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Crypto-Enabled Fraudster Sentenced For Orchestrating $40 Billion Fraud

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/crypto-enabled-fraudster-sentenced-orchestrating-40-billion-fraud

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FBI deploys more resources to ‘dismantle fraud schemes’ in Minnesota

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/28/fbi-minnesota-fraud-schemes-somalia

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Former senator Bob Menendez banned from holding public office in New Jersey

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/06/bob-menendez-banned-public-office-new-jersey

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Former DEA agent charged with agreeing to launder millions of dollars for Mexican drug cartel

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/drug-enforcement-agent-cartel-money-laundering-d5bc9d803e338d9970e92adf464cbe5c

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What Happens Now That the US Has Labeled Fentanyl a WMD

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/what-happens-now-that-the-us-has-labeled-fentanyl-wmd/

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UK regulator yet to shut PEP-owned payments firm alleged to have laundered billions

Read here: https://www.compliancecorylated.com/news/uk-regulator-yet-to-shut-pep-owned-payments-firm/

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Russian Sanctions: Evasion in Europe

Read here: https://www.bushcenter.org/publications/russian-sanctions-evasion-in-europe

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Cambodian payment processor freezes customer funds before regulators shut it down

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/coin-laundry/cambodian-payment-processor-freezes-customer-funds-before-regulators-shut-it-down/

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FinCEN Assesses $3.5 Million Penalty Against Paxful for Facilitating Suspicious Activity Involving Illicit Actors

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-assesses-35-million-penalty-against-paxful-facilitating-suspicious Consent Order: https://www.fincen.gov/system/files?file=2025-12/PaxfulConsentOrder.pdf DOJ press release: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/virtual-asset-trading-platform-pleads-guilty-violating-travel-act-and-other-federal-criminal

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How Mexico’s Fuel Theft Market Went Transnational

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/mexico-fuel-theft-market-transnational/

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Bulgaria: EPPO conducts over 80 searches in probe into €13 million VAT fraud

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/bulgaria-eppo-conducts-over-80-searches-probe-eu13-million-vat-fraud

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Myanmar Junta Arrests Over 1,600 in Latest Scam Center Raid

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/myanmar-junta-arrests-over-1600-in-latest-scam-center-raid

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Meet the South Pacific Ponzi King With a Bogus Bank – and a Global Fan Club

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/feature/meet-the-south-pacific-ponzi-king-with-a-bogus-bank-and-a-global-fan-club

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Cocaine, corruption and colonialism: The crisis in the British Virgin Islands

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025-12-09/cocaine-corruption-and-colonialism-the-crisis-in-the-british-virgin-islands

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Illegal WhatsApp bookie sentenced

Read here: https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news/article/illegal-whatsapp-bookie-sentenced

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Peace Never Had a Chance: Colombia’s ELN in Venezuela

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/investigations/peace-never-had-chance-colombia-eln-venezuela/

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A rapidly evolving criminal ecosystem: The escalating exploitation of vulnerable individuals

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/rapidly-evolving-criminal-ecosystem-escalating-exploitation-of-vulnerable-individuals

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30,000 live animals seized in global operation against wildlife and forestry crime

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2025/30-000-live-animals-seized-in-global-operation-against-wildlife-and-forestry-crime

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GameChangers 2025: Migration Smuggling Market Goes From Boom to Bust

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/gamechangers-2025-criminal-migration-income-boom-bust/

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Walking into disaster: The narcotrafficking scandal that blew up the BVI

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/09/how-narcotraffickers-captured-the-british-virgin-islands

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UK to host ‘Illicit Finance Summit’ to build international coalition against dirty money

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/illicit-finance-summit-to-build-international-coalition-against-dirty-money

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US sanctions network it says recruits Colombian fighters for Sudan civil war

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93nxqw00xxo

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Croatia: Former deputy minister and former dean of Geodesy’s Faculty among 29 indicted for misuse of EU funds

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/croatia-former-deputy-minister-and-former-dean-geodesys-faculty-among-29-indicted-misuse

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Fifty jurisdictions, one goal: Eurojust unites prosecutors from around the world to fight organised crime

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/fifty-jurisdictions-one-goal-eurojust-unites-prosecutors-around-world-fight-organised-crime

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Bosnia Raids Uncover 50 Migrants, Six Arrested in Smuggling Crackdown

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/bosnia-raids-uncover-50-migrants-six-arrested-in-smuggling-crackdown

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Criminal group responsible for theft of agricultural devices rolled up

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/criminal-group-responsible-theft-agricultural-devices-rolled

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International investigation into insider trading related to IT company

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/international-investigation-insider-trading-related-it-company

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Romania: Six plea agreements in €120,000 fraud involving EU Start-Up grants

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/romania-six-plea-agreements-eu120-000-fraud-involving-eu-start-grants

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UK Publishes New Anti-Corruption Strategy

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/rogue-insiders-and-dirty-money-targeted-in-corruption-crackdown Link to Strategy: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-anti-corruption-strategy-2025 and https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6932caa7375aee4a15ee8c8c/36.37_HO_JACU-Strategy_v12b_FINAL_WEB.pdf

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Former Senior DEA Official Indicted For Conspiring To Provide Material Support To A Foreign Terrorist Organization

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-senior-dea-official-indicted-conspiring-provide-material-support-foreign Link to Indictment: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/media/1420281/dl

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SARs IN ACTION: December 2025

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/781-sars-in-action-issue-34/file

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Ex-footballer who carried out £400,000 money laundering handover released early

Read here: https://news.stv.tv/east-central/ex-footballer-james-keatings-who-carried-out-400000-money-laundering-handover-released-early

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Risk as the driving force behind money laundering prevention

Read here: https://www.bafin.de/SharedDocs/Veroeffentlichungen/EN/Fachartikel/2025/neu/fa_251121_geldwaeschebekaempfung_en.html

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Former betting bosses facing bribery and fraud charges begin lawsuit against Gambling Commission

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/09/former-entain-bosses-case-gambling-commission-888-bid

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Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit Analysis Reveals Systemic Deficiencies in the Crypto-Asset Sector, With a Focus on Nested Services

Read here: https://fiu.ee/en/news/estonian-financial-intelligence-unit-analysis-reveals-systemic-deficiencies-crypto-asset

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Greek Court to Hear Case Against Aid Workers Allegedly Smuggling Migrants

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/greek-court-to-hear-case-against-aid-workers-allegedly-smuggling-migrants

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Collateral circuits: The impact of the Sudan’s war on arms markets and mercenary networks in Chad and Libya

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/impact-sudan-war-arms-markets-mercenary-networks-chad-and-libya/

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Lawyer Who Absconded From UK Prison Will Have Cypriot Legal License Suspended

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/lawyer-who-absconded-from-uk-prison-will-have-cypriot-legal-license-suspended

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