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TaxBit Raises $130M Series B at $1.33B Valuation

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/taxbit-raises-130m-series-b-at-1-33b-valuation

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Study suggests reforms to prevent bribery and corruption at major sporting events

Read here: https://phys.org/news/2021-08-reforms-bribery-corruption-major-sporting.html

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Ex-ICBC Banker Sentenced to Life in Prison

Read here: https://www.finews.asia/finance/35145-ex-icbc-banker-sentenced-to-life-imprisonment-over-bribery

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Shell pays $111m over 1970s oil spill in Nigeria

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-58181836

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Ukraine Shuts Down Crypto Exchangers Sending Money to Russian Wallets

Read here: https://news.bitcoin.com/ukraine-shuts-down-crypto-exchangers-sending-money-to-russian-wallets/

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Rapper ‘Nines’ admits plot to import cannabis

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-58190579

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On heels of EU AML overhaul, EBA releases draft guidance, expectations for compliance officers, requirements for pan-bloc oversight, accountability, authority

Read here: https://www.acfcs.org/on-heels-of-eu-aml-overhaul-eba-releases-draft-guidance-expectations-for-compliance-officers-requirements-for-pan-bloc-oversight-accountability-authority/

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Organized Crime and Corruption: a “Cause and Consequence” of Climate Change

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14996-organized-crime-and-corruption-a-cause-and-consequence-of-climate-change

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UK government under fire over ‘half-hearted’ Belarus sanctions

Read here: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/odr/uk-government-under-fire-over-half-hearted-belarus-sanctions/

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Spanish police find a ton of cocaine hidden in walls of shipping container sent from Ecuador

Read here: https://www.rt.com/news/531967-spain-police-ton-cocaine/

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Malta: In the land where cash is king, new restrictions will bite hard

Read here: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/111382/in_the_land_where_cash_is_king_new_restrictions_will_bite_hard#.YRbJXS1Q28r

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Former pet insurance company employee who fled to the US sentenced

Read here: https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2021/august/former-pet-insurance-company-employee-who-fled-to-the-us-sentenced/

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Bermuda Monetary Authority Fines Allianz Life Bermuda

Read here: https://bernews.com/2021/08/monetary-authority-fines-allianz-life-bermuda/

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Four Defendants Arrested in Multimillion-Dollar Counterfeit Goods Trafficking Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/four-defendants-arrested-multimillion-dollar-counterfeit-goods-trafficking-scheme

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UAE anti-money laundering rule: Some businesses find compliance is no easy task

Read here: https://gulfnews.com/business/markets/uae-anti-money-laundering-rule-some-businesses-find-compliance-is-no-easy-task-1.1628827793911

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A fraudster’s confession rebounds on Nigeria’s top cop

Read here: https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2021/08/14/a-fraudsters-confession-rebounds-on-nigerias-top-cop

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The Man Who Lost $20 Billion in Two Days Is Lying Low in New Jersey

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-08-09/where-is-bill-hwang-the-man-who-lost-20-billion-after-archegos-collapsed

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Tax havens meet monopoly power: Why national competitiveness harms competition

Read here: https://taxjustice.net/2021/08/12/tax-havens-meet-monopoly-power-why-national-competitiveness-harms-competition/

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Britain’s Most Wanted Woman Laundered £1 Billion and Disappeared Into Thin Air

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/4avpqm/britains-most-wanted-woman-laundered-pound1-billion-and-disappeared-into-thin-air

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Hamas’ secret foreign investment portfolio reportedly worth $500m

Read here: https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/2021/08/11/hamas-secret-foreign-investment-portfolio-reportedly-worth-500m/

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CBSA intercepts 1,500 kg of chemicals: Potential to produce over 2 billion doses of fentanyl

Read here: https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/news/2021/08/cbsa-intercepts-1500-kg-of-chemicals-used-to-produce-fentanyl.html

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Spain Intercepts Vessel Carrying 20 Tons of Hashish

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14995-spain-intercepts-vessel-carrying-20-tons-of-hashish

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The Impact of Gray-Listing on Capital Flows: An Analysis Using Machine Learning

Read here: https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2021/05/27/The-Impact-of-Gray-Listing-on-Capital-Flows-An-Analysis-Using-Machine-Learning-50289

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DeFi Needs Hackers to Become Unhackable

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/the-node-defi-hackers-unhackable

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Greylist stops new Malta business on Praemium global investment platform

Read here: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/business/business_news/111387/greylist_stops_all_malta_business_on_praemium_global_investment_platform

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Facebook Diem Network Partners With K2 Integrity to Fight Illicit Financial Activity

Read here: https://beincrypto.com/facebook-diem-network-k2-integrity-fight-illicit-financial-activity/

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European banks exit payment businesses as specialists show that big is best

Read here: https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/european-banks-exit-payment-businesses-as-specialists-show-that-big-is-best-65490020

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Payment Standards: Strategy Group

Read here: https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/system/files/Payment-Standards-Strategy-Group-FINAL.pdf

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UK Properties, Corruption Allegations That Landed Ex-Bayelsa Governor, Seriake Dickson In Trouble With Anti-graft Agency, EFCC

Read here: http://saharareporters.com/2021/08/11/revealed-uk-properties-corruption-allegations-landed-ex-bayelsa-governor-seriake-dickson

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‘Hackerville’ organised crime gang involved in rental scams, say gardai

Read here: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/crime/hackerville-organised-crime-gang-involved-in-rental-scams-say-gardai-40737180.html

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Unpaid stamp duty clawed back by the tax man soars to five-year high

Read here: https://www.cityam.com/unpaid-stamp-duty-clawed-back-by-the-tax-man-soars-to-five-year-high/

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Scotland Could Investigate Trump For Money Laundering

Read here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliverwilliams1/2021/08/11/scotland-could-investigate-trump-for-money-laundering/?sh=1bc346ff725d

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Prince Andrew allegations: Met chief says ‘no one is above the law’

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/aug/12/prince-andrew-allegations-met-chief-no-one-above-law-cressida-dick

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Venezuelan’s bond: $21 million in Swiss account, plane, yacht, lots of Miami condos

Read here: https://www.dailyadvent.com/news/93a7d6d9934c729e657eefb0efe60563-Venezuelans-bond-21-million-in-Swiss-account-plane-yacht-lots-of-Miami-condos

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The lost tablet and the secret documents: Clues pointing to a shadowy army

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/8iaz6xit26/the-lost-tablet-and-the-secret-documents

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Mexican cartel’s video threats against journalists must be taken seriously

Read here: https://rsf.org/en/news/mexican-cartels-video-threats-against-journalists-must-be-taken-seriously-rsf-says

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English High Court assists victims to recover assets in international cryptocurrency fraud cases

Read here: https://www.fieldfisher.com/en/insights/english-high-court-assists-recovery-of-assets-international-cryptocurrency-fraud-cases

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Poly Network Attacker Returning Funds After Pulling Off Biggest DeFi Theft Ever

Read here: https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/poly-network-hack-august-2021

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What’s Old is New Again: AlphaBay Re-emerges

Read here: https://www.flashpoint-intel.com/blog/whats-old-is-new-again-alphabay-re-emerges/

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