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Broker Complaint Alert Helps Victims of Crypto Crooks

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/broker-complaint-alert-helps-victims-200547412.html

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Removing Sanctions on Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash Won’t Be Easy

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/removing-sanctions-on-crypto-mixer-tornado-cash-wont-be-easy-11666891513

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Judge Signals End To Account Freezing Order ‘Honeymoon’

Read here: https://www.law360.com/articles/1543044

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Inside South Africa’s Brutal Lion Bone Trade

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/inside-south-africas-brutal-lion-bone-trade

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‘Crypto King’ narrowly avoids arrest by handing over cellphones to bankruptcy proceeding

Read here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/crypto-king-bankruptcy-cellphones-arrest-pleterski-1.6629423

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U.S. alleges Seagate broke export rules to sell Huawei hard drives

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-alleges-seagate-broke-export-120000740.html

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Australia: Project Islington – Inquiry into Money Laundering via Electronic Gaming Machines in Hotels and Clubs

Read here: https://www.crimecommission.nsw.gov.au/final-islington-report.pdf

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SARs Reporter Booklet: October 2022

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/617-sars-reporter-booklet-oct-2022/file

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What Mexico Gets Wrong About Its Fentanyl Problem

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/mexico-wrong-about-fentanyl-problem/

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Hong Kong arrests two in $446 million money-laundering case

Read here: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221026-hong-kong-arrests-two-in-446-million-money-laundering-case

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New NFT Rules Possible if Lawmakers Ask, EU Official Says

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/10/26/new-nft-rules-possible-if-lawmakers-ask-eu-official-says/

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Researchers claim Canadian forestry giant has hidden links to Indonesian deforester accused of destroying habitat

Read here: https://www.icij.org/inside-icij/2022/10/researchers-claim-canadian-forestry-giant-has-hidden-links-to-indonesian-deforester-accused-of-destroying-habitat/

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Airbus faces fresh bribery settlement, French prosecutor says

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/airbus-faces-fresh-bribery-settlement-151803892.html

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Failure to investigate UK imports linked to forced Uyghur labour unlawful, court told

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/25/failure-investigate-uk-imports-linked-forced-uyghur-labour-unlawful-high-court

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French court orders release of yacht owned by Alexey Kuzmichev

Read here: https://www.europeansanctions.com/2022/10/french-court-orders-release-of-yacht-owned-by-alexey-kuzmichev/

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Sanctioned Russian Tycoon’s Megayacht Is Free to Dock at South African Ports

Read here: https://sports.yahoo.com/sanctioned-russian-tycoon-megayacht-free-135300945.html

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Head of UK lobbying watchdog calls for tougher disclosure rules

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/26/head-of-uk-lobbying-watchdog-calls-for-tougher-disclosure-rules

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Nostrum Oil & Gas – Sanctions won’t stop sanction

Read here: https://www.mayerbrown.com/en/perspectives-events/publications/2022/10/nostrum-oil-and-gas-sanctions-wont-stop-sanction

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UK: The cost of complacency, illicit finance and the war in Ukraine – Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report

Read here: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5803/cmselect/cmfaff/688/report.html Link to report: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/30459/documents/175743/default/

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UK Crypto-Focused Parliament Group Calls on New PM Sunak to Clarify Crypto Policies

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/10/25/uk-crypto-focused-parliament-group-calls-on-new-pm-sunak-to-clarify-crypto-policies/

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Singapore: Consultation Paper on Proposed Regulatory Approach for Stablecoin-Related Activities

Read here: https://www.mas.gov.sg/publications/consultations/2022/consultation-paper-on-proposed-regulatory-approach-for-stablecoin-related-activities Link to consultation: https://www.mas.gov.sg/-/media/MAS-Media-Library/publications/consultations/PD/2022/Consultation-on-stablecoin-regulatory-approach_FINALISED.pdf

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Project mBridge: Connecting economies through CBDC

Read here: https://www.bis.org/publ/othp59.htm Link to report here: https://www.bis.org/publ/othp59.pdf

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Will Crypto Brokers Cashout The Donation Wallets Intended For The Russian Military?

Read here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/michalgromek/2022/10/26/will-crypto-brokers-cashout-the-donation-wallets-intended-for-the-russian-military/

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Notorious Nigerien Weapons Broker Lands Secret Arms Deal in Senegal

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/notorious-nigerien-weapons-broker-lands-secret-arms-deal-in-senegal

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Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime (GCFFC) Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Chapter and The MENA Financial Crime Compliance Group (MENA FCCG) launch the Trade Based Financial Crime (TBFC) Reference Guide

Read here: https://www.gcffc.org/global-coalition-to-fight-financial-crime-gcffc-middle-east-and-north-africa-mena-chapter-and-the-mena-financial-crime-compliance-group-mena-fccg-launch-the-trade-based-financial-crime-tbfc-reference/ Link to guide: https://www.gcffc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/TRADE-1.pdf

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Millions in UN Funding Flow to War Profiteers and Human Rights Abusers in Syria, Study Shows

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/37-ccblog/ccblog/16940-millions-in-un-funding-flow-to-war-profiteers-and-human-rights-abusers-in-syria-study-shows Link to press release of report: https://opensyr.com/en/pages/p-16  

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Kremlin accuses West of having “essentially stolen” gold, forex reserves via sanctions

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/1-kremlin-accuses-west-having-102756130.html

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Celsius Once Solicited Donations for Ukraine. Here’s What Happened Next

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/10/25/celsius-once-solicited-donations-for-ukraine-heres-what-happened-next/

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How a portion of Afghanistan’s foreign reserves ended up in Geneva

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/how-a-portion-of-afghanistan-s-foreign-reserves-ended-up-in-geneva/47994058

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What Lies Behind Bolivia’s Expanding Cocaine Trade?

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/what-lies-behind-bolivias-expanding-cocaine-trade/

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Australia’s new transparency law is “tax havens’ kryptonite”

Read here: https://taxjustice.net/press/australias-new-transparency-law-is-tax-havens-kryptonite/

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Paraguay’s Former President Horacio Cartes Losing Aura of Impunity

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/paraguays-former-president-horacio-cartes-losing-aura-of-impunity/

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United States Attorney Announces Results Of Efforts To Combat Human Trafficking

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/united-states-attorney-announces-results-efforts-combat-human-trafficking

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Las Patronas: The Secret History of Latin America’s Female Cartel Bosses

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/wx5v99/las-patronas

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Misleading & deceptive conduct and cryptocurrencies – ASIC turns up the heat in uncertain territory

Read here: https://www.gadens.com/legal-insights/misleading-deceptive-conduct-and-cryptocurrencies-asic-turns-up-the-heat-in-uncertain-territory/

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Netherlands issued 91 waivers to sanctions against Russia

Read here: https://nltimes.nl/2022/10/24/netherlands-issued-91-waivers-sanctions-russia

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South Korean Regulator Plans to Look at Stablecoins’ Role in Money Laundering

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/10/24/south-korean-regulator-plans-to-look-at-stablecoins-role-in-money-laundering-report/

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UK prosecutors implicate 11 Glencore employees in bribery probe

Read here: https://www.straitstimes.com/business/uk-prosecutors-implicate-11-glencore-employees-in-bribery-probe

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