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South Korea’s Financial Watchdog Warns Foreign Exchanges Must Register in 2 Months

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/south-korea-financial-intelligence-unit-services-commission-foreign-exchanges

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Lesotho seals new treaty with Mauritius, hoping to curb tax dodging

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/mauritius-leaks/lesotho-seals-new-treaty-with-mauritius-hoping-to-curb-tax-dodging/

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UK Open consultation: Amendments to the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 Statutory Instrument 2022

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/amendments-to-the-money-laundering-terrorist-financing-and-transfer-of-funds-information-on-the-payer-regulations-2017-statutory-instrument-2022

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5 reasons money launderers won’t worry about EU crackdown

Read here: https://www.politico.eu/article/money-laundering-eu-crackdown-5-reasons/

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Police seize £1 million of drugs as a property in Hackney [London] – including 51kg of pills

Read here: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/police-drug-seize-1-million-pounds-hackney-51kg-of-pills-b947425.html

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Banks under more scrutiny in new US advisory on Xinjiang

Read here: https://www.gtreview.com/news/americas/banks-under-more-scrutiny-in-new-us-advisory-on-xinjiang/

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The Bribery Act has raised corporate standards

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-bribery-act-has-raised-corporate-standards-p93l55b93

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The UK has been linked to Congo’s ‘conflict minerals’ – where are the criminal charges?

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/commentisfree/2021/jul/21/the-uk-has-been-linked-to-congos-conflict-minerals-where-are-the-criminal-charges

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All roads lead to Vanuatu as Africrypt Bitcoin brothers get ‘golden passports’

Read here: https://www.biznews.com/undictated/2021/07/19/bitcoin-africrypt-vanuatu

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Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Arrested for Signing Into His Coinbase Account

Read here: https://news.bitcoin.com/former-ethereum-developer-virgil-griffith-arrested-for-signing-into-his-coinbase-account-report/

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Fake Vaccination Certificates: The Next COVID-19 Forgery in Mexico

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/fake-vaccination-certificates-the-next-covid-19-forgery-in-mexico/

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NatWest cuts payment channels to Binance, citing regulatory uncertainty

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/natwest-cuts-payment-channels-to-binance-citing-regulatory-uncertainty

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Migrant smuggling with luxury vehicles in Greece halted with Eurojust support

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/migrant-smuggling-luxury-vehicles-greece-halted-eurojust-support

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Department of Justice Announces Launch of Firearms Trafficking Strike Forces to Crack Down on Sources of Crime Guns

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/department-justice-announces-launch-firearms-trafficking-strike-forces-crack-down-sources

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El Salvador orders graft arrest of ex-President Sanchez Ceren

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/23/el-salvador-orders-graft-arrest-of-ex-president-sanchez-ceren

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Venezuela ignores U.S. sanctions in quest to increase oil output

Read here: https://www.worldoil.com/news/2021/7/22/venezuela-ignores-us-sanctions-in-quest-to-increase-oil-output

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SEC Halts Alleged Ongoing Offering Fraud Involving Cycling Companies

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2021-136

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New UK sanctions against individuals involved in corruption…one of those designated spent misappropriated funds on Michael Jackson glove

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-uk-sanctions-against-individuals-involved-in-corruption-around-the-world

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Government rules out searching Matt Hancock’s private emails

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57930820.amp

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Officers swoop in on alleged leaders of gang that smuggled hundreds of migrants into UK

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/officers-swoop-in-on-alleged-leaders-of-gang-that-smuggled-hundreds-of-migrants-into-uk-12360182

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TSB agrees to $3.85m penalty for money-laundering failures

Read here: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/125823825/tsb-agrees-to-385m-penalty-for-moneylaundering-failures

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Australia: Accountants, lawyers being recruited by crime bosses: corruption watchdog

Read here: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/accountants-lawyers-being-recruited-by-crime-bosses-corruption-watchdog-20210721-p58bqe.html

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MPs demand answers over closure of bank accounts

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mps-demand-answers-over-closure-of-bank-accounts-kwkzl3ds0

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Two Unlikely Drug Kingpins Conquer Miami in the New ‘Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami’ Trailer

Read here: https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/cocaine-cowboys-the-kings-of-miami-trailer-1200146/

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UN Has Now Spent Over $70 Million at the Four Seasons Damascus

Read here: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2021/07/22/un-has-spent-over-70-million-at-four-seasons-damascus/

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Where NSO Group Came From – And Why It’s Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-pegasus-project/where-nso-group-came-from-and-why-its-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg

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Spain And Serbia Dismantle Serbian Marijuana Trafficking Network

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/spain-and-serbia-dismantle-serbian-marijuana-trafficking-network

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US Charges British Art Restorer for Role in Antiquities Trafficking Ring

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14880-us-charges-british-art-restorer-for-role-in-antiquities-trafficking-ring

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Burner phones, fake sources and ‘evil twin’ attacks: journalism in the surveillance age

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jul/22/burner-phones-fake-sources-evil-twin-attacks-journalism-surveillance

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Call for Evidence: Review of the UK’s AML/CTF regulatory and supervisory regime

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/call-for-evidence-review-of-the-uks-amlctf-regulatory-and-supervisory-regime

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20% of UK political donations come from just ten men

Read here: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/20-political-donations-come-just-ten-men/

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Egmont Group Chair Money Laundering Bulletin Interview [Video]

Read here: https://www.moneylaunderingbulletin.com/legalandregulatory/financialintelligenceunits/coordinated-resilience–egmont-the-push-through-covid-19-video-147644.htm

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Alabama regulators accuse BlockFi of offering unregistered securities

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/alabama-regulators-accuse-blockfi-of-offering-unregistered-securities

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Mexico: $300 million in spyware spending included kickbacks

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/technology-middle-east-mexico-spyware-ee103912620f5d7267f3369a95e5fe2d

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Europe Cracks Down On Hamas Support Networks

Read here: https://brief.kharon.com/updates/europe-cracks-down-on-hamas-support-networks/

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Zimbabwe: UK MP Wants Extravagant Youth Deputy Minister Machakaire Investigated

Read here: https://allafrica.com/stories/202107210237.html

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Gold toilet found in Russian police bribery probe

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57914270

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Fentanyl and 2CB, Worrying New Cocktail on Colombia’s Party Circuit

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/fentanyl-2cb-worrying-new-cocktail-colombia-party-circuit/

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Illicit food and drink worth EUR 53 million seized in global operation

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/en/News-and-Events/News/2021/Illicit-food-and-drink-worth-EUR-53-million-seized-in-global-operation

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U.S. Military Bought Cameras In Violation Of America’s Own China Sanctions

Read here: https://theintercept.com/2021/07/20/video-surveillance-cameras-us-military-china-sanctions/

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