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Founder Of $90 Million Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Sentenced To More Than Seven Years In Prison

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/founder-90-million-cryptocurrency-hedge-fund-sentenced-more-seven-years-prison

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FinCEN Calls Attention to Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crimes

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/shared/FinCEN%20OCSE%20Notice%20508C.pdf

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SIM swapper charged in cryptocurrency theft scheme

Read here: https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/15/22675709/sim-swapping-crypto-theft-iphone-8

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Microsoft’s passwordless plans lets users switch to app-based login

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58575954

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The Counterterror War That America Is Winning

Read here: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/09/america-terrorism-finance/620067/

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What Does the Future Hold for the UK’s Money Laundering Regulations?

Read here: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/what-does-future-hold-uks-money-laundering-regulations

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Fraudster Sentenced to Prison for Long Running Phone Unlocking Scheme that Defrauded AT&T: Losses more than $200 Million

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/fraudster-sentenced-prison-long-running-phone-unlocking-scheme-defrauded-att

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SEC Surpasses $1 Billion in Awards to Whistleblowers with Two Awards Totaling $114 Million

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2021-177

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West African bloc imposes sanctions on Guinea junta

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/west-african-bloc-imposes-sanctions-on-guinea-junta/46954820

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Digital Ruble to Help Curb Use of ‘Money Surrogates,’ Russia Says in Financial Strategy Document

Read here: https://news.bitcoin.com/digital-ruble-to-help-curb-use-of-money-surrogates-russia-says-in-financial-strategy-document/

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Dark Web Child Abuse Material Facilitator Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Advertise Child Abuse Material

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/dark-web-child-pornography-facilitator-sentenced-27-years-prison-conspiracy-advertise-child-0

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Can Governments Shut Down Bitcoin With Quantum Computers?

Read here: https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/09/15/can-governments-finally-shut-down-bitcoin-with-qua/

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Justice Department Announces Additional Distribution of More than $568 Million to Victims of Madoff Ponzi Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-additional-distribution-more-568-million-victims-madoff-ponzi

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The beguiling promise of decentralised finance

Read here: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/09/18/the-beguiling-promise-of-decentralised-finance

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Cyber crime spreads in Australia as COVID-19 pushes more people online

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/technology/australia-sees-13-rise-cyber-crime-reports-covid-19-pushes-more-people-online-2021-09-15/

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Armenia And Europol Sign Agreement To Combat Cross-Border Serious Organised Crime

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/armenia-and-europol-sign-agreement-to-combat-cross-border-serious-organised-crime

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Scholz summoned before German MPs over money-laundering scandal

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/32a73baa-4ada-43cc-a2e6-8b2884634931

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Former Top Morgan Stanley FX Trader Leaves After Lengthy Probe

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-16/former-top-morgan-stanley-fx-trader-leaves-after-lengthy-probe

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There was insider trading on NFT platform OpenSea, the $1.5 billion start-up admits

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/15/opensea-insider-trading-rumors-are-true.html

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Counterproliferation Financing for Virtual Asset Service Providers

Read here: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/special-resources/counterproliferation-financing-virtual-asset-service-providers

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China Is Making Smart Money

Read here: https://www.lawfareblog.com/china-making-smart-money

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South Africa Raises Profile as Cocaine Trafficking Hub

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/south-africa-major-cocaine-transit-hub/

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“Corruption for Dummies” – Public Eye offers advice to kleptocrats on how to best use Swiss financial services

Read here: https://www.publiceye.ch/en/media-corner/press-releases/detail/corruption-for-dummies-public-eye-offers-advice-to-kleptocrats-on-how-to-best-use-swiss-financial-services

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Smoke Screen: BAT, bribes and spies in the tobacco industry

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2021-09-14/smoke-screen-british-american-tobacco-bribes-and-spies-in-the-tobacco-industry

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The Global Organized Crime Index 2021: Taking the measure of crime

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/ocindex-2021/

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Memo Fantasma Properties in Colombia Used to Compensate Victims of Violence

Read here:https://insightcrime.org/news/memo-fantasma-properties-colombia-used-compensate-victims-violence/

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Illicit activity hits UK corporates despite confidence in Bribery and Corruption controls

Read here: https://mondovisione.com/media-and-resources/news/illicit-activity-hits-uk-corporates-despite-confidence-in-bribery-and-corruption/

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Attorney General James Shuts Down Virtual Currency Trading Platform [Coinseed] and Stops Cryptocurrency CEO From Continuing Fraudulent Conduct

Read here: https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2021/attorney-general-james-shuts-down-virtual-currency-trading-platform-and-stops

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SEC Chair Gary Gensler Calls Digital Asset Market the ‘Wild West,’ Invites Crypto Platforms to a Dialogue

Read here: https://dailyhodl.com/2021/09/15/sec-chair-gary-gensler-calls-digital-asset-market-the-wild-west-invites-crypto-platforms-to-a-dialogue/

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14 Defendants Indicted, Including the Entire Administration of the Colombo Organized Crime Family

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/14-defendants-indicted-including-entire-administration-colombo-organized-crime-family

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Haiti official resigns over PM’s links to suspect in president’s slaying

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/haiti-official-resigns-over-pm-s-links-to-suspect-in-president-s-slaying/46951606

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Moscow Court Arrests Suspected Owner Of Dark-Net Site For Hiring Assassins

Read here: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-hitmen-for-hire-darknet/31454299.html

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Malta: Political parties will not be spared in tax collection drive, Finance Minister warns

Read here: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/112043/watch_political_parties_will_not_be_spared_in_tax_collection_drive_finance_minister_warns

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Swiss Bank Mirabaud Queried by Senator on Tax Evasion Case

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-bank-mirabaud-queried-by-senator-on-tax-evasion-case/46951046

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UK: HMRC confirms probe into 153 people suspected of aiding tax evasion

Read here: https://www.cityam.com/hmrc-confirms-probe-into-153-people-suspected-of-aiding-tax-evasion/

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Man arrested in Germany over illegal shipments for Iran’s nuclear programme

Read here: https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/europe/2021/09/14/man-arrested-in-germany-over-illegal-shipments-for-irans-nuclear-programme/

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Huawei says it’s hiring more scientists in the face of U.S. sanctions

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/15/huawei-says-its-hiring-more-scientists-in-the-face-of-us-sanctions.html

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Beirut Blast Survivors, Victims Ask UN for Help with Probe

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/15170-beirut-blast-survivors-victims-ask-un-for-help-with-probe

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United Kingdom – United Arab Emirates Joint Communiqué: a Partnership for the Future

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/united-kingdom-united-arab-emirates-joint-communique-a-partnership-for-the-future

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