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Taliban had a ‘massive chilling effect’ on Afghan crypto market

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/taliban-had-a-massive-chilling-effect-on-afghan-crypto-market-report

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American software business CEO arrested for allegedly storing election data in China

Read here: https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/05/konnech_election_software_china/

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EU adopts its latest package of sanctions against Russia over the illegal annexation of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions

Read here: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/10/06/eu-adopts-its-latest-package-of-sanctions-against-russia-over-the-illegal-annexation-of-ukraine-s-donetsk-luhansk-zaporizhzhia-and-kherson-regions/

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Crypto ATMs emerging as popular method for crypto scam payments

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-atms-emerging-as-popular-method-for-crypto-scam-payments-fbi

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Transparency International Report On Foreign Bribery Enforcement In Major Economies To Be Published 11 October 2022

Read here: https://www.transparency.org/en/press/media-advisory-transparency-international-report-on-foreign-bribery-enforcement-in-major-economies-to-be-published-11-october-2022

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Canadian National Sentenced in Connection with Ransomware Attacks Resulting in the Payment of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Ransoms

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/canadian-national-sentenced-connection-ransomware-attacks-resulting-payment-tens-millions

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Diamond firm off the hook in EU sanctions

Read here: https://euobserver.com/world/156218

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Swedbank Ex-CEO on Trial for Alleged Money-Laundering Cover-Up

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16840-swedbank-ex-ceo-on-trial-for-alleged-money-laundering-cover-up

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€22 billion worth of Dutch property is held by offshore firms

Read here: https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2022/10/e22-billion-worth-of-dutch-property-is-held-by-offshore-firms/

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Position Paper on the Live Exotic Animal Pet Trade

Read here: https://www.admcf.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ExoticPet22_09_1100-FINAL-ENGLISH.pdf Press release: https://www.admcf.org/research-reports/live-exotic-animal-pet-trade/

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Stepping up the global fight against wildlife crime through a united response

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2022/Stepping-up-the-global-fight-against-wildlife-crime-through-a-united-response

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Anguilla, The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands added to EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes

Read here: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/10/04/taxation-anguilla-the-bahamas-and-turks-and-caicos-islands-added-to-eu-list-of-non-cooperative-jurisdictions-for-tax-purposes/

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Crypto-assets and their risks for financial stability

Read here: https://www.esma.europa.eu/system/files_force/library/esma50-165-2251_crypto_assets_and_financial_stability.pdf

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The State of Cross-chain Crime 2022

Read here: https://www.elliptic.co/resources/state-of-cross-chain-crime-report

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Lebanese lawmaker enters bank branch to demand frozen savings

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/lebanese-lawmaker-enters-bank-branch-to-demand-frozen-savings/47955094

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EU agrees on oil price cap in new Russia sanctions draft package

Read here: https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/eu-agrees-on-oil-price-cap-in-new-russia-sanctions-draft-package/

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London Metal Exchange ducks Russian sanctions pressure

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rpt-column-london-metal-exchange-000000865.html

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Justice Department Expands Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force to Protect Older Americans from Fraud

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-expands-transnational-elder-fraud-strike-force-protect-older-americans

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Putin ally compares Nord Stream sabotage to CIA-backed attacks of 1980s

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/putin-ally-compares-nord-stream-sabotage-to-cia-backed-attacks-of-1980s/47955266

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Former AmBank MD: I told Zeti that Najib was opening a private account to receive US$100m from Saudi Arabia

Read here: https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/former-ambank-md-i-told-zeti-najib-was-opening-private-account-receive-us100m-saudi-arabia

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Najib promised additional US$1.17 billion cash gift by Saudi prince, court told

Read here: https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2022/10/03/najib-promised-additional-us1-17-billion-cash-gift-by-saudi-prince-court-told

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Biden to Speed up Crypto Regulation as UN Warns of Induced Recession

Read here: https://beincrypto.com/biden-speed-up-crypto-regulation-un-warns-induced-recession/

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Number of potential trafficking victims locked up in UK triples in four years

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/oct/04/number-of-potential-trafficking-victims-locked-up-in-uk-triples-in-four-years

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Dirty money remains threat to society, says watchdog

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/dirty-money-remains-threat-to-society–says-watchdog/47947870

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Millions in Cryptocurrency Vanished as Agents Watched Helplessly

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-03/feds-seized-311m-in-bitcoin-btc-the-crypto-hacker-stole-it-back

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Policing in the metaverse: What law enforcement needs to know

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/cms/sites/default/files/documents/Metaverse_Report.pdf Link to press release: https://www.europol.europa.eu/publications-events/publications/policing-in-metaverse-what-law-enforcement-needs-to-know

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Basel AML Index 2022: One step forward, four steps back in tackling money laundering

Read here: https://baselgovernance.org/news/basel-aml-index-2022-one-step-forward-four-steps-back-tackling-money-laundering Link to report: https://index.baselgovernance.org/api/uploads/221004_Basel_AML_Index_2022_72cc668efb.pdf

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Extortion in Northern Triangle Worth Over $1 Billion Annually

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/extortion-northern-triangle/

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Mastercard launches new crypto fraud protection tool

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/mastercard-launches-new-crypto-fraud-protection-tool

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Export-Import Bank: Additional Documentation about Stakeholder Roles and Clarity about Fraud Risks Would Strengthen Anti-fraud Efforts

Read here: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-22-105340 Link to report here: https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-22-105340.pdf

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STOP THE TRAFFIK research to understand migration patterns and trafficking risks for those fleeing Ukraine

Read here: https://www.stopthetraffik.org/ukraine-research-interviews-report/ Link to summary of findings for NGOs: https://www.stopthetraffik.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Commonweal_NGO-1.pdf Link to summary of findings for Business: https://www.stopthetraffik.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Commonweal_Bus-1.pdf

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Beeple’s Discord URL ‘hijacked,’ directing users to wallet drainer

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/beeple-s-discord-url-hijacked-directing-users-to-wallet-drainer

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How to Steal a Trillion

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0017t8k/episodes/guide

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Delaware Department of Justice issues cease and desist over cryptocurrency scam

Read here: https://baytobaynews.com/delaware/stories/delaware-investor-protection-unit-issues-cease-and-desist-over-cryptocurrency-scam,90171

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Court Rules CFTC Legally Served Ooki DAO Through Help Bot

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/10/03/court-rules-cftc-legally-served-ooki-dao-through-help-bot/

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Uruguay Passport Scandals Force Reckoning About Government Corruption

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/uruguay-passport-scandals-force-reckoning-about-government-corruption/

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Landmark U.S.-UK Data Access Agreement Enters into Force

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/landmark-us-uk-data-access-agreement-enters-force

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EU’s ESMA Raises Alarm Bells Over Growing Crypto Use as It Prepares for New Powers

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/10/04/eus-esma-raises-alarm-bells-over-growing-crypto-use-as-it-prepares-for-new-powers/

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