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English High Court ruling on NFTs ‘hugely significant’ for fraud victims

Read here: https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/english-high-court-nfts-hugely-significant-fraud-victims

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Beverly Hills man pleads guilty to soliciting, paying darknet hitman to kill woman he dated briefly

Read here: https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/beverly-hills-man-pleads-guilty-soliciting-paying-darknet-hitman-kill-woman-he-dated/

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Effectiveness of UK’s sanctions regime scrutinised

Read here: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/158/treasury-committee/news/171526/effectiveness-of-uks-sanctions-regime-scrutinised/

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The Aussie ‘drone gun’ bringing Mexican cartels down to earth

Read here: https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/the-aussie-drone-gun-bringing-mexican-cartels-down-to-earth-20220605-p5ar4e

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Monaco: Large Collection of Firearms and Money Laundering Trouble the Courts

Read here: https://www.hellomonaco.com/officially/law-order/large-collection-of-firearms-and-money-laundering-trouble-the-courts/

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Former banker faked cancer as part of £1.8m fraud

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-61843744

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President of Panama shoots down crypto bill citing FATF guidelines

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/president-of-panama-shoots-down-crypto-bill-citing-fatf-guidelines

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Vince McMahon steps down as WWE CEO over bribery investigation

Read here: https://www.marca.com/en/more-sports/2022/06/17/62ac9d39268e3efd168b456c.html

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French Enforcement Authorities Publish First-Ever Guidance on Internal Anti-Bribery and Corruption Investigations

Read here: https://www.ropesgray.com/en/newsroom/alerts/2022/06/French-Enforcement-Authorities-Publish-First-Ever-Guidance-on-Internal-Anti-Bribery

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Canada: Attorney General David Eby responds to money laundering report

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

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US unveils new sanctions on Iranian petrochemical network and front companies

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/16/politics/us-iran-sanctions/index.html

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Peruvian prosecutors question President Pedro Castillo over alleged corruption

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/peruvian-prosecutors-question-castillo-over-alleged-corruption/47684010

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Anti-Money Laundering Authority: MEPs present plans to crack down on dirty money

Read here: https://www.europeaninterest.eu/article/anti-money-laundering-authority-meps-present-plans-to-crack-down-on-dirty-money/

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Elon Musk sued for $258 billion over alleged Dogecoin pyramid scheme

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-sued-258-billion-190433249.html

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‘People need to go to jail’: B.C. whistleblowers let down by final report into money laundering

Read here: https://globalnews.ca/news/8927334/whistleblowers-disappointed-money-laundering-inquiry-results-bc/

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Framing the issue: Countering the synthetic-drug market in South East Asia

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/south-east-asia-drugs-ocindex/

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Tainted Qatari Millions Are All Over Washington

Read here: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2022/06/17/tainted-qatari-millions-all-over-washington/

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Scammers Are Cloning Authenticity of Web3 Wallets

Read here: https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2022/06/16/crypto-scam-alert-scammers-are-cloning-authenticity-of-web3-wallets/

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India’s Biggest Crypto Ponzi Scam? How The GainBitcoin Fraud Is Turning Out To Be In Trillions Of Rupees

Read here: https://www.indiatimes.com/worth/news/what-is-gainbitcoin-scam-572474.html

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Phone scam victims in Canada can get money back, but only weeks are left to make a claim

Read here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/western-union-phone-scam-victims-1.6492827

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Leader of Multi-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking, Firearms Possession, and Money Laundering Charges

Read here: https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2022/06/17/leader-multi-state-drug-trafficking-conspiracy-pleads-guilty-drug

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Inside Al Shabaab: The extremist group trying to seize Somalia

Read here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVSw0E9Y1RI

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Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) continues to pursue increase in fining powers

Read here: https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/contact-or-visit-us/press-office/press-releases/sra-continues-to-pursue-increase-in-fining-powers

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Crypto, crime and control: Cryptocurrencies as an enabler of organized crime

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/cryptocurrencies-crime/ Link to report here: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GITOC-Crypto-crime-and-control-Cryptocurrencies-as-an-enabler-of-organized-crime.pdf

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Heineken warning after Father’s Day ‘free beer’ offer on WhatsApp revealed as a scam

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/heineken-warning-after-fathers-day-free-beer-offer-on-whatsapp-revealed-as-a-scam-12634550

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Miners as intermediaries: Extractable value and market manipulation in crypto and DeFi

Read here: https://www.bis.org/publ/bisbull58.pdf Press release here: https://www.bis.org/publ/bisbull58.htm

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McDonald’s to pay France €1.25bn fine to avoid tax evasion court case

Read here: https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20220616-mcdonald-s-to-pay-france-€1-25bn-fine-to-avoid-tax-evasion-court-case

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Organised crime pours cold water on Ethiopia’s coffee exports

Read here: https://issafrica.org/iss-today/organised-crime-pours-cold-water-on-ethiopias-coffee-exports

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French arms firm busts sanctions to help Russia build weapons

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/thales-fraude-en-fran-ais-070000241.html

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Swiss Prosecutor Sees Millions Laundered Via Credit Suisse

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-prosecutor-sees-millions-laundered-via-credit-suisse/47678760

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Texas, Other States Open Investigation Into Celsius Network Following Account Freeze

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/06/16/texas-other-states-open-investigation-into-celsius-network-following-account-freeze/

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The Lucky Laundry – Australia’s Black Money with Nathan Lynch

Read here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTUFF79NzcQ

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Regulating the Metaverse: A “Metacode” of Conduct

Read here: https://www.regulationasia.com/regulating-the-metaverse-a-metacode-of-conduct/

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Could you survive with no IT? Why ransomware means rethinking business continuity

Read here: https://www.pwc.co.uk/issues/cyber-security-services/blog/survive-with-no-it-ransomware-means-rethinking-business-continuity.html

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UK Targets Dirty Money Flows Through Universities

Read here: https://www.wealthbriefing.com/html/article.php?id=194828#.Yqur3i8w2mF

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Australian financial service firms expected to spend over $3.6 billion on financial crime compliance in 2022

Read here: https://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/australian-firms-spend-3-6bn-on-financial-crimes-179795539

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United States and EU Foster Cooperation Against Ransomware Attacks

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-and-eu-foster-cooperation-against-ransomware-attacks

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Spain Arrests 14 Linked to Illegal Dumping of Over 200,000 Tonnes of Waste

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16449-spain-arrests-14-linked-to-illegal-dumping-of-over-200-000-tonnes-of-waste

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Pandemic Lessons for the Financial Crime Community

Read here: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/pandemic-lessons-financial-crime-community

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