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Silencers of the truth: What are ‘SLAPPS’?

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/explainers/silencers-of-the-truth-what-are-slapps

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U.S. Coast Guard in Middle East Seizes $85 Million in Heroin

Read here: https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3171413/us-coast-guard-in-middle-east-seizes-85-million-in-heroin/

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Gold sourcing and Switzerland in focus at the Human Rights Council

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/gold-sourcing-and-switzerland-in-focus-at-the-human-rights-council/47925514

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The Big Car Con

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0d3btkk

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Weapons firms install 50 staff inside the UK’s Ministry of Defence

Read here: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/arms-companies-install-staff-inside-ministry-of-defence/

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How Peru’s Coca Production is Helping the Global Cocaine Boom

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/four-takeaways-peruvian-coca-cultivation-report/

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‘If they call, I have to go’: Horrific story of trafficked woman – UK’s failing system of protection

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/if-they-call-i-have-to-go-horrific-story-of-trafficked-woman-as-sky-news-exposes-uks-failing-system-of-protection-12705896

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UK: OFSI fines Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Competition Ltd for sanctions violations

Read here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1106745/Notice_of_Imposition_of_MP_-_HKIWSC.pdf

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SEC Charges Oracle a Second Time for Violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2022-173

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Ireland must step up fight against human trafficking, experts say

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/28/ireland-human-trafficking-council-of-europe-report

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OCC (Comptroller of the Currency) Assesses $6 Million Civil Money Penalty Against Sterling Bank and Trust, FSB

Read here: https://occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2022/nr-occ-2022-119.html

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SEC Charges 16 Wall Street Firms with Widespread Recordkeeping Failures

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2022-174?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

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Breaking Down the White House Framework on Crypto

Read here: https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/white-house-crypto-framework/

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Australia: Federal ICAC will have power to investigate third parties who pose corruption threat, Labor vows

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/sep/26/federal-icac-will-have-power-to-investigate-third-parties-who-pose-corruption-threat-labor-vows

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US Designates Bosnian Anti-Corruption Prosecutor

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16807-us-designates-bosnian-anti-corruption-prosecutor

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EU and US consider further sanctions on Iran over protest crackdown

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/26/eu-and-us-consider-further-sanctions-iran-protest-crackdown

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President Of Queens-Based Construction Company Charged With Fraud In Connection With Homeless Shelter Contracts Worth $12 Million

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/president-queens-based-construction-company-charged-fraud-connection-homeless-shelter

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Kingpins of sexual exploitation gang arrested in Berlin

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/kingpins-of-sexual-exploitation-gang-arrested-in-berlin

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Three Men Charged with International Market Manipulation Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/three-men-charged-international-market-manipulation-scheme

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Japan bans chemical weapons-related goods to Russia, concerned by nuke threats

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/japan-bans-chemical-weapons-related-025052149.html

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The Collateral Damage of a Long Economic War

Read here: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/russian-federation/collateral-damage-long-economic-war

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You could bring them down: help find the EU’s most dangerous fugitives

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/you-could-bring-them-down-help-find-eu’s-most-dangerous-fugitives

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German Police Raid Yacht of Russian Oligarch Alisher Usmanov

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16812-german-police-raid-yacht-of-russian-oligarch-alisher-usmanov

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The Kazakh president’s underground business passed through Switzerland

Read here: https://www.publiceye.ch/en/topics/commodities-trading/kazakh-presidents-underground-business

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AML efforts of European banks hampered by deficient on-boarding

Read here: https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/posts/investigation-fraud-and-risk/european-banks-aml-efforts/

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An analytic review of past responses to environmental crime and programming recommendations

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/responses-environmental-crime/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/GITOC-EU-An-analytic-review-of-past-responses-to-environmental-crime-and-programming-recommendations.pdf

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China says it busted US$5.6B crypto money laundering ring

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-cracks-us-5-6b-111922375.html

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Online fraudsters adapt tactics to exploit UK cost of living crisis

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/sep/26/online-fraudsters-adapt-tactics-to-exploit-uk-cost-of-living-crisis

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Binance Global Law Enforcement Training Program is official after year of activities

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-global-law-enforcement-training-program-is-official-after-year-of-activities

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Australia’s Star Entertainment keen to operate Sydney casino ‘under supervision’

Read here: https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/australias-star-entertainment-keen-operate-003050765.html

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Interpol Issues Red Notice for Do Kwon

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/09/26/interpol-issues-red-notice-for-do-kwon-report/

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Almost $1M in crypto stolen from vanity address exploit

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/almost-1m-in-crypto-stolen-from-vanity-address-exploit

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South Africa Makes 1450 Arrests in a Weekend Crime Crackdown

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16811-south-africa-makes-1450-arrests-in-a-weekend-crime-crackdown

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Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) fines payment firm Unzer €145,000

Read here: https://www.luxtimes.lu/en/luxembourg/cssf-fines-payment-firm-unzer-145-000-6331a924de135b9236683da0

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New Economic Crime Bill includes plans to expand SFO’s investigative powers

Read here: https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2022/09/22/new-economic-crime-bill-includes-plans-to-expand-sfos-investigative-powers/

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Twelve charged as part of NCA investigation into cash smuggling from the UK to Dubai

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/twelve-charged-as-part-of-nca-investigation-into-cash-smuggling-from-the-uk-to-dubai

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Next Russia sanctions package to tackle evasion, but nuclear, oil-price cap likely to stay out

Read here: https://www.euractiv.com/section/europe-s-east/news/next-russia-sanctions-package-to-tackle-evasion-but-nuclear-oil-price-cap-likely-to-stay-out/

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Inquiries have found casinos in Australia facilitated money laundering – why haven’t executives or directors been charged?

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-26/casinos-busted-for-money-laundering-consorting-with-criminals/101462496

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Navy bribery fugitive ‘Fat Leonard’ seeks Venezuelan asylum

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-immigration-san-diego-south-america-abc00542617115a930459e5eed184afe

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Turkish Police Detain a Suspected Killer of Montenegrin Mafia Boss

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16800-turkish-police-detain-a-suspected-killer-of-montenegrin-mafia-boss

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