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Maintaining Democracies’ Anti-Kleptocracy Momentum

Read here: https://www.ned.org/countering-kleptocracy-october-31-2022/

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Investigator magazine: A bold new project helping artificial intelligence learn how to safeguard tigers

Read here: https://eia-international.org/wp-content/uploads/Investigator-magazine-2022-10-spreads.pdf      

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Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation publishes Annual Review: £18.39 billion worth of Russian assets report as frozen

Read here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1116689/OFSI_Annual_Review_2021-22_10.11.22.pdf

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New Zealand: Supreme Court declines mother and son appeal over $53m bank transfers

Read here: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300731282/supreme-court-declines-mother-and-son-appeal-over-53m-bank-transfers

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C4ADS Welcomes New Collaboration With IMCS Network, Global Fishing Watch, TMT

Read here: https://c4ads.org/news/jac-announcement/

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Australia: Alert Issued on Fake IPO and pre-IPO investment scams

Read here: https://asic.gov.au/about-asic/news-centre/news-items/alert-fake-ipo-and-pre-ipo-investment-scams/

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Clean Energy: Tackling Corruption in the Transition to Net Zero

Read here: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/clean-energy-tackling-corruption-transition-net-zero

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Keeping Your Crypto on an Exchange? That’s Where It’s Most Exposed to Hackers. There’s a Better Way

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/sponsored-content/keeping-your-crypto-on-an-exchange-thats-where-its-most-exposed-to-hackers-theres-a-better-way/

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Man Charged for Participation in LockBit Global Ransomware Campaign

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-charged-participation-lockbit-global-ransomware-campaign

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Global Money Laundering Watchdog Says Crypto Monitoring Regime Is Unchanged

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/11/08/global-money-laundering-watchdog-says-crypto-monitoring-regime-is-unchanged/

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Cayman Islands: Intertrust to pay $5m CIMA fine for AML failings

Read here: https://caymannewsservice.com/2022/11/intertrust-to-pay-5m-cima-fine-for-aml-failings/

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In the spotlight: The UK’s human rights and modern slavery record under review

Read here: https://www.antislavery.org/the-uks-human-rights-and-modern-slavery-record-under-review/

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Treasury Designates Members of ISIS Cell in South Africa

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1084

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Stolen Amazon: The Roots of Environmental Crime in Five Countries

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/investigations/stolen-amazon-roots-environmental-crime/ Link to report: https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/22-11-09-Stolen-Amazon_The-roots-of-environmental-crime-in-five-countries-EN-InSightCrime-Igarapé.pdf

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Treasury Sanctions Internet-based Suppliers of Illicit Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Drugs

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1089

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Former Danske CEO cleared in Estonian branch money laundering civil suit

Read here: https://news.err.ee/1608782995/former-danske-ceo-cleared-in-tallinn-branch-money-laundering-civil-suit

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The US is quietly asking major banks like JPMorgan and Citi to keep doing business with some Russian firms

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-quietly-asking-major-banks-131658678.html

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Companies House is dysfunctional and facilitating fraud, MPs told

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/nov/08/companies-house-is-dysfunctional-and-facilitating-mps-told

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3D printed guns: Warnings over growing threat of 3D firearms

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63495123

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The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 3: Alpha Male

Read here: https://www.wired.com/story/alphabay-series-part-3-alpha-male/

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Australia Aims To Force Corporations To Report Which Countries They Pay Taxes To

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/luxembourg-leaks/australia-aims-to-force-corporations-to-report-which-countries-they-pay-taxes-to/

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French financial prosecutors raid headquarters of 2023 Rugby World Cup

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/nov/09/french-financial-prosecutors-raid-headquarters-of-2023-rugby-world-cup

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Nothing has been done to end secrecy after Fishrot

Read here: https://www.namibian.com.na/117755/read/Nothing-has-been-done-to-end-secrecy-after-Fishrot—IPPR

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350 tonnes of dangerous fireworks seized in Germany and the Netherlands

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/350-tonnes-of-dangerous-fireworks-seized-in-germany-and-netherlands

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Canadian Government to Prohibit Non-Canadians from Purchasing Residential Real Estate for a Period of Two Years

Read here: https://www.fasken.com/en/knowledge/2022/11/bulletin-canadian-government-to-prohibit-non-canadians-from-purchasing-residential-real-estate

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The Conflict in Ukraine and its Impact on Organized Crime and Security

Read here: https://unicri.it/sites/default/files/2022-11/The%20conflict%20in%20Ukraine%20and%20its%20impact%20on%20organized%20crime%20and%20security_0.pdf

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Slovakia allowed export of goods used for Russian army supplies

Read here: https://www.euractiv.com/section/all/short_news/slovakia-allowed-export-of-goods-used-for-russian-army-supplies/

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Chinese ambassador warns Swiss: Sanction us and ties will suffer

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/chinese-ambassador-warns-swiss-sanction-114310595.html

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Digital assets and sanctions compliance: Tornado Cash and beyond

Read here: https://www.iflr.com/article/2at0k2n6ovj2j92nms64g/digital-assets-and-sanctions-compliance-tornado-cash-and-beyond

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EU gets serious about combating illegal wildlife trade with new action plan

Read here: https://www.hsi.org/news-media/eu-gets-serious-about-combating-illegal-wildlife-trade-with-new-action-plan/

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Ponzi scheme suspects wanted via INTERPOL arrested in Greece and Italy

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/Ponzi-scheme-suspects-wanted-via-INTERPOL-arrested-in-Greece-and-Italy

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Crypto Exchange Bybit Does Not Plan to Sanction Russian Users Despite MAS Call

Read here: https://news.bitcoin.com/crypto-exchange-bybit-does-not-plan-to-sanction-russian-users-despite-mas-call-report/

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‘Ray Hushpuppi’ Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Launder Tens of Millions of Dollars from Online Scams and Other Cyber Schemes

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/nigerian-man-sentenced-over-11-years-federal-prison-conspiring-launder-tens-millions

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Report warns of potential for increase in illicit trade from China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Read here: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/report-warns-of-potential-for-increase-in-illicit-trade-from-initiative Link to report: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/kri/assets/everything-everywhere-report-3.11.2022.pdf

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German officials search UBS branches linked to Russian oligarch

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/german-ubs-branches-searched-connection-104108283.html

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Chicken Stuffed With Gold Bars Found in a Corrupt Official’s Freezer

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/88qejk/chicken-stuffed-with-gold-bars-corrupt-official-china

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From banker, to fugitive, to redemption

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/from-banker–to-fugitive–to-redemption/48031294

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City traders sentenced for ‘bogus Ecuadorian gold mine’ investment

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/city-traders-sentenced-bogus-ecuadorian-171429629.html

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