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Fraud warning for young: ‘I had £700 stolen’

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58499998

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Corrupt Venezuelan Officials Face Impending Extradition to United States

Read here: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2021/09/13/venezuelan-officials-impending-extradition/

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Crypto-related money laundering next on China’s policy framework

Read here: https://ambcrypto.com/crypto-related-money-laundering-might-be-next-on-chinas-policy-framework/

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Fraudsters convicted of ‘ghost worker’ scam that conned cancer charity and council out of thousands

Read here: https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/fraudsters-found-guilty-ghost-worker-5904116

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Unmasked: Commonwealth’s top lawyer guilty of £600,000 fraud

Read here: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/commonwealth-secretariat-fraud-joshua-brien-guilty-notting-hill-london-b954544.html

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A Comprehensive Breakdown Of The Epic V. Apple Ruling

Read here: https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/12/22667694/epic-v-apple-trial-fortnite-judge-yvonne-gonzalez-rogers-final-ruling-injunction-breakdown

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Guinea junta tells central bank to freeze government accounts

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/west-african-leaders-due-guinea-post-coup-calm-pervades-conakry-2021-09-09/

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Colombian-Australian crypto group [Colcambios Australia] sues CBA over scam warning

Read here: https://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/ay-caramba-colombian-australian-crypto-group-sues-cba-over-scam-warning-20210910-p58qg8.html

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Letter: Illicit fund flows have gone global since the PATRIOT Act

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/0aded864-415d-429c-9ff0-3d4046624d5c

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FBI releases first of declassified documents related to 9/11

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/12/fbi-document-shows-no-evidence-saudi-government-was-involved-in-911 Link to PDF of document: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21061075/release-of-fbi-electronic-communication-dated-april-4-2016.pdf

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Modifying Planes to Carry Drugs – Another Criminal Speciality in Colombia

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/narco-planes-another-link-in-colombias-long-drug-trafficking-chain/

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UK: More than two tonnes of cocaine seized and six arrested after swoop on luxury yacht

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/more-than-two-tonnes-of-cocaine-seized-and-six-arrested-after-swoop-on-luxury-yacht

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Bitcoin Scam Run by Fake Exchange

Read here: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/bitcoin-scam-run-by-fake-exchange-report-says-a-17500

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Researchers unveil SSD-Insider++, promise ransomware detection and recovery right in your storage

Read here: https://www.theregister.com/2021/09/09/boffins_unveil_ssdinsider_promise_ransomware/

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Hackers are leaking children’s data – and there’s little parents can do

Read here: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/hackers-are-leaking-childrens-data-s-little-parents-can-rcna1926

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FCA warns bank traders over Brexit futures ‘spoofing’

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/fca-warns-bank-traders-over-134511118.html

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DAO Maker Hack

Read here: https://www.coinfirm.com/blog/dao-maker-hack/

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As Marijuana Profits Dry Up, Mexico Crime Groups Turn to Alcohol and Logging

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/mexico-crime-groups-marijuana-profits-dry-up/

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‘Every message was copied to the police’: the inside story of the most daring surveillance sting in history

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/11/inside-story-most-daring-surveillance-sting-in-history

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Investigating Mafia States and Kleptocracies: A Q&A with OCCRP’s Drew Sullivan

Read here: https://gijn.org/2021/09/06/investigating-mafia-states-and-kleptocracies-a-qa-with-occrps-drew-sullivan/

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New blockchain platform aims to track one-third of all shipping containers globally

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-blockchain-platform-aims-to-track-one-third-of-all-shipping-containers-globally

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New Zealand: CLSAP (formerly KVB Kunlun) ordered to pay $770,000 for anti-money laundering breaches

Read here: https://www.fma.govt.nz/news-and-resources/media-releases/clsap-ordered-to-pay-for-aml-breaches/

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Fake shoes, bags and perfume among huge £500m haul of counterfeit items seized

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/fake-shoes-bags-and-perfume-among-huge-500m-haul-of-counterfeit-items-seized-12403807

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U.S. Congress Weighs Sanctions on Myanmar’s Oil and Gas

Read here: https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/10/u-s-congress-weighs-sanctions-on-myanmars-oil-and-gas/

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Man Who Made Millions Overcharging for Printer Toner Is Going to Prison

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7eky8/man-who-made-millions-overcharging-for-printer-toner-is-going-to-prison

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What Is the Future of UK Drugs Policy for Afghanistan?

Read here: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/rusi-newsbrief/what-future-uk-drugs-policy-afghanistan

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Risky Finance: Managing the UK’s exposure to Financed Deforestation

Read here: https://www.wwf.org.uk/what-we-do/risky-finance-report

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Man Faces 15 Years in Jail for Allegedly Installing 46 Bitcoin and Crypto Miners Inside Government Building

Read here: https://dailyhodl.com/2021/09/12/man-faces-15-years-in-jail-for-allegedly-installing-46-bitcoin-and-crypto-miners-inside-government-building/  

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UK: Asset recovery statistical bulletin – Financial years ending 2016 to 2021

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/asset-recovery-statistical-bulletin-financial-years-ending-2016-to-2021/asset-recovery-statistical-bulletin-financial-years-ending-2016-to-2021

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Colombia-Australia: Cocaine in coffee seized in Colombia, one arrested

Read here: https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/cocaine-coffee-seized-colombia-one-arrested

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SEC Charges Issuers [of “RvT tokens”] and CEO for $18 Million IIIegal Securities Offering

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2021/lr25198.htm

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How the latest bout of crypto exchange problems could draw the ire of US regulators

Read here: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/117104/how-the-latest-bout-of-crypto-exchange-problems-could-draw-the-ire-of-us-regulators

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Speech by Benoît Cœuré: Central bank digital currency: The future starts today

Read here: https://www.bis.org/speeches/sp210910.htm

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Ransomware: The Digital Battleground

Read here: https://www.acamstoday.org/ransomware-the-digital-battleground/

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Two decades after 9/11 British authorities continue to allow Taliban to launder money in the UK

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/09/11/two-decades-911-british-authorities-continue-allow-taliban-launder/

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Afghanistan remittance payouts limited to local currency

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/afghanistan-remittance-payouts-limited-local-currency-sources-2021-09-11/

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Ransomware group that carried out major attacks reappears after brief absence

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/10/politics/revil-ransomware-group-reappears/index.html

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Zachary Horwitz Pleads Guilty To $650M Ponzi Scheme, Faking Netflix And HBO Deals

Read here: https://www.newsweek.com/zachary-horwitz-pleads-guilty-650m-ponzi-scheme-faking-netflix-hbo-deals-1627209

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NFL Players Plead Guilty to Defrauding the League’s Health Care Plan

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/15128-nfl-players-plead-guilty-to-defrauding-the-league-s-health-care-plan

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