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Dying hospice patient had NatWest account frozen after £250 fraud claim

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/oct/30/dying-hospice-patient-had-natwest-account-frozen-after-250-claim

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Inside Italy’s Most Dangerous Mafia

Read here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBdrSmugCE8

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Coinbase-Backed Anti-Money Laundering Group Expands Into Europe

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/10/31/coinbase-backed-anti-money-laundering-group-expands-into-europe/

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The role of the FCA in a changing regulatory landscape

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/speeches/role-fca-changing-regulatory-landscape

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Law enforcement and the private sector strengthen cooperation in fight against intellectual property crime

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/law-enforcement-and-private-sector-strengthen-cooperation-in-fight-against-intellectual-property-crime

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Myanmar downplays blacklisting by money laundering watchdog

Read here: https://borneobulletin.com.bn/myanmar-downplays-blacklisting-by-money-laundering-watchdog-2/

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EU crypto sanctions against Russia have an unexpected enforcer

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-crypto-sanctions-against-russia-has-an-unexpected-enforcer

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South East Asian tanker companies linked to Russian oligarch’s ‘dark fleet’ supply line

Read here: https://www.tradewindsnews.com/tankers/south-east-asian-tanker-companies-linked-to-russian-oligarch-s-dark-fleet-supply-line/2-1-1340219

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Australian Federal Police urge victims to report cybercrime following ransomware disruption

Read here: https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/afp-urge-victims-report-cybercrime-following-ransomware-disruption

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The Government of Jersey launch its Financial Crime Risk Assessment

Read here: https://www.jerseyfsc.org/news-and-events/the-government-of-jersey-launch-its-financial-crime-risk-assessment/

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Ecuador Illegal Fishermen Target Sardines, Anchovies Amid Fishmeal Boom

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/illegal-fishing-ecuador-targets-sardines-anchovies-fishmeal/

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UK Sanctions: Legal Fees General Licence

Read here: https://ofsi.blog.gov.uk/2022/10/28/legal-fees-general-licence/

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EU dismisses sanctions by Iran as ‘politically motivated’

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/27/eu-dismisses-sanctions-by-iran-as-politically-motivated

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EU context of anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism

Read here: https://finance.ec.europa.eu/financial-crime/eu-context-anti-money-laundering-and-countering-financing-terrorism_en

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Why is there such little attention paid to corporate corruption that is damaging the UK?

Read here: https://leftfootforward.org/2022/10/why-is-there-such-little-attention-paid-to-corporate-corruption-that-is-damaging-the-uk/

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TRACFIN: Operations and Analysis Report 2021

Read here: https://www.economie.gouv.fr/files/2022-10/Tracfin_2021_AN_Web2.pdf

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Background Press Call by a Senior Administration Official Previewing the Second International Counter Ransomware Initiative Summit

Read here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/10/31/background-press-call-by-a-senior-administration-official-previewing-the-second-international-counter-ransomware-initiative-summit/

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Solicitors Regulation Society’s Anti-Money Laundering annual report 2021-22

Read here: https://www.sra.org.uk/sra/research-publications/aml-annual-report-2021-22/

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Australian Federal Police international partnerships lead to record 1.800-tonne liquid meth haul in HK

Read here: https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/afp-international-partnerships-lead-record-1800-tonne-liquid-meth-haul-hk

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Neymar: Spanish prosecutors drop all fraud and corruption charges against Brazil forward and others accused

Read here: https://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/20876/12732285/neymar-spanish-prosecutors-drop-all-fraud-and-corruption-charges-against-brazil-forward-and-others-accused

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The Ferrari Fugitives: These Three Brothers Scammed Their Investors Out Of $233 Million. Then They Lived Like Kings

Read here: https://torontolife.com/city/inside-the-international-manhunt-for-a-ferrari-racing-fugitive/

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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Kremlin Political Assets in Moldova

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16967-u-s-treasury-sanctions-kremlin-political-assets-in-moldova

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Trafficked: Women shunted ‘like cattle’ around Australia for sex work

Read here: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/trafficked-women-shunted-like-cattle-around-australia-for-sex-work-20221018-p5bqnd.html

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Russian oligarch handed £1m from frozen assets to pay luxury lifestyle expenses

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/10/29/russian-oligarch-handed-1m-frozen-assets-pay-luxury-lifestyle/

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INTERPOL Technology Assessment Report on Metaverse

Link to report: https://www.interpol.int/en/content/download/18440/file/INTERPOL%20Tech%20Assessment-%20Metaverse.pdf

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Fishy networks: Uncovering the companies and individuals behind illegal fishing globally

Read here: https://financialtransparency.org/reports/fishy-networks-uncovering-companies-individuals-behind-illegal-fishing-globally/ Link to report: https://financialtransparency.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FTC-fishy-Network-OCT-2022-Final.pdf

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We can finally reconcile privacy and compliance in crypto. Here are the new technologies that will protect user data and stop illicit transactions

Read here: https://fortune.com/2022/10/28/finally-reconcile-privacy-compliance-crypto-new-technology-celsius-user-data-leak-illicit-transactions-crypto-tromer-ramaswamy/

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Wolfsberg Group Publishes Update to it’s Financial Crime Principles for Correspondent Banking

Read here: https://www.wolfsberg-principles.com/articles/publication-wolfsberg-financial-crime-principles-correspondent-banking Link to updated Principles: https://www.wolfsberg-principles.com/sites/default/files/wb/Wolfsberg%20Correspondent%20Banking%20Principles%202022.pdf

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UNODC and partners launch toolkit for tackling underreported crime of human trafficking for organ removal

Read here: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2022/October/unodc-and-partners-launch-toolkit-for-tackling-underreported-crime-of-human-trafficking-for-organ-removal.html

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The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 1: The Shadow

Read here: https://www.wired.com/story/alphabay-series-part-1-the-shadow/

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Google Settles With DOJ Over Lost Criminal Crypto Exchange Data

Read here: https://decrypt.co/112939/google-settles-with-doj-over-lost-criminal-crypto-exchange-data

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Fired Sky employee tried blackmailing broadcaster for £40,000 worth of Bitcoin

Read here: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/sky-employee-imoudu-chaba-blackmail-124624225.html

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Never pay the ransom – A cybersecurity CEO explains why

Read here: https://www.theverge.com/23410990/cybersecurity-ransomware-healthcare-data-hipaa-hospitals

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The Attack on America’s Future: Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare

Read here: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2022/10/28/the-attack-on-americas-future-cyber-enabled-economic-warfare/

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The Curse of Good Intentions: Why Anticorruption Messaging Can Encourage Bribery

Read here: https://politicalsciencenow.com/the-curse-of-good-intentions-why-anticorruption-messaging-can-encourage-bribery/

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New sanctions target Haiti gangsters

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/sanctions-haiti-gangsters/

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Key player in plunder of Venezuela state oil company spent $2.5 million on a life of luxury

Read here: https://english.elpais.com/international/2022-10-26/key-player-in-plunder-of-venezuela-state-oil-company-spent-25-million-on-a-life-of-luxury.html

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In Sinaloa, Mexico, a Deadly Mix of Synthetic Drugs and Forced Disappearances

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/sinaloa-mexico-synthetic-drugs-forced-disappearances/

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Binance still serving non-sanctioned Russians while seeking clarity on EU crypto regulations

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-still-serving-russians-while-seeking-clarity-on-eu-crypto-sanctions

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