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Jet Airways Investor Fritsch’s Property Raided in Liechtenstein

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/bloomberg/jet-airways-investor-fritsch-s-property-raided-in-liechtenstein/48047292

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Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) Fines Bank Of Singapore Limited For Inadequate Systems And Controls And Unauthorised Activity

Read here: https://www.dfsa.ae/news/dfsa-fines-bank-singapore-limited-inadequate-systems-and-controls-and-unauthorised-activity

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Drug trafficking on the rise in Germany

Read here: https://www.trtworld.com/europe/drug-trafficking-on-the-rise-in-germany-62436

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US lawmaker warns of ‘major consequences’ for users of unregulated crypto firms, citing FTX

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-lawmaker-warns-of-major-consequences-for-users-of-unregulated-crypto-firms-citing-ftx

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The Great Crypto-Cop Brain Drain

Read here: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/the-great-crypto-cop-brain-drain

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Malta: FIAU brings 21 countries together in first-ever bank account register conference

Read here: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/announcements/announcements/119731/fiau_brings_21_countries_together_in_firstever_bank_account_register_conference

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How Cambodia’s scam mills reel in new “cyber slave” workers

Read here: https://restofworld.org/2022/cambodias-scam-mills/

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The UK has retreated from the fight against fraud, says Lords Committee: ‘Fighting Fraud: Breaking the Chain’ report released

Read here: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/582/fraud-act-2006-and-digital-fraud-committee/news/174303/the-uk-has-retreated-from-the-fight-against-fraud-says-lords-committee/ Link to report: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5803/ldselect/ldfraudact/87/87.pdf

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Online illegal trade in highly endangered parrots in Indonesia

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/parrots-indonesia-cites-online-trade/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/MMFU-Indonesia-birds-web.pdf

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Fishrot three years on: A call for restorative justice

Read here: https://transparency.is/2022/11/12/fishrot-three-years-on-a-call-for-restorative-justice/

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Sydney man arrested in targeted organised crime investigation

Read here: https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/sydney-man-arrested-targeted-organised-crime-investigation

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If Europe Wants to Sanction Iran, It Knows What to Do

Read here: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2022/11/10/if-europe-wants-to-sanction-iran-knows-what-to-do/

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As gangs battle over Peru’s drug trafficking routes, communities and forest are at risk

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/as-gangs-battle-over-perus-drug-trafficking-routes-communities-and-forest-are-at-risk/

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Fentanyl Has Become A Hidden Killer in Mexico

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/fentanyl-hidden-killer-mexico/

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Slovakia: Seizure of electronic devices in investigation of tax fraud with losses of up to €2,650,000

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/slovakia-seizure-electronic-devices-investigation-tax-fraud-losses-eu2-650-000

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Bank Insider Pleads Guilty To Bank Bribery For Facilitating Multimillion Dollar Wire Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/bank-insider-pleads-guilty-bank-bribery-facilitating-multimillion-dollar-wire-fraud

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Shady contracts, backdoor deals spur illegal gold mining in Bolivian Amazon

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/shady-contracts-backdoor-deals-spur-illegal-gold-mining-in-bolivian-amazon/

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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) warned of electoral bonds’ misuse for money laundering; Centre ignored

Read here: https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rbi-warned-of-electoral-bonds-misuse-for-money-laundering-centre-ignored-1161169.html

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Conflict economies and urban systems in the Lake Chad Region

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/lake-chad-region/

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Large-Scale Drug Traffickers Convicted by Federal Jury

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/large-scale-drug-traffickers-convicted-federal-jury

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Man who laundered money for a ‘syndicate in Mexico’ jailed, to be deported

Read here: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/130441403/man-who-laundered-money-for-a-syndicate-in-mexico-jailed-to-be-deported

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Myanmar Central Bank wants Hundi money changers to be licensed

Read here: https://www.mizzima.com/article/myanmar-central-bank-wants-hundi-money-changers-be-licensed

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Swiss watchdog FINMA sees increased risks for financial sector

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/swiss-watchdog-finma-sees-increased-073415670.html

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Credit Union National Association (CUNA) reaches out to Treasury on need for digital asset oversight

Read here: https://financialregnews.com/cuna-reaches-out-to-treasury-on-need-for-digital-asset-oversight/

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Korean National Sentenced to 7 Years and 9 Months in Prison for “Bust Out” Bank Fraud Scheme in Sacramento Area and Elsewhere

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/korean-national-sentenced-7-years-and-9-months-prison-bust-out-bank-fraud-scheme

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What the Hell Happened to FTX?

Read here: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/ftx-collapse-binance-crypto-deal

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How Mitsubishi vacuumed up tuna from a rogue Chinese fishing fleet

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/how-mitsubishi-vacuumed-up-tuna-from-a-rogue-chinese-fishing-fleet/

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Mexico’s organized corruption scourge

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/mexico-organized-corruption/

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Italy: EPPO seizes company’s assets in investigation for aggravated fraud of €230,000

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/italy-eppo-seizes-companys-assets-investigation-aggravated-fraud-eu230-000

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US, EU Extends Sanctions as Myanmar Violence Escalates

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17010-us-eu-extends-sanctions-as-myanmar-violence-escalates

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Croatia lowers threshold of cash deals to be reported to anti-money laundering office

Read here: https://seenews.com/news/croatia-lowers-threshold-of-cash-deals-to-be-reported-to-anti-money-laundering-office-804360

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New York DFS Announces Updated Cybersecurity Regulation 

Read here: https://www.acainternational.org/news/new-york-dfs-announces-updated-cybersecurity-regulation/

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Bankman-Fried’s Cabal of Roommates in the Bahamas Ran His Crypto Empire – and Dated. Other Employees Have Lots of Questions

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/11/10/bankman-frieds-cabal-of-roommates-in-the-bahamas-ran-his-crypto-empire-and-dated-other-employees-have-lots-of-questions/

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Chinese Real Estate Developer’s L.A.-Based Company Found Guilty of Paying Over $1 Million in Bribes to L.A. Politician José Huizar

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/chinese-real-estate-developer-s-la-based-company-found-guilty-paying-over-1-million

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Winners announced in first phase of UK-U.S. privacy-enhancing technologies prize challenges

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/winners-announced-in-first-phase-of-uk-us-privacy-enhancing-technologies-prize-challenges

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Cayman Islands: Fines and jail time soar for illegal gambling

Read here: https://caymannewsservice.com/2022/11/fines-and-jail-time-soar-for-illegal-gambling/

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World Cup Shows Need to Crack Down on North Korea’s Labor Exploitation

Read here: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2022/11/10/world-cup-kims-labor-exploitation/

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Jersey police admit unlawfully searching premises linked to Roman Abramovich

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-jersey-police-admit-unlawfully-075339138.html

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Eurojust coordinates action against massive investment fraud with hundreds of thousands of victims worldwide

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/eurojust-coordinates-action-against-massive-investment-fraud-hundreds-thousands-victims

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