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Investigation reveals how football can be used to launder money

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/9/investigation-reveals-football-used-to-launder-money-men-who-sell-football

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US lawmakers behind crypto amendments to infrastructure bill introduce compromise

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/breaking-us-lawmakers-behind-crypto-amendments-to-infrastructure-bill-introduce-compromise

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Mexico’s Lawsuit Attempts to Halt Illegal Arms Trafficking from U.S. to Mexican Cartels

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14977-new-lawsuit-launched-by-mexico-attempts-to-halt-illegal-arms-trafficking-from-u-s-to-mexican-cartels

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The Golden Friends and Neighbors of Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/the-golden-friends-and-neighbors-of-cypriot-president-nicos-anastasiades

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Acres of Money Laundering: Why U.S. Real Estate is a Kleptocrat’s Dream

Read here: https://gfintegrity.org/report/acres-of-money-laundering-why-u-s-real-estate-is-a-kleptocrats-dream/

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“You Have To Let Them Do Whatever They Want”: Billionaire Leon Black Flew A Russian Model To Meet Jeffrey Epstein, New Legal Filing Claims

Read here: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/08/billionaire-leon-black-flew-russian-model-to-meet-jeffrey-epstein-new-legal-filing-claims

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Reform UK to ask Bank of England to provide services after bank account closed [by Metro Bank]

Read here: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2021/08/09/reform-uk-to-ask-bank-of-england-to-provide-services-after-bank-account-closed/

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Africa: New playground for crypto scams and money laundering

Read here: https://issafrica.org/iss-today/africa-new-playground-for-crypto-scams-and-money-laundering

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The Men Who Sell Football

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldgTCXpDEgk

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AML compliance, oxymoron. Effective AML’s oxymoron buddy?

Read here: https://www.effectiveaml.org/aml-compliance-oxymoron/

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Business owner described as ‘a bit of a dreamer’ as he faces court over cocaine excavator drug plot

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-09/adam-hunter-faces-court-over-importation-of-cocaine-in-excavator/100361340

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Colombian navy boards narco-submarine and seizes two tonnes of cocaine

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-09/colombian-navy-boards-semisubmersible-narco-submarine-cocaine/100360952

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SEC Charges Poloniex for Operating Unregistered Digital Asset Exchange

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2021-147

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State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) hits eight banks with penalties

Read here: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2314506/sbp-hits-eight-banks-with-penalties

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Belarus: UK imposes significant new package of economic sanctions on Belarus on anniversary of fraudulent election

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/belarus-uk-imposes-significant-new-package-of-economic-sanctions-on-belarus-on-anniversary-of-fraudulent-election

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SFO launches investigation into entrepreneur, Gavin Woodhouse, over suspected fraud

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/law/2021/aug/09/sfo-launches-investigation-into-gavin-woodhouse-over-suspected

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Three Latvian banks categorised as “high risk” by regulator

Read here: https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/three-latvian-banks-categorised-as-high-risk-by-regulator.a415865/

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Quick Guide: Cryptocurrencies and money laundering investigations

Read here: https://baselgovernance.org/sites/default/files/2021-08/QG%20crypto%20money%20laundering%20updated.pdf

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Swiss prosecutors investigate former staff at UEFA

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-prosecutors-investigate-former-staff-at-uefa/46850628

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Dubai offshore holdings: no information about bank accounts of Maltese nationals

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/dubai-offshore-holdings-no-information-about-bank-accounts-of-maltese.891931

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Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) investigates fallen neobank Xinja

Read here: https://www.itnews.com.au/news/apra-investigates-fallen-neobank-xinja-report-568350

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Ex-Roche employee sentenced in multi-million fraud case

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/ex-roche-employee-sentenced-in-multi-million-fraud-case/46854264

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Black Market Briefs: African Elephant Ivory

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Illegal-Wildlife-Trade-Elephant-Ivory.v4-web.pdf

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Australia: Charges dropped against children of WA couple wanted over alleged Fremantle Ports corruption

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-09/children-of-wanted-fremantle-ports-couple-have-charges-dropped/100361842

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Critics Say Apple Built a ‘Backdoor’ Into Your iPhone With Its New Child Abuse Detection Tools

Read here: https://gizmodo.com/critics-say-apple-built-a-backdoor-into-your-iphone-wit-1847438624

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Serbia [and other countries] ‘Misused’ Money Laundering Laws to Target Critics, Reuters Reports

Read here: https://balkaninsight.com/2021/08/06/serbia-misused-money-laundering-laws-to-target-critics-reuters-reports/

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Reputed mafia ‘godmother’ arrested at Rome airport

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/08/reputed-mafia-godmother-licciardi-arrested-at-rome-airport

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U.S. Fighter Jets are Facing a New Threat: Chinese Hackers

Read here: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/us-fighter-jets-are-facing-new-threat-chinese-hackers-191375

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Survivors of Human Trafficking Recount Experiences, Provide Advice

Read here: https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2715393/survivors-of-human-trafficking-recount-experiences-provide-advice/

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Uganda didn’t deploy AML law as the FATF intended – Authorities used law to target rights groups and arrest a prominent lawyer

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/special-report-how-a-little-known-g7-task-force-unwittingly-helps-governments-target-critics/46847016

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US families sue Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered, accuse them of aiding terrorism in Afghanistan

Read here: https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-families-sue-major-banks-accuse-them-of-aiding-terrorism-in-afghanistan-101628214909669.html

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Good Intentions: The FATF Faces Its Own Unintended Consequences

Read here: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/good-intentions-fatf-faces-its-own-unintended-consequences

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Venezuela announces digital Bolivar for October [2021]

Read here: https://ambcrypto.com/vvenezuela-announces-digital-bolivar-for-october/

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McCaul, China Task Force Members Ask for Honor Device Co. [formerly a part of Huawei] to Be Added to the Entity List

Read here: https://gop-foreignaffairs.house.gov/press-release/mccaul-china-task-force-members-ask-for-honor-device-co-to-be-added-to-the-entity-list/  

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Money laundering widespread in the Dutch horse-trading business, Tax Authorities say

Read here: https://nltimes.nl/2021/08/07/money-laundering-widespread-dutch-horse-trading-business-tax-authorities-say

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Ransomware Gangs and the Name Game Distraction

Read here: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/08/ransomware-gangs-and-the-name-game-distraction/

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Money Laundering Resulting from the Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Crimes

Read here: http://www.menafatf.org/information-center/menafatf-publications/money-laundering-resulting-human-trafficking-and-migrant

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