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Social media giants can ‘get on’ and tackle fraud cases, says City watchdog

Read here: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/social-media-giants-tackle-fraud-114407934.html

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The Financial Secrecy Index, a cherished tool for policy research across the globe

Read here: https://taxjustice.net/2025/06/03/the-financial-secrecy-index-a-cherished-tool-for-policy-research-across-the-globe/

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Fake lottery scam dismantled at request of German authorities

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/fake-lottery-scam-dismantled-request-german-authorities

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Canadian Man Charged in $65M Cryptocurrency Hacking Schemes

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/canadian-man-charged-65m-cryptocurrency-hacking-schemes

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Chasing Big Money With the Health-Care Hustlers of South Florida

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-deepfake-ads-fueled-florida-health-insurance-scheme/

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Croatia: Six indicted for agricultural funding fraud, forgery and money laundering

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/croatia-six-indicted-agricultural-funding-fraud-forgery-and-money-laundering

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Neighbours of conflict: Arms trafficking in Türkiye, Bulgaria and Greece

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/neighbours-of-conflict-arms-trafficking-in-turkiye-bulgaria-and-greece/

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New Narco Video Scandal Spotlights Selective Justice in Honduras

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/narco-video-scandal-selective-justice-honduras/

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Father and son indicted for providing material support to Mexican cartel engaged in terrorism

Read here: https://www.irs.gov/compliance/criminal-investigation/father-and-son-indicted-for-providing-material-support-to-mexican-cartel-engaged-in-terrorism

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UK banks urged to beef up anti-fraud systems for international payments

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/may/31/uk-banks-urged-beef-up-anti-fraud-systems-international-payments

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1MDB scandal: Edmond de Rothschild (Europe) convicted of money laundering

Read here: https://delano.lu/article/1mdb-scandal-edmond-de-rothschild-convicted-of-money-laundering

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How a Pentagon contractor built a global empire – and a massive tax evasion scheme

Read here: https://www.icij.org/inside-icij/2025/05/how-a-pentagon-contractor-built-a-global-empire-and-a-massive-tax-evasion-scheme/

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Swiss police chief want criminals to prove they are not laundering money

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/fedpol-chief-raises-the-issue-of-reversing-the-burden-of-proof-in-money-laundering-cases/89407910

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Greece: EPPO brings additional charges against 16 suspects for crimes involving railway signalling systems

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/greece-eppo-brings-additional-charges-against-16-suspects-crimes-involving-railway

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Websites selling hacking tools to cybercriminals seized

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/websites-selling-hacking-tools-cybercriminals-seized

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Mexico City-Based Attorney Pleads Guilty in $52 Million Dollar Sinaloa Cartel Money Laundering Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/mexico-city-based-attorney-pleads-guilty-52-million-dollar-sinaloa-cartel-money

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Mongolia’s PM Falls to Protests, Corruption Scandal

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/mongolias-pm-falls-to-protests-corruption-scandal

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Secret on Wheels: How Sanctioned Trailers Enter Russia

Read here: https://ifact.ge/en/how-sanctioned-trailers-enter-russia/

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The digital drug revolution: How online markets are reshaping global illicit trade

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/digital-drug-revolution-online-markets-global-illicit-trade-ocindex/

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Scam centres are a ‘human rights crisis’, independent experts warn

Read here: https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/05/1163521

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Off The Nasdaq, Still On The High Seas: Pingtan Marine Enterprise Two Years Later

Read here: https://c4ads.org/commentary/off-the-nasdaq/

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NAB stops and recovers more than $48 million in suspected scams

Read here: https://news.nab.com.au/news/nab-scam-stop-and-recover/

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Germany: EPPO carries out searches and seizures in suspected €200,000 EU subsidy fraud

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/germany-eppo-carries-out-searches-and-seizures-suspected-eu200-000-eu-subsidy-fraud

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Joint Statement of the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) on the first report covering DPRK-Russia military cooperation

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-of-the-multilateral-sanctions-monitoring-team-msmt-on-the-first-report-covering-dprk-russia-military-cooperation

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Under the Radar: What Hundreds of Narco Sub Seizures Tell Us About Global Cocaine Routes

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/under-radar-what-hundreds-ofnarco-sub-seizures-tell-us-about-global-cocaine-routes/

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Unsealed Court Documents Reveal How Drug Traffickers Targeted U.S. Banks

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/unsealed-court-documents-reveal-how-drug-traffickers-targeted-us-banks

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Yachts easy way to bring in migrants – Ex-smuggler

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70664266plo

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Russian State-Backed Foundation Paid Allies in the EU Despite Sanctions

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/project/dear-compatriots/russian-state-fund-paid-allies-in-the-eu-despite-sanctions

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Treasury Takes Action Against Major Cyber Scam Facilitator

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0149

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Westpac deploys real-time AI to take on scammers

Rad here: https://www.westpac.com.au/news/making-news/2025/05/westpac-deploys-real-time-AI-to-take-on-scammers/

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Fighting back against Guinea-Bissau’s illegal chimpanzee trade

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/fighting-back-against-guinea-bissaus-illegal-chimpanzee-trade/

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Cypriot MPs Assail Officials For Failure to Collect on €14M Tax Bill From Roman Abramovich Firm

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/cypriot-mps-assail-officials-for-failure-to-collect-on-eur14m-tax-bill-from-roman-abramovich-firm

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Russian Foundation, Aimed at Helping ‘Compatriots’ Abroad, Supports Spies, Criminals, and Propagandists

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/project/dear-compatriots/russian-foundation-aimed-at-helping-compatriots-abroad-supports-spies-criminals-and-propagandists

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How a dark reimagining of ‘Dumbo the Elephant’ shaped the business dealings of an Irish drug lord

Read here: https://www.icij.org/news/2025/05/christopher-kinahan-cian-sharkhin-portlaoise-prison-writing/

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At least £64bn of property in England and Wales hidden behind opaque trusts

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/19/property-england-wales-hidden-behind-opaque-trusts

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Armenian organized crime rings charged with stealing $83 million in Amazon cargo

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/20/doj-charges-armenian-crime-ring-in-amazon-theft-worth-over-83-million.html

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Investigation cluster Midas: Additional conviction for VAT fraud in Germany

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/investigation-cluster-midas-additional-conviction-vat-fraud-germany

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Marseille: 16 arrests in a crackdown on a network with ties to the Sinaloa cartel

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/marseille-16-arrests-in-crackdown-network-ties-to-sinaloa-cartel

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DNA probe links Japan’s otter-themed cafes to poaching hotspots in Thailand

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/dna-probe-links-japans-otter-themed-cafes-to-poaching-hotspots-in-thailand/

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