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US Gig Workers Trapped by Exploitation, Says Human Rights Watch

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/us-gig-workers-trapped-by-exploitation-says-hrw

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Nigeria Rescue 78 from Sex Trafficking Syndicate

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/nigeria-rescue-78-from-sex-trafficking-syndicate

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Syrian Football Association Was Pressured to Hand Deal to Relative of Former President’s Brother, Insiders Say

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/scoop/syrian-football-association-was-pressured-to-hand-deal-to-relative-of-former-presidents-brother-insiders-say

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“Unsubstantiated” suspicious transaction reports

Read here: https://www.whitecase.com/insight-alert/unsubstantiated-suspicious-transaction-reports

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Bargain Hunt expert admits failing to report sales to suspected Hezbollah funder

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/09/oghenochuko-ojiri-uk-art-expert-bargain-hunt-admits-failing-to-report-high-value-sales-to-terrorism-funding-suspect

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Germany Shuts Down eXch Over $1.9B Laundering, Seizes €34M in Crypto and 8TB of Data

Read here: https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/germany-shuts-down-exch-over-19b.html

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Crime Limits Growth in Latin America, Says World Bank

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/crime-limits-growth-latin-america-says-world-bank/

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Investigation Admiral: First convictions in Portugal for 23 defendants guilty of massive international VAT fraud

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/investigation-admiral-first-convictions-portugal-23-defendants-guilty-massive

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Convicted ex-Panama president Martinelli granted asylum in Colombia

Read here: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250511-convicted-ex-panama-president-martinelli-granted-asylum-in-colombia

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How professional enablers facilitate money laundering – and how to spot the warning signs

Read here: https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/anti-money-laundering/partner-content/how-professional-enablers-facilitate-money-laundering-and-how-to-spot-the-warning-signs

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French Senate scrutinises jewellery sector’s money laundering blind spots

Read here: https://www.glitz.paris/en/entourage/2025/05/15/french-senate-scrutinises-jewellery-sector-s-money-laundering-blind-spots,110449718-art

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Trust Issues: Tackling the final frontier in secret property ownership

Read here: https://www.transparency.org.uk/news/trust-issues-tackling-final-frontier-secret-property-ownership

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Making sure crime doesn’t pay: How recovered assets from criminal activities help Mozambique to deliver public services

Read here: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2025/May/making-sure-crime-doesnt-pay_-how-recovered-assets-from-criminal-activities-help-mozambique-to-deliver-public-services.html

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Critical measures needed to fight money laundering and terrorist financing, say leaders of FATF, INTERPOL and UNODC

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/content/fatf-gafi/en/publications/Fatfgeneral/FATF-INTERPOL-UNODC-2025-Call-to-Action.html

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AUSTRAC flags AML/CTF concerns, orders audit of Mercedes Benz Financial Services

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/news-and-media/media-release/austrac-flags-amlctf-concerns-orders-audit-mercedes-benz-financial-services

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Wine Fraud Rocks Switzerland

Read here: https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/05/wine-fraud-rocks-switzerland

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Swiss prosecutor appeals UBS acquittal in Credit Suisse money laundering case

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/swiss-prosecutor-appeals-ubs-acquittal-110948273.html

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Birmingham (UK) based solicitor and accountant charged in money laundering investigation

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/birmingham-based-solicitor-and-accountant-charged-in-money-laundering-investigation

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Former Colombian Port Official Sentenced to Over Twelve Years in Prison for Money Laundering

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-colombian-port-official-sentenced-over-twelve-years-prison-money-laundering

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Bags of Cash From Drug Cartels Flood Teller Windows at U.S. Banks

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/china-mexico-drug-money-laundering-banks-907f35f8?st

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Passports Are Key to Uncovering Offshore Secrecy – Using Machine Learning to Find Them Efficiently

Read here: https://gijn.org/stories/passports-machine-learning-icij/

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Graph neural networks show promise for detecting money laundering and collusion in transaction webs

Read here: https://techxplore.com/news/2025-05-graph-neural-networks-money-laundering.html

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£17.5 million recovered in NCA frozen funds investigation

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/17-5-million-recovered-in-nca-frozen-funds-investigation

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India’s Former UCO Bank Chief Arrested in Major Fraud Case

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/indias-former-uco-bank-chief-arrested-in-major-fraud-case

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UK crime agency freezes London properties linked to former Bangladesh regime

Read here: https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/uk-crime-agency-freezes-london-properties-salman-f-rahmans-son-shayan-financial-times

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Sixteen searches in Belgium, Germany, Portugal and the Netherlands in customs fraud investigation involving e-bikes from China

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/sixteen-searches-belgium-germany-portugal-and-netherlands-customs-fraud-investigation

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Coinbase Stands Up to Extortionists

Read here: https://www.coinbase.com/en-gb/blog/protecting-our-customers-standing-up-to-extortionists

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Binance, Kraken successfully thwart phishing attacks similar to Coinbase hack

Read here: https://www.theblock.co/amp/post/354704/binance-kraken-successfully-thwart-phishing-attacks-similar-to-coinbase-hack-bloomberg

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Illegal wood from Colombia’s rainforests enters US and EU supply chains

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/illegal-wood-from-colombias-rainforests-enters-us-and-eu-supply-chains/

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Food fraud and counterfeit cotton: The detectives untangling the global supply chain

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2025/may/07/from-the-archive-food-and-counterfeit-cotton-the-detectives-untangling-the-global-supply-chain-podcast

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Rise in reports of ‘shameful’ recruitment scams

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg5qd3ve168o

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Alert issued as Action Fraud reveals staggering rise of extortion phishing email reports

Read here: https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/extortion-alert

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Food Standards Agency (FSA) gains new investigatory powers to tackle food fraud

Read here: https://www.farmersguide.co.uk/business/food-drink/fsa-gains-new-investigatory-powers-to-tackle-food-fraud/

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UK offshore havens miss deadline for transparency plans

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/05/uk-offshore-financial-centres-transparency-british-virgin-islands

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International operation uncovers large scale scheme laundering hundreds of millions of euros

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/international-operation-uncovers-large-scale-scheme-laundering-hundreds-millions-euros

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UN judge jailed in UK after forcing woman to work as slave

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/02/un-judge-lydia-mugambe-jailed-uk-exploitation-uganda

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A Lifeline for Nature: Global Guidelines Set to Transform Trade in Wild Plants and Timber for a Sustainable Future

Read here: https://www.traffic.org/news/a-lifeline-for-nature-new-global-guidelines-set-to-transform-trade-in-wild-plants-and-timber-for-a-sustainable-future-1/

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Italy: 12 arrests and over €9.6 million seized in investigation into agricultural funding fraud

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/italy-12-arrests-and-over-eu96-million-seized-investigation-agricultural-funding-fraud

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DDoS-for-hire empire brought down: Poland arrests 4 administrators, US seizes 9 domains

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/ddos-for-hire-empire-brought-down-poland-arrests-4-administrators-us-seizes-9-domains

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InSight Crime’s 2024 Cocaine Seizure Round-Up

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/insight-crimes-2024-cocaine-seizure-round-up/

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