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After eight rounds, is there space for further EU sanctions on Russia?

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/21/further-russia-sanctions-eu-ukraine-poland-russia-eu-baltic-states-poland

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Suspect arrested in connection with a million euro investment fraud

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/suspect-arrested-in-connection-million-euro-investment-fraud

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Belarus says it is unable to pay off debt due to sanctions

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/belarus-says-unable-pay-off-065008906.html

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Bitcoin scammer posed as McDonald’s owner to steal $1.5M

Read here: https://protos.com/bitcoin-scammer-posed-as-mcdonalds-owner-to-steal-1-5m__trashed/

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Justice Department Announces Charges and Arrests in Two Cases Involving Export Violation Schemes to Aid Russian Military

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-charges-and-arrests-two-cases-involving-export-violation-schemes

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Episcopal Church Embroiled in Arms Trafficking Accusations in Haiti

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/episcopal-church-embroiled-arms-trafficking-haiti/

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Institutional crypto adoption requires robust analytics for money laundering

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/institutional-crypto-adoption-requires-robust-analytics-for-money-laundering

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Democracies are having a reckoning with mercenary spyware

Read here: https://therecord.media/democracies-are-having-a-reckoning-with-mercenary-spyware/

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Customers battle to regain billions in bitcoin the DOJ recovered in its largest seizure of stolen crypto

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/20/battle-over-billions-in-stolen-bitcoin-recovered-in-doj-seizure-.html

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Four suspected in €8-million cryptocurrency fraud

Read here: https://news.err.ee/1608756766/four-suspected-in-8-million-cryptocurrency-fraud

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ASIC Warns against Cryptcurrency Scam Appasiccoin.org

Read here: https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/asic-warns-against-cryptcurrency-scam-appasiccoinorg/

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FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Cathay Pacific Realty Ltd

Read here: https://www.fintrac-canafe.gc.ca/pen/amps/pen-2022-10-18-eng

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Vietnam’s anti-graft campaign casts shadow over economy

Read here: https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Vietnam-s-anti-graft-campaign-casts-shadow-over-economy

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Money laundering cases registered at Agency doubled in last 6 years according to Eurojust’s new report

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/money-laundering-cases-registered-agency-doubled-last-6-years-according-eurojusts-new-report

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Pakistan hopes to get off global dirty money watchdog’s ‘grey list’

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/explainer-pakistan-hopes-off-global-064806453.html

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Coinbase Threatens to Sue Crypto Traders Who Profited From Pricing Glitch

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/10/17/coinbase-threatens-to-sue-crypto-traders-who-profited-from-pricing-glitch/

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Traffickers sentenced for smuggling meth in fire extinguishers for cartel

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/traffickers-sentenced-smuggling-meth-fire-extinguishers-cartel

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Kosovo: Council of Europe supports the assessment of money laundering and financing of terrorism risks in the non-profit organisations

Read here: https://www.coe.int/en/web/corruption/-/council-of-europe-supports-the-assessment-of-money-laundering-and-financing-of-terrorism-risks-in-the-non-profit-organisations

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The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdky/pr/organized-crime-drug-enforcement-task-forces-celebrates-40th-anniversary-0

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EU preparing new sanctions on Russia and Iran

Read here: https://euobserver.com/world/156297

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Japan to impose additional sanctions against North Korea

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/japan-impose-additional-sanctions-against-013647483.html

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New York Man Faces 25 Years In Prison For Bitcoin Money Laundering

Read here: https://coinculture.com/au/people/new-york-man-faces-25-years-in-prison-for-bitcoin-money-laundering/

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Australia: Donations ‘loophole’ concern for new corruption body

Read here: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/donations-loophole-concern-for-new-corruption-body-20221018-p5bqnx

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Neobank bunq Celebrates Landmark Case Against Dutch Central Bank

Read here: https://thefintechtimes.com/neobank-bunq-wins-landmark-case-against-dutch-central-bank/

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Two Men Sentenced for Nationwide Scheme to Steal Social Media Accounts and Cryptocurrency

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-men-sentenced-nationwide-scheme-steal-social-media-accounts-and-cryptocurrency

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‘Cryptoqueen’ associates face German court for role in $4B OneCoin scheme

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/cryptoqueen-associates-face-german-court-for-role-in-4b-onecoin-scheme

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UK: Thurrock Council Ordered To Disclose Details Of ‘Dodgy Deals’ Worth £1bn

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2022-10-19/thurrock-council-ordered-to-disclose-details-of-dodgy-deals-worth-1bn

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Moola Market attacker returns most of $9M looted for $500K bounty

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/moola-market-attacker-returns-most-of-9m-looted-for-500k-bounty

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“Used Car King of New York” pleads guilty in nationwide scheme to sell thousands of fraudulent Texas vehicle tags

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/used-car-king-new-york-pleads-guilty-nationwide-scheme-sell-thousands-fraudulent-texas

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Why law enforcement struggles to throttle crypto scams

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/why-law-enforcement-struggles-throttle-013430101.html

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Banking agencies to provide guidance on crypto after better understanding risks

Read here: https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/10/20/usa-fdic-crypto

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Haitian Gang Leader, ‘Barbecue,’ Targeted in UN Sanctions Resolution

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/haitian-gang-leader-barbecue-targeted-un-sanctions-resolution/

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IRS introduces broader ‘Digital Assets’ category ahead of 2022 tax year

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/irs-introduces-broader-digital-assets-category-ahead-of-2022-tax-year

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Global Tax Proposal Gains Ground At UN As OECD Plan Falters

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/paradise-papers/global-tax-proposal-gains-ground-at-un-as-oecd-plan-falters/

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Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units: Annual Report 2020/2021

Read here: https://egmontgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/EGMONT_21-267_2020–2021_AR-E_WEB.pdf

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Netherlands trust register in force from November 2022

Read here: https://www.step.org/industry-news/netherlands-trust-register-force-november-2022

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Daphne Caruana Galizia murder: accountability and reforms “deficient”, MEPs say

Read here: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/pt/press-room/20221014IPR43219/daphne-caruana-galizia-murder-accountability-and-reforms-deficient-meps-say

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U.S. sues crypto ‘mixer’ to recover $60 million government penalty

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/us-sues-crypto-mixer-recover-60-million-government-penalty-2022-10-20/

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UK companies linked to sanctioned oligarch given go-ahead to fight freezing order

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/883cb710-2654-4acd-b37f-d17e419d5330

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