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Telegram Becoming Drug Dealing Marketplace of Choice in Argentina

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/telegram-drug-dealing-marketplace-argentina/

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The Missing Guests at COP27? Drug Barons. Politicians don’t control the Amazon, cartels do

Read here: https://novaramedia.com/2022/11/07/the-missing-guests-at-cop27-drug-barons/

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Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev’s Nephew Hands Over $230M in Jewelry

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16999-kazakhstan-nazarbayev-s-nephew-hand-over-230m-in-jewelry

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ASIC warns public of top-10 ways to spot a crypto scam

Read here: https://asic.gov.au/about-asic/news-centre/find-a-media-release/2022-releases/22-305mr-asic-s-top-10-ways-to-spot-a-crypto-scam/

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Record number of foreigners repatriated from IS camps in Syria this year

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/record-number-of-foreigners-repatriated-from-is-camps-in-syria-this-year/48039180

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Need A Fraud Mentor? There’s A Guy For That

Read here: https://frankonfraud.com/fraud-trends/need-a-fraud-mentor-theres-a-guy-for-that/

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Afghan Women and the Opiate Trade

Read here: https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/AOTP/Afghan_Women_Opiate_Trade.pdf

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44 arrested in Poland in a sting targeting online child sexual exploitation

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/44-arrested-in-poland-in-sting-targeting-online-child-sexual-exploitation

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California Kingpin Found Guilty of Directing Drug Enterprise that Brought Bulk Quantities of Methamphetamine into Oklahoma and Missouri

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndok/pr/california-kingpin-found-guilty-directing-drug-enterprise-brought-bulk-quantities

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JP Morgan vindicated in trade finance sanctions lawsuit

Read here: https://www.gtreview.com/news/asia/jp-morgan-vindicated-in-trade-finance-sanctions-lawsuit/

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China’s Digital Yuan Works Just Like Cash – With Added Surveillance

Read here: https://www.wired.com/story/chinas-digital-yuan-ecny-works-just-like-cash-surveillance/

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A sleuth’s guide to the coming wave of corporate fraud

Read here: https://www.economist.com/business/2022/11/07/a-sleuths-guide-to-the-coming-wave-of-corporate-fraud?

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Glencore sued by investors over losses from bribery case

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/glencore-sued-by-investors-over-losses-from-bribery-case-b2q0cqg7g

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China becomes top exporter to Russia as sanctions hit Moscow’s trade with EU

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/c6d20177-f734-4db9-81e1-76e5cd70ec72

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Russia’s aviation industry defies sanctions to remain airborne

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/0adc01f3-f87e-4ab2-9dc6-96a472f09435

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U.S. Attorney Announces Historic $3.36 Billion Cryptocurrency Seizure And Conviction In Connection With Silk Road Dark Web Fraud

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/us-attorney-announces-historic-336-billion-cryptocurrency-seizure-and-conviction Motion: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/press-release/file/1549811/download Proposed order for the court: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/press-release/file/1549816/download Agent affidavit: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/press-release/file/1549821/download    

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Former CEO of Beige Bank charged with money laundering, fraudulent breach of trust and theft

Read here: https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2022/11/06/former-ceo-of-beige-bank-charged-with-money-laundering-theft/

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Eurojust enables hearing in judicial investigation of Qatar-based owner of Málaga football club

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/eurojust-enables-hearing-judicial-investigation-qatar-based-owner-malaga-football-club

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Corruption in gold mining and recycling

Read here: https://baselgovernance.org/blog/corruption-gold-mining-and-recycling

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Ex-Petroecuador Officials Arrested in a Multi-Million Dollar Bribery Scheme

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16992-ex-petroecuador-officials-arrested-in-a-multi-million-dollar-bribery-scheme

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Justice Department Announces Takedown of Nationwide Catalytic Converter Theft Ring: Seeking forfeiture of over $545 million

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-takedown-nationwide-catalytic-converter-theft-ring

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India Sentences Notorious Antiquities Trafficker from Manhattan

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16989-india-sentences-notorious-antiquities-trafficker-from-manhattan

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Microsoft sued for open-source piracy through GitHub Copilot

Read here: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-sued-for-open-source-piracy-through-github-copilot/

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Clearview Stole My Face and the EU Can’t Do Anything About It

Read here: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/clearview-face-search-engine-gdpr

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Switzerland should do more on tax avoidance, says EU parliamentarian

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/switzerland-should-do-more-on-tax-avoidance–says-eu-parliamentarian/48033544

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The FCA’s new sanctions tool – How should firms prepare?

Read here: https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/23173/the-fcas-new-sanctions-tool–how-should-firms-prepare

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382 arrests during joint actions against traffickers using the Balkan route

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/382-arrests-during-joint-actions-against-traffickers-using-balkan-route

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At Least 150 Tigers are Killed by Poachers Every Year

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16981-report-at-least-150-tigers-are-killed-by-poachers-every-year

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UK lawmakers open inquiry into NFT regulation – ‘There are fears that the bubble may burst’

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/uk-lawmakers-open-inquiry-into-nft-regulation-there-are-fears-that-the-bubble-may-burst

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Cambodia’s modern slavery nightmare: The human trafficking crisis overlooked by authorities

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/03/cambodias-modern-slavery-nightmare-the-human-trafficking-crisis-overlooked-by-authorities

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Exchange of personal data between Frontex and Europol – Frontex PeDRA project

Read here: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/product/product-details/20221104EOT06922

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Exodus of international banks from Pacific island nations threatens regional economic stability

Read here: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/exodus-of-international-banks-from-pacific-island-nations-threatens-regional-economic-stability/

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IRS is Building Hundreds of Crypto Tax Evasion Cases

Read here: https://cryptopotato.com/irs-is-building-hundreds-of-crypto-tax-evasion-cases/

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Why Belgium is now the cocaine capital of Europe

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsH152NE9Ak

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Regulatory clarity can reduce illicit finance risks in digital assets

Read here: https://bankingjournal.aba.com/2022/11/aba-regulatory-clarity-can-reduce-illicit-finance-risks-in-digital-assets/

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SEC issues subpoena to influencers promoting HEX, Pulsechain and PulseX

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-issues-subpoena-to-influencers-promoting-hex-pulsechain-and-pulsex

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Scam victims aiding attempted drug imports

Read here: https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/scam-victims-aiding-attempted-drug-imports

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FCA ramps up intervention on rogue financial promotions

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-ramps-intervention-rogue-financial-promotions

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Crypto Hack Executed Using Anime-Based NFT Creator’s Twitter

Read here: https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2022/11/05/crypto-hack-executed-using-anime-based-nft-creators-twitter/

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Treasury Sanctions Corrupt Haitian Politicians for Narcotics Trafficking

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1080

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