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UAE delegation heads to US to discuss anti-money laundering efforts

Read here: https://www.arabianbusiness.com/politics-economics/uae-delegation-heads-to-us-to-discuss-anti-money-laundering-efforts

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UK: The taxation of Decentralised Finance involving the lending and staking of cryptoassets – Call for evidence

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/call-for-evidence-the-taxation-of-decentralised-finance-involving-the-lending-and-staking-of-cryptoassets/the-taxation-of-decentralised-finance-involving-the-lending-and-staking-of-cryptoassets-call-for-evidence

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HMRC commissioned research: Individuals holding cryptoassets – Uptake and understanding

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/individuals-holding-cryptoassets-uptake-and-understanding

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Spanish police seize underwater drones designed to carry drugs

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/04/spanish-police-seize-underwater-drones-designed-to-carry-drugs

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British Army’s Twitter and YouTube accounts hacked to promote cryptocurrency scams

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/04/uk-armys-twitter-and-youtube-accounts-hacked-to-promote-crypto-scams.html

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“A Capitalist to the Heart”: An Iraqi Tobacco Tycoon Thrived in the Chaos of Sanctions and War

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/a-capitalist-to-the-heart-an-iraqi-tobacco-tycoon-thrived-in-the-chaos-of-sanctions-and-war

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Smoke and Mirrors: How the “Father” of Iraq’s Cigarette Smugglers Built An Empire

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/smoke-and-mirrors-how-the-father-of-iraqs-cigarette-smugglers-built-an-empire

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Prince Charles gave honour to peer who spent £1.7m on his eco-village

Read here: https://www.cityam.com/prince-charles-gave-honour-to-peer-who-spent-1-7m-on-his-eco-village/

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Clashes Between Cuba’s Coast Guard and Human Smugglers Turning Increasingly Violent

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/clashes-cuba-coast-guard-human-smugglers-violent/

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Wirecard’s finance chief admits forging documents after facing pressure from KPMG

Read here: https://www.cityam.com/wirecards-finance-chief-admits-forging-documents-after-facing-pressure-from-kpmg/

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The Nigerian gas deal, the Irish impresario and the £8bn ruling amid claims of bribery

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/03/the-nigerian-gas-deal-the-irish-impresario-and-the-8bn-ruling-amid-claims-of-bribery

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Google Allowed a Sanctioned Russian Ad Company to Harvest User Data for Months

Read here: https://www.propublica.org/article/google-russia-rutarget-sberbank-sanctions-ukraine

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Key players granted bail in Buffalo Billion corruption case

Read here: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/key-players-granted-bail-buffalo-billion-corruption-case-86153450

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Santander issues warning amid ‘worrying rise’ in scam as victims lose £12,000 each

Read here: https://www.express.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/1635264/Santander-scam-bank-warning-cryptocurrency

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Exploit Forces Crema Finance to Temporarily Suspend Services, $8.7 Million Stolen

Read here: https://news.bitcoin.com/exploit-forces-crema-finance-to-temporarily-suspend-services-8-7-million-stolen/

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Brothers jailed for cheating banks in suspected transnational money-laundering scheme

Read here: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/heng-brothers-cheat-banks-suspected-money-laundering-scheme-russia-2788446

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Woman charged for role as director in suspected shell companies used for money laundering

Read here: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/company-director-charged-shell-companies-bank-accounts-money-laundering-2788196

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Code of coercion: A European sanctions doctrine

Read here: https://ecfr.eu/article/code-of-coercion-a-european-sanctions-doctrine/

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Singapore’s financial watchdog considers further restrictions on crypto

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/singapore-s-financial-watchdog-considers-further-restrictions-on-crypto

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West African leaders lift economic sanctions on Mali

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/3/west-african-leaders-lift-economic-sanctions-on-mali

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Welcome to KleptoLand – How decades of repression hurt ordinary people in five Central African countries

Read here: https://www.financeuncovered.org/stories/welcome-to-the-kleptolands

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Emirati royal may have lost millions of dollars in ‘cryptoqueen’ bitcoin scam

Read here: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ruja-ignatova-cryptoqueen-bitcoin-uae-royal-lost-millions-dollars-scam

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Turkey: Cocaine Hub Between Europe and the Middle East

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/turkey-cocaine-hub-between-europe-and-the-middle-east/

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Human traffickers ‘using UK universities as cover’

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/law/2022/jul/03/human-traffickers-using-uk-universities-as-cover

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How mercenary hackers sway litigation battles

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-hackers-litigation/

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Objectives for the FATF during the Singapore Presidency (2022-2024)

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/fatfgeneral/documents/objectives-2022-2024.html Link to objectives: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/media/fatf/documents/Singapore-Presidency-Priorities.pdf

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CFTC Charges South African Pool Operator and CEO with $1.7 Billion Fraud Involving Bitcoin

Read here: https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8549-22

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Cartel thought it sold 4 tons to the Mafia – but it was really to undercover cops

Read here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_4vFlb9fjg

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Taxing Crime: A Whole-of-Government Approach to Fighting Corruption, Money Laundering, and Tax Crimes

Read here: https://star.worldbank.org/sites/default/files/2022-06/Taxing%20Crime_0.pdf Link to article here: https://star.worldbank.org/publications/taxing-crime-whole-government-approach-fighting-corruption-money-laundering-and-tax-0

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Coinbase providing customer geolocation data to ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-providing-customer-geolocation-data-to-ice-report

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Petro wants Colombia to pull out of US’ war on drugs

Read here: https://colombiareports.com/petro-wants-colombia-to-pull-out-of-us-war-on-drugs/

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Dozens of Russian weapons tycoons have faced no Western sanctions

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/special-report-dozens-russian-weapons-090604762.html

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Rosbank shrugs off impact of Clearstream block on correspondent account

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/rosbank-shrugs-off-impact-clearstream-144728295.html

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Puerto Rico suspends operations of bank amid global probe

Read here: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/puerto-rico-accuses-bank-money-laundering-tax-evasion-86024581

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Inside Nigeria’s Kidnap Crisis – BBC Africa Eye documentary

Read here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRADCzmEX6w

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French prosecutors open probe of Groupe Castel in Central African Republic (CAR)

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/french-prosecutors-open-probe-groupe-102029533.html

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Multisigs mean funds in bridges are ‘one small slipup’ from being hacked

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/multisigs-mean-funds-in-bridges-are-one-small-slipup-from-being-hacked

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Crime Gangs Control Some Myanmar, Laos Economic Zones

Read here: https://www.asiafinancial.com/crime-gangs-control-some-myanmar-laos-economic-zones-un

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Council requests European Parliament consent to add the violation of restrictive measures to the list of EU crimes

Read here: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/06/30/sanctions-council-requests-european-parliament-consent-to-add-the-violation-of-sanctions-to-the-list-of-eu-crimes/

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Concerns Over The Use Of Proceeds From The Exploitation, Trade, And Trafficking Of Natural Resources For The Purposes Of Terrorism Financing

Read here: https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/ctc/sites/www.un.org.securitycouncil.ctc/files/files/documents/2022/Jun/cted_cft_trends_alert_june_2022.pdf

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