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Tech-savvy teens falling prey to online scams faster than their grandparents

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/10/tech-savvy-teens-falling-prey-to-online-scams-faster-than-their-grandparents.html

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NYPD secretly spent $159 million on surveillance tech: Facial recognition, predictive policing tech and other surveillance systems

Read here: https://www.engadget.com/nypd-surveillance-slush-fund-special-expenses-facial-recognition-stingray-155039463.html Additional link here: https://www.stopspying.org/nypd-special-expenses

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Closed Borders Help Argentina Make Record Coca Leaf Seizures

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/closed-borders-increase-coca-seizures-argentina/

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Gold diggers and rent seekers strip Tanzania’s wealth

Read here: https://issafrica.org/iss-today/gold-diggers-and-rent-seekers-strip-tanzanias-wealth

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The Cost of Kenya’s ‘Budgeted Corruption’

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/37-ccblog/ccblog/14986-the-cost-of-kenya-s-budgeted-corruption

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Supporting the Use of New Technologies for AML/CFT: Suggested Actions for the Hong Kong Stored Value Facility Sector

Read here: https://www.hkma.gov.hk/media/eng/doc/key-information/guidelines-and-circular/2021/20210811e2.pdf

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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to use Coinbase forensics tools

Read here: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/114369/us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-plans-to-use-coinbase-forensics-tools

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Quarter of Pesticides in Brazil Illegally Smuggled from China

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/china-cheaper-pesticides-continue-illegally-flood-brazil/

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A World of Crypto Regulation at A Glance

Read here: https://www.elliptic.co/blog/a-world-of-crypto-regulation-at-a-glance

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Chinese social media giant Weibo’s ex-PR director arrested on bribery charge

Read here: https://www.cityam.com/chinese-social-media-giant-weibos-ex-pr-director-arrested-on-bribery-charge/

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Unmasked: 23 Charged Over Covid-19 Business Email Compromise Fraud

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/unmasked-23-charged-over-covid-19-business-email-compromise-fraud

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Third of finance firms accelerate use of artificial intelligence to detect money laundering

Read here: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252505107/Third-of-finance-firms-accelerate-use-of-artificial-intelligence-to-detect-money-laundering

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Crown chief financial officer knew of money laundering ‘red flag’ but can’t remember taking any action, royal commission hears

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-11/perth-casino-royal-commission-hears-from-crown-cfo-alan-mcgregor/100355412

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Glasgow stun gun smuggler jailed

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/glasgow-stun-gun-smuggler-jailed

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Crypto Regulator Says Easing of Restrictions in Japan Must Wait

Read here: https://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/crypto-regulator-says-easing-of-restrictions-in-japan-must-wait

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Illumina won £123m deal after David Cameron wrote to Matt Hancock

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/david-cameron-won-illumina-123m-deal-after-sending-matt-hancock-begging-letter-smf8q7nl3

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Cross-Chain DeFi Site Poly Network Hacked; Hundreds of Millions [$600million] Potentially Lost

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/cross-chain-defi-site-poly-network-hacked

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FinCEN Announces $100 Million Enforcement Action Against Unregistered Futures Commission Merchant BitMEX for Willful Violations of the Bank Secrecy Act

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-announces-100-million-enforcement-action-against-unregistered-futures

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How a convicted criminal can buy a famous English football club

Read here: https://www.ajiunit.com/article/how-a-convicted-criminal-can-buy-a-famous-english-football-club/

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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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New Zealand: Formal AML/CFT warning issued to Westpac Banking Corporation

Read here: https://www.rbnz.govt.nz/news/2021/08/formal-amlcft-warning-issued-to-westpac-banking-corporation

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Chinese cyber spies targeted Israel posing as Iranian hackers

Read here: https://therecord.media/chinese-cyber-spies-targeted-israel-posing-as-iranian-hackers/

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Cryptocurrency Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Report: August 2021

Read here: https://info.ciphertrace.com/hubfs/CAML%20Reports/Cryptocurrency%20Crime%20and%20Anti-Money%20Laundering%20Report%2c%20August%202021.pdf

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UK: Amendment to the Money Laundering Regulations is afoot – Government commences consultation

Read here: https://brightlinelaw.co.uk/amendment-to-the-money-laundering-regulations-is-afoot-government-commences-consultation/

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Samsung boss to be freed from jail after bribery sentence

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/aug/09/samsung-boss-to-be-freed-from-jail-after-bribery-sentence

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Million-Dollar Seizure of Shark Fins Leads to Lenient Fine in Ecuador

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/ecuador-businesses-used-traffic-sharks/

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US blocks seafood from Fiji ship accused of enslaving crew

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/business-environment-and-nature-global-trade-89048cd53746f5d1491d18293da3dbb7

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Vancouver central to ‘sophisticated’ global pump and dump scheme

Read here: https://biv.com/article/2021/08/vancouver-central-sophisticated-global-pump-and-dump-scheme-fbi

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Crypto Fraud and Asset Recovery (CFAAR) network launched

Read here: https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/88846/crypto-fraud-and-asset-recovery-network-launched

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Ebbing away: Hong Kong’s ivory trade

Read here: https://www.traffic.org/publications/reports/ebbing-away-hong-kongs-ivory-trade/

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‘Pump and dump’: Police warn of resurgence in stock-buying scam; victims cheated of US$1 million recently

Read here: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/pump-and-dump-stock-market-scam-share-price-wechat-2105416

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Telemedicine Company Owner Charged in Superseding Indictment for $784 Million Health Care Fraud, Illegal Kickback and Tax Evasion Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/telemedicine-company-owner-charged-superseding-indictment-784-million-health-care-fraud

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UK Regulator: Whistleblowing in practice – Case studies

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/whistleblowing/case-studies

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Accountant and brother charged in €1.2m theft and money laundering case

Read here: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/accountant-and-brother-charged-in-1-2m-theft-and-money-laundering-case-1.4643079

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FinCEN Holds Second Virtual FinCEN Exchange on Ransomware

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-holds-second-virtual-fincen-exchange-ransomware

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Stablecoins and the Future of Money

Read here: https://hbr.org/2021/08/stablecoins-and-the-future-of-money

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How French Tax Authorities Search Online Social Networks to Detect Fraud

Read here: https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report-international/how-french-tax-authorities-search-online-social-networks-to-detect-fraud

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