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Revealed: Bribery in advertising pitches is pervasive in APAC

Read here: https://www.campaignasia.com/article/revealed-bribery-in-advertising-pitches-is-pervasive-in-apac/473062

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NSA director expects to be facing ransomware attacks ‘every single day’ in five years

Read here: https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/575386-nsa-director-expects-to-be-facing-ransomware-attacks-every-single-day-in

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Elizabeth Warren’s ransomware bill would require cryptocurrency disclosures from victims

Read here: https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/ransomware-bill-cryptocurrency-disclosure-attack-cyber-elizabeth-warren-48-hours-2021-10

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Apple Pay Can be Abused to Make Contactless Payments From Locked iPhones

Read here: https://thehackernews.com/2021/10/apple-pay-can-be-abused-to-make.html

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Moldova’s Top Prosecutor Detained On Corruption Charges

Read here: https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-prosecutor-corruption-arrested-/31495115.html

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Purposeful AML Controls: Managing the Risk of a Skilled Person Review

Read here: https://www.plenitudeconsulting.com/purposeful-aml-controls-managing-the-risk-of-a-skilled-person-review/ Read report here: https://www.plenitudeconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Purposeful-Financial-Crime-Controls-Managing-the-risk-of-a-Skilled-Person-Review.pdf

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Actor Pleads Guilty to Running $650 Million Hollywood Ponzi Scheme

Read here: https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/650-million-ponzi-scheme-zachary-horwitz-netflix-hbo-1236432/

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Dodik to US envoy Escobar: F**k the sanctions!

Read here: https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/dodik-to-us-envoy-escobar-fk-the-sanctions/

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Taxation: Anguilla, Dominica and Seychelles removed from the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions

Read here: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2021/10/05/taxation-anguilla-dominica-and-seychelles-removed-from-the-eu-list-of-non-cooperative-jurisdictions/

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Chile: Police dismantle crime group smuggling hundreds of children

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/en/News-and-Events/News/2021/Chile-Police-dismantle-crime-group-smuggling-hundreds-of-children

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The FINTRAIL 5: Catch up on the latest FinCrime items of interest

Read here: https://fintrail.com/fintrail-5

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Smuggler busted with ‘a bit of Swiss cheese’

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/smuggler-busted-with–a-bit-of-swiss-cheese-/47000686

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Intertrust allowed to appeal CIMA’s enforcement action after deadline passed

Read here: https://www.caymancompass.com/2021/10/04/intertrust-allowed-to-appeal-cimas-enforcement-action-after-deadline-passed/

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Understanding the Crime-Terror Nexus of Ideologically-Driven Terrorist Organizations

Read here: https://gfintegrity.org/understanding-the-crime-terror-nexus-of-ideologically-driven-terrorist-organizations/

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VAT Fraud With Cash Registers Uncovered In Germany

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/vat-fraud-cash-registers-uncovered-in-germany

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Dolce & Gabbana sells 9 NFTs for $5.65 million

Read here: https://www.ledgerinsights.com/dolce-gabbana-sells-9-nfts-for-5-65-million/

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US Charges Canadian Said To Be The ‘Voice’ Behind ISIS

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/15282-us-charges-canadian-said-to-be-the-voice-behind-isis

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Anti-corruption campaigner implicated in Telia Uzbek bribery scandal

Read here: https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news/12017-anti-corruption-campaigner-implicated-in-telia-uzbek-bribery-scandal.html

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UAE Central Bank fines six exchange houses for compliance failure

Read here: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/banking/2021/10/04/uae-central-bank-fines-six-exchange-houses-for-compliance-failure/

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Malta: Josette Schembri Vella has case to answer for money laundering, court rules

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/josette-vella-schembri-has-case-to-answer-for-money-laundering-court.905644

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Labour In Vineyards And Farms Checked Across Europe

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/labour-in-vineyards-and-farms-checked-across-europe

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Nicaragua’s President Ortega calls bishops ‘terrorists’

Read here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/daniel-ortega-nicaragua-roman-catholic-yankees-b1932381.html

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What the Unexplained Wealth Orders failure tells us about London

Read here: https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/lifestyle/my-business/what-the-unexplained-wealth-orders-failure-tells-us-about-london-293685/

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Brazil’s Petrobras pays $853.2 mln fines to DOJ, SEC in corruption probe

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/brazils-petrobras-pays-8532-mln-fines-doj-sec-corruption-probe-2021-10-04/

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US Navy hit by another international bribery scandal

Read here: https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-10-04/navy-contractor-frank-rafaraci-bribery-scandal-3121922.html

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Murder By Contract: Targeted killings in Eastern and Southern Africa

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/GITOC-Murder-by-Contract-Targeted-Killings-in-eastern-and-southern-Africa-.pdf

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Barclays Hacked by Cyberthieves Using Monzo Account, Payments Initiation Service Provider (PISP)

Read here: https://www.pymnts.com/news/security-and-risk/2021/barclays-hacked-cyberthieves-monzo-account-pisp/

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UK app-only bank Monzo withdraws U.S. banking license application

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/04/monzo-withdraws-us-banking-license-application.html

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Ex-Army Technician Gets 12 Years for Role in Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ex-army-technician-12-years-fraud/

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Trafficked slaves in Ireland are worth €150k to criminal gangs

Read here: https://www.irishcentral.com/news/trafficked-slaves-in-ireland-worth-150k-gangs

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Credit Suisse offices raided over Greensill funds

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/credit-suisse-offices-raided-over-greensill-funds/46999784

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Serious Fraud Office secures third set of Petrofac bribery convictions

Read here: https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2021/10/04/serious-fraud-office-secures-third-set-of-petrofac-bribery-convictions/

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Washington Federal (WAFD) to Pay $2.5M for AML/BSA Consent Order

Read here: https://au.news.yahoo.com/washington-federal-wafd-pay-2-144402276.html

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Walk-in cryptocurrency exchanges emerge amid bitcoin boom

Read here: https://www.foxbusiness.com/retail/walk-in-cryptocurrency-exchanges-bitcoin-boom

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White House Plans 30-Country Meeting to Combat Ransomware and Cyber Crime

Read here: https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2021/10/04/634945.htm

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Behind the crypto broker accused of aiding ransomware hackers

Read here: https://www.luxtimes.lu/en/business-finance/behind-the-crypto-broker-accused-of-aiding-ransomware-hackers-615ad0a9de135b9236ef5bc3

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Facebook putting profit before public good, says whistleblower Frances Haugen

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/oct/03/former-facebook-employee-frances-haugen-identifies-herself-as-whistleblower

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Money mules: how young people are lured into laundering cash

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/oct/04/money-mules-laundering-cash-students-funds-bank-accounts

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Investigating Arms Trafficking

Read here: https://gijn.org/2021/10/04/investigating-arms-trafficking/

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