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Celsius Networks: Cryptocurrency lender files for bankruptcy

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jul/14/celsius-networks-cryptocurrency-lender-files-for-bankruptcy

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PayPal-themed phishing kit allows complete identity theft

Read here: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/07/14/paypal-themed-phishing-kit/

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Malta: Publication of a Guidance Note on Obtaining Source of Wealth Information related to Parties other than the Customer

Read here: https://fiaumalta.org/news/publication-of-a-guidance-note-on-obtaining-source-of-wealth-information-related-to-parties-other-than-the-customer/ Link to guidance here: https://fiaumalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Guidance-Note-On-obtaining-Source-of-Wealth-Information-related-to-Parties-other-than-the-Customer.pdf

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EU Weighs Lifting Sanctions on Some Russians Over Legal Concerns

Read here: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/eu-weighs-lifting-sanctions-russians-111758122.html

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UAE Central Bank unveils awareness campaign for hawala remittances

Read here: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/money/2022/07/14/uae-central-bank-unveils-awareness-campaign-for-hawala-remittances/

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Further arrest made as part of international operation targeting suspected small boat people smuggling networks

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/further-arrest-made-as-part-of-international-operation-targeting-suspected-small-boat-people-smuggling-networks

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To sanction North Korea, sanction those that won’t – Russia and China

Read here: https://thebulletin.org/2022/07/to-sanction-north-korea-sanction-those-that-wont-russia-and-china/

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Police arrest 17 in UK (Cornwall and Merseyside) county lines investigation

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-62170645

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Documents dispute Lebanon central bank chief’s ‘audit’ claim

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/exclusive-documents-dispute-lebanon-central-bank-chiefs-audit-claim-2022-07-14/

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European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2022

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-report-latest-situational-analysis-terrorism-in-eu Link to report: https://www.europol.europa.eu/cms/sites/default/files/documents/Tesat_Report_2022_0.pdf

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Fentanyl Sold Under the Counter by Paraguay Pharmacies

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/fentanyl-morphine-sold-under-counter-paraguay-pharmacies/

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I Tried the Honda Key Fob Hack on My Own Car. It Totally Worked

Read here: https://www.thedrive.com/news/i-tried-the-honda-keyfob-hack-on-my-own-car-it-totally-worked

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Rebellion as racket: Crime and the Donbas conflict 2014-2022

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/donbas-conflict-crime/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GITOC-Donbas-Rebellion-as-racket.pdf

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NSW poker machine laws may increase risk of money laundering, says crime commission

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/14/nsw-poker-machine-laws-may-increase-risk-of-money-laundering-says-commission

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Inside the Criminal Career of Memo Fantasma

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/investigations/inside-criminal-career-memo-fantasma/

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Ukraine Seizes Assets From OTC Crypto Brokers for Working With Russians

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-seizes-assets-otc-crypto-163341626.html

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UK Treasury Committee launches inquiry into crypto-assets

Read here: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/158/treasury-committee/news/172052/treasury-committee-launches-inquiry-into-cryptoassets/

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Four Canadian Nationals Charged with Defrauding U.S. and Canadian Investors in Diamond Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/four-canadian-nationals-charged-defrauding-us-and-canadian-investors-diamond-scheme

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Indian court lifts ban on Vivo bank accounts in money laundering case

Read here: https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/indian-court-lifts-ban-vivo-071813751.html

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Police discover £100,000 in a ‘bag for life’ during money laundering crackdown

Read here: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/police-discover-100000-bag-life-24468734

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U.S. Man Admits To Operating An Unlicensed Cryptocurrency Business And Related Tax Charges

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/durham-nc-man-admits-operating-unlicensed-cryptocurrency-business-and-related-tax

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Is this you in this explicit snap? No, it’s just Discord phishing

Read here: https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/12/twitter_discord_phishing/

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Colombia’s Truth Commission Signposts Road to Peace for President-Elect to Follow

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/questions-unanswered-truth-commission-report-colombia/

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Police arrest Amsterdam clothing brand founder for money laundering, drug trafficking

Read here: https://nltimes.nl/2022/07/13/police-arrest-amsterdam-clothing-brand-founder-money-laundering-drug-trafficking

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Treasury Releases Request for Comment on Risks and Opportunities and Presented by Digital Assets

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0861

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Two Foreign Nationals Plead Guilty to Trafficking Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn from the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-foreign-nationals-plead-guilty-trafficking-ivory-and-rhinoceros-horn-democratic-republic

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UK High Court allows service of legal documents by NFT in ground breaking new order

Read here: https://legaltechnology.com/2022/07/12/uk-high-court-allows-service-of-legal-documents-by-nft-in-ground-breaking-new-order/

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Decentralised finance – A new unregulated non-bank system?

Read here: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/financial-stability/macroprudential-bulletin/focus/2022/html/ecb.mpbu202207_focus1.en.html

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Switzerland, Playground of Russian Oligarchs, Emerges as Sanctions Weak Link

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/switzerland-playground-of-russian-oligarchs-emerges-as-weak-link-on-sanctions-putin-ukraine-war-11657624783

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NCA and OFSI Issue Red Alert: Financial Sanctions Evasion Typologies – Russian Elites and Enablers

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/605-necc-financial-sanctions-evasion-russian-elites-and-enablers/file Link to press release: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-and-ofsi-issue-red-alert-with-private-sector-on-financial-sanctions-evasion-typologies-by-russian-elites-and-enablers

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Watch Out for Illicit Actors Gaming Crypto Games

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/07/12/watch-out-for-illicit-actors-gaming-crypto-games/

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Two Financial Asset Managers Charged in Alleged $1.2 Billion Venezuelan Money Laundering Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-financial-asset-managers-charged-alleged-12-billion-venezuelan-money-laundering-scheme

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Where in the World Will Brazil’s Pablo Escobar End Up Next?

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/where-will-brazil-pablo-escobar-end-up/

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Former F1 boss to be charged with fraud over assets worth more than £400m

Read here: https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/12649991/bernie-ecclestone-former-f1-boss-to-be-charged-with-fraud-over-assets-worth-more-than-400m

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Trinidad and Tobago: Rape drugs found at courier bond

Read here: https://guardian.co.tt/news/rape-drugs-found-at-courier-bond-6.2.1516245.04d67c999a

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Police ‘at stage’ of issuing international arrest warrants linked to Pilatus

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/police-at-stage-issuing-international-arrest-warrants-linked-pilatus

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More Supermarkets creditor tells court ‘carpet was pulled from under my feet’

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/supermarkets-creditor-tells-court-carpet-pulled-feet

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Breakthrough in Barbados: Beneficial ownership register to get legal backing

Read here: https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/business/breakthrough-in-barbados-beneficial-ownership-register-to-get-legal-backing/

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Ukrainian Nationals Plead Guilty to Financial Crimes

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/ukrainian-nationals-plead-guilty-financial-crimes

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