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‘I Don’t Know That I Would Even Call It Meth Anymore’

Read here: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/the-new-meth/620174/

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Over £146M Lost to Crypto Fraud in the UK This Year – 30% higher than for the whole of 2020

Read here: https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/cryptocurrencyfraud

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Cartel Gunmen Take Out Surveillance Cameras in Sinaloa, Mexico

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/cartel-gunmen-take-out-surveillance-cameras-in-sinaloa-mexico/

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Spanish PM vows to outlaw prostitution

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58947172

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EU Anti-Trafficking Day

Read here: https://eea.iom.int/EU-anti-trafficking-day

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FATF Plenary, October 2021

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/fatfgeneral/documents/plenary-october-2021.html

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CFTC Orders Tether and Bitfinex to Pay Fines Totaling $42.5 Million

Read here: https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8450-21

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Thousands of potential trafficking victims held in immigration centres, data shows

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/oct/18/thousands-potential-trafficking-victims-held-immigration-centres-data-uk-detain-government

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UK: Scams – Cost of impact on wellbeing calculated as £9bn a year

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58926333

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REvil Disappears Again: ‘Something Is Rotten in the State of Ransomware’

Read here: https://www.flashpoint-intel.com/blog/revil-disappears-again/

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Star Entertainment Group – Casino faces major class action after money laundering allegations revealed

Read here: https://www.perthnow.com.au/business/casino-faces-major-class-action-after-money-laundering-allegations-revealed-c-4269243

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VGC Leeds Limited (trading as Global Gaming Ventures): Land-based casino faces regulatory action

Read here: https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/public-statement/detail/vgc-leeds-limited-public-statement

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Australia: The geographical link requirement, guidance – AML/CTF obligations

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/business/new-austrac-start-here/geographical-link-requirement

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The Coast of Sucre – Venezuela’s Most Dangerous Place for Piracy

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/coast-sucre-venezuela-most-dangerous-place-piracy/

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Shape Up or Ship Out: Time for Wider Reform of the UK AML Supervisory Regime

Read here: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/shape-or-ship-out-time-wider-reform-uk-aml-supervisory-regime

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India: Jacqueline Fernandez skips Enforcement Directorate’s summon in money-laundering case for third time

Read here: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/jacqueline-fernandez-skips-ed-summons-in-money-laundering-case-for-third-time/articleshow/87103932.cms

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Protect The Poor When Fighting Money Laundering in the Pacific

Read here: https://blogs.adb.org/blog/protect-the-poor-when-fighting-money-laundering-in-the-pacific

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Joint Statement of the Ministers and Representatives from the Counter Ransomware Initiative Meeting October 2021

Read here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/10/14/joint-statement-of-the-ministers-and-representatives-from-the-counter-ransomware-initiative-meeting-october-2021/

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Tracking Anti-Corruption Commitments

Read here: https://inkstickmedia.com/tracking-anti-corruption-commitments/

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Malaysian court releases convicted ex-PM Najib’s passport for trip to Singapore

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/malaysian-court-releases-convicted-ex-pm-najibs-passport-trip-singapore-2021-10-18/

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Tunisian lawmaker detained over suspected tax fraud, money laundering

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/tunisian-lawmaker-detained-over-suspected-tax-fraud-money-laundering-2021-10-17/

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Does crypto belong in an ESG portfolio?

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/f428a5da-ff3f-471a-b29c-c30a9cc9a304

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Ransomware Trends in Bank Secrecy Act Data Between January 2021 and June 2021

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/2021-10/Financial%20Trend%20Analysis_Ransomware%20508%20FINAL.pdf Link to press release here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/ransomware-trends-bank-secrecy-act-data-between-january-2021-and-june-2021

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Sanctions Compliance Guidance for Virtual the Currency Industry

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/virtual_currency_guidance_brochure.pdf Link to press release here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0410

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Financial Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean: Understanding Country Challenges and Designing Effective Technical Responses

Read here: https://gfintegrity.org/report/financial-crime-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/

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Pablo Escobar: Colombia sterilises drug lord’s hippos

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-58937415

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Amazon copied products and rigged search results to promote its own brands, documents show

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/amazon-india-rigging/

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How Mexico’s Cartels Use Video Games to Recruit Children

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/mexico-cartels-use-video-games-recruit-new-hitmen/

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Dormice favoured by Italian mafia seized in drugs raid

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58938494

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G7 Public Policy Principles for Retail Central Bank Digital Currencies and G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Statement on Central Bank Digital Currencies and Digital Payments

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/g7-public-policy-principles-for-retail-central-bank-digital-currencies-and-g7-finance-ministers-and-central-bank-governors-statement-on-central-bank Public Policy Principles for Retail Central Bank Digital Currencies policy paper: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1025235/G7_Public_Policy_Principles_for_Retail_CBDC_FINAL.pdf G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Statement on Central Bank Digital Currencies and digital payments: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1025234/FINAL_G7_Statement_on_Digital_Payments_13.10.21.pdf

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Italy using anti-mafia laws to scapegoat migrant boat drivers, report finds

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/oct/15/italy-using-anti-mafia-laws-to-scapegoat-migrant-boat-drivers-report-finds

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Cambridge University halts £400m deal with UAE over Pegasus spyware claims

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/oct/14/cambridge-university-halts-400m-deal-with-uae-over-pegasus-spyware-claims

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Desperate Afghan parents are selling their kids to pay off debt as poverty levels deepen following Taliban takeover

Read here: https://www.businessinsider.com/afghan-parents-sell-their-kids-to-pay-debt-poverty-levels-2021-10

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Hackers fake DocuSign and offer fraudulent signing methods

Read here: https://www.itpro.co.uk/software/document-management-systems-dms/361240/hackers-fake-docusign-and-offer-fraudulent-signing

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Man Charged With Selling Multiple Forged Paintings By Contemporary Artist Raymond Pettibon – Provided Fake Certificates of Authenticity

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/man-charged-selling-multiple-forged-paintings-contemporary-artist-raymond-pettibon

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Former Boeing 737 MAX Chief Technical Pilot Indicted for Fraud

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-boeing-737-max-chief-technical-pilot-indicted-fraud

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Bank Robbers Used Deepfake Voice for $35 Million Heist – AI-Enhanced Voice Simulation Used

Read here: https://www.techtimes.com/articles/266679/20211014/bank-robbers-used-deepfake-voice-for-35-million-heist-ai-enhanced-voice-simulation-used.htm

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Video on social media appearing to show men impersonating police officers in east London

Read here: https://news.met.police.uk/news/video-on-social-media-appearing-to-show-men-impersonating-police-officers-in-east-london-435558

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Australian police seize 450kg of heroin hidden in shipment of tiles in Melbourne

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/oct/16/australian-police-seize-450kg-of-heroin-hidden-in-melbourne-shipment-of-tiles

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Ongoing Cyber Threats to U.S. Water and Wastewater Systems

Read here: https://us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/AA21-287A-Ongoing_Cyber_Threats_to_U.S._Water_and_Wastewater_Systems.pdf

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