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Revealed: exploitation of meat plant workers rife across UK and Europe

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/28/revealed-exploitation-of-meat-plant-workers-rife-across-uk-and-europe

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US issues Hezbollah-related sanctions in coordination with Qatar

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/9/29/us-issues-hezbollah-related-sanctions-in-coordination-with-qatar

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Investigations And Unsigned Contracts: How Integrity Pacts Enhance Transparency And Accountability

Read here: https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/integrity-pacts-enhance-transparency-accountability-impact-italy-romania

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Nicolas Sarkozy given jail sentence for illegal campaign financing

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/30/nicolas-sarkozy-guilty-illegally-financing-2012-election-campaign

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Wayne Jenkins from behind bars: ‘I sold drugs as a dirty cop’

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58710164

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US charges Swiss finance firm and six people with tax evasion

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/us-charges-swiss-finance-firm-and-six-people-with-tax-evasion/46988240

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Flouting U.N. sanctions in Africa? No one is watching after Russia move

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-flouting-un-sanctions-africa-no-one-un-watching-after-russia-move-2021-09-29/

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UK: Drugs from Glastonbury festival-goers could be impacting endangered eels

Read here: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2021/september/drugs-from-glastonbury-could-be-impacting-endangered-eels.html

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Memo Fantasma Wants Out of Prison in Colombia

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/memo-fantasma-wants-out-of-prison-in-colombia/

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SFO announces investigation into £150m investment schemes after dawn raid

Read here: https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2021/09/29/sfo-announces-investigation-into-150m-investment-schemes-after-dawn-raid/

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Narcos: Mexico – Season 3 Trailer and Announcement

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMjKnshjG6k

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Methamphetamine from Afghanistan: signals indicate that Europe should be better prepared

Read here: https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/ad-hoc-publication/methamphetamine-from-afghanistan-signals-indicate-europe-should-be-better-prepared_en Link to PDF of report: https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/system/files/publications/14071/EMCDDA-Methamphetamine-from-Afghanistan.pdf

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US deports convicted Russian hacker amid cyber tensions with Moscow

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/28/politics/us-deport-russian-hacker/index.html

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Up to 10 suspicious matches at 2016 Olympics, boxing investigation finds

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/sep/29/up-to-10-suspicious-matches-at-2016-olympics-boxing-investigation-finds

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Isle of Man banking data leak reveals how sharing banking data can identify offshore strategies and improve beneficial ownership transparency

Read here: https://taxjustice.net/2021/09/29/isle-of-man-banking-data-leak-reveals-how-sharing-banking-data-can-identify-offshore-strategies-and-improve-beneficial-ownership-transparency/

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Why Did Virgil Griffith Plead Guilty?

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/09/29/why-did-virgil-griffith-plead-guilty/

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Seychelles set to be removed from EU tax haven blacklist

Read here: https://www.nation.sc/articles/10650/seychelles-set-to-be-removed-from-eu-tax-haven-blacklist–reuters-

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Approval of first Swiss crypto fund – Crypto Market Index Fund

Read here: https://www.finma.ch/en/news/2021/09/20210929-mm-genehmigung-schweizer-kryptofonds/

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Who is Inés Gómez Mont? TV host who proposed Tom Brady accused of $146m fraud

Read here: https://www.sportskeeda.com/nfl/who-ines-gomez-mont-tv-host-proposed-tom-brady-accused-146m-fraud

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Corruption Files: Created in honor of TRACE’s 20th anniversary

Read here: https://info.traceinternational.org/corruption-files

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Settlement Agreements between OFAC and Cameron International Corporation and Schlumberger Rod Lift, Inc.

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20210927

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Gupta-linked accused in money-laundering scheme arrested on way to Dubai

Read here: https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2021-09-29-gupta-linked-accused-in-money-laundering-scheme-arrested-on-way-to-dubai/

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Spanish Police Seize Over a Tonne of Cocaine Bound for Europe

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/15242-spanish-police-seize-over-a-tonne-of-cocaine-bound-for-europe

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Dominican Republic narcos launder money through gas stations

Read here: https://dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2021/09/29/falcon-dominican-republic-narcos-laundered-money-through-gas-stations/

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Mexico’s Geoduck Clams Latest Casualty of Asian Demand

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/mexico-geoduck-clams-latest-casualty-of-asian-demand/

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UK: Membership of CBDC Engagement and Technology Forums

Read here: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/news/2021/september/membership-of-cbdc-engagement-and-technology-forums

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Hong Kong’s dirty money sleuths track criminals using cryptocurrency trading platforms to move illegal funds across borders

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3150425/hong-kongs-dirty-money-sleuths-track-criminals-using

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U.N. Members Seek New Cyber Discussions Amid Rising Ransomware Attacks

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-n-members-seek-new-cyber-discussions-amid-rising-ransomware-attacks-11632735001

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Overhaul of Companies House is long overdue

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/6fd92a72-e457-4d32-a5a5-c44ec2b76e20

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Global Organized Crime Index 2021

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/ocindex-2021/ Link to PDF of report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/GITOC-Global-Organized-Crime-Index-2021.pdf

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Tech Companies Block More than 11.6 Million Transactions for Endangered Wildlife Online

Read here: https://www.traffic.org/news/tech-companies-block-more-than-11.6-million-transactions-for-endangered-wildlife-online/

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US Senators Propose Tracking Foreign Crypto Mining

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/09/28/us-senators-propose-tracking-foreign-crypto-mining/

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Yunhua Lin, notorious kingpin of wildlife crime syndicate, is jailed for 14 years in Malawi

Read here: https://eia-international.org/news/yunhua-lin-notorious-kingpin-of-wildlife-crime-syndicate-is-jailed-for-14-years-in-malawi/

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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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How Syria’s Embassies in Europe Help Fund the War Back Home

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/37-ccblog/ccblog/15235-how-syria-s-embassies-in-europe-help-fund-the-war-back-home

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HMS Richmond captures evidence of North Korean sanctions violations

Read here: https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/hms-richmond-captures-evidence-of-north-korean-sanctions-violations

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SEC Charges Two Individuals for Wash Trading Scheme Involving Options of “Meme Stocks”

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2021-195

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Trafigura paid $390m in share deal with Angola’s ‘General Dino’

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/trafigura-paid–390m-in-share-deal-with-angola-s–general-dino-/46984516

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