News and Blogs

‘Most-wanted’ Chilean arms dealer concealed ties to companies with help from Panama’s offshore industry

Read here: https://www.icij.org/inside-icij/2022/09/most-wanted-chilean-arms-dealer-concealed-ties-to-companies-with-help-from-panamas-offshore-industry/

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Global Art Auctioneers or Money Laundrettes?

Read here: https://www.sarawakreport.org/2022/09/global-art-auctioneers-or-money-laundrettes/

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Mexico Extradites Alleged Member of Arellano Félix Cartel to the U.S.

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16764-mexico-extradites-alleged-member-of-arellano-felix-cartel-to-the-u-s

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Human Trafficking’s Newest Abuse: Forcing Victims Into Cyberscamming

Read here: https://www.propublica.org/article/human-traffickers-force-victims-into-cyberscamming

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Gun law advocates hail new credit card code as a way to cut down on suspicious sales

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/12/gun-law-advocates-hail-credit-card-code-as-way-to-cut-down-suspicious-sales.html

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Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard – Everything We Know About the Documentary

Read here: https://readysteadycut.com/2022/09/08/skandal-bringing-down-wirecard-everything-we-know-about-the-documentary/

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US Treasury clarifies publishing Tornado Cash’s code does not violate sanctions

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-treasury-clarifies-publishing-tornado-cash-s-code-does-not-violate-sanctions Link to OFAC’s FAQ: https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/added/2022-09-13

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A Cartel Bodyguard in Mexico’s ‘Hot Land’

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/investigations/cartel-bodyguard-mexico-hot-land/

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Electrum Bitcoin Wallet Scam Suspect Is Arrested by Dutch Police

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/09/14/electrum-bitcoin-wallet-scam-suspect-is-arrested-by-dutch-police/

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The United States and Partners Announce Establishment of Fund for the People of Afghanistan

Read here: https://www.state.gov/the-united-states-and-partners-announce-establishment-of-fund-for-the-people-of-afghanistan/

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Three Iranian Nationals Charged with Engaging in Computer Intrusions and Ransomware-Style Extortion Against U.S. Critical Infrastructure Providers

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/three-iranian-nationals-charged-engaging-computer-intrusions-and-ransomware-style-extortion

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Sanctioning Business Leaders in Russia

Read here: https://www.rand.org/blog/2022/09/sanctioning-business-leaders-in-russia.html

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Treasury Sanctions IRGC-Affiliated Cyber Actors for Roles in Ransomware Activity

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0948

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European Parliament ground-breaking vote on deforestation law a ‘big victory’

Read here: https://www.clientearth.org/latest/press-office/european-parliament-ground-breaking-vote-on-deforestation-law-a-big-victory-clientearth-lawyers/

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The Troika Of Money Laundering, Sanctions And Corruption – Ongoing Challenges For Internationally Operating Financial Institutions

Read here: https://internationalbanker.com/finance/the-troika-of-money-laundering-sanctions-and-corruption-ongoing-challenges-for-internationally-operating-financial-institutions/

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Austrian Arms Lobbyist Convicted Of Money Laundering

Read here: https://www.thelocal.at/20220913/austrian-arms-lobbyist-convicted-of-money-laundering/

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Organized crime and instability dynamics: Mapping illicit hubs in West Africa

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/west-africa-illicit-hub-mapping/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/GITOC-WEAObs-Organized-crime-and-instability-Mapping-illicit-hubs-in-West-Africa.pdf Link to methodology paper: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Illicit-Hubs-Methodology-web.pdf

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Thousands of donkey penises seized in smuggling operation between Nigeria and Hong Kong

Read here: https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/09/12/thousands-of-donkey-penises-seized-in-smuggling-operation-between-nigeria-and-hong-kong

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Belgium made no gains against political corruption this year

Read here: https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/belgium-made-no-gains-against-political-corruption-this-year-2/

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Watch Mexican navy intercept boat full of drugs

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2022/09/14/mexico-navy-boat-drugs-lon-orig-bg.cnn

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‘Arrogant’ Star found unsuitable to hold casino licence in NSW by independent inquiry

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/sep/13/arrogant-star-found-unsuitable-to-hold-casino-licence-in-new-south-wales-by-independent-inquiry

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FATF and INTERPOL intensify global asset recovery

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/methodsandtrends/documents/fatf-interpol-2022.html

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Illegal Fishing in Latin America – Experts Consider Answers to Tough Questions at Event

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/iuu-fishing-top-experts-converge-tough-questions-event/

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50 million people worldwide in modern slavery

Read here: https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_855019/lang–en/index.htm

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Cream Finance Exploiter Converts $1.75M in Stolen Funds to Bitcoin

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/09/12/cream-finance-exploiter-converts-175m-in-stolen-funds-to-bitcoin/

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Grim outlook for Guinea-Bissau elections: The fall and rise of Seidi Bá

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/guinea-bissau-elections-seidi-ba/

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FDIC FinCEN Digital Identity Tech Sprint – Key Takeaways and Solution Summaries

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fdic-fincen-digital-identity-tech-sprint-key-takeaways-and-solution-summaries

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Addressing the Linkages Between Illicit Arms, Organized Crime and Armed Conflict

Read here: https://www.unidir.org/publication/addressing-linkages-between-illicit-arms-organized-crime-and-armed-conflict Link to report: https://www.unidir.org/sites/default/files/2022-09/UNIDIR_UNODC_Addressing_Linkages_Illicit_Arms_Organized_Crime_Armed_Conflict.pdf

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Australian government expects corruption bill to be on schedule, even as PM says it’s no time for politics

Read here: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/2022/09/12/corruption-bill-government-parliament/

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Focus Migrant Smuggling From Nigeria: Key Findings on the Characteristics of Migrant Smuggling of Nigerians

Read here: https://www.unodc.org/res/som/docs/observatory_storymap_3_nigeria_25mar.pdf

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All UK express trusts must now register under anti-money laundering laws

Read here: https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/uk-trusts-must-register-anti-money-laundering

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Paraguay Sentences Member of the Riviera Maya Gang to 8 Years

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16757-paraguay-sentences-member-of-the-riviera-maya-gang-to-8-years

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EU developing sanctions information-sharing tools

Read here: https://www.europeansanctions.com/2022/09/eu-developing-sanctions-information-sharing-tools/

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Saudi prosecution confiscates over $1 bln from gang accused of money laundering

Read here: https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2022/09/12/Saudi-prosecution-confiscates-around-1-bln-from-gang-accused-of-money-laundering-

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Russian aluminium giant cut out of Queensland operation to abide by sanctions, Rio Tinto says

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/sep/13/russian-aluminium-giant-cut-out-of-queensland-operation-to-abide-by-sanctions-rio-tinto-says

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ePayments shutters as FCA Anti-Money Laundering regulations tighten

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/epayments-shutters-as-fca-anti-money-laundering-regulations-tightens

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Montenegrin Mafia Boss Killed in Turkey

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16759-montenegrin-mafia-boss-killed-in-turkey

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Spanish authorities break into ‘narco bank’

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/spanish-authorities-break-narco-bank

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Whiskey, Kobe beef and suckling pig: inside the ‘Fat Leonard’ navy bribery scandal

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/11/fat-leonard-navy-bribes-scandal-explained

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Meth, Fentanyl, Ecstasy: Synthetic Drugs Flourish in Latin America

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/meth-fentanyl-ecstasy-synthetic-drugs-flourish-in-latin-america/

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