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Art Dealers, Other Non-Bank Entities Subject of New Bank Secrecy Act Amendment

Read here: https://www.natlawreview.com/article/art-dealers-other-non-bank-entities-subject-new-bank-secrecy-act-amendment

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UK: 14,000 workers report employers for committing furlough fraud

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tax/news/14000-workers-report-employers-committing-furlough-fraud/

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Hidden Costs: US private military and security companies and the risks of corruption and conflict

Read here: https://ti-defence.org/publications/hidden-costs-us-private-military-and-security-companies-and-the-risks-of-corruption-and-conflict/ Link to report: https://ti-defence.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Hidden-Costs-US-private-military-and-security-companies-and-the-risks-of-corruption-and-conflict-FINAL.pdf

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To Uncover a Deepfake Video Call, Ask the Caller to Turn Sideways

Read here: https://metaphysic.ai/to-uncover-a-deepfake-video-call-ask-the-caller-to-turn-sideways/

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Iran Places First Crypto-Funded Import Order, Worth $10M

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/08/09/iran-places-first-crypto-funded-import-order-worth-10m-report/

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Bangladesh Bank Heist Casino Owner Gets Accounts Unfrozen

Read here: https://www.casino.org/news/bangladesh-bank-heist-casino-owner-gets-accounts-unfrozen/

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Complying with OFAC’s Tornado Cash Sanctions: Key Questions and Challenges

Read here: https://hub.elliptic.co/analysis/complying-with-ofac-s-tornado-cash-sanctions-key-questions-and-challenges/

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Guinea-Bissau: State Institutions Hijacked by Cocaine Cartels

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16652-guinea-bissau-state-institutions-hijacked-by-cocaine-cartels

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Anonymous user sends ETH from Tornado Cash to prominent figures following sanctions

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/anonymous-user-sends-eth-from-tornado-cash-to-prominent-figures-following-sanctions

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High-Ranking Employee [Gregory Dwyer] At Cryptocurrency Exchange [BitMex] Pleads Guilty To Bank Secrecy Act Violations

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/high-ranking-employee-cryptocurrency-exchange-pleads-guilty-bank-secrecy-act-violations

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Colombia has detected $20 billion likely tied to money laundering

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/colombia-has-detected–20-billion-likely-tied-to-money-laundering–official/47815628

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Russians under sanctions fail to declare assets in line with German law

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/russians-under-sanctions-fail-to-declare-assets-in-line-with-german-law/47814128

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Four More Russian Billionaires Lose Cypriot Citizenship, Following EU Sanctions

Read here: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/four-more-russian-billionaires-lose-cypriot-citizenship-following-eu-sanctions/

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Lithuania’s sanctions-hit fertiliser producer resumes operation, sees challenges ahead

Read here: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1756364/lithuania-s-sanctions-hit-fertiliser-producer-resumes-operation-sees-challenges-ahead

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Dubai Customs foils attempt to smuggle 3.7kg marijuana

Read here: https://gulfnews.com/uae/dubai-customs-foils-attempt-to-smuggle-37kg-marijuana-1.89811131

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UAE to Clamp Down on Crypto Real Estate Money Laundering

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/08/08/uae-to-clamp-down-on-crypto-real-estate-money-laundering/

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Questions Abound in Killing of Local Police Chief in Sinaloa, Mexico

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/questions-abound-killing-police-chief-sinaloa-mexico/

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Russia starts stripping jetliners for parts as sanctions bite

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-russia-starts-stripping-jetliners-160157655.html

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Typologies of Illicit Financial Abuse of the NPO Sector

Read here: https://www.global-amlcft.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FINAL-Report-NPO-10082022_compressed.pdf

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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Notorious Virtual Currency Mixer Tornado Cash

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0916

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Company-formation agent, IOS: Pioneering secrecy firm dogged by allegations of money laundering and ‘fake’ documents

Read here: https://www.financeuncovered.org/stories/english-limited-partnerships-os-company-formation-agency-linked-to-some-of-the-worlds-corruption-scandals

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Polygon-Based Web3 Game Dragoma Supporters Fall Victim to $3.5M Rug Pull

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/08/08/polygon-based-web3-game-dragoma-supporters-fall-victim-to-35m-rug-pull-peckshield/

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Unexplained Wealth of Top Georgian Judge Highlights Obstacles Along Country’s Path to Europe

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/unexplained-wealth-of-top-georgian-judge-highlights-obstacles-along-countrys-path-to-europe

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United States Obtains Warrant for Seizure of Airplane of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Andrei Skoch, Worth Over $90 Million

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-obtains-warrant-seizure-airplane-sanctioned-russian-oligarch-andrei-skoch-worth

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North Korean hackers target crypto experts with fake Coinbase job offers

Reda here: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-hackers-target-crypto-experts-with-fake-coinbase-job-offers/

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Memo Fantasma Freed from Colombian Prison

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/memo-fantasma-freed-from-colombian-prison/

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United States Suddenly Keen to See Guatemala Extradite Human Smugglers

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/united-states-extradite-guatemala-human-smugglers/

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UAE tightens real estate investment rules; brokers to report cash deals worth Dh55k and above

Read here: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/uae-issues-new-reporting-requirements-for-real-estate-transactions

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Cross chains, beware: deBridge flags attempted phishing attack, suspects Lazarus Group

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/cross-chains-beware-debridge-flags-attempted-phishing-attack-suspects-lazarus-group

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Pakistan Finds Ex-PM Imran Khan’s Party Received Money from Abroad

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16649-pakistan-finds-ex-pm-imran-khan-s-party-received-money-from-abroad

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Silicon Lifeline: Western Electronics at the Heart of Russia’s War Machine

Read here: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/special-resources/silicon-lifeline-western-electronics-heart-russias-war-machine Link to report: https://static.rusi.org/RUSI-Silicon-Lifeline-final-updated-web_0.pdf

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Aurora Labs exec details ‘fascinating and devious’ crypto scam he almost fell for

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/aurora-labs-exec-details-fascinating-and-devious-crypto-scam-he-almost-fell-for

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Former Dutch football player Mendes da Silva suspected of money laundering, drug trafficking

Read here: https://nltimes.nl/2022/08/07/former-dutch-football-player-mendes-da-silva-suspected-money-laundering-drug-trafficking

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Australia: NT Government minister accused of ‘abrogating responsibility’ over outback town poker machine plan

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-08/minister-on-alice-springs-gambling-plan/101310266

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Online operator LeoVegas fined £1.32 million

Read here: https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news/article/online-operator-leovegas-fined-gbp1-2-million

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Watchdog faces questions after arrests over failed e-money firm

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/watchdog-faces-questions-after-arrests-over-failed-emoney-firm-tx9hztsns

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How a UK barber shop links Boston marathon bomb probe and host of international corruption scandals

Read here: https://www.financeuncovered.org/stories/english-limited-partnerships-arran

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Merchant Of Death. Lord Of War. The McDonald’s Of Arms Trafficking: Who Is Viktor Bout?

Read here: https://www.rferl.org/a/viktor-bour-profile-griner-prisoner-swap/31976479.html

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Master of Anons: How a Crypto Developer Faked a DeFi Ecosystem

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/08/04/master-of-anons-how-a-crypto-developer-faked-a-defi-ecosystem/

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