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Number of arrests related to Islamist extremism in Ireland has grown in recent years

Read here: https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2022/07/23/number-of-arrests-related-to-islamic-extremism-in-ireland-has-grown-in-recent-years/

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Lloyds, Santander, Barclays, TSB demand Google, Facebook reimburse online fraud victims

Read here: https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/40697/lloyds-santander-barclays-tsb-demand-google-facebook-reimburse-online-fraud-victims

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NatWest issues important scam warning as customer hands over £370,000 to fraudsters

Read here: https://www.express.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/1643880/natwest-bank-scam-martin-lewis-holly-willoughby/amp

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El Chapo’s Sons Fight Rafael Caro Quintero’s Men in Sonora, Mexico

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/el-chapo-sons-fight-rafael-caro-quintero-men-sonora-mexico/

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Panama Papers Whistleblower Speaks Out: “Shell Companies are Putin’s Best Friend”

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/panamapapers/panama-papers-whistleblower-speaks-out-shell-companies-are-putins-best-friend

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Cocaine politics in West Africa: Guinea-Bissau’s protection networks

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/cocaine-politics-west-africa-guinea-bissau/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GITOC-WEA-Obs-Cocaine-politics-in-West-Africa-Guinea-Bissaus-protection-networks.pdf

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Neopets security breach: Users’ data reportedly stolen

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jul/22/neopets-security-breach-users-data-reportedly-stolen

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National Crime Agency calls for more funding to tackle Russian kleptocracy

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jul/21/national-crime-agency-calls-for-more-funding-to-tackle-russian-kleptocracy

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Revolut’s UK risk and compliance chiefs quit in slew of senior resignations

Read here: https://www.cityam.com/exclusive-revoluts-uk-risk-and-compliance-chiefs-quit-in-slew-of-senior-resignations/

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Scammers Target and Exploit Owners of Cryptocurrencies in Liquidity Mining Scam

Read here: https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2022/PSA220721

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Chief money mule jailed 14 years over $40 million SkillsFuture scam

Read here: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/chief-money-mule-jailed-14-years-over-40-million-skillsfuture-scam

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Australia: Multi-state drug syndicate dismantled

Read here: https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/multi-state-drug-syndicate-dismantled

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2022 Trafficking in Persons Report

Read here: https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/337308-2022-TIP-REPORT-inaccessible.pdf

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FBI investigation determined Chinese-made Huawei equipment could disrupt US nuclear arsenal communications

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/23/politics/fbi-investigation-huawei-china-defense-department-communications-nuclear/index.html

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‘Like That of Slavery’: Chinese Companies Allegedly Trafficking 40,000 Children In Congo, Forcing Them to Work In Hazardous Mines

Read here: https://atlantablackstar.com/2022/07/23/like-that-of-slavery-chinese-companies-allegedly-trafficking-40000-children-in-congo-forcing-them-to-work-in-hazardous-mines/

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Guatemala’s former economics minister pleads guilty to using Miami bank accounts to pay bribes

Read here: https://www.aol.com/news/guatemala-former-economics-minister-pleads-181331753.html

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AI helps researchers identify victims of human trafficking

Read here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/human-trafficking-survivor-new-study-flags-likely-victims-using-ai-1.6516085

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We’re Up Against Putin, UK Cops Say as Shady Bank Payments Soar

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-22/-londongrad-sends-financial-workload-of-britain-s-fbi-soaring

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Report calls for shake-up at Serious Fraud Office

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/report-calls-for-shake-up-at-serious-fraud-office-2mh8bzrrj

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Danske Bank axes dividends again over Estonia case

Read here: https://www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/business/danske-bank-axes-dividends-again-over-estonia-case-100755960/

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Swiss customs crack down on fake medicinal imports

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-customs-crack-down-on-imported-fake-medicinal-products/47767696

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Regulators across the ocean discuss stablecoins and MiCa at joint forum

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/regulators-across-the-ocean-discuss-stablecoins-and-mica-at-joint-forum

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Atlanta film producer pleads guilty for $2.5 million cryptocurrency-based investment scams

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/atlanta-film-producer-pleads-guilty-25-million-cryptocurrency-based-investment-scams

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Latvian court receives criminal case involving multiple ABLV Bank employees accused of money laundering

Read here: https://bnn-news.com/latvian-court-receives-criminal-case-involving-multiple-ablv-bank-employees-accused-of-money-laundering-236272

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FARC Dissidents Patrol Streets in Broad Daylight on Colombia-Venezuela Border

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/tibu-colombia-farc-dissidents-patrol-streets-broad-daylight/

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Global Peace Index 2022

Read here: https://www.visionofhumanity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GPI-2022-web.pdf

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Inquiry ordered into acquittal of lawyers charged with bribery

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/inquiry-ordered-acquittal-lawyers-charged-bribery.969493

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OECD Working Group on Bribery voices ‘serious concerns’ over prosecution reform laws

Read here: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2022/07/113_333118.html

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Britain must raise its defences against weaponised finance

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/9e1a37ea-2afd-46a1-bd81-ba24e6961578

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‘Londongrad’ losing its allure for corrupt elites, police say

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/-londongrad–losing-its-allure-for-corrupt-elites–police-say/47771596

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My Big Coin Founder Convicted of Cryptocurrency Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/my-big-coin-founder-convicted-cryptocurrency-fraud-scheme

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Red-hot demand for ipê wood coincides with deforestation hubs in Brazil

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/red-hot-demand-for-ipe-wood-coincides-with-deforestation-hubs-in-brazil/

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21 Charged, Including Hospital and Lab CEOs, in Connection with Multistate Healthcare Kickback Conspiracy

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/21-charged-including-hospital-and-lab-ceos-connection-multistate-healthcare-kickback

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G9 vs. G-PEP – The Two Gang Alliances Tearing Haiti Apart

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/g9-gpep-two-gang-alliances-tearing-haiti-apart/

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SEC listing 9 tokens as securities in insider trading case ‘could have broad implications’

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-listing-9-tokens-as-securities-in-insider-trading-case-could-have-broad-implications-cftc

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Hong Kong gambling syndicate bust leads to 48 arrests

Read here: https://www.gamblinginsider.com/news/17297/hong-kong-gambling-syndicate-bust-leads-to-48-arrests

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Who Are Ecuador’s Newest, Bloodthirstiest Prison Gang?

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/who-ecuadors-newest-bloodthirstiest-prison-gang/

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Russian state media flouts European sanctions

Read here: https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-europe-sanctions-social-media-rt/

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Former education ministry official found guilty of bribery in Japan

Read here: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/07/20/national/crime-legal/education-ministry-bribery-case/

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