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Over €2 million seized in fraud case regarding EU agricultural funds in Italy

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/over-eu2-million-seized-fraud-case-regarding-eu-agricultural-funds-italy

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Squid Game – Uruguay Navy Chases and Captures Chinese Fishing Vessel

Read here:https://insightcrime.org/news/squid-game-uruguay-navy-chases-and-captures-chinese-fishing-vessel/

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Annual report by the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation on the operation of the Terrorism Acts in 2020

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-terrorism-acts-in-2020

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Flutterwave’s accounts frozen in Kenya over money laundering claims

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/flutterwaves-accounts-frozen-kenya-over-150538600.html

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The FBI Laboratory’s Bank Robbery Note File

Read here: https://leb.fbi.gov/articles/featured-articles/the-fbi-laboratorys-bank-robbery-note-file

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Know Your Associates: The Need for Enhanced Due Diligence Investigations

Read here: https://fintrail.com/news/the-need-for-enhanced-due-diligence-investigations

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Three charged after methylamphetamine and cocaine worth more than $150 million seized

Read here: https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/three-charged-after-methylamphetamine-and-cocaine-worth-more-150-million

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Theranos president Sunny Balwani convicted of fraud

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/theranos-president-sunny-balwani-convicted-of-fraud-12648064

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Uganda parliament considers law to curb illicit organ trade

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/uganda-parliament-considers-law-curb-094946885.html

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Australia: Inquiry into Money Laundering in Pubs and Clubs

Read here: https://www.crimecommission.nsw.gov.au/inquiry-into-money-laundering-in-pubs-and-clubs

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Threat Horizons: Cloud Threat Intelligence

Read here: https://services.google.com/fh/files/blogs/gcat_threathorizons_full_july2022.pdf

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End of the affair: London’s super-prime market breaks up with Russian money

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/9db4fb78-6ead-4da8-b13c-5684d8191b2e

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Mexico Probes Former President Pena Nieto for Possible Use of Illicit Funds

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mexico-investigates-pena-nieto-possible-172720856.html

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Scandal at Haiti Customs After Over 100,000 Rounds of Smuggled Ammunition Seized

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/scandal-at-haiti-customs-after-over-100000-rounds-of-smuggled-ammunition-seized/

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Crypto owners banned from working on US Government crypto policies

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-owners-banned-from-working-on-us-government-crypto-policies

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India blocks 119 accounts linked to China’s Vivo in money money laundering probe

Read here: https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/india-blocks-119-accounts-linked-to-china-s-vivo-in-money-laundering-probe-71657206456984.html

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€5.4m Returned To Victims Of Cryptocurrency Theft

Read here: https://www.todayfm.com/news/e5-4m-returned-to-victims-of-cryptocurrency-theft-1361854

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Practical Issues in Cyber-Related Sanctions

Read here: https://globalinvestigationsreview.com/guide/the-guide-sanctions/third-edition/article/practical-issues-in-cyber-related-sanctions

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Hong Kong money laundering report published

Read here: https://www.news.gov.hk/eng/2022/07/20220708/20220708_161232_812.html

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Sanctions having negative impact on scientific research, rights experts warn

Read here: https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/07/1122152

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How Illegal Land Grabs in Brazil’s Amazon Feed the Global Beef Industry

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/how-illegal-land-grabs-in-brazils-amazon-feed-the-global-beef-industry

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Money Transfer Company Ping Pleads Guilty to Failure to Combat Money Laundering

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/money-transfer-company-ping-pleads-guilty-failure-combat-money-laundering

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Traffickers admit to smuggling meth in fire extinguishers for cartel

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/traffickers-admit-smuggling-meth-fire-extinguishers-cartel

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Leaked Personal Data of 1 Billion Chinese Citizens on Sale for 10 Bitcoins – Hacker Claims Stolen From Shanghai Police

Read here: https://news.bitcoin.com/leaked-personal-data-of-1-billion-chinese-citizens-on-sale-for-10-bitcoins-hacker-claims-stolen-from-shanghai-police/

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Brazil police raids gang allegedly using crypto to launder illegal gold mining

Read here: https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/07/08/brazil-police-mining

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Two More Defendants in ‘Grandparent Scam’ Network Plead Guilty to RICO Conspiracy

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-more-defendants-grandparent-scam-network-plead-guilty-rico-conspiracy

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9 arrested for smuggling Vietnamese migrants across Europe

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/9-arrested-for-smuggling-vietnamese-migrants-across-europe

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Brother-Sister Duo Indicted for Laundering More Than $42 Million of Drug Proceeds Through 22 Shell Corporations

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/brother-sister-duo-indicted-laundering-more-42-million-drug-proceeds-through-22-shell

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ICIJ unveils plan to expand global network and tell stories that rock the world

Read here: https://www.icij.org/inside-icij/2022/07/icij-unveils-plan-to-expand-global-network-and-tell-stories-that-rock-the-world/

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José dos Santos, who led Marxist Angola to crony capitalism, dies

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/8/ex-angolan-president-dos-santos-dies-at-79

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Lake Itaipú – The Smugglers’ Paradise Between Brazil and Paraguay

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/lake-itaipu-the-smugglers-paradise-between-brazil-and-paraguay/

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Police in UK issue warning over ‘squaring’ – See signs of money laundering

Read here: https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/20266356.police-issue-warning-squaring-bradford—see-signs-money-laundering/

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Bottle Laundromat: How Fake Trades And British Shell Companies Helped Move $820 Million Of Hot Money Out Of Russia

Read here: https://transparency.org.ru/special_posts/bottlelaundromat/en.php Alternate article here: https://www.transparency.org.uk/bottle-laundromat-UK-russia-money-laundering-shell-companies-blog

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Ukraine prosecutors uncover sex trafficking ring preying on women fleeing country

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jul/07/ukraine-prosecutors-uncover-sex-trafficking-ring-preying-on-women-fleeing-country

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Turkish Bananas: The Cocaine Road to Russia and the Persian Gulf

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/turkish-bananas-the-cocaine-road-to-russia-and-the-persian-gulf/

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HSI Baltimore-led investigation results in breakup of largest known NFT scheme to date

Read here: https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-baltimore-led-investigation-results-breakup-largest-known-nft-scheme-date

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Cocaine and Narco-Politics in the Mosquitia Region of Honduras

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/cocaine-narco-politics-honduras-mosquitia/

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Mexican security forces seize record fentanyl haul

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/mexican-security-forces-seize-record-fentanyl-haul/47735844

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