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Twelve arrested in MHRA’s biggest ever crackdown on organised medicines trafficking

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cewgrlqqe9yo.amp

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6 Illegal Economies Threatening Latin America’s Ecosystems

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/6-illegal-economies-threatening-latin-americas-ecosystems/

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FBI Surges Resources to Nigeria to Combat Financially Motivated Sextortion

Read here: https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-surges-resources-to-nigeria-to-combat-financially-motivated-sextortion

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Fugitive Ukrainian MP Found Living in Dubai

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/exclusive-fugitive-ukrainian-mp-found-living-in-luxury-in-dubai

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The thalassopolitics of international drug trafficking: The hidden face of globalization?

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/the-thalassopolitics-of-international-drug-trafficking/

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Multi-agency operation targeting money laundering in UK

Read here: https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/news/thames-valley/news/2025/april/21-04-2025/multi-agency-operation-targeting-money-laundering-in-the-south-east/

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Indirect Fire: Tracing Sudan’s Ammunition Pipeline

Read here: https://c4ads.org/commentary/indirect-fire/

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Eight countries launch Operational Taskforce to tackle violence-as-a-service

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/eight-countries-launch-operational-taskforce-to-tackle-violence-service

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Slovakia: EPPO indicts farmer for fraud involving agricultural funds

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/slovakia-eppo-indicts-farmer-fraud-involving-agricultural-funds

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Criminals driving Lamborghinis abroad to sell – and police can’t touch them

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/8b40a62b0a37acba

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Ants are at the centre of a new crime ring threatening Europe: ‘It’s like cocaine’

Read here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/ants-centre-crime-ring-threatening-154024176.html

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Ofcom takes world-leading action to crack down on exploitation of mobile networks by criminals

Read here: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-and-broadband/telecoms-infrastructure/ofcom-takes-world-leading-action-to-crack-down-on-exploitation-of-mobile-networks-by-criminals

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FBI Releases Annual Internet Crime Report

Read here: https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-releases-annual-internet-crime-report Link to report: https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2024_IC3Report.pdf

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Major step for fraud prevention in UK with landmark ban on SIM farms

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/major-step-for-fraud-prevention-with-landmark-ban-on-sim-farms

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How NFC-Enabled POS Terminals Facilitate Cybercriminal Money Laundering Chains

Read here: https://www.resecurity.com/blog/article/how-nfc-enabled-pos-terminals-facilitate-cybercriminal-money-laundering-chains

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Four imprisoned for demolition industry corruption worth over £600,000

Read here: https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/four-imprisoned-demolition-industry-corruption-worth-over-ps600000

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Slovakia: Mayor indicted for fraud involving the construction of a cycle route

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/slovakia-mayor-indicted-fraud-involving-construction-cycle-route

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EPPO appeals to the Court of Justice of the EU against the European Court of Auditors’ refusal to cooperate in a criminal investigation

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/eppo-appeals-to-court-justice-eu-against-european-court-auditors-refusal-to-cooperate

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Monero Price Rises 50% Amid Alleged Money Laundering Activities

Read here: https://news.bitcoin.com/monero-price-rises-50-amid-alleged-money-laundering-activities/

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An Alleged Money Launderer’s Network Spans IT Startups And The Sinaloa Cartel

Read here: https://www.kharon.com/brief/sinaloa-cartel-fto-ofac-exposure

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Despite Criminal Probe, Georgian Call-Center Scammers Are Back At Work

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/project/scam-empire/despite-criminal-probe-georgian-call-center-scammers-are-back-at-work

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How Criminals Use Art and Culture to Launder Money

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/how-criminals-use-art-and-culture-to-launder-money/

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Blockchain analytics must improve to hold up in court

Read here: https://www.compliancecorylated.com/news/blockchain-analytics-must-improve-to-hold-up-in-court/

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OPBAS Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) project – Phase 1 findings, action taken and next steps

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/correspondence/opbas-sar-project-phase-1-findings.pdf

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Report Claims Migrant Workers in Lebanon Trapped in Abusive System

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/report-migrant-workers-in-lebanon-trapped-in-abusive-system

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Serious Fraud Office (SFO) sets out route for businesses to avoid prosecution

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/sfo-sets-out-route-for-businesses-to-avoid-prosecution

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UK bans video game controller exports to Russia

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crkx14jykn8o

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FinCEN Finds Cambodia-Based Huione Group to be of Primary Money Laundering Concern, Proposes a Rule to Combat Cyber Scams and Heists

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-finds-cambodia-based-huione-group-be-primary-money-laundering-concern

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Report accuses Starbucks of tax avoidance through ‘ethical’ Swiss subsidiary

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/report-accuses-starbucks-of-tax-avoidance-through-ethical-swiss-subsidiary/

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Credit Suisse Services AG admits to conspiring with U.S. Taxpayers to hide assets and income in offshore accounts and admits that Credit Suisse breached its prior plea agreement

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/credit-suisse-services-ag-admits-conspiring-us-taxpayers-hide-assets-and-income

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Bribery at Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in the UK

Read here: https://vertikal.net/en/news/story/46007/bribery-at-hinkley-point

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How To Ensure Transparency In Land Governance To Counter Grand Corruption: A Practical Guide

Read here: https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/ensure-transparency-land-governance-counter-grand-corruption-practical-guide

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SEC Charges PGI Global Founder with $198 Million Crypto Asset and Foreign Exchange Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025-69  

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UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) simplifies supervisory letters

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/news-stories/fca-simplifies-supervisory-letters

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Clandestine lab producing drugs at industrial-scale dismantled in Belgium

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/clandestine-lab-producing-drugs-industrial-scale-dismantled-in-belgium

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A game changer? Designating criminal groups as foreign terrorist organizations

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/designating-criminal-groups-as-foreign-terrorist-organizations/

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Hackers Manipulate Markets in $700 Million Illicit Trading Spree

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-23/hackers-manipulate-markets-in-700-million-illicit-trading-spree

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Pricey Private School Tuition for Serbian Official’s Children Was Paid Through Offshore Companies

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/pricey-private-school-tuition-for-serbian-officials-children-was-paid-through-offshore-companies

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Largest Fentanyl Bust in DEA History: Authorities Seize Over 400 Kilograms of Fentanyl in Record-Shattering Operation

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/largest-fentanyl-bust-dea-history-authorities-seize-over-400-kilograms-fentanyl-record

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