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Justice Department Seizes and Forfeits Approximately $500,000 from North Korean Ransomware Actors and their Conspirators

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-seizes-and-forfeits-approximately-500000-north-korean-ransomware-actors

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Amazon targets fake review fraudsters on social media

Read here: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazon-targets-fake-review-fraudsters-on-social-media

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Yachts and Cocaine – An Annual Voyage Between Argentina and Spain

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/yachts-cocaine-annual-voyage-between-argentina-spain/

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EU to add Sberbank, Russian metals baron to sanctions list

Read here: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/eu-add-sberbank-russian-metals-112806013.html

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US overdoses surged in 2020 – Especially among people of colour

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/19/opioid-overdoses-surged-people-of-color-2020

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Eurojust assists in returning historic painting by Artemisia Gentileschi to Italy

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/eurojust-assists-returning-historic-painting-artemisia-gentileschi-italy

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Ukraine Resident Pleads Guilty for Role in Sophisticated International Scheme to Steal Money From U.S. Bank Accounts

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ukraine-resident-pleads-guilty-role-sophisticated-international-scheme-steal-money-us-bank-0

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Sea Turtle DNA Database Identifies Poaching Hotspots

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16583-sea-turtle-dna-database-identifies-poaching-hotspots

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Crypto Trading Firm TPS Capital Denied Ties to Insolvent Three Arrows. Court Documents Indicate a Connection

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/07/19/crypto-trading-firm-tps-capital-denied-ties-to-insolvent-three-arrows-court-documents-indicate-a-connection/

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Three Men Charged in Ecuadorian Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/three-men-charged-ecuadorian-bribery-and-money-laundering-scheme

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U.S. Standards Body Reaches Critical Milestone for Mitigating the Quantum Threat, But More Work Is Needed

Read here: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2022/07/19/us-standards-body-quantum-threat/

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US Treasury Open to Nonbanks Issuing Stablecoins, Official Says

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/07/18/us-treasury-open-to-nonbanks-issuing-stablecoins-official-says/

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Hundreds of crypto firms fail FCA money laundering test

Read here: https://www.fnlondon.com/articles/cryptocurrency-firms-fail-uk-fca-money-laundering-test-20220719

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Binance Fined $3.4M by Dutch Central Bank: Penalized for failing to register in the Netherlands

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/07/18/binance-fined-over-33m-by-dutch-central-bank/

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Accused Bitfinex Bitcoin Money Launderer Granted Permission to ‘Engage in Legitimate Employment’

Read here: https://news.bitcoin.com/accused-bitfinex-bitcoin-money-launderer-granted-permission-to-engage-in-legitimate-employment/

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CTED hosts discussion on proceeds from exploitation and trade in natural resources as source of terrorism financing

Read here: https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/ctc/news/cted-hosts-discussion-proceeds-exploitation-and-trade-natural-resources-source-terrorism

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Appeal dismissed in NZ’s first criminal prosecution under Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act

Read here: https://www.dia.govt.nz/press.nsf/d77da9b523f12931cc256ac5000d19b6/5822eacdd2e78680cc2588830008602f!OpenDocument

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Bogus cryptocurrency apps swindle users out of millions, FBI warns

Read here: https://www.cyberscoop.com/fbi-cryptocurrency-scam-yibit-supayos-ftc/

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UK Filed Over 34,000 Crypto Scam Reports In Last 6 Years

Read here: https://bitcoinist.com/uk-filed-over-34000-crypto-scam-reports-in-last-6-years/

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FCA Chief Executive speech: How the UK will regulate for the future

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/speeches/how-uk-will-regulate-future

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Will Death of Iván Mordisco Prove the Final Blow to FARC Dissidents in Colombia?

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/farc-dissidents-splinter-death-ivan-mordisco-colombia/

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Tunisia opposition leader investigated on terrorism charges

Read here: https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/tunisia-opposition-leader-investigated-terrorism-charges-87010689

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EU proposes new sanctions on Russian gold exports

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/15/eu-to-target-russian-gold-with-new-sanctions

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MiCA and ToFR: The EU moves to regulate the crypto-asset market

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/mica-and-tofr-the-eu-moves-to-regulate-the-crypto-asset-market

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11 arrests in Germany, Poland and the UK for smuggling migrants from Belarus into the EU

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/11-arrests-in-germany-poland-and-uk-for-smuggling-migrants-belarus-eu

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Paraguay Extradites Brazilian Money Launderer to the U.S.

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16577-paraguay-extradites-brazilian-money-launderer-to-the-u-s

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Cashless ‘Pokies’ on Trial in New South Wales to Curb Slots Money Laundering

Read here: https://www.casino.org/news/cashless-pokies-on-trial-in-new-south-wales-to-curb-money-laundering/

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FCA fines The TJM Partnership Limited (in liquidation) £2 million for serious financial crime control failings in relation to cum-ex trading

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-fines-tjm-partnership-limited-liquidation-serious-financial-crime-control-failings

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Honduras Ex-President’s Son Murdered in Professional Hit

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/honduras-ex-president-son-murdered/

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Turkish Businessman Extradited from Austria to Face Money Laundering and Wire Fraud Charges: Allegedly Connected to $1 Billion Washakie Biofuel Tax Credit Fraud

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/turkish-businessman-extradited-austria-face-money-laundering-and-wire-fraud-charges

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EU Prosecutor Launches Probe into Bribery in Croatia

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16578-eu-prosecutor-launches-probe-into-bribery-in-croatia

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US Temporary Work Visas Expose Migrants to Exploitation

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/temporary-work-visas-exploitation-labor-trafficking/

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Rafael Caro Quintero’s Capture in Mexico Celebrated

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/rafael-caro-quintero-capture-celebrated-inconsequential/

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DEA Los Angeles Field Division Makes Historic Seizure of Approximately 1 Million Fentanyl Pills

Read here: https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2022/07/14/dea-los-angeles-field-division-makes-historic-seizure-approximately-1

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From Catwalk to Court Room – The Fall of a Colombian Fashion Designer

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/runway-runaway-fall-colombian-fashion-designer-wildlife-trafficking/

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Online markets for pangolin-derived products: Dynamics of e-commerce platforms

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/online-markets-for-pangolin/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/MMFU_Pangolins.pdf

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NFT Sale Linked to Sanctioned Russian Terrorist Group Attempts to Support War in Ukraine

Read here: https://brief.kharon.com/updates/nft-sale-linked-to-sanctioned-russian-terrorist-group-attempts-to-support-war-in-ukraine/

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His companies made a deal for £138m of taxpayers’ money. Where has it gone?

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2022-07-15/his-companies-made-a-deal-for-138m-of-taxpayers-money.-where-has-it-gone

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