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Credit Suisse reaches deal with former employee in spying case

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/credit-suisse-reaches-deal-with-former-employee-in-spying-case/46815398

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Xinjiang’s exports to the EU boom, despite political concerns over forced labour

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3142389/xinjiangs-exports-eu-boom-despite-political-concerns-over

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The Annual 2020 Ad Fraud Report

Read here: https://resources.optickssecurity.com/the-2020-annual-ad-fraud-report

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SFO’s boss in spotlight as fraud hunters ask: ‘When are they going to do something?’

Read here: https://www.fnlondon.com/articles/sfos-boss-in-spotlight-as-fraud-hunters-ask-when-are-they-going-to-do-something-20210726

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Challenger fintechs take aim at Australia’s big four banks’ ‘crypto hesitancy’

Read here: https://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/challenger-fintechs-take-aim-at-australia-s-big-four-banks-crypto-hesitancy-20210725-p58cnt.html

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Banks cap transfers amid fraud crackdown

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/banks-cap-transfers-amid-fraud-crackdown-38s2hqkrn

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Researchers Hid Malware Inside an AI’s ‘Neurons’ And It Worked Scarily Well

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvzp78/researchers-hid-malware-inside-an-ais-neurons-and-it-worked-scarily-well

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Settlement Agreement between the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and Payoneer Inc

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/20210723_payoneer_inc.pdf

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Investigation: Dodgy wood trafficking continues on Facebook

Read here: https://techjournalism.medium.com/investigation-dodgy-wood-trafficking-continues-on-facebook-cfd8f52d35d

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Deutsche Bank Enabled ‘Massive’ U.S. Ponzi Scheme, Lawsuit Says

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/deutsche-bank-enabled-massive-u-115237119.html

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Chinese Talent Plans Encourage Trade Secret Theft, Economic Espionage

Read here: https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/counterintelligence/the-china-threat/chinese-talent-plans

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Crypto-based ‘shadow financial market’ spooks regulators

Read here: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/24/shadow-financial-market-spooks-regulators-500696

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Inside the Global Underground Wildlife Trafficking Market

Read here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0fUlWJ8VsE

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Drug Ship: The Last Voyage of Pong Su [Podcast]

Listen here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09glsys/episodes/player

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Brazilian Police Seize $33m in Bitcoin Exchange Investigation

Read here: https://decrypt.co/76828/brazilian-police-seize-33m-in-bitcoin-exchange-investigation

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Red Flag Indicators: for wildlife and timber trafficking in containerized sea cargo

Read here: https://www.traffic.org/publications/reports/how-to-spot-the-warning-signs-of-wildlife-crime-in-the-maritime-industry/

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11 Movies About Whistleblowers That You Cannot Miss

Read here: https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/11-movies-about-whistleblowers-that-you-cannot-miss

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A Deeper Look Into The Pirate Bay’s Mysterious ‘Piratetoken’ Soft Launch

Read here: https://news.bitcoin.com/a-deeper-look-into-the-pirate-bays-mysterious-piratetoken-soft-launch/

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FCA: Consumer warning on Coinburp Limited

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/news-stories/consumer-warning-coinburp-limited

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Crypto-Asset Exchanges: Current Practices and Policy Issues

Read here: https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN11708

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Guatemalan anti-corruption prosecutor flees country after sacking

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/24/guatemala-anti-corruption-prosecutor-flees-country-after-sacking

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Independent report: Findings of a Review into the Development and Use of Supply Chain Finance in Government – Greensill Capital

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/findings-of-a-review-into-the-development-and-use-of-supply-chain-finance-in-government

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The last refuge of the criminal: Encrypted smartphones

Read here:https://www.politico.eu/article/the-last-refuge-of-the-criminal-encrypted-smartphones-data-privacy/

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Australia: Two jailed over yacht containing 990 kilograms of methamphetamine

Read here: https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/two-jailed-over-yacht-containing-990-kilograms-methamphetamine

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Historic Vatican fraud trial to expose London secrets

Read here: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210725-historic-vatican-fraud-trial-to-expose-london-secrets

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Cameroon Police Intercept Pangolin Scales Trafficked From 3 Central African States

Read here: https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/cameroon-police-intercept-pangolin-scales-trafficked-3-central-african-states

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Venetic: Kent [UK] woman headed up family-run multi-million cocaine dealership

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/venetic-kent-woman-headed-up-family-run-multi-million-cocaine-dealership

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UK: Treasury Committee writes to FCA concerning  frozen bank accounts

Read here: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/158/treasury-committee/news/156825/treasury-committee-writes-to-fca-concerning-frozen-bank-accounts

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Japan Banks to Deploy Shared System for AML/CFT Monitoring

Read here: https://www.regulationasia.com/japan-banks-to-deploy-shared-system-for-aml-cft-monitoring/

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Europe: Fighting organised crime – freezing and confiscating the proceeds of crime

Read here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12725-Fighting-organised-crime-freezing-and-confiscating-the-proceeds-of-crime_en

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Russian oligarchs prepare for London defamation hearing with legal teams set to cash in

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/07/24/russian-oligarchs-prepare-london-defamation-hearing-legal-teams/

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How the UK Became an Origin Country for Human Trafficking

Read here: https://fullerproject.org/story/how-the-uk-became-an-origin-country-for-human-trafficking/

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Recent arrests reveal more about how cartel wives help run operations for Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/recent-arrests-reveal-more-cartel-223158658.html

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Bolivia Seemingly Powerless to Stop Rampant Vehicle Smuggling

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/bolivia-seemingly-powerless-stop-rampant-vehicle-smuggling/

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Dubai billionaire BR Shetty sues EY, banks and executives for $8 billion over alleged fraud

Read here: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/dubai-billionaire-br-shetty-sues-ey-banks-and-executives-for-8-billion-over-alleged-fraud-7211591.html

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Visualized: The Biggest Ponzi Schemes in Modern History

Read here: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/biggest-ponzi-schemes-in-modern-history/

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7 Defendants In Nationwide Money Laundering Organization Charged For Laundering Over $28 Million For Drug Trafficking Organizations

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/7-defendants-nationwide-money-laundering-organization-charged-laundering-over-28

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Italy Investigates Blackstone-Owned LIA Insurer Over Tax Evasion Allegations

Read here: https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2021-07-21/italy-investigates-blackstone-owned-lia-insurer-over-tax-evasion-allegations-sources

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UK puts Malta on high-risk list for money laundering, terrorist financing

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/uk-puts-malta-with-high-risk-countries-for-money-laundering-terrorist.888475

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FirstEnergy charged federally, agrees to terms of deferred prosecution settlement

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/firstenergy-charged-federally-agrees-terms-deferred-prosecution-settlement

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