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Venezuela’s Legal Tobacco Industry Risks Going Up in Smoke

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/venezuelas-legal-tobacco-industry-risks-going-up-in-smoke/

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The Corruption Risks Of Artificial Intelligence

Read here: https://knowledgehub.transparency.org/assets/uploads/kproducts/The-Corruption-Risks-of-Artificial-Intelligence.pdf

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Anti-Money Laundering Service AMLBot Cleans House

Read here: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/10/anti-money-laundering-service-amlbot-cleans-house/

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Mexico Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Gun Dealers

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16890-mexico-files-lawsuit-against-u-s-gun-dealers

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Dutch Police Tricked Deadbolt Ransomware Gang Into Sharing Decryption Keys

Read here: https://www.hackread.com/dutch-police-deadbolt-ransomware-decryption-keys/

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Citigroup says it’s in dialogue with regulators on consent order

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/citigroup-says-dialogue-regulators-consent-181131516.html

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‘Baby Al Capone’ to pay $22m to SIM-swap crypto-heist victim

Read here: https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/15/pinsky_terpin_sim_swap/

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Latest Ransomware Attack on U.S. Healthcare System Exposes Critical Weaknesses

Read here: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2022/10/13/ransomware-attack-on-u-s-healthcare/

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Crime World Podcast: Episode 168 – The undercover customs officer who infiltrated the world’s most-feared drug cartels

Listen here: https://omny.fm/shows/crime-world/episode-168-the-undercover-customs-officer-who-inf

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Despite sanctions, Russian fuel is still selling – here’s who’s buying

Read here: https://www.vox.com/2022/10/16/23407003/sanctions-russian-fuel-china-india-natural-gas-ukraine

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Grenades and Land Mines – Why Ecuador Remains a Storehouse for Ex-FARC Mafia

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/grenades-land-mines-ecuador-storehouse-ex-farc-mafia/

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Five Years After Daphne Caruana Galizia’s Murder, The Battle Against Impunity in Malta Continues

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/thedaphneproject/five-years-after-daphne-caruana-galizias-murder-the-battle-against-impunity-in-malta-continues

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ELN Keeps Fighting in Key State Despite Peace Talk Plans with Colombia Government

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/eln-actions-eastern-colombia-could-prove-obstacle-road-peace/

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International crackdown on West-African financial crime rings

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2022/International-crackdown-on-West-African-financial-crime-rings

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Berlusconi lawyer: No evidence of bribery in ‘bunga bunga’ trial

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/berlusconi-lawyer–no-evidence-of-bribery-in–bunga-bunga–trial/47985722

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Nicaragua: EU sanctions regime prolonged for a further year

Read here: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/10/13/nicaragua-eu-sanctions-regime-prolonged-for-a-further-year/

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Honduran National Indicted for International Cocaine Trafficking Extradited from Honduras to the United States

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/honduran-national-indicted-international-cocaine-trafficking-extradited-honduras-united

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Australians arrested over bribery of Sri Lankan government officials

Read here: https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/australians-arrested-over-bribery-sri-lankan-government-officials

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Secret agents targeting drug cartels in Australia exposed in data hack

Read here: https://www.smh.com.au/national/secret-agents-targeting-drug-cartels-in-australia-exposed-in-data-hack-20221004-p5bmzg.html

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Delivery of employment support schemes in response to the Covid-19 pandemic

Read here: https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/NAO-report-Delivery-of-employment-support-schemes-in-response-to-the-COVID-19-pandemic.pdf

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Europol supports Spanish authorities in taking down Europe’s biggest narco bank

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-supports-spanish-authorities-in-taking-down-europes-biggest-narco-bank

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Premier League is asked if it has investigated Manchester City owner over Russia allegations

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/oct/14/premier-league-is-asked-if-it-has-investigated-manchester-city-owner-over-russia-allegations

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FCA fines Gatehouse Bank £1.5m for poor anti-money laundering checks

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-fines-gatehouse-bank-1.5m-poor-anti-money-laundering-checks Link to Decision Notice: https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/decision-notices/gatehouse-bank-plc-2022.pdf

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Big bank accounts apparently held by kleptocratic penguins

Read here: https://www.codastory.com/newsletters/bank-accounts-penguins/

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Action against criminal group that stole hundreds of cars in France using fraudulent software

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/action-against-criminal-group-stole-hundreds-cars-france-using-fraudulent-software

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Panama: A ‘flag of convenience’ for illegal fishing and lack of control at sea

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/panama-a-flag-of-convenience-for-illegal-fishing-and-lack-of-control-at-sea/

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ING subsidiary suspect in money laundering case

Read here: https://nltimes.nl/2022/10/15/ing-subsidiary-suspect-money-laundering-case

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How Ecuador and Venezuela Face Differing Invasions of Fake US Dollars

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/how-ecuador-venezuela-face-differing-invasions-fake-us-dollars/

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Nick Clegg, Other Meta Executives ‘Inadvertently’ Identified in OnlyFans Bribery Suit

Read here: https://gizmodo.com/clegg-meta-executives-identified-in-onlyfans-bribery-su-1849649270

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Ongoing European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) investigation into the acquisition of COVID-19 vaccines in the EU

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/ongoing-eppo-investigation-acquisition-covid-19-vaccines-eu

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Inside FCA Podcast: Fighting Financial Crime

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/multimedia/inside-fca-podcast-fighting-financial-crime

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Mango Market’s DAO forum set to approve $47M settlement with hacker

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/mango-market-s-dao-forum-set-to-approve-47m-settlement-with-hacker

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Arrest Warrant for Thai Senator Issued and Quickly Retracted

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16880-arrest-warrant-for-thai-senator-issued-and-quickly-retracted

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French police use Crypto Twitter sleuth’s research to catch scammers

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/french-police-use-twitter-crypto-sleuth-s-research-to-catch-scammers

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Legal notices issued to 35 UK operators as government responds to consultation on Huawei

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/huawei-legal-notices-issued

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Binance’s UK subsidiary accused of filing ‘grossly inaccurate’ annual reports

Read here: https://coingeek.com/binance-uk-subsidiary-accused-of-filing-grossly-inaccurate-annual-reports/

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Wintermute repays $92M TrueFi loan on time despite suffering $160M hack

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/wintermute-repays-92m-truefi-loan-on-time-despite-suffering-160m-hack

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The SEC should be aiming at Do Kwon, but it’s getting distracted by Kim Kardashian

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/the-sec-should-be-aiming-at-do-kwon-but-it-s-getting-distracted-by-kim-kardashian

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The North Korean Crypto Threat

Read here: https://cryptoforinnovation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/CCI_The_North_Korean_Crypto_Threat.pdf

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EU authorities target labour exploitation in the fields

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/eu-authorities-target-labour-exploitation-in-fields

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