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FTX Accounts Drainer Swaps Millions in Stolen Crypto, Becomes 35th-Largest Ether Holder

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/11/15/ftx-accounts-drainer-swaps-millions-in-stolen-crypto-becomes-35th-largest-ether-holder/

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Spanish authorities clamp down on lavish lifestyle of criminal group

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/spanish-authorities-clamp-down-lavish-lifestyle-of-criminal-group

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HMRC’s Covid fraud taskforce to leave billions unaccounted for

Read here: https://www.cityam.com/hmrcs-covid-fraud-taskforce-to-leave-billions-unaccounted-for/

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Ukrainian Official Refutes FTX-Ukraine Money Laundering Rumors

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/11/14/ukrainian-official-refutes-ftx-ukraine-money-laundering-rumors/

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Construction Firms Evaded Workplace Inspections At World Cup Sites, Says Equidem

Read here: https://freedomcollaborative.org/newsletter-archive/construction-firms-evaded-workplace-inspections-at-world-cup-sites-says-equidem

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Governments can recover billions from tax havens by publishing withheld transparency data

Read here: https://taxjustice.net/press/governments-can-recover-billions-from-tax-havens-by-publishing-withheld-transparency-data/

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Gang leader avoids an extra seven years in prison by paying back the proceeds of his part in a dirty cash laundering operation

Read here: https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/gang-leader-avoids-extra-seven-years-prison-paying-back-proceeds-his-part-dirty-cash

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Sweden drops investigation into suspected Ericsson bribery in China

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/swedish-prosecutor-says-no-evidence-114551187.html

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UK and international partners announce further sanctions against Iranian officials

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-international-partners-announce-further-sanctions-against-iranian-officials

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Dominican Drug Lord Pleads Guilty to Importing Tons of Cocaine into the United States

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-pr/pr/dominican-drug-lord-pleads-guilty-importing-tons-cocaine-united-states

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Penguin Business nets Geoff White’s ‘revelatory’ investigation into money launderers

Read here: https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/penguin-business-nets-whites-revelatory-investigation-into-money-launderers

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Deutsche Bank to Search Former Exec’s Emails in Derivatives Spat

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/deutsche-bank-to-search-former-exec-s-emails-in-derivatives-spat/48057994

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Authorities seize 1.1 tonnes of cocaine sent to Sydney labelled as rat poison and plastics

Read here: https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/authorities-seize-11-tonnes-cocaine-sent-sydney-labelled-rat-poison-and

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Australia ‘economically vulnerable’ to money laundering: Expert

Read here: https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/Interview/Australia-economically-vulnerable-to-money-laundering-expert

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A drug cartel godfather bid millions to buy a fleet of obsolete Egyptian military aircraft

Read here: https://www.icij.org/inside-icij/2022/11/a-drug-cartel-godfather-bid-millions-to-buy-a-fleet-of-obsolete-egyptian-military-aircraft/

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Sanctions: UK Maritime Services Prohibition and Oil Price Cap Guidance

Read here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1117318/UK_Maritime_Services_Prohibition_and_Oil_Price_Cap_Guidance__November_2022_.pdf

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Australian government considers making cyber ransom payments illegal after Medibank hack

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/13/government-considers-making-cyber-ransom-payments-after-medibank-hack

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Cryptocurrencies: A Financial Crime Risk within Latin America and the Caribbean

Read here: https://gfintegrity.org/report/cryptocurrencies-a-financial-crime-risk-within-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/

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Switzerland and its mountain of coal: The biggest climate criminal is back. And the crime is being committed right in your neighbourhood

Read here: https://www.publiceye.ch/en/topics/commodities-trading/switzerland-and-its-mountain-of-coal

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India freezes more Bitcoins in money laundering scam involving Binance wallets

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/india-freezes-more-bitcoins-money-150909663.html

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From Deception to Demand: US Fentanyl Users Now Want Fentanyl

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/deception-demand-us-fentanyl-users/

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Online shopping fraud – A winter tale that always ends with fraudsters behind bars

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/online-shopping-fraud-–-winter-tale-always-ends-fraudsters-behind-bars

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From Negotiations to Sanctions, a Busy Time for Crime in Haiti

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/fuel-terminal-reopens-sanctions-target-haitian-politicians-gang-leaders/

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Big agribusiness, human rights abuses and deforestation – The toxic trilogy funded by international money

Read here: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/blog/big-agribusiness-human-rights-abuses-and-deforestation-the-toxic-trilogy-funded-by-international-money/

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Could Venezuelan Military Finally Bring Bolívar’s Illegal Gold Miners to Heel?

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/venezuelan-military-bolivar-illegal-gold-miners/

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Russian software disguised as American finds its way into U.S. Army, CDC apps

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-russian-software-disguised-american-111019583.html

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Hong Kong Customs Seizes Over 5 Tonnes of Chinese Hairy Crab

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17024-hong-kong-customs-seizes-over-5-tonnes-of-chinese-hairy-crab

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In Rome and Catania, Italy Continues Struggle Against Mafia Groups

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17022-in-rome-and-catania-italy-continues-struggle-against-mafia-groups

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Ukraine arrests fraud ring members who made €200 million per year

Read here: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ukraine-arrests-fraud-ring-members-who-made-200-million-per-year/

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Two Former Panamanian Presidents to Stand Trial for Odebrecht Bribery

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17025-two-former-panamanian-presidents-to-stand-trial-for-odebrecht-bribery

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Developers could have prevented crypto’s 2022 hacks if they took basic security measures

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/developers-could-have-prevented-crypto-s-2022-hacks-if-they-took-basic-security-measures

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‘Is that seriously your answer?’: Former CBA boss Narev in class action hot seat

Read here: https://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/is-that-seriously-your-answer-former-cba-boss-narev-in-class-action-hot-seat-20221114-p5bxyt.html

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European regulators will struggle to supervise crypto groups, warns ECB

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/dd736e04-ecd1-47f4-8987-bf459ae0cefe

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Robert Mazur: More proof that Biden’s additional funding for the IRS will pay big dividends for the middle class

Read here: https://kyc360.riskscreen.com/article/robert-mazur-more-proof-that-bidens-additional-funding-for-the-irs-will-pay-big-dividends-for-the-middle-class/

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Sinaloa cartel wives married to Pedro, Margarito Flores dealt legal blow

Read here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/sinaloa-cartel-wives-married-to-pedro-margarito-flores-dealt-legal-blow/ar-AA13W2gC

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Billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi loses extradition appeal in UK court

Read here: https://www.euronews.com/2022/11/10/india-nirav-modi

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FTX collapse being scrutinized by Bahamas investigators

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/ftx-collapse-being-scrutinized-bahamas-160057277.html

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Inside the capture of a Russian oligarch’s superyacht

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-63297797

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