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Project Carnet: Three individuals charged in money laundering investigation

Read here: https://www.grc-rcmp.gc.ca/en/news/2022/project-carnet-three-individuals-charged-money-laundering-investigation

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Webinar on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risks arising from Migrant Smuggling

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/methodsandtrends/documents/webinar-migrant-smuggling.html

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OneCoin Successors Respond After Co-Founder Makes FBI’s Most Wanted

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16543-onecoin-successors-respond-after-co-founder-makes-fbi-s-most-wanted

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OFSI issues Humanitarian Activity General Licence under Russia sanctions regime

Read here: https://ofsi.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/07/ofsi-issues-humanitarian-activity-general-licence-under-russia-sanctions-regime/

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USA’s Framework for International Engagement on Digital Assets

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0854

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Former ATO [Australian Tax Office] staffer charged for accepting $150k bribe

Read here: https://www.accountantsdaily.com.au/tax-compliance/17260-former-ato-staffer-charged-for-accepting-150k-bribe

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Human trafficking: Are children paying the price for cocoa in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana?

Read here: https://enactafrica.org/research/research-papers/are-children-paying-the-price-for-cocoa-in-cote-divoire-and-ghana

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Owner of [metaverse/virtual-world] Technology Companies Arrested for Alleged $45 Million Investment Fraud Scheme Involving Over 10,000 Victims

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/owner-technology-companies-arrested-alleged-45-million-investment-fraud-scheme-involving-over

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Secret Operations: The Peruvian Charged with Laundering Massive Amounts of Drug Money

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/secret-operations-the-peruvian-charged-with-laundering-massive-amounts-of-drug-money

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Fake British passports available on dark web ‘within minutes’

Read here: https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/06/fake-british-passports-available-on-dark-web-within-minutes-16945836/

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Tusi: The Pink Drug Cocktail That Tricked Latin America

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/tusi-the-pink-drug-cocktail-that-tricked-latin-america/

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Diplomats who exploit domestic staff cannot rely on immunity, says UK supreme court

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/06/diplomats-who-exploit-domestic-staff-cannot-rely-on-immunity-says-uk-supreme-court

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Graff Diamonds pays $6.3 million in Bitcoin to hackers

Read here: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/graff-pays-6-3-million-bitcoin-to-hackers/

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FinCEN: Joint Statement on the Risk-Based Approach to Assessing Customer Relationships and Conducting Customer Due Diligence

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/2022-07/Joint%20Statement%20on%20the%20Risk%20Based%20Approach%20to%20Assessing%20Customer%20Relationships%20and%20Conducting%20CDD%20FINAL.pdf

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Two Coca Regions in Peru, One Cocaine Shipment to Europe

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/two-coca-regions-in-peru-one-cocaine-shipment-to-europe/

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Fugitive mafia boss extradited from Brazil to Italy

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2022/Fugitive-mafia-boss-extradited-from-Brazil-to-Italy

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Justice Department Announces Phase Two of Compensation Process for Western Union Fraud Victims

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-phase-two-compensation-process-western-union-fraud-victims

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Switzerland resists Ukrainian plan to seize frozen Russian assets

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/05/switzerland-resists-ukrainian-plan-to-seize-frozen-russian-assets

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Colombian Woman Sentenced to 10 Years and $5 Million Forfeiture for Narcotrafficking: Brokered Multi-Hundred-Kilogram Shipments of Cocaine

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/colombian-woman-sentenced-10-years-and-5-million-forfeiture-narcotrafficking

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New chancellor, Nadhim Zahawi, finances were secretly investigated by National Crime Agency

Read here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/chancellor-nadhim-zahawi-nca-investigation-b2117197.html

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President Biden Signs National Security Memorandum to Combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing and Associated Labor Abuses

Read here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/06/27/fact-sheet-president-biden-signs-national-security-memorandum-to-combat-illegal-unreported-and-unregulated-fishing-and-associated-labor-abuses/

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Korea and US agree to share investigation data on Terra

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/korea-and-us-agree-to-share-investigation-data-on-tera-luna

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Salary payments in USDT stablecoin ruled as illegal in the Chinese court

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/salary-payments-in-usdt-stablecoin-ruled-as-illegal-in-the-chinese-court

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Gambia bans all timber exports to combat rosewood smuggling

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-62020407

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Why Did Latin America’s Drug Trade Thrive During COVID-19?

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/why-did-latin-americas-drug-trade-thrive-during-covid-19/

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Smuggled ethanol pours Kenya’s revenue down the drain

Read here: https://issafrica.org/iss-today/smuggled-ethanol-pours-kenyas-revenue-down-the-drain

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UK Financial Regulator Hires Former Police Officer to Head New Crypto Unit

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/07/05/uk-financial-regulator-hires-former-police-officer-to-head-new-crypto-unit/

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Running on empty: How the pandemic revealed a wasted decade

Read here: https://www.fraudadvisorypanel.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Running-on-Empty-WEB-July2022.pdf

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The UK’s AML Regulatory Regime: An Exercise in Eternal Patience

Read here: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/uks-aml-regulatory-regime-exercise-eternal-patience

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Turkey seizes Russian ship carrying ‘stolen’ Ukrainian grain

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/05/ukraine-russia-turkey-ship-grain-stolen

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Dutch University set to recover more than twice the paid BTC ransom in 2019

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/dutch-university-set-to-recover-more-than-twice-the-paid-btc-ransom-in-2019

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Former Santa Barbara, California Cannabis Operators Face Charges of Illegal Sales

Read here: https://www.ganjapreneur.com/former-santa-barbara-california-cannabis-operators-face-charges-of-illegal-sales/

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Illegal Fishers May Have Killed Amazon Expert and British Journalist

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16538-abraji-illegal-fishers-may-have-killed-amazon-expert-and-british-journalist

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NCA targets suspected small boat people smuggling networks in ongoing international operation

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-targets-suspected-small-boat-people-smuggling-networks-in-ongoing-international-operation

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Decimation of Ex-FARC Mafia Leadership May Continue with Death of Iván Márquez

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/why-were-seven-ex-farc-mafia-leaders-killed-last-year/

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NCA arrests pair linked to drug supply: Suspected of having roles in trafficking heroin from Pakistan

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-arrests-linked-to-west-yorkshire-drug-supply

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What is kleptocracy and how does it work?

Read here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/2022/07/what-kleptocracy-and-how-does-it-work

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More than 130 arrests during EU-wide action against child trafficking

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/more-130-arrests-during-eu-wide-action-against-child-trafficking

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Bollywood A-lister-backed GARI token plunge sparks rug pull rumors

Read. here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bollywood-a-lister-backed-gari-token-plunge-sparks-rug-pull-rumors

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