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Australians could soon attach a PDF or hyperlink to a payment

Read here: https://www.zdnet.com/article/australians-could-soon-attach-a-pdf-or-hyperlink-to-a-payment/

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Are the DOJ and IRS backpedaling on considering cryptocurrency as property?

Read here: https://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/are-the-doj-and-irs-backpedaling-on-considering-cryptocurrency-as-property

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AUSTRAC reveals most common reporting mistakes

Read here: https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/austrac-reveals-most-common-reporting-mistakes-20210827-p58mkq

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Gang exploits Irish “weak link” to smuggle migrants to Britain

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gang-exploits-irish-weak-link-to-smuggle-migrants-to-britain-vzxj0shgz

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Financial crime fighting has lost its way

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/7ece4a22-29b7-4539-bf79-2cb3b6cc4add

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Director and Promoter of BitConnect Pleads Guilty in Global $2 Billion Cryptocurrency Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/director-and-promoter-bitconnect-pleads-guilty-global-2-billion-cryptocurrency-scheme

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Crypto theft: Man fakes kidnap to steal over $1m in Bitcoin

Read here: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/crypto-theft-man-fakes-own-kidnap/

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Best Egmont Cases: Financial Analysis Cases 2014–2020

Read here: https://egmontgroup.org/en/content/best-egmont-case-award-book-publication

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Express Kidnappings in Brazil’s São Paulo Accelerate with Instant Pay App

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/express-kidnapping-accelerates-technology/

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Money Trail From Liquid Exchange Hack Points to Wasabi Privacy Wallets

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/08/30/money-trail-from-liquid-exchange-hack-points-to-wasabi-privacy-wallets/

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The Roots of Environmental Crime in the Colombian Amazon

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/investigations/the-roots-of-environmental-crime-in-the-colombian-amazon/

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Tracking blood money: Financial investigations into wildlife crime in East Africa

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/financial-investigations-wildlife-crime-east-africa/

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Record Remittances from US to Mexico Raise Money Laundering Concerns

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/record-remittances-us-mexico-money-laundering/

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Belarus president Lukashenko calls on state to mine cryptocurrency

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/belarus-president-lukashenko-calls-on-state-to-mine-cryptocurrency

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Gulf Sky: ‘Our ship was hijacked and taken to Iran’

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56950323

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UK Event: Economic Crime Congress – 13 September 2021 to 24 September 2021

Read here: https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/events-training/economic-crime-congress-0

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KPMG Accused of Giving Regulator ‘False and Misleading’ Data

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/kpmg-accused-of-giving-regulator–false-and-misleading–data/46912192

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Peru kicks off corruption case against Keiko Fujimori

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/31/peru-kicks-off-corruption-case-against-keiko-fujimori

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Justice Department Charges Resident of Ukraine and Files Case to Halt Unauthorized Debits to Consumer Bank Accounts

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-charges-resident-ukraine-and-files-case-halt-unauthorized-debits-consumer

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Over 100 Arrests In Crackdown Against Albanian Clan Running Industrial Cannabis Operation In Spain

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/over-100-arrests-in-crackdown-against-albanian-clan-running-industrial-cannabis-operation-in-spain

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Buhari ignores governors’ call for audit, approves payment of $418 million suspicious judgement debt

Read here: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/482332-exclusive-buhari-ignores-governors-call-for-audit-approves-payment-of-418-million-suspicious-judgement-debt.html

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Experts: North Korea May Be Pushing Biden for Nuclear Deal Trump Rejected

Read here: https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/experts-n-korea-may-be-pushing-biden-nuclear-deal-trump-rejected

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Regulators warn Wells Fargo of new possible sanctions

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/regulators-warn-wells-fargo-new-possible-sanctions-bloomberg-2021-08-31/

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Deutsche Bank Cuts Ties to Zimbabwean Unit of Standard Bank

Read here: https://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/deutsche-bank-cuts-ties-to-zimbabwean-unit-of-standard-bank

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Opinion: There’s a Better Way to Stop Ransomware Attacks

Read here: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/opinion/ransomware-bitcoin-cybersecurity.html

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Vienna’s banking industry struggles to shake off dirty money scandals

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/cca24b53-379b-4553-baa4-e8bbe53f8b25

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Fake Banksy NFT sold through artist’s website for £244k

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58399338

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UK: Firms reminded about potential financial crime risks linked to Afghanistan

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/statements/firms-reminded-about-potential-financial-crime-risks-linked-afghanistan

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Fall of Afghanistan Finds FBI Without Terrorist Financing Section

Read here: https://www.moneylaundering.com/news/exclusive-fall-of-afghanistan-finds-fbi-without-terrorist-financing-section/

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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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Colombia arrests ‘Sinaloa Cartel money laundering chief’

Read here: https://colombiareports.com/colombia-arrests-sinaloa-cartel-money-laundering-chief/

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Pilatus fined record €4.9m for letting millions flow through Malta unchallenged

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/pilatus-fined-record-49m-for-letting-millions-flow-through-malta.897280

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New Zealand: TSB Bank penalised for breaching anti-money laundering rules

Read here: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/450444/tsb-bank-penalised-for-breaching-anti-money-laundering-rules

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Bangkok Airways Admits Cyber-Attackers Stole Passenger Data

Read here: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/bangkok-airlines-attackers-stole/

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Smuggler who hid 138kg of cannabis in coconuts jailed

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/smuggler-who-hid-138kg-of-cannabis-in-coconuts-jailed

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Bug Bounties, a Possible Solution to Cryptocurrency Exchange Hacks?

Read here: https://beincrypto.com/bug-bounties-a-possible-solution-to-cryptocurrency-exchange-hacks/

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What Is Known About ISIS-K Funding in Afghanistan?

Read here: https://www.lawfareblog.com/what-known-about-isis-k-funding-afghanistan

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Department of State Offers Reward for Information to Bring Chinese Fentanyl Trafficker to Justice

Read here: https://www.state.gov/department-of-state-offers-reward-for-information-to-bring-chinese-fentanyl-trafficker-to-justice/

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