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Kyrgyz Public Questions Government’s Silence over $1.1B Gold Sale

Read here :https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16727-kyrgyz-public-questions-government-s-silence-over-1-1-billion-gold-sale

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Fate of Sberbank’s Swiss branch still hangs in balance

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/fate-of-sberbank-s-swiss-branch-still-hangs-in-balance/47868944

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Bayer to Pay $40 Million to Resolve the Alleged Use of Kickbacks and False Statements Relating to Three Drugs

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/bayer-pay-40-million-resolve-alleged-use-kickbacks-and-false-statements-relating-three-drugs

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Regulating Crypto: The right rules could provide a safe space for innovation

Read here: https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/fandd/issues/2022/09/Regulating-crypto-Narain-Moretti

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US: House Lawmaker Asks 9 Entities to Illuminate Crypto’s Security Concerns

Read here: https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2022/08/house-lawmaker-asks-9-entities-illuminate-cryptos-security-concerns/376536/

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Customs smashes money laundering syndicate involving over HK$400m

Read here: https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/194187/Customs-smashes-money-laundering-syndicate-involving-over-HK$400m

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Crimes against the Amazon reverberate across Brazil, analysis shows

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/crimes-against-the-amazon-reverberate-across-brazil-analysis-shows/

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Political donor pleads not guilty to US bribery charges

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62754148

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UN Reports China May Have Committed ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ In Xinjiang Camps

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/china-cables/un-reports-china-may-have-committed-crimes-against-humanity-in-xinjiang-camps/

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Can Crypto Save the Cannabis Industry?

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/sinweek/2022/08/31/can-crypto-save-the-cannabis-industry/

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Maldives shark-fishing ban tested by ebbing support from small-scale fishers

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/maldives-shark-fishing-ban-tested-by-ebbing-support-from-small-fishers/

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Islamic State suspects arrested during Swiss police raids

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/islamic-state-suspects-arrested-during-swiss-police-raids/47868836

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Welcome to pirate island? 10 reasons why Freeports in the UK are bad news

Read here: https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/welcome-to-pirate-island-extend-freeports-to-whole-uk-coastline-says-tory-mp-10-reasons-why-they-are-bad-news-334062/

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Statement by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on the G7 Price Cap [on the price of Russian oil] Announcement

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/featured-stories/statement-by-secretary-of-the-treasury-janet-l-yellen-on-the-g7-price-cap-announcement

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Ex-Macau junket boss appears in court on illegal gambling, crime syndicate charges

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/1-ex-macau-junket-boss-091138981.html

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Credit Suisse weighs up 5,000 job cuts as part of restructuring plan, following controversies and high-profile lawsuits

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/sep/02/credit-suisse-weighs-up-5000-job-cuts-restructuring-plan

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Venezuela government again accuses ex-oil czar of wrongdoing

Read here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-venezuela-pdvsa-saab-tareck-el-aissami-b2158027.html

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From Empires to World Wars – A History of the Global Cocaine Trade

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/empires-world-wars-history-global-cocaine-trade/

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U.S. sought records on Binance CEO for crypto money laundering probe

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-u-sought-records-binance-120751230.html

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United States Obtains Warrant for Seizure of $45 Million Airplane Owned by Russian Energy Company PJSC LUKOIL

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-obtains-warrant-seizure-45-million-airplane-owned-russian-energy-company-pjsc

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Sneaky fake Google Translate app installs crypto miner on 112,000 PCs

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/sneaky-fake-google-translate-app-installs-crypto-miner-on-112-000-pcs

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Why Swiss watches must become ‘greener’: Improvement needed to transparency and traceability

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/why-swiss-watches-must-become–greener-/47860234

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EBA calls for more proactive engagement between supervisors in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing colleges

Read here: https://www.eba.europa.eu/eba-calls-more-proactive-engagement-between-supervisors-anti-money-laundering-and-counter-terrorist

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Malaysian court sentences former first lady Rosmah to jail for bribery

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/malaysian-court-sentences-former-first-lady-rosmah-to-jail-for-bribery/47867886

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What the Taliban crackdown means for crypto’s future in Afghanistan

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/what-the-taliban-crackdown-means-for-crypto-s-future-in-afghanistan

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Fugees Canceled Tour as Pras Michel Faced Jail for Malaysian Money Laundering Scheme

Read here: https://consequence.net/2022/08/pras-michel-maylaysia-money-laundering-fugees-tour/

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Spy for Canada smuggled schoolgirl and others to Syria, to join ISIS

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62726954

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JPMorgan’s Frankfurt office searched as part of German probe

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jpmorgans-frankfurt-offices-raided-part-091301207.html

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Preventing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing: A Practical Guide for Bank Supervisors

Read here: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/37726 Link to report here: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/37726/9781464818516.pdf

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Could war in Ukraine affect organized crime in the Western Balkans?

Read here: https://riskbulletins.globalinitiative.net/see-obs-012/01-war-in-ukraine-affect-organized-crime-western-balkans.html

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Justice Department Will Return Approximately $686,000 in Forfeited Corruption Proceeds to the Republic of Peru

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/justice-department-will-return-approximately-686000-forfeited-corruption-proceeds

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Gazprom head says ‘sanctions confusion’ means Siemens cannot service Nord Stream 1

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/gazprom-head-says-sanctions-confusion-151757198.html

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Mining Billionaire and Partners Testify in Landmark Swiss Bribery Case

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16714-mining-billionaire-and-partners-testify-in-landmark-swiss-bribery-case

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Two Defendants in ‘Grandparent Scam’ Network Sentenced for RICO Conspiracy Targeting Elderly Americans

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-defendants-grandparent-scam-network-sentenced-rico-conspiracy-targeting-elderly-americans

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Switzerland should get tougher on money-laundering, says report

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/switzerland-should-get-tougher-on-money-laundering–says-report/47862636

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Erdoğan ally resigns after crime boss’s corruption allegations

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/31/erdogan-ally-resigns-after-boss-corruption-allegations-turkey

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Binance Froze Russian Gun Maker’s Crypto Assets, Amid Ukrainian Pressure

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/sinweek/2022/08/31/binance-froze-russian-gun-makers-crypto-assets-likely-at-ukraines-request/

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Flurry of seizures intensify pressure on the Met over artifacts linked to accused traffickers

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/hidden-treasures/flurry-of-seizures-intensify-pressure-on-the-met-over-artifacts-linked-to-accused-traffickers/

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US authorities seize dozens of ancient relics from top New York museum in international art smuggling crackdown

Read here: https://www.financeuncovered.org/stories/new-york-metropolitan-museum-art-antiquities-confiscated-international-smuggling

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Behind the Manhunt for Sebastián Marset, Founder of the First Uruguayan Cartel

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/manhunt-for-sebastian-marset-founder-first-uruguayan-cartel/

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