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Former Ericsson Employee Charged for Role in Foreign Bribery Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-ericsson-employee-charged-role-foreign-bribery-scheme

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Taliban name new Afghan government, interior minister on US sanctions list

Read here: https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/taliban-name-new-afghan-government-interior-minister-on-us-sanctions-list/

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DeFi Land raises $4.1M to launch decentralized finance game on Solana

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/defi-land-raises-4-1m-to-launch-decentralized-finance-game-on-solana

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International Money Launderer Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison for Laundering Millions of Dollars in Cyber Crime Schemes

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/international-money-launderer-sentenced-more-11-years-prison-laundering-millions-dollars

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Ukrainian Cyber Criminal Extradited For Decrypting The Credentials Of Thousands Of Computers Across The World And Selling Them On A Dark Web Website

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/ukrainian-cyber-criminal-extradited-decrypting-credentials-thousands-computers-across

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Nearly 90 Victims Of Labour Exploitation Identified In Italy

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/nearly-90-victims-of-labour-exploitation-identified-in-italy

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Coordinated action against international investment fraud network

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/coordinated-action-against-international-investment-fraud-network

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Lukashenko’s refugee-abuse to see new EU sanctions

Read here: https://euobserver.com/world/152839

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Prosecution May Not Call Star Witness in 1st Trial in U.S. College Admissions Scandal

Read here: https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2021-09-08/prosecution-may-not-call-star-witness-in-1st-trial-in-us-college-admissions-scandal

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New Anthony Hopkins NFT Movie ‘Zero Contact’ Unveils Trailer

Read here: https://nerdist.com/article/zero-contact-trailer-anthony-hopkins-vuele-nft-movie/

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Three Operators of Financial Services Firm Charged and Arrested in Alleged $155 Million Investment Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/three-operators-financial-services-firm-charged-and-arrested-alleged-155-million-investment

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NAB poring over millions of accounts to plug money laundering leaks

Read here: https://www.theage.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/nab-poring-over-millions-of-accounts-to-plug-money-laundering-leaks-20210909-p58q8z.html

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The Taliban Can’t Print Cash and Other Afghan Business Challenges

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-09-07/the-taliban-can-t-mint-money-and-other-business-challenges-in-afghanistan

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Álex Saab, Venezuela’s Keeper of Financial Secrets, Approved For Extradition to US

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/venezuela-keeper-financial-secrets-approved-extradition-us/

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Coinbase says SEC threatened lawsuit over Lend feature

Read here: https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/8/22662826/coinbase-sec-lend-regulation-crypto-lawsuit-exchange

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UK: 24 lords placed under investigation over financial interests

Read here: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/24-lords-placed-under-investigation-over-financial-interests/

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Contract Tobacco Farmers in Zimbabwe Say They Are ‘Drowning in Debt’

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/loosetobacco/china-tobacco-goes-global/contract-tobacco-farmers-in-zimbabwe-say-they-are-drowning-in-debt

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CIA veteran: Al-Qaida will rebuild within Afghanistan

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-veterans-barack-obama-virginia-religion-dd3e50467879b0351be7c7119467fda9

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UK: HMRC offers £1.6bn Eclipse settlement, ‘one of the largest in UK tax history’

Read here: https://www.internationalinvestment.net/news/4036718/hmrc-offers-gbp-6bn-eclipse-settlement-largest-uk-tax-history

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How the ‘War on Terror’ exposed compliance gaps in Swiss companies

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/how-the–war-on-terror–exposed-compliance-gaps-in-swiss-companies/46915746

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MoonPirate responds to accusations it is just another Binance Smart Chain “rug pull”

Read here: https://cryptoslate.com/moonpirate-responds-to-accusations-it-is-just-another-binance-smart-chain-rug-pull/

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Twenty Years After 9/11: A Special Issue of CTC Sentinel

Read here: https://ctc.usma.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CTC-SENTINEL-072021.pdf

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Influence government: Exploring practices, ethics, and power in the use of targeted advertising by the UK state

Read here: https://www.sccjr.ac.uk/publications/sccjr-briefing-paper-influence-government-exploring-practices-ethics-and-power-in-the-use-of-targeted-advertising-by-the-uk-state/

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The value of a legacy: Hunting down Satoshi’s Bitcoin

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/2021/09/01/value-of-legacy-hunting-down-satoshi-bitcoin

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Mozambique: Hidden Debts – International Arrest Warrant for Jean Boustani

Read here: https://allafrica.com/stories/202109030347.html

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Leader Of Fake Cryptocurrency Investment Scheme Pleads Guilty To Fraud

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/leader-fake-cryptocurrency-investment-scheme-pleads-guilty-fraud

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CEO, CFO and Boston-Area Spinal Device Company Charged in Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/ceo-cfo-and-boston-area-spinal-device-company-charged-bribery-and-money-laundering-scheme

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Cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin Babe testified it has been debanked 91 times and bullied by AUSTRAC

Read here: https://www.zdnet.com/article/fintech-australia-calls-for-debanking-fix-and-self-regulation-for-crypto-industry/

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Public Advisory: Cryptocurrency Phishing Scam

Read here: http://torontopolice.on.ca/newsreleases/50907

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Guinea junta secures takeover despite international sanctions looming

Read here: https://www.laprensalatina.com/guinea-junta-secures-takeover-despite-international-sanctions-looming/

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UK hits Myanmar tycoon Tay Za with sanctions for supporting coup regime

Read here: https://www.myanmar-now.org/en/news/uk-hits-myanmar-tycoon-tay-za-with-sanctions-for-supporting-coup-regime

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Bought Weddings Unite Cuban Women and Italian Men in US Fraud

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/15125-bought-weddings-unite-cuban-women-and-italian-men-in-us-fraud

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The wealthy clients of Pilatus Bank

Read here: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/111876/the_wealthy_clients_of_pilatus_bank#.YTk7WS1Q28r

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Japan ex-official gets prison term in casino bribery case

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/business-japan-9fb4b85edbfbb1b55ceb076340acc314

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Spanish Police Seize 680 Kilos of Hashish Along Costa Del Sol

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/15124-spanish-police-seize-680-kilos-of-hashish-along-costa-del-sol

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Explosives and Weapons Heading to Ecuador-Colombia Border

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/explosives-weapons-heading-ecuador-colombia-border/

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Spanish police eye huge sums of cash being taken to The Gambia by immigrants from across Europe

Read here: https://english.elpais.com/international/2021-09-07/spanish-police-eye-huge-sums-of-cash-being-taken-to-the-gambia-by-immigrants-from-across-europe.html

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Luxembourg’s Finance Minister defends tax letters targeting undeclared foreign income

Read here: https://www.luxtimes.lu/en/business-finance/taxation-gramegna-defends-tax-letters-targeting-undeclared-foreign-income-61377fe0de135b9236f1d8e6

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Irish drug gangs gaining greater share of European cocaine market says EU’s crime agency

Read here: https://www.independent.ie/news/irish-drug-gangs-gaining-greater-share-of-european-cocaine-market-says-eus-crime-agency-40825923.html

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