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OFAC Settles with Tango Card, Inc. for $116,048.60 Related to Apparent Violations of Multiple Sanctions Programs

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/20220930_tango_card.pdf

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China forex regulator warns against illegal money outflows

Read here: https://uk.style.yahoo.com/china-forex-regulator-warns-against-011323725.html

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Former FIFA Official Sentenced to 16 Months in Prison for Accepting Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Bribes

Raed here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/former-fifa-official-sentenced-16-months-prison-accepting-hundreds-thousands-dollars

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Online scam exposed – the cars that don’t exist

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63047193

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UK motorists using scammers, to help avoid driving prosecutions, targeted by police

Read here: https://www.lancashire.police.uk/news/2022/september/motorists-using-scammers-targeted-by-police/

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A deep dive into the UK’s work in the crypto-asset space

Read here: https://www.trmlabs.com/post/a-deep-dive-into-the-uks-work-in-the-crypto-asset-space

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Staged Car Crashes and the Family That Pocketed $6million

Read here: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/staged-car-crashes-insurance-fraud.html

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Gen Z at highest risk from BNPL identity fraud

Read here: https://www.chargedretail.co.uk/2022/09/30/gen-z-at-highest-risk-from-bnpl-identity-fraud

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New hacking group ‘Metador’ lurking in ISP networks for months

Read here: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-hacking-group-metador-lurking-in-isp-networks-for-months/

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U.S. Commerce Department Identifies 4th Iranian Cargo Plane Operating In Apparent Violation Of U.S. Export Controls On Russia

Read here: https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/documents/about-bis/newsroom/press-releases/3143-2022-09-26-bis-press-release-additional-iranian-gp10-aircraft/file

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Why Beijing is allegedly opening police stations on Canadian soil

Read here: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/first-reading-why-beijing-is-allegedly-opening-police-stations-on-canadian-soil/wcm/02280beb-c0fc-4b6a-a7b1-e00f3fac1257/

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Optus: How a massive data breach has exposed Australia

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-63056838

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EU takes Malta to court over ‘golden passports’

Read here: https://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/eu-takes-malta-to-court-over-golden-passports/

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Ship captains held by Indonesian navy decry bribes and betrayal

Read here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/ship-captains-held-indonesian-navy-010418428.html

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China former top graft buster indicted on bribery charges

Read here: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/china-top-graft-buster-indicted-bribery-charges-90620458

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OpenSea Case Signals Digital Assets Face Familiar Regulation

Read here: https://www.harrisbeach.com/insights/opensea-case-signals-digital-assets-face-familiar-regulation/

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Najib’s private Ambank account was once marked ‘sensitive’, High Court told

Read here: https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/national/najibs-private-ambank-account-was-once-marked-sensitive-high-court-told/ar-AA12orgr

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Justice Department Announces Total Distribution of Over $4 Billion to Victims of Madoff Ponzi Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-total-distribution-over-4-billion-victims-madoff-ponzi-scheme

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Shakira ordered to stand trial in Spain for alleged tax fraud

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/27/entertainment/shakira-spain-tax-case/index.html

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Russia says Nord Stream likely hit by state-backed ‘terrorism’

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/agreement-eu-sanctions-against-russia-072052404.html

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Vietnam deputy PM’s assistant arrested in pandemic flight bribery case

Read here: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/deputy-pm-s-assistant-arrested-in-pandemic-flight-bribery-case-4516426.html

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Former Cargill Employee Is Sentenced To More Than Four Years In Prison For Bribery And Kickback Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/former-cargill-employee-sentenced-more-four-years-prison-bribery-and-kickback-scheme

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IMF praises Central Bank of Seychelles for setting “high benchmark for transparency”

Read here: http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/17494/IMF+praises+Central+Bank+of+Seychelles+for+setting+%22high+benchmark+for+transparency%22%2C+says+report

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The UN’s Uyghur report must push EU into China sanctions

Read here: https://euobserver.com/opinion/156146

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Bolsonaro vs. Lula – Dueling Visions of Crime, Security, and the Amazon in Brazil

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/bolsonaro-vs-lula-dueling-visions-crime-security-amazon-brazil/

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FINRA publishes sanctions guidelines

Read here: https://www.finra.org/sites/default/files/Sanctions_Guidelines.pdf

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The Jungle Patrol: Fighting Illegal Loggers on the Guatemala-Mexico Border

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/jungle-patrol-fighting-illegal-loggers-guatemala-mexico-border/

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Ah Nam: The Downfall of Vietnam’s Wolf of Wall Street

Read here: https://wildlifejustice.org/publications/ah-nam-the-downfall-of-vietnams-wolf-of-wall-street/ Link to report: https://wildlifejustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Ah-Nam-Report-SEP2022-V08-Spreads.pdf

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Russian Oligarch Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska and Associates Indicted for Sanctions Evasion and Obstruction of Justice

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/russian-oligarch-oleg-vladimirovich-deripaska-and-associates-indicted-sanctions-evasion-and

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PSR (Payment Systems Regulator) sets out proposals to give greater protection against Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams

Read here: https://www.psr.org.uk/news-updates/latest-news/news/psr-sets-out-proposals-to-give-greater-protection-against-app-scams/ Link to consultation paper: https://www.psr.org.uk/publications/consultations/cp22-4-app-scams-requiring-reimbursement/

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What comes after Hydra, the darknet marketplace that changed everything?

Read here: https://theworld.org/stories/2022-09-27/what-comes-after-hydra-darknet-marketplace-changed-everything

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FinCEN Issues Final Rule for Beneficial Ownership Reporting: Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet: https://www.fincen.gov/beneficial-ownership-information-reporting-rule-fact-sheet Link to press release: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-issues-final-rule-beneficial-ownership-reporting-support-law-enforcement

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Record Fentanyl Seizures and Migrant Encounters on US-Mexico Border Are Unrelated

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/fentanyl-seizures-migration-encounters-us-mexico-border/

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The global operations behind China’s massive fishing fleets targeting the Galapagos Islands revealed

Read here: https://marinemegafauna.org/news/how-chinas-fishing-fleets-target-galapagos-islands

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Settlement Agreements between OFAC and CA Indosuez Switzerland S.A., and CFM Indosuez Wealth

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20220926_33 Link to notice ‘OFAC Settles with CA Indosuez (Switzerland) S.A. for $720,258 Related to Apparent Violations of Multiple Sanctions Programs’: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/20220926_CAIS.pdf Link to notice ‘OFAC Settles with CFM Indosuez […]

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Betfred fined almost £2.9m over gambling safety check failings

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/sep/28/betfred-fined-pounds-2-point-9m-gambling-safety-checks-money-laundering-controls

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