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Back to the future: Afghanistan future illicit economies corruption

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/afghanistan-future-illicit-economies-corruption/

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USAF Taps Constellation Network to Provide Blockchain Security for Data Sharing

Read here: https://coinmarketcap.com/headlines/news/usaf-taps-constellation-network-provide-blockchain-security-data-sharing/

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Can apps help young people get into investing?

Read here: https://moneynext.tv/can-apps-help-young-people-get-into-investing/

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Bitcoin ATM operators set up association to counter money laundering

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-atm-operators-set-up-association-to-counter-money-laundering

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Interview: Do efforts to combat money laundering really work?

Read here: https://www.effectiveaml.org/rnz-interview-aml-npm/

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ASEAN Cyberthreat Assessment 2021: Key Cyberthreat Trends Outlook

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/en/content/download/16106/file/ASEAN%20Cyberthreat%20Assessment%202021%20-%20final.pdf

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DEA Announces Review of International Operations

Read here: https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2021/08/26/dea-announces-review-international-operations

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Inside a French police crackdown on the Eurasian mob

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2021/Inside-a-French-police-crackdown-on-the-Eurasian-mob

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2021 Asia/Pacific Group (APG) Yearly Typologies Report

Read here: http://www.apgml.org/news/details.aspx?pcPage=1&n=3172

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On board Ghana’s trawlers, claims of human rights abuses and illegal fishing

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2021/08/on-board-ghanas-trawlers-claims-of-human-rights-abuses-and-illegal-fishing/

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Why anti-money laundering is like Gallipoli

Read here: https://www.effectiveaml.org/why-aml-is-like-gallipoli/

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Boris Johnson borrowed £52,000 for Downing Street refurb: Repaid money after arrangement details leaked

Read here: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/boris-johnson-borrowed-52000-for-downing-street-refurb/

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Danske Bank defeats appeal in U.S. over money laundering scandal

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/danske-bank-defeats-appeal-us-over-money-laundering-scandal-2021-08-25/

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The Oligarch and the Marijuana Fund

Read here: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/marijuana-company-dima-bosov-genius-weed-fund-1191642/

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The FCA considered Binance not capable of being supervised, according to a supervisory note from June made public in August 2021

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/supervisory-notices/first-supervisory-notice-binance-markets-limited.pdf

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How Data Brokers Sell Access to the Backbone of the Internet

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/jg84yy/data-brokers-netflow-data-team-cymru

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New tech set to boost financial crime fighting efforts

Read here: https://www.arachnys.com/new-tech-set-to-boost-financial-crime-fighting-efforts/

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Hashish, Wax, THC Oil: Latin America’s Marijuana Markets Diversify

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/hashish-wax-thc-oil-latin-americas-marijuana-markets-diversify/

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Estonia’s financial authority: Luminor anti-money laundering regime needs tightening

Read here: https://news.err.ee/1608316877/financial-authority-luminor-anti-money-laundering-regime-needs-tightening

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What the Taliban’s Victory in Afghanistan Means for Al-Qaeda and ISIS

Read here: https://www.flashpoint-intel.com/blog/what-the-talibans-victory-in-afghanistan-means-for-al-qaeda-and-isis/

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SEC Official Calls Crypto Scams the ‘Flavor of the Year’

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/sec-official-calls-crypto-scams-the-flavor-of-the-year

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Afghanistan: How much opium is produced and what’s the Taliban’s record?

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-58308494

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Six Southern California Companies Convicted of Scheming to Avoid Payment of $1.8 Billion in Duties on Imported Chinese Aluminum

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/six-southern-california-companies-convicted-scheming-avoid-payment-18-billion-duties

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US sanctions Eritrean general over rights abuses in Ethiopia

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/8/23/us-sanctions-eritrean-general-over-rights-abuses-in-ethiopia

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Florida Man Sentenced for Selling Counterfeit Drugs on the Dark Net

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/florida-man-sentenced-selling-counterfeit-drugs-dark-net

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FIFA awarded $201m in forfeited funds seized after global corruption probe

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/aug/25/fifa-awarded-201m-in-forfeited-funds-seized-after-global-corruption-probe

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Building the Basis of a Transatlantic Response to Illicit Finance

Read here: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/building-basis-transatlantic-response-illicit-finance

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Treasury Targets Corruption Networks in Paraguay

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0332

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Oxygen Companies Put Profit Above Patients By Spreading Misinformation In Mexico

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2021-08-25/oxygen-companies-put-profit-above-patients-by-spreading-misinformation-in-mexico

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Watertown [Massachusetts] Father And 2 Sons Indicted On Tax Fraud, Money Laundering In Alleged Lottery Scheme

Read here: https://www.wbur.org/news/2021/08/24/ali-mohamed-yousef-jaafar-massachusetts-lottery-fraud-scheme-indictment

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Taliban’s frozen assets hinge on safe passage, says Boris Johnson

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/talibans-frozen-assets-hinge-on-safe-passage-fnrv5pw8t

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Western Australia tech mogul to be extradited to US over ‘$100 million texting scam’

Read here: https://www.theage.com.au/national/wa-tech-mogul-to-be-extradited-to-us-over-100-million-texting-scam-20210824-p58lit.html

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UK bank account and loan fraud soars in pandemic

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/b0d07dac-2a44-40ee-84e0-7217a5d489fb

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How American Weapons Find Their Way to International Criminal Organizations

Read here: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2021/08/24/american-weapons-criminal-organizations/

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Italian Mafia Exploits Cryptocurrency and the Deep Web

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/15061-report-italian-mafia-exploits-cryptocurrency-and-the-deep-web

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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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Record high number of recorded grooming crimes lead to calls for stronger online safety legislation

Read here: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/about-us/news-opinion/2021/online-grooming-record-high/

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Illicit Fentanyl from China: An Evolving Global Operation

Read here: https://www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/2021-08/Illicit_Fentanyl_from_China-An_Evolving_Global_Operation.pdf

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Former Manchester United Player Charged with Crypto Money Laundering

Read here: https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/former-manchester-united-player-charged-with-crypto-money-laundering/

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