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HKMA takes disciplinary action against Cathay United Bank for AML and CTF failings

Read here: https://www.hkma.gov.hk/eng/news-and-media/press-releases/2022/09/20220923-3/

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Australia plans to change privacy rules after huge cyber attack on Optus

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/australia-plans-to-change-privacy-rules-after-huge-cyber-attack-on-optus/47929582

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Greek shipowners question application of Russian sanctions

Read here: https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/regulation/greek-shipowners-question-application-russian-sanctions

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The Many Lives – and Credit Suisse Accounts – of Gaddafi-Linked Lobbyist Hassan Tatanaki

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/suisse-secrets/many-lives-and-credit-suisse-accounts-of-gaddafi-linked-lobbyist-hassan-tatanaki

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France Dealing with Influx of Cocaine from Caribbean Territories

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/france-dealing-influx-cocaine-caribbean-territories/

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Crypto Has No ‘Undo Button’ Say Researchers Behind New Reversible Ethereum Tokens

Read here: https://decrypt.co/110498/crypto-no-undo-button-say-researchers-behind-new-reversible-ethereum-tokens

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Co-Founder of Failed Crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX Starts DeFi Protocol UwU Lend

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/09/26/founder-of-failed-crypto-exchange-quadrigacx-starts-defi-protocol-uwu-lend/

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Deutsche Bank in $26.3 million shareholder settlement over Epstein, Russian oligarch ties

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/deutsche-bank-26-3-million-203844292.html

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AUSTRAC publishes new Bullion Dealers, Remittance risk assessments and Superannuation threat update

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/new-risk-assessments-and-threat-update-now-available Bullion dealers in Australia risk assessment: https://www.austrac.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-09/AUSTRAC_RA_BullionDealersInAustralia_web.pdf Independent remittance dealers in Australia risk assessment: https://www.austrac.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-09/AUSTRAC_RA_IndependentRemittanceDealersInAustralia_Web.pdf Remittance network providers and their affiliates in Australia risk assessment: https://www.austrac.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-09/AUSTRAC_RA_RemittanceNetworkProvidersAndAffiliatesInAustralia_Web.pdf Superannuation sector threat update: https://www.austrac.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-09/AUSTRAC_2022_SuperannuationCTEUpdate_0.pdf

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Diamond sales continue in secret, regardless of Russian sanctions

Read here: https://www.jewellermagazine.com/Article/10928/Diamond-sales-continue-in-secret-regardless-of-Russian-sanctions

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‘There is no innocent explanation’: Newly released FBI files reveal Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff’s dramatic confession as agents arrested him

Read here: https://www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/there-is-no-innocent-explanation-newly-released-fbi-files-reveal-ponzi-schemer-bernie-madoffs-dramatic-confession-when-agents-arrested-him-11663690419

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Challenges and good practices for transport and logistics services to prevent the use of their services for IP-infringing activities

Read here: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/-/challenges-and-good-practices-for-transport-and-logistics-services-to-prevent-the-use-of-their-services-for-ip-infringing-activities

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EDPS takes legal action as new Europol Regulation puts rule of law and EDPS independence under threat

Read here: https://edps.europa.eu/press-publications/press-news/press-releases/2022/edps-takes-legal-action-new-europol-regulation-puts-rule-law-and-edps-independence-under-threat_en

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The Illicit Finance Threat to Democracies: A Transatlantic Response

Read here: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/policy-briefs/illicit-finance-threat-democracies-transatlantic-response

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Former Honduran First Lady Sentenced to 14 Years for Corruption

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16797-former-honduran-first-lady-sentenced-to-14-years-for-corruption

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Cambodia’s illegal logging structures

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/forest-crimes-cambodia/

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Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Bill: Companies House Reform Welcome But Gaps Remain In Britain’s Dirty Money Defences

Read here: https://www.transparency.org.uk/economic-crime-corporate-transparency-bill-companies-house-money-laundering

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Nigerian Authorities Raid Cybercrime Training Centers

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16791-nigerian-authorities-raid-cybercrime-training-centers

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Read A Terrifying Report About How Predators On Twitch Exploit Kids In Real Time

Read here: https://www.scarymommy.com/parenting/streaming-platform-twitch-child-predators-report

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Jumbo CEO steps down amid money laundering investigation

Read here: https://nltimes.nl/2022/09/23/jumbo-ceo-steps-amid-money-laundering-investigation

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Colombia’s President Petro Challenges US Anti-Drug Policy in UN Speech

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/colombias-president-petro-challenges-us-anti-drug-policy-in-un-speech/

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Drug trafficking operation nets record seizures and 1,333 arrests

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2022/Drug-trafficking-operation-nets-record-seizures-and-1-333-arrests

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Oxford Street’s US-themed sweet shops to face stricter rules

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-62972510

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Round Up: UK Aims to Crackdown on FinCrime with Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill 2022

New crackdown on fraud and money laundering to protect UK economy The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill will strengthen the UK’s reputation as a place where legitimate businesses can […]

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Weaponized Drug Trafficking: How Venezuela Built A Super Cartel To Attack The United States

Read here: https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/weaponized-drug-trafficking/ Link to report: https://www.securefreesociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/TTJ10_WeaponizedDrugTrafficking.pdf

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How the QAnon Queen Funds Her Cult: ‘She’s Scamming People’

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d35qx/qanon-romana-didulo-money-scams

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‘Fat Leonard’, fugitive contractor in US navy’s worst corruption scandal, arrested in Venezuela

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/22/fat-leonard-fugitive-contractor-in-us-navys-worst-corruption-scandal-arrested-in-venezuela

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Swiss-Based Fund AOG Poured Cash Into Joint Accounts With African Politicians

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/suisse-secrets/swiss-based-fund-aog-poured-cash-into-joint-accounts-with-african-politicians

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Police interviews in King Charles charity honours probe

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63011494

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Project FATA: From Awareness To Action – Boosting the awareness and the public-private action against new counterfeiting threats

Link to report here: https://crimetech.it/fata/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/FATA-report-ENG.pdf Link to article here: https://crimetech.it/fata/materials/?lang=en

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17-Year-Old Arrested On Suspicion Of Being Hacker Behind GTA VI Leak

Read here: https://kotaku.com/gta-6-vi-hack-leaker-arrested-teenager-london-laspsus-1849573250

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Machine learning partners in criminal networks

Read here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-20025-w Link to report here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-20025-w.pdf

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Pentagon contracts with Inca Digital for a security-focused digital asset mapping tool

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/pentagon-contracts-with-inca-digital-for-security-focused-digital-asset-mapping-tool

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Iran and Russia Seek New Sanctions Evasion Corridor

Read here: https://cepa.org/article/iran-and-russia-seek-new-sanctions-evasion-corridor/

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France Orders Jail Time for 2 Men Charged With Funding Terrorism in Syria With Crypto

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/09/19/france-orders-jail-time-for-2-men-charged-with-funding-terrorism-in-syria-with-crypto-report/

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Undercover with Russia’s fake arms dealers

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-62983444

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Brazilian Federal Police Raids 6 Crypto Exchanges in Money Laundering Investigation

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/09/23/brazilian-federal-police-raids-6-crypto-exchanges-in-money-laundering-investigation/

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Behind the scenes of a Luxembourg finanzplatz ‘dawn raid’

Read here: https://delano.lu/article/behind-the-scenes-of-a-luxembo

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Smugglers carve a niche in Africa’s rare rosewood

Read here: https://issafrica.org/iss-today/smugglers-carve-a-niche-in-africas-rare-rosewood

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