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Suspected bank robber rescued from tunnel near Vatican

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62517372

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CFPB Warns that Digital Marketing Providers Must Comply with Federal Consumer Finance Protections

Read here: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-warns-that-digital-marketing-providers-must-comply-with-federal-consumer-finance-protections/

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UK man pleads guilty to carrying on regulated activities without authorisation

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/statements/larry-barreto-pleads-guilty-carrying-regulated-activities-without-authorisation

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India: Crypto Money Laundering Probe Points To A China Link

Read here: https://www.ndtv.com/business/crypto-money-laundering-probe-points-to-a-china-link-report-3245216

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US Senators Warren, Sanders Ask Key Bank Regulator to Rescind Crypto Guidance

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/08/10/us-senators-warren-sanders-ask-key-bank-regulator-to-rescind-crypto-guidance/

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Four New Jersey Men Charged with Fentanyl Analogue Distribution and Money Laundering Charges

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/four-new-jersey-men-charged-fentanyl-analogue-distribution-and-money-laundering-charges

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Myanmar’s poisoned mountains: The toxic rare earth mining industry at the heart of the global green energy transition

Read here: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/natural-resource-governance/myanmars-poisoned-mountains/

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The jetset tycoon, the Tory council, and the missing £138m of taxpayers’ money

Read here: https://goodlawproject.org/news/tycoon-tory-missing-138m/

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OpenSea introduces new stolen item policy to combat NFT theft

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/opensea-introduces-new-stolen-item-policy-to-combat-nft-theft

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Seafood fraud a growing international problem impacting food safety

Read here: https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/food-safety-health/seafood-fraud-a-growing-international-problem-impacting-food-safety-study-finds

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Consumed: Cocaine

Read here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=321Q0exJzdA

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Former Twitter Employee Found Guilty of Acting as an Agent of a Foreign Government and Unlawfully Sharing Twitter User Information

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-twitter-employee-found-guilty-acting-agent-foreign-government-and-unlawfully-sharing

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Fewer than 120,000 people inhabit Kiribati yet they apparently hold $682m in Australian banks

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-12/tax-evasion-common-reporting-standard-ato-bank-accounts-kiribati/101317140

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Olaf Scholz faces fresh scrutiny over alleged role in waiving of bank’s tax bill

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/11/olaf-scholz-face-fresh-scrutiny-over-alleged-role-waiving-warburg-bank-tax-bill

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‘Forgetful’ UK drug smuggler who changed his story jailed

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/forgetful-sheffield-drug-smuggler-who-changed-his-story-jailed

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Former J.P. Morgan Traders Convicted of Fraud, Attempted Price Manipulation, and Spoofing in a Multi-Year Market Manipulation Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-jp-morgan-traders-convicted-fraud-attempted-price-manipulation-and-spoofing-multi-year

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UK: Restoring Trust In In Our Lobbying System

Read here: https://www.transparency.org.uk/uk-government-lobbying-transparency-department-disclosure-delays

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Bogus companies scam: ‘We never knew our home was on the list’

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-62494987

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Dominican Republic Struggles to Curb Rampant Sex Trafficking

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/dominican-republic-struggles-curb-rampant-sex-trafficking/

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#YourAccountYourCrime: Global campaign exposes use of money mules

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/YourAccountYourCrime-Global-campaign-exposes-use-of-money-mules

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Joint CyberSecurity Advisory: #StopRansomware – Zeppelin Ransomware

Read here: https://www.ic3.gov/Media/News/2022/220811.pdf

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Can the ELN and Colombia’s Government Chart a New Path Towards Peace?

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/eln-colombia-government-chart-path-peace/

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Australian media regulator issues first ever warning for providing software to illegal online casinos

Read here: https://www.asgam.com/index.php/2022/08/10/australian-media-regulator-issues-first-ever-warning-for-providing-software-to-illegal-online-casinos/

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More than $540m laundered through RenBridge Cross-Chain

Read here: https://www.altfi.com/article/9685_more-than-540m-laundered-through-renbridge

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Uruguay Makes Historic Seizure of European Meth

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/uruguay-historic-seizure-european-meth/

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Cloning Tornado Cash Would Be Easy, but Risky. The sanctioned Ethereum mixer’s code is open source. Anyone can copy and run it.

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/08/10/cloning-tornado-cash-would-be-easy-but-risky/

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Serious Fraud Office secures conviction in £100 million no-win-no-fee fraud

Read here: https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2022/08/10/serious-fraud-office-secures-conviction-in-100-million-no-win-no-fee-fraud/

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UK Financial Intelligence Unit (UKFIU): SARs Reporter Booklet – August 2022

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/613-reporter-booklet-august-2022/file

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Curve Finance resolves site exploit, directs users to revoke any recent contracts

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/breaking-curve-finance-team-warns-users-to-avoid-using-site-until-further-notice

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Was Lebanon the world’s biggest Ponzi scheme?

Read here: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2138591/middle-east

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Family of Khalifa Haftar liquidates US properties amid lawsuit

Read here: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/libya-khalifa-haftar-family-us-properties-legal-woes

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Where in the world are Russians going to avoid sanctions? Follow the money.

Read here: https://www.vox.com/world/23283965/russia-sanctions-united-arab-emirates-dubai-emirates-finance-money-yachts

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Chinese authorities cracked down on nearly 12,000 wildlife crime cases in three months

Read here: https://www.traffic.org/news/chinese-authorities-cracked-down-on-nearly-12-000-wildlife-crime-cases-in-three-months/

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Russians have begun training on Iranian drones, US believes

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/09/politics/russia-training-drones-iran/index.html

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Three Nigerian Nationals Extradited to the United States from the United Kingdom for Participating in Business Email Compromise Fraud Schemes

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/three-nigerian-nationals-extradited-united-states-united-kingdom-participating-business-email

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Elliptic Launches Next Generation of Blockchain Analytics with Introduction of Holistic Screening for Cross-Chain Compliance

Read here: https://www.elliptic.co/media-center/elliptic-next-generation-blockchain-analytics-with-holistic-screening-cross-chain

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The role indigenous peoples play in tackling organized environmental crime

Read here: https://page.globalinitiative.net/indigenouspeoplesday2022/index.html

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As Us Returns Looted Relics To Cambodia, Officials Call On More Collectors To Come Clean

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/as-us-returns-looted-relics-to-cambodia-officials-call-on-more-collectors-to-come-clean/

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Guatemala Sex Traffickers Earn Millions Through Deception

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/guatemala-sex-traffickers-earn-millions/

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