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Feds seize $12M, allege its part of money laundering scheme

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-michigan-detroit-united-arab-emirates-money-laundering-1af3aefbb6386885489d0b78c1e98cfc

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CBP officers seize pizza ovens valued at more than $300,000 in International Falls

Read here: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/cbp-officers-seize-pizza-ovens-valued-more-300000-international-falls

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Dubai Multi-Commodities Centre (DMCC) CEO renews call to ban hand-carry gold on flights

Read here: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/dmcc-ceo-renews-call-to-ban-hand-carry-gold-on-flights

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UK Guidance: Understanding risks and taking action for Trust or Company Service Providers

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/understanding-risks-and-taking-action-for-trust-or-company-service-providers/understanding-risks-and-taking-action-for-trust-or-company-service-providers

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Two SIM swappers phished a phone company so they could steal $16K in crypto

Read here: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/20/22736474/sim-swapping-crypto-currency-wireless-thief-guilty

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Luxembourg first in Europe to legalise growing and using cannabis

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/22/luxembourg-first-in-europe-to-legalise-growing-and-using-cannabis

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Huawei launches smartphone overseas despite U.S. sanctions crippling its mobile phone business

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/21/huawei-nova-9-specs-release-date-price.html

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CFTC Awards Nearly $200 Million to a Whistleblower: Largest Award to a Single Whistleblower

Read here: https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8453-21

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Italy’s Berlusconi acquitted in corruption trial linked to ‘bunga bunga’ parties

Read here: https://www.euronews.com/2021/10/21/italy-s-berlusconi-acquitted-in-corruption-trial-linked-to-bunga-bunga-parties

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Turkey’s Halkbank can be prosecuted over Iran sanctions violations, US court says

Read here: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-halkbank-can-be-prosecuted-over-iran-sanctions-violations-us-court-says

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Consumer Protection Agency Looking Into How Apple, Facebook, Amazon Use Financial Data

Read here: https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/cfpb_section-1022_directors-statement_2021-10.pdf

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Sanctions loom against airlines transporting Iraqi migrants to Belarus

Read here: https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/26011-Sanctions-loom-against-airlines-transporting-Iraqi-migrants-to-Belarus

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Most NFT Projects Will Collapse Once Bitcoin Hits $100,000, Says NFT Expert

Read here: https://beincrypto.com/most-nft-projects-will-collapse-once-bitcoin-hits-100000-says-nft-expert/

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South Florida Residents Convicted of Attempting to Illegally Export Controlled Items [rebreather diving equipment] to Libya

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/south-florida-residents-convicted-attempting-illegally-export-controlled-items-libya

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City watchdog buried finding that top bosses ‘missed opportunity’ to stop investment scams

Read here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/fca-city-watchdog-investment-scam-b1943434.html

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NatWest braces for £200m hit from money-laundering fine

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/natwest-tarnished-but-banks-are-upbeat-b5wgfnrvw

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Secretive MoD ‘banking’ unit helps UK wage economic warfare

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/af703b19-7e1e-47b0-83fc-4d58d5b4da10

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Serious Fraud Office (SFO) concealed misconduct files in bribery inquiry, court hears

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/law/2021/oct/20/sfo-prosecutors-misconduct-bribery-inquiry

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DarkSide ransomware rushes to cash out $7 million in Bitcoin

Read here: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/darkside-ransomware-rushes-to-cash-out-7-million-in-bitcoin/

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Boris Johnson’s ex-adviser has role at firm that won £3.5m government ‘support’

Read here: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/firm-run-by-boris-johnsons-ex-adviser-won-35m-government-support/

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Five Individuals Charged with Money Laundering in Connection with Alleged Venezuela Bribery Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/five-individuals-charged-money-laundering-connection-alleged-venezuela-bribery-scheme

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Canada: 88 Vehicles Valued At $5 Million Dollars Recovered In Vehicle Theft Investigation

Read here: https://www.yrp.ca/en/Modules/News/index.aspx?newsId=d6e794a3-012f-4bbd-8a14-c854f1371598

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India: PayPal platform misused for money laundering activities, claims FIU in High Court

Read here: https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/paypal-platform-misused-for-money-laundering-activities-claims-fiu-in-hc

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Anti-Money Laundering Transaction Monitoring in the Markets Sector: An industry perspective

Read here: https://www.afme.eu/Portals/0/DispatchFeaturedImages/AFME_TransactionMonitoring2021-2.pdf

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Vanda Gould: jailed Sydney accountant loses defamation case against Australian tax commissioner

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/oct/22/vanda-gould-jailed-sydney-accountant-loses-defamation-case-against-australian-tax-commissioner

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Alpine attraction: Switzerland is a magnet for family offices

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/alpine-attraction–switzerland-is-a-magnet-for-family-offices/47038990

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MCH group targeted in latest Swiss cyber attack

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/mch-group-targeted-in-latest-swiss-cyber-attack/47046312

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The Backstory: Long before the Champlain Towers collapse, there was money laundering. Here’s how we uncovered it

Read here: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/10/22/there-was-money-laundering-surfside-heres-how-we-uncovered-it/8532276002/

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Plantation giant Socfin accused of dodging taxes in Africa

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2021/10/plantation-giant-socfin-accused-of-dodging-taxes-in-africa/

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Singapore: 257 people under probe over scams involving more than $10.9 million

Read here: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/257-people-under-investigation-over-scams-involving-more-than-109-million

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Pakistan has done ‘everything’ to get off FATF’s grey list: law minister

Read here: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40126205/pakistan-has-done-everything-to-get-off-fatfs-grey-list-law-minister

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In Guinea, an illegal $6b gold ‘bonanza’ threatens endangered chimpanzees

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2021/10/in-guinea-an-illegal-6b-gold-bonanza-threatens-endangered-chimpanzees/

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How Belarus is helping ‘tourists’ break into the EU

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-58952867

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Google says Russian-speaking hackers hijacked YouTube channels for cryptocurrency scam

Read here: https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/577555-google-says-russian-speaking-hackers-hijacked-youtube-channels-for

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Boss of failed Boston IndyCar race pleads guilty to fraud, money laundering

Read here: https://www.autosport.com/indycar/news/boss-of-failed-boston-indycar-race-pleads-guilty-to-fraud/6699312/

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As seizures of poached giant clams rise, links to ivory trade surface

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2021/10/as-seizures-of-poached-giant-clams-rise-links-to-ivory-trade-surface/ Link to Wildlife Justice Commission report: https://wildlifejustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Giant-Clam-Shells-Ivory-And-Organised-Crime_A-Potential-New-Nexus_WJC_spreads.pdf

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New Zealand: Police dismantle sophisticated drug dealing and money laundering operation

Read here: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-dismantle-sophisticated-drug-dealing-and-money-laundering-operation/OSND7G6BVAYSUQ62IEVO4O4WZQ/

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Dutch Finance Minister must be held accountable for tax avoidance: European Parliament

Read here: https://nltimes.nl/2021/10/22/dutch-finance-min-must-held-accountable-tax-avoidance-european-parliament

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Finance watchdog ‘grey lists’ Turkey in threat to investment

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/finance-watchdog-grey-lists-turkey-175314053.html

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