud

Read here: https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/progress-combatting-fraud.pdf

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Unwitting Wealth: How a Local Official Scooped up a Georgian Village

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/37-ccblog/ccblog/17034-unwitting-wealth-how-a-local-official-scooped-up-a-georgian-village

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New Treasury Report Shows Fintech Industry Requires Additional Oversight to Close Gaps, Prevent Abuses and Protect Consumers

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1105 Link to report: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/Assessing-the-Impact-of-New-Entrant-Nonbank-Firms.pdf

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Crypto Regulatory Affairs: Global Regulatory Response to FTX Collapse

Read here: https://hub.elliptic.co/analysis/crypto-regulatory-affairs-global-regulatory-response-to-ftx-collapse/

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Target: ‘Organized retail crime’ has driven $400 million in extra profit loss this year

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/target-organized-retail-crime-400-million-profits-113006396.html

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FTX hacker still draining exchange wallets? Analyst calls it on-chain spoofing

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/ftx-hacker-still-draining-exchange-wallets-analyst-calls-it-on-chain-spoofing

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Financial Crime Threats in a Recession

Read here: https://fintrail.com/financial-crime-threats-in-a-recession

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Russian Oligarchs Are Running Out of Safe Places to Hide Their Yachts and Jets

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-16/us-hunter-of-hidden-russian-wealth-says-global-net-is-tightening

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Crimes that Affect the Environment and Climate Change

Read the report here: https://files.worldwildlife.org/wwfcmsprod/files/Publication/file/8mie6esklg_Crimes_that_Affect_the_Environment_and_Climate_Change.pdf Link to press release: https://www.worldwildlife.org/publications/crimes-that-affect-the-environment-and-climate-change

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The EU’s focus on terrorist financing has faded – The threat has not

Read here: https://www.politico.eu/article/the-eu-focus-on-terrorist-financing-has-faded-the-threat-has-not/

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