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Labour to launch taskforce into ‘dirty money’ in the City

Read here: https://www.cityam.com/labour-to-launch-taskforce-into-dirty-money-in-the-city/

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Mapping Afghanistan’s untapped natural resources

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/24/mapping-afghanistans-untapped-natural-resources-interactive

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Iraq’s Troubled School Building Lesson

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/iraqs-troubled-school-building-lesson

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Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

Read here: https://www.dea.gov/alert/sharp-increase-fake-prescription-pills-containing-fentanyl-and-meth?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

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Action taken against Grant Thornton UK LLP and David Newstead in relation to audit of Patisserie Holdings Plc

Read here: https://www.frc.org.uk/news/september-2021/sanctions-against-grant-thornton-uk-llp-and-david

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AUSTRAC: Fighting child exploitation, through strong partnerships

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/fighting-child-exploitation-through-strong-partnerships

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Trafficked from Assam to Kashmir: how Indian youths are forced to work in a conflict zone

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3150020/trafficked-assam-kashmir-how-indian-youths-are-forced-work

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Huawei CFO Wanzhou Meng Admits to Misleading Global Financial Institution

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/huawei-cfo-wanzhou-meng-admits-misleading-global-financial-institution

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Netflix is making a documentary about the QuadrigaCX Bitcoin saga

Read here: https://www.engadget.com/netflix-documentary-quadrigacx-bitcoin-gerald-cotten-150253816.html

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Jalisco Cartel Sets Off Alarm Bells Along Mexico-Guatemala Border

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/jalisco-cartel-alarm-bells-mexico-guatemala-border/

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Canadian securities regulators release crypto exchange guidance on advertising, social media

Read here: https://www.osc.ca/sites/default/files/2021-09/csa_20210923_21-330_crypto-trading-platforms.pdf

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Serious Fraud Office (SFO) statement on Petrofac charges

Read here: https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2021/09/24/sfo-charges-petrofac-with-failure-to-prevent-bribery-offences/

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European Data Protection Supervisor: Opinion 12/2021 on the AML and CFT package of legislative proposals

Read here: https://edps.europa.eu/system/files/2021-09/21-09-22_edps-opinion-aml_en.pdf

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SEC Charges World’s Largest Advertising Group with FCPA Violations

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2021-191

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Football Index: Gambling Commission and FCA criticised over failure to act

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/sep/22/football-index-gambling-commission-and-fca-criticised-over-failure-to-act

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Crypto heist: Raiders steal safe containing $4m in cryptocurrency from Westmere home

Read here: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crypto-heist-raiders-steal-safe-containing-4m-in-cryptocurrency-from-westmere-home/PI3L5LMS6PCSVABJDYSW5O4YGA/

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Germany’s attitude towards AML a ‘capitulation,’ suggests national newspaper ahead of Sunday election

Read here: https://www.amlintelligence.com/2021/09/germanys-current-attitude-towards-aml-a-capitulation-suggests-national-newspaper-ahead-of-sunday-election/

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UK: Regulatory action against EU Lotto for anti-money laundering and social responsibility failings

Read here: https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news/article/regulatory-action-against-eu-lotto

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House Approves Half Dozen Measures to Fight Foreign Corruption via Defense Bill

Read here: https://us.transparency.org/news/house-approves-half-dozen-measures-to-fight-foreign-corruption-via-defense-bill/

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Individual sentenced to 28 months imprisonment for forging a trust deed related to unauthorised collective investment schemes

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/stephen-allen-sentenced-28-months-imprisonment-forging-trust-deed

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False hopes: Human trafficking in Kenya

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/false-hopes/

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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Says He’s Open to Settling Landmark XRP Case With SEC

Read here: https://dailyhodl.com/2021/09/26/ripple-ceo-brad-garlinghouse-says-hes-open-to-settling-landmark-xrp-case-with-sec/

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Illegally stored catalytic converters found with Bitcoin machine

Read here: https://www.mrw.co.uk/news/illegally-stored-catalytic-converters-found-with-bitcoin-machine-24-09-2021/

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Major European call center provider goes down in ransomware attack

Read here: https://therecord.media/major-european-call-center-provider-goes-down-in-ransomware-attack/

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1MDB Casts Shadow on Ex-Swiss Bank CEO’s Money-Laundering Trial

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/bloomberg/1mdb-casts-shadow-on-ex-swiss-bank-ceo-s-money-laundering-trial/46974810

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United States Returns to Iraq Rare Tablet Bearing Portion of the Epic of Gilgamesh

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-returns-iraq-rare-tablet-bearing-portion-epic-gilgamesh

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UK: Dramatic rise in fraud and scam complaints

Read here: https://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/news-events/dramatic-rise-fraud-scam-complaints

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Under U.S. sanctions, Iran and Venezuela strike oil export deal

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exclusive-under-us-sanctions-iran-venezuela-strike-oil-export-deal-sources-2021-09-25/

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U.S. Shouldn’t Relax Venezuela Sanctions, Colombian Leader Says

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-23/u-s-shouldn-t-relax-venezuela-sanctions-colombian-leader-says

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iPhone 13 event scam dupes viewers out of $69k in bitcoin

Read here: https://www.imore.com/iphone-13-event-scam-dupes-viewers-out-69k-bitcoin

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Bomb Threats: Mexico’s Crime Groups Turn to Explosives

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/bomb-threats-mexico-crime-groups-employ-explosives/

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Top US Regulator Likens Cryptocurrency to ‘Fool’s Gold,’ Warns of Looming Financial Crisis

Read here: https://dailyhodl.com/2021/09/23/top-us-regulator-likens-cryptocurrency-to-fools-gold-warns-of-looming-financial-crisis/

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Money launderer ordered to pay £213k after selling students places at fake Bath college

Read here: https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2021-09-23/money-launderer-made-to-pay-213k-after-selling-places-at-fake-bath-college

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Karate teacher jailed for selling counterfeit goods worth more than £500,000

Read here: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/inner-london-crown-court-southwark-council-beckenham-paypal-london-b956348.html

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UK: Solicitor firm and its owner fined £27,500 over inadequate client due diligence

Read here: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/firm-and-its-owner-fined-27500-over-inadequate-client-due-diligence/5109922.article

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Lorry driver jailed for £3.2m cocaine smuggling plot

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/lorry-driver-jailed-for-3-2m-cocaine-smuggling-plot

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Hackers leak LinkedIn 700 million data scrape…contains user email addresses that are not normally viewable to the public

Read here: https://therecord.media/hackers-leak-linkedin-700-million-data-scrape/

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Small law firms are let off from economic crime tax

Read here: https://www.cityam.com/small-law-firms-are-let-off-from-economic-crime-tax/

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