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UK sanctions notorious people-smuggling gangs and their enablers in global crackdown

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-sanctions-notorious-people-smuggling-gangs-and-their-enablers-in-global-crackdown

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Two Mexican Nationals Sentenced for Roles in Black Market Peso Exchange Money Laundering Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-mexican-nationals-sentenced-roles-black-market-peso-exchange-money-laundering-scheme

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A careless use of innovative compliance products can lead to money laundering and terrorism financing risks, the EBA says in its Opinion

Read here: https://www.eba.europa.eu/publications-and-media/press-releases/careless-use-innovative-compliance-products-can-lead-money-laundering-and-terrorism-financing-risks Link to report: https://www.eba.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2025-07/13ae2f94-dc04-4a50-9f24-af2808e78944/Opinion%20and%20Report%20on%20ML%20TF%20risks.pdf

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The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) imposes £300,000 monetary penalty for breach of Russia Sanctions

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/penalty-issued-for-breach-of-russia-sanctions Link to notice: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/688b92af6c7eb66caea94df3/Penalty_Publication_Notice_-_MML.pdf

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How to Spot North Korean Scammers in the American Workforce: Look for Minions

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/north-korea-despicable-me-minions-2966cc66

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Colombia: Land of Opportunity – And Danger – for Ecuador’s Crime Bosses

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/colombia-land-opportunity-danger-ecuadors-crime-bosses/

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Tomb Raider composer jailed for 16 months after being found guilty of fraud

Read here: https://www.eurogamer.net/tomb-raider-composer-jailed-for-16-months-after-being-found-guilty-of-fraud

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Spain: Three convicted for €3.8 million agricultural subsidy fraud in first verdict after trial in Spanish courts

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/spain-three-convicted-eu38-million-agricultural-subsidy-fraud-first-verdict-after-trial

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Former Vatican auditor cleared of bribery in Zurich trial

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/trial-in-zurich-former-vatican-financier-acquitted/89694003

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Hacker Claims to Breach Seychelles Bank, Offers Client Data for Sale

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/hacker-claims-to-breach-seychelles-bank-offers-client-data-for-sale

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Top Andorran Bankers Jailed over €70M Laundering Plot

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/top-andorran-bankers-jailed-over-eur70m-laundering-plot

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Costa Rica Is Facing Its Worst-Ever Narco Corruption Scandal

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/costa-rica-is-facing-its-worst-ever-narco-corruption-scandal/

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From streets to screens: Fighting crime in the digital domain

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/streets-to-screens-fighting-crime-in-digital-domain Link to report: https://www.europol.europa.eu/cms/sites/default/files/documents/Policing-in-an-online-world.pdf

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‘Scamazon’ – How fake emails are targeting Prime subscribers

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/jul/13/amazon-prime-scam-fake-emails-warning

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Croatia: EPPO opens probe on suspicion of fraud in €1.2 million waste sorting plant in Mali Lošinj

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/croatia-eppo-opens-probe-suspicion-fraud-eu12-million-waste-sorting-plant-mali-losinj

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More than 1,000 arrested in Cambodian cyber-scam raids

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/16/more-than-1000-arrested-in-cambodian-cyber-scam-raids

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Drug ring taken down in joint sweep across Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/drug-ring-taken-down-in-joint-sweep-across-belgium-netherlands-and-uk

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Slovakia: EPPO indicts individual and company for fraud involving karting centre

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/slovakia-eppo-indicts-individual-and-company-fraud-involving-karting-centre

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How terrorist groups are leveraging AI to recruit and finance their operations

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/08/terrorist-groups-artificial-intelligence

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Playboy Financier Jho Low Turned International Fugitive

Read here: https://whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/rich-list-playboy-financier-jho-low-turned-international-fugitive/

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More than 1,000 fraudulent Facebook pages in 60 countries: The international network of public transport scams and its links to Russia and Vietnam

Read here: https://maldita.es/investigaciones/20250716/transport-scam-network-international-facebook/

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Myanmar’s proliferating scam centers. These borderland ‘prisons’ have three common features

Read here: https://asia.nikkei.com/static/vdata/infographics/myanmar-scam-centers/

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Dubai Extradites to Belgium Suspected Drug Lord Who Invested in City’s Luxury Real Estate

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/dubai-hands-over-belgian-druglord-who-invested-in-citys-luxury-real-estate

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Global operation targets NoName057(16) pro-Russian cybercrime network

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/global-operation-targets-noname05716-pro-russian-cybercrime-network

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Spanish Police Arrest Son of Russian Defense Executive in Money Laundering Probe

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/spanish-police-arrest-son-of-russian-defense-executive-in-money-laundering-probe

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Two arrested by the NCA in illegal immigration investigation

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/two-arrested-by-the-nca-in-illegal-immigration-investigation

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Hacktivist group responsible for cyberattacks on critical infrastructure in Europe taken down

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/hacktivist-group-responsible-cyberattacks-critical-infrastructure-europe-taken-down

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The sale of illegal cigarettes signals a deeper problem with UK high streets

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy9097lwxg9o

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A decade‑long ban for Guernsey adviser tied to the family of an Azerbaijani oligarch

Read here: https://forbiddenstories.org/daphne-project-azerbaijani-oligarch/

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Costa Rica Wiretaps Raise Questions Over Mexican Bank Takeover Bid

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/costa-rica-wiretaps-raise-questions-over-mexican-bank-takeover-bid

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Alianza Paraguay: 19 journalists killed in the last 30 years. A country in the grip of organized crime

Read here: https://forbiddenstories.org/projects_posts/alianza-paraguay/

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Colombia identifies new threat in drug war: The autonomous narco drone sub

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/11/colombia-narco-submarine-cocaine

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FCA closes 1,600 websites as it fights financial crime

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-closes-1600-websites-fights-financial-crime

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Man jailed for running £1 million illegal streaming operation

Read here: https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2025/july/man-jailed-for-running-1-million-illegal-streaming-operation/

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CEO of an Iranian Engineering Company Arrested for Allegedly Shipping Sophisticated Electronics from the U.S. to Iran in Violation of U.S. Sanctions

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ceo-iranian-engineering-company-arrested-allegedly-shipping-sophisticated-electronics-us

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Croatia: Two individuals and nursery school indicted for subsidy fraud and document forgery

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/croatia-two-individuals-and-nursery-school-indicted-subsidy-fraud-and-document-forgery

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Gold and Crossbows: How Russian Mercenaries Enable Dirty Business in Africa

Read here: https://ti-russia.org/en/2025/07/03/gold-and-crossbows-how-russian-mercenaries-enable-dirty-business-in-africa/ Link to report: https://ti-russia.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/gold-and-crossbows-–-ti-russias-report-on-wagner.pdf

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Searching For a Secret Narcotrafficking Airstrip in Paraguay’s Wild Forests

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/feature/a-search-for-secret-narcotrafficking-airstrips-in-paraguays-wild-forests

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How fake-will fraudsters stole millions from the dead

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2390x51zqo

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Colombia Seizes Remote-Controlled Narco-Submarine Equipped with Starlink Antenna

Read here: https://colombiaone.com/2025/07/03/colombia-narco-submarine-remote-controlled-starlink-antenna/

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