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Indian billionaire jeweller, Mehul Choksi, arrested over alleged bank fraud

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y6l36kg9ro

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Company With State Contract Building Kyrgyzstan Football Stadium Tied to Presidency

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/exclusive-company-with-state-contract-building-kyrgyzstan-football-stadium-tied-to-presidency

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Google Suspended 39.2 Million Advertiser Accounts and Blocked 5.1 Billion Harmful Ads and in 2024

Read here: https://blog.google/intl/en-mena/company-news/technology/our-2024-ads-safety-report-en/

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End-User Unknown: The Legal Gun Trade & Its Role in Guatemala’s Violence

Read here: https://c4ads.org/issue-briefs/end-user-unknown/

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Builder Of Smuggling Vessels That Attempted To Send 9,500 Kilograms Of Cocaine To Mexico And Central America Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/builder-smuggling-vessels-attempted-send-9500-kilograms-cocaine-mexico-and-central

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Dutch Justice Ministry and Gaming Authority Discuss Gambling Reforms in Curaçao, Aruba, and Sint Maarten

Read here: https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/local/dutch-justice-ministry-and-gaming-authority-discuss-gambling-reforms-in-curacao-aruba-and-sint-maarten/

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UK sanctions Iranian organised crime network

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-sanctions-iranian-organised-crime-network

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France: EPPO carries out searches and arrests seven people in probe into VAT fraud involving luxury cars

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/france-eppo-carries-out-searches-and-arrests-seven-people-probe-vat-fraud-involving

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‘Scammers used fake app to steal from me in person’

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn05d58jwvdo

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Via porn, gore and ultra-violence, extremist groups are sinking hooks online into the very young

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/technology-parenting-terror-islamic-state-police-security-attacks-4888bab2d10502edadf787d419d45b5b

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Man convicted of trying to smuggle £1m in suitcases out of UK

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/man-convicted-of-trying-to-smuggle-1m-in-suitcases-out-of-uk

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UK insurer charged with bribery in Ecuador

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-insurer-charged-with-bribery-in-ecuador

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Lebanon’s Ex Central Bank Governor’s Embezzlement Case Sparks Applause—and Doubts

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/lebanons-ex-central-bank-governors-embezzlement-case-sparks-applause-and-doubts

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Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Trial: ‘Ex-Paras’ Testify Amid Witness Bribery Allegations

Read here: https://www.financecolombia.com/former-colombian-president-alvaro-uribe-on-trial-ex-paras-testify-amid-witness-bribery-allegations/

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Military clerk faces jail after nearly £1m Ministry of Defence fraud

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/military-clerk-faces-jail-after-nearly-1631m-ministry-of-defence-fraud-13349128

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Italian Ferry Operator Tirrenia Investigated on Bribery and False Documents

Read here: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/italian-ferry-operator-tirrenia-investigated-on-bribery-and-false-documents

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HBO documentary digs into Ohio’s biggest bribery scandal

Read here: https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2025/04/14/hbo-documentary-ohio-confidential-larry-householder-hb6

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Man who created ‘one-stop shop for phishing’ jailed

Read here: https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/man-who-created-one-stop-shop-phishing-jailed

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Investigation Cuba: EPPO secures another conviction in €100 million VAT fraud involving Voice over IP

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/investigation-cuba-eppo-secures-another-conviction-eu100-million-vat-fraud-involving

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Judges charged in Indonesian bribery scandal after clearing palm oil giants of corruption

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/judges-charged-in-indonesian-bribery-scandal-after-clearing-palm-oil-giants-of-corruption/

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Kenya takes money laundering war to precious metal dealers

Read here: https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/kenya-takes-money-laundering-war-to-precious-metal-dealers-5000916

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AK rifles and grenades seized as firearms trafficking route into France dismantled

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/ak-rifles-and-grenades-seized-firearms-trafficking-route-france-dismantled

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$40 Million Settlement with Block, Inc. for Inadequate Anti-Money Laundering Program and Virtual Currency Compliance Failures on Cash App Platform

Read here: https://www.dfs.ny.gov/reports_and_publications/press_releases/pr202504101 Consent Order: https://www.dfs.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2025/04/ea20250410-block.pdf

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Snared, skinned, sold: Brutal March for Indonesia’s Sumatran tigers

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/snared-skinned-sold-brutal-march-for-indonesias-sumatran-tigers/

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NCA secures first convictions for breach of UK sanctions

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-secures-first-convictions-for-breach-of-uk-sanctions

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The first ever UK prosecution of Russian sanction breaches

Read here: https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/sentencing-first-ever-uk-prosecution-russian-sanction-breaches

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Bulgaria’s Opposition Files Second No-Confidence Motion, Alleges Corruption

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/bulgarias-opposition-files-second-no-confidence-motion-alleges-corruption

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Four men arrested in large-scale Dutch money laundering investigation

Read here: https://nltimes.nl/2025/04/13/four-men-arrested-large-scale-dutch-money-laundering-investigation

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Lebanon Moves to Indict Ex Central Bank Chief

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/lebanon-moves-to-indict-ex-central-bank-chief

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Ecuador’s Election Sees President Accused of Drug Trade Ties

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/ecuadors-election-sees-president-accused-drug-trade-ties/

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New podcast, ‘Launder This’ premieres first episode – After Escobar: Chris Feistl. The Real Narcos

In the premiere episode of Launder This, financial crime expert and podcast host Dev Odedra speaks to Chris Feistl (a former DEA agent) who went after the notorious Cali cartel. […]

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Drug lord convicted in 1985 killing of U.S. agent released from prison in Mexico

Read here: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ernesto-fonseca-carrillo-convicted-1985-killing-dea-agent-released-prison-mexico/

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UK law enforcement inadequately equipped to tackle AI-enabled crime

Read here: https://www.turing.ac.uk/news/uk-law-enforcement-inadequately-equipped-tackle-ai-enabled-crime Link to report: https://cetas.turing.ac.uk/publications/ai-and-serious-online-crime PDF of report: https://cetas.turing.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2025-03/cetas_research_report_-_ai_and_serious_online_crime_0.pdf

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Counting the cost of counterfeit shops

Read here: https://www.tradingstandards.uk/news-policy-campaigns/news-room/2025/counting-the-cost-of-counterfeit-shops/

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France to Seize Villa Owned by Moldovan Politician Charged in $1B Corruption Scandal

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/france-to-seize-villa-owned-by-moldovan-politician-charged-in-1b-corruption-scandal

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We Investigate Corruption. Swiss Law Calls That a Crime.

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/feature/we-investigate-corruption-swiss-law-calls-that-a-crime

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UK’s first INTERPOL Silver Notice secured against fraudster

Read here: https://www.rocu.police.uk/news/2025/april/uks-first-interpol-silver-notice-secured-against-fraudster/

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U.S. Extradites Alleged Co-Conspirator of 2008 Mumbai Terrorist Attacks to Face Charges in India

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-extradites-alleged-co-conspirator-2008-mumbai-terrorist-attacks-face-charges-india

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Germany: Members of criminal organisation convicted for €24 million VAT fraud involving simulated export of cars

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/germany-members-criminal-organisation-convicted-eu24-million-vat-fraud-involving

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OLAF and EPPO jointly uncover 9.5 million fraud and money laundering scheme

Read here: https://anti-fraud.ec.europa.eu/media-corner/news/olaf-and-eppo-jointly-uncover-95-million-fraud-and-money-laundering-scheme-2025-04-10_en

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