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Woman ‘stole diamonds worth £4.2m by swapping them for pebbles’

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jul/20/woman-stole-diamonds-worth-42m-by-swapping-them-for-pebbles

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Slammed for bribery, Siemens continued to ignore red flags

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/europe-business-government-and-politics-e74d2a1e851f63a778ee1e2735e61a6b

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Man Arrested in Connection with Alleged Role in Twitter Hack

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-arrested-connection-alleged-role-twitter-hack

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Paraguay Grapples With Ever Larger Seizures of Marijuana

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/paraguay-grapples-ever-larger-seizures-marijuana/

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Netherlands: Second-hand lease car trade next target in fight against money laundering

Read here: https://nltimes.nl/2021/07/20/second-hand-lease-car-trade-next-target-fight-money-laundering

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Russian-linked firms in Lithuania supply Crimean power plants – LRT Investigation

Read here: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1453541/russian-linked-firms-in-lithuania-supply-crimean-power-plants-lrt-investigation

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Mexico Opium Project

Read here: https://noria-research.com/mxac/opium-project/

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Insider’s corruption versus outsider’s ethicality? Individual responses to conflicting institutional logics

Read here: https://baselgovernance.org/publications/insiders-corruption-versus-outsiders-ethicality-individual-responses-conflicting

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UK: Treasury Committee reports on ‘Lessons from Greensill Capital’

Read here: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/158/treasury-committee/news/156684/treasury-committee-reports-on-lessons-from-greensill-capital/

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Designations of Former Honduran President Porfirio “Pepe” Lobo Sosa and Former First Lady Rosa Elena Bonilla Avila for Involvement in Significant Corruption

Read here: https://www.state.gov/designations-of-former-honduran-president-porfirio-pepe-lobo-sosa-and-former-first-lady-rosa-elena-bonilla-avila-for-involvement-in-significant-corruption/

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Human Smugglers Profit From Despair of Haitian Migrants in Brazil

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/brazil-human-smugglers-profit-from-haiti-migrants/

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Woman who pleaded guilty to money laundering was ‘reckless in not asking questions’

Read here: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/woman-who-pleaded-guilty-to-money-laundering-was-reckless-in-not-asking-questions-40669640.html

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Portugal Extradites Two Kavač Clan Members to Montenegro

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14877-portugal-extradites-two-kavac-clan-members-to-montenegro

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UK Global Human Rights Sanctions: Year One in Numbers

Read here: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/uk-global-human-rights-sanctions-year-one-numbers

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High stakes: How sanctions relief could impact EU-Iran trade

Read here: https://ecfr.eu/article/the-politics-of-sanctions-relief-why-an-economic-rebound-matters-for-iran/

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Bribery Network In Petróleos De Venezuela Paid $30 Million In Andorra To A Company Manager | International

Read here: https://amicohoops.net/bribery-network-in-petroleos-de-venezuela-paid-30-million-in-andorra-to-a-company-manager-international/

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Atlantic Council releases new state-of-the-art Central Bank Digital Currency Tracker

Read here: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/news/press-releases/atlantic-council-releases-new-state-of-the-art-central-bank-digital-currency-tracker/

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Two Romanian Nationals Charged for Roles in an International Online Auction Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/two-romanian-nationals-charged-roles-international-online-auction-fraud-scheme

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‘Absence of humanity’: Melbourne couple jailed for keeping Indian woman as a slave for eight years

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jul/21/absence-of-humanity-melbourne-couple-jailed-for-keeping-indian-woman-as-a-slave-for-eight-years

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US Drug Deaths Explode, Fueled by Mexico Production of Synthetics

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/us-synthetic-drug-deaths-explode-fueled-mexico-mass-production/

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UK: Clamping down on promoters of tax avoidance: summary of responses

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/clamping-down-on-promoters-of-tax-avoidance/outcome/clamping-down-on-promoters-of-tax-avoidance-summary-of-responses

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Westpac accuses NAB of frustrating investigations

Read here: https://www.watoday.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/nab-loyalty-to-papas-frustrated-westpac-s-investigations-20210720-p58ban.html

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Coca Replaced by Cattle – The Shift in Southern Colombia’s Deforestation

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/coca-replaced-cattle-shift-southern-colombia-deforestation/

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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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UK financial watchdog urged to investigate ‘shocking’ City financing of Belarus regime

Read here: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/odr/uk-financial-watchdog-urged-to-investigate-shocking-city-financing-of-belarus-regime/

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Poverty Panopticon: Councils’ “Hidden Algorithms” Profile Millions On Benefits, Big Brother Watch Investigation Finds

Read here: https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Poverty-Panopticon.pdf

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How Does Pegasus Work?

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-pegasus-project/how-does-pegasus-work

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US considering new sanctions on Iranian oil sales to China

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/7/19/us-considering-new-sanctions-on-iranian-oil-sales-to-china-wsj

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Danish pension firms censured for failure to ID money-laundering risks

Read here: https://www.ipe.com/news/danish-pension-firms-censured-for-failure-to-id-money-laundering-risks/10054090.article

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SEC Shuts Down Fraudulent Mother-Son Offering Involving Purported Supercomputer

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2021-131

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FINTRAC – Operational alert: Laundering of the proceeds of fentanyl trafficking

Read here: https://www.fintrac-canafe.gc.ca/intel/operation/oai-fentanyl-eng

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Ireland: Mules, herders, managers and directors – Gardaí identify four tiers of money laundering gang

Read here: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/crime/mules-herdersmanagers-and-directors-gardai-identify-four-tiers-of-money-laundering-gang-40665791.html

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Trying to bridge the gap between banks and clients

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/trying-to-bridge-the-gap-between-banks-and-clients.887374

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Has a new price premium on cocoa really helped struggling African farmers?

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/has-a-new-price-premium-on-cocoa-really-helped-struggling-african-farmers-/46797948

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Credit Suisse Is Losing Mideast Staff Over a Toxic Work Culture

Read here: https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/private-banking-credit-suisse-staff-s-toxic-tales-of-dubai-chase-for-ultra-rich

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Robinhood Expects $30 Million Fine in Cyber, Money-Laundering Probe of Crypto Arm

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/robinhood-expects-30-million-fine-in-cyber-money-laundering-probe-of-crypto-arm-11626731084

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Vatican criminal trial to shed light on failed Carige bank takeover

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/vatican-criminal-trial-shed-light-failed-carige-bank-takeover-2021-07-19/

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REvil Revealed – Tracking a Ransomware Negotiation and Payment

Read here: https://www.elliptic.co/blog/revil-revealed-tracking-ransomware-negotiation-and-payment

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