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European Central Bank’s (ECB) Jens Weidmann says digital euro should have limited initial role

Read here: https://capital.com/ecb-s-jens-weidmann-says-digital-euro-should-have-a-limited-initial-role

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China’s UK ambassador banned from parliament over sanctions

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/15/chinas-uk-ambassador-banned-from-parliament-over-sanctions

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Anti-laundering unit goes off-grid, fraying Afghan ties to global finance

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/anti-laundering-unit-goes-off-grid-fraying-afghan-ties-global-finance-2021-09-15/

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Transparency International – Annual Impact Report and Accounts 2020-2021

Read here: https://www.transparency.org.uk/sites/default/files/pdf/publications/Transparency%20International%20UK%20Annual%20Imapct%20Report%20and%20Accounts%20ye%2031%20March%202021.pdf

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ME Bank faces possible $100m criminal penalty

Read here: https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/me-bank-faces-possible-100m-criminal-penalty-20210915-p58rw7

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Running out of dollars, Afghan banks ask Taliban for more cash

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/running-out-dollars-afghan-banks-ask-taliban-more-cash-2021-09-15/

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Ownership of Chemicals that Exploded at Beirut Port Traces Back to Ukraine

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/ownership-of-chemicals-that-exploded-at-beirut-port-traces-back-to-ukraine

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Six Colombian Nationals Plead Guilty To Conspiracy To Use “Narco-Submarines” To Smuggle Over 19,000 Kilograms Of Cocaine To The Sinaloa Cartel

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/six-colombian-nationals-plead-guilty-conspiracy-use-narco-submarines-smuggle-over-19000

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Crypto Isn’t the Cause of Ransomware. It Might Be the Cure

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/09/14/crypto-isnt-the-cause-of-ransomware-it-might-be-the-cure/

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Smoke Screen: BAT’s agents brokered Zimbabwe bribe proposal

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2021-09-13/bats-agents-brokered-zimbabwe-bribe-proposal-smoke-screen

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Madagascar’s vanilla industry has become a magnet for corruption, money laundering and criminality

Read here: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-09-13-madagascars-vanilla-industry-has-become-a-magnet-for-corruption-money-laundering-and-criminality/

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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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Central Bank of the UAE issues new anti-money laundering guidance for banks

Read here: https://www.centralbank.ae/sites/default/files/2021-09/AMLCFT%20Guidance%20for%20LFIs%20on%20Transaction%20monitoring%20and%20Sanctions%20screening.pdf

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Illegal gambling: Operation SOGA VIII leads to 1,400 arrests – USD 7.9 million in cash seized across 28 countries

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2021/Illegal-gambling-Operation-SOGA-VIII-leads-to-1-400-arrests

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Russian Foreign Minister Has a Longtime Female Companion With Over $13 Million in Unexplained Assets

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/russian-foreign-minister-has-a-longtime-female-companion-with-over-13-million-in-unexplained-assets

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A Journalist’s Guide to Investigating Drug Trafficking

Read here: https://gijn.org/2021/09/13/investigating-drug-trafficking/

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Anti-money laundering, anti-science

Read here: https://www.effectiveaml.org/aml-anti-science/

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The European Anti-Fraud Office’s (OLAF) work against waste trafficking helps Italian authorities stop illicit waste

Read here: https://ec.europa.eu/anti-fraud/media-corner/news/02-09-2021/olafs-work-against-waste-trafficking-helps-italian-authorities-stop_en

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Irish drug gangs linked to Italian mafia in EU cocaine boom

Read here: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40697471.html

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Iranian National Sentenced for Illegally Exporting Military Sensitive Items

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/iranian-national-sentenced-illegally-exporting-military-sensitive-items

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Florida Residents Charged with Conspiring to Violate Iran Sanctions, Other Crimes

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/florida-residents-charged-conspiring-violate-iran-sanctions-other-crimes

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Self-Exclusion Schemes and Crypto Casinos: The Intersection

Read here: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/self-exclusion-schemes-and-crypto-casinos-the-intersection/

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Vietnamese man arrested in people-smuggling investigation

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-58551734

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Mexican National Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine Dropped from Airplane

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/mexican-national-sentenced-more-5-years-prison-conspiring-distribute-methamphetamine

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Cloudflare CEO says crypto exchanges are a popular target for cyber attackers

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/13/cloudflare-ceo-says-crypto-exchanges-are-a-popular-target-for-cyber-attackers.html

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U.S. House Democrats Want To Close Tax Loophole for Crypto Investors

Read here: https://dailyhodl.com/2021/09/14/u-s-house-democrats-want-to-close-tax-loophole-for-crypto-investors/

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“Transparency” industry staunchly tight-lipped

Read here: https://www.effectiveaml.org/anti-transparency/

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Drug sting sends two Miami-Dade cop pals to prison. They were big fans of ‘Bad Boys’ movies

Read here: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article254219793.html

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Corrupt Oil Trader Turns On Colleagues in Massive Africa Bribe Case

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-14/glencore-trader-africa-bribe-case-2021

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Litecoin surged on Walmart news that turned out to be fake

Read here: https://decrypt.co/80805/litecoin-spikes-fake-walmart-news

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Basel AML Index 2021 – 10th Public Edition: Ranking money laundering and terrorist financing risks around the world

Read here: https://baselgovernance.org/sites/default/files/2021-09/Basel_AML_Index_2021_10th%20Edition.pdf

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British American Tobacco negotiated bribe for Mugabe, new evidence suggests

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-58517339

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A fincrime compliance journey and message to honor the fighters, the first responders, the fallen and all those who still bear the physical and emotional scars from 9/11

Read here: https://www.acfcs.org/a-fincrime-compliance-journey-and-message-to-honor-the-fighters-the-first-responders-the-fallen-and-all-those-who-still-bear-the-physical-and-emotional-scars-from-9-11/

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Driver who hid £4m worth of cocaine in his bed jailed for 14 and a half years

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/driver-who-hid-4m-worth-of-cocaine-in-his-bed-jailed-for-14-and-a-half-years

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SEC Charges Three Media Companies with Illegal Offerings of Stock and Digital Assets

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2021-175

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Scottish watchdog looks into Russian donation to Prince Charles charity

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/sep/13/scottish-watchdog-looks-into-russian-donation-to-prince-charles-charity

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French court sentences Bashar al-Assad’s uncle to 4 years in prison for financial crimes

Read here: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210909-french-court-sentences-rifaat-al-assad-bashar-s-uncle-to-4-years-in-prison-for-financial-crime

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Iran agrees deal with UN on monitoring of nuclear programme

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/12/iran-agrees-deal-with-un-on-monitoring-of-nuclear-programme

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Costa Rica Struggles to Profit from Sale of Narco-Assets

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/costa-rica-struggles-profit-sale-narco-assets/

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