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Police in Latvia dismantle major money laundering group

Read here: https://bnn-news.com/police-in-latvia-dismantle-major-money-laundering-group-238721

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Corruption Puts Military Ammunition into the Hands of Paraguay’s Criminals

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/corruption-puts-military-ammunition-hands-paraguays-criminals/

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Big data monitoring tool aims to catch up to Indonesia’s booming online bird trade

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/big-data-monitoring-tool-aims-to-catch-up-to-indonesias-booming-online-bird-trade/

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‘No big fish left’ for further EU sanctions on Russians

Read here: https://euobserver.com/world/156125

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Honey Traps – Warning!

Read here: https://tohff.com/2022/09/21/honey-traps/

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Luxembourg’s ABBL signs public-private partnership to tackle money laundering

Read here: https://thepaypers.com/digital-identity-security-online-fraud/luxembourgs-abbl-signs-public-private-partnership-to-tackle-money-laundering–1258460

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Latin American Leaders Voice Security Concerns At United Nations General Assembly

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/latin-american-leaders-voice-security-concerns-united-nations/

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AFP investigates $1m ransom demand posted online for allegedly hacked Optus data

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/sep/24/afp-investigates-1m-ransom-demand-posted-online-for-allegedly-hacked-optus-data

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More questions than answers? The EU’s new Anti-Money Laundering Authority

Read here: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2022/09/22/more-questions-than-answers-the-eus-new-anti-money-laundering-authority/

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How A Fake Bitcoin Transaction Is Tied To The GTA 6 Leak

Read here: https://bitcoinist.com/fake-bitcoin-transaction-is-tied-to-the-gta-6-leak/

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Is Canada a Haven for Money Launderers?

Read here: https://www.tvo.org/video/is-canada-a-haven-for-money-launderers

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Account Freezing and Forfeiture Orders: is the FCA waking up to its investigative powers?

Read here: https://www.natlawreview.com/article/account-freezing-and-forfeiture-orders-fca-waking-to-its-investigative-powers

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Minters, Grant Thornton caught up in $7m scandal

Read here: https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/minters-grant-thornton-caught-up-in-7m-scandal-20220921-p5bjrf

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GitHub unbans Tornado Cash repositories following OFAC guidance

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/github-unbans-tornado-cash-repositories-following-ofac-guidance

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Malaysia brings home 15 victims of Cambodian cybercrime racket

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/malaysia-brings-home-15-victims-of-cambodian-cybercrime-racket/47920092

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International Olympic Committee (IOC) casts doubt on bribing claims to make taekwondo an Olympic sport

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/21/world-taekwondo-has-no-knowledge-of-bribing-claim-to-make-it-olympic-sport

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SEC Charges Cheetah Mobile’s CEO and its Former President with Insider Trading

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2022-169

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U.S. Treasury Issues Iran General License D-2 to Increase Support for Internet Freedom

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0974

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Trafficked: Kidnapped chimps, jailed rhino horn traffickers, and seized donkey parts

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/trafficked-kidnapped-chimps-jailed-rhino-horn-traffickers-and-seized-donkey-parts/

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Europol to host United Arab Emirates Liaison Bureau

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-to-host-united-arab-emirates-liaison-bureau

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Westminster council wages war on ‘dirty money’

Read here: https://www.localgov.co.uk/Westminster-council-wages-war-on-dirty-money-/54856

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Switzerland and Italy step up joint border controls

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland-and-italy-step-up-joint-border-controls/47921486

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New Surveillance Scandal Erupts in Georgia after Leaked Videos Emerge

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16796-new-surveillance-scandal-erupts-in-georgia-after-leaked-videos-emerge

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Two Men Plead Guilty in $30 Million Foreign Exchange Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-men-plead-guilty-30-million-foreign-exchange-fraud-scheme

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New US company owner database ‘taking way too long’ to implement, experts warn

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/new-us-company-owner-database-taking-way-too-long-to-implement-experts-warn/

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Do Drug Traffickers Deserve Royalties from Narco-Series?

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/drug-traffickers-royalties-narco-series/

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Constructing Corruption: Identifying the Enablers Helping Build Violent Kleptocracies

Read here: https://thesentry.org/reports/enablers-violent-kleptocracies/ Link to full report: https://cdn.thesentry.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ConstructingCorruption_TheSentry_Sept2022.pdf

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Stablecoin Issuer Tether Ordered to Produce Documents Showing Backing of USDT

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/09/21/stablecoin-issuer-tether-ordered-to-produce-documents-showing-backing-of-usdt/

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Amid Western sanctions, China’s yuan has its moment in Russia

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/20/amid-western-sanctions-chinas-yuan-has-its-moment-in-russia

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U.S. Attorney Announces Federal Charges Against 47 Defendants in $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-attorney-announces-federal-charges-against-47-defendants-250-million-feeding-our-future

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Morgan Stanley Smith Barney to Pay $35 Million for Extensive Failures to Safeguard Personal Information of Millions of Customers

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2022-168?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

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New Gambling Rules Passed by Victorian Parliament Will See Crown Melbourne’s Customers Set AU$1,000 Daily Cash Limit

Read here: https://www.casinoguardian.co.uk/2022/09/21/new-gambling-rules-passed-by-victorian-parliament-will-see-crown-melbournes-customers-set-au1000-daily-cash-limit/

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Bunq ordered designer drugs from website to investigate client

Read here: https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2022/09/bunq-ordered-designer-drugs-from-website-to-investigate-client/

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MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) Fatigue: Hackers’ new favorite tactic in high-profile breaches

Read here: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mfa-fatigue-hackers-new-favorite-tactic-in-high-profile-breaches/

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Pakistani Court Drops Terrorism Charges Against Former-PM Imran Khan

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16786-pakistani-court-drops-terrorism-charges-against-former-pm-imran-khan

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DX took “insufficient” action on bribery allegations and “curtailed” investigation, internal report reveals

Read here: https://motortransport.co.uk/blog/2022/09/20/dx-took-insufficient-action-on-bribery-allegations-and-curtailed-investigation-internal-report-reveals/

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Two Charged for the Killing of Ecuadorian Prosecutor

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16787-two-charged-for-the-killing-of-ecuadorian-prosecutor

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Israel Sees Massive Jump in Organized Crime Money Laundering in 2021

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16788-israel-sees-massive-jump-in-organized-crime-money-laundering-in-2021

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Eurojust and ICC Prosecutor launch practical guidelines for documenting and preserving information on international crimes

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/eurojust-and-icc-prosecutor-launch-practical-guidelines-documenting-and-preserving-information Link to report here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/sites/default/files/assets/eurojust-icc-csos-guidelines.pdf

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Liz Truss backs No 10 chief of staff caught up in FBI bribery probe

Read here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/liz-truss-mark-fullbrook-fbi-bribery-b2171156.html

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