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Classified details of army’s Challenger tank leaked via video game

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jul/18/classified-details-of-armys-challenger-tank-leaked-via-video-game

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In FinCEN release of AML priorities, Wolfsberg metrics of effectiveness, a glimpse of the future of financial crime compliance

Read here: https://www.acfcs.org/in-fincen-release-of-aml-priorities-wolfsberg-metrics-of-effectiveness-a-glimpse-of-the-future-of-financial-crime-compliance/

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IRONSIDE: Four NSW men arrested, $288 million worth of methamphetamine seized

Read here: https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/ironside-four-nsw-men-arrested-288-million-worth-methamphetamine-seized

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Why fish are becoming addicted to illegal drugs

Read here: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210716-why-fish-are-becoming-addicted-to-illegal-drugs

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Albanian Prosecutors Charge 24 People for Forging Travel Visas and Human Trafficking

Read here: https://exit.al/en/2021/07/18/albanian-prosecutors-charge-24-people-for-forging-travel-visas-and-human-trafficking/

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China accused of cyber-attack on Microsoft Exchange servers

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-57889981

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US father and son jailed in Tokyo for helping Carlos Ghosn flee Japan

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/19/carlos-ghosn-us-father-and-son-jailed-in-tokyo

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Nike fails to stop EU probe on billions in alleged tax dodging

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/paradise-papers/nike-fails-to-stop-eu-probe-on-billions-in-alleged-tax-dodging/

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Norway says cyber attack on parliament carried out from China

Read here: https://news.trust.org/item/20210719114119-vzrp8/

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UK: Bogus Universal Credit claims push fraud and error overpayments in benefits system to record levels

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/bogus-universal-credit-claims-push-fraud-and-error-overpayments-in-benefits-system-to-record-levels-12356583

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Activists could be targeted by Switzerland’s new anti-terrorism law

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/activists-could-be-targeted-by-switzerland-s-new-antiterrorism-law/46783116

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Asia-Pacific: Taskforce to tackle piracy, abductions and wildlife trafficking at sea to be launched

Read here: https://www.independent.co.uk/stop-the-illegal-wildlife-trade/tripod-piracy-abductions-wildlife-trafficking-b1884700.html

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Indonesian former fisheries minister jailed for bribery in lobster exports

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2021/07/indonesian-former-fisheries-minister-jailed-for-bribery-in-lobster-exports/

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Police in Bosnia Arrest Suspected Member of Montenegrin Criminal Clan

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14865-police-in-bosnia-arrest-suspected-member-of-montenegrin-criminal-clan

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FATF review of India’s anti-money laundering postponed to 2022 due to Covid

Read here: https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/fatf-review-of-india-s-anti-money-laundering-postponed-to-2022-due-to-covid-121071800314_1.html

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Four Chinese Nationals…Charged with Global Computer Intrusion Campaign Targeting Intellectual Property and Confidential Business Information, Including Infectious Disease Research

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/four-chinese-nationals-working-ministry-state-security-charged-global-computer-intrusion

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UAE Royal Reselling Russia’s Vaccine for More Than Double the Price

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14862-uae-royal-reselling-russia-s-vaccine-for-more-than-double-the-price

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Pemex Trading Arm Suspends Business Ties with Trafigura

Read here: https://bondevalue.com/news/pemex-trading-arm-suspends-business-ties-with-trafigura/

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Australia: Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) – Million-dollar fines removed from accountability regime

Read here: https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/million-dollar-fines-removed-from-accountability-regime-20210719-p58azx

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Pegasus Project: Leak of more than 50,000 phone numbers selected for surveillance by the customers of the israeli company NSO Group

Read here:https://forbiddenstories.org/about-the-pegasus-project/ Main link here: https://forbiddenstories.org/case/the-pegasus-project/

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Petroleum Profits and Expensive Estates: Equatorial Guinea Oil Chief’s Wealth Revealed

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/petroleum-profits-and-expensive-estates-equatorial-guinea-oil-chiefs-wealth-revealed

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Lebanon: Authorities must lift immunity for officials summoned by Beirut Blast investigator

Read here: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/07/lebanon-authorities-must-lift-immunity-for-officials-summoned-by-beirut-blast-investigator/

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Nicaragua Elites and Organized Crime

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/investigations/nicaragua-elites-and-organized-crime/

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Producer Dillon Jordan Arrested on Prostitution Ring Charges

Read here: https://variety.com/2021/film/news/dillon-jordan-prostitution-ring-charges-1235021337/

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Ireland: Garda suspects €35m ‘cocaine coal’ shipment abandoned by nervous criminals

Read here: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/garda-suspects-35m-cocaine-coal-shipment-abandoned-by-nervous-criminals-1.4620299

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Amazon asked Apple to remove an app that spots fake reviews, and Apple agreed

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/16/apple-removes-fakespot-from-app-store-after-amazon-complains.html

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Illegal waste trade: what’s driving this multi-billion dollar transnational crime and what could stop it?

Read here: https://baselgovernance.org/news/illegal-waste-trade-whats-driving-multi-billion-dollar-transnational-crime-and-what-could-stop

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Fraud against the environment: OLAF and Spanish authorities bust traffic in illicit F-gases

Read here: https://ec.europa.eu/anti-fraud/media-corner/news/15-07-2021/fraud-against-environment-olaf-and-spanish-authorities-bust-traffic_en

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How the U.S. became the world’s new bitcoin mining hub

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/17/bitcoin-miners-moving-to-us-carbon-footprint.html

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Illicit natural resource extraction in Nigeria fuels violence and insecurity

Read here: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2021/07/12/illicit-natural-resource-extraction-gold-nigeria-violence-insecurity-buhari/

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The UK’s reputation management industry is destroying journalism. It must be stopped

Read here: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/odr/the-uks-reputation-management-industry-is-destroying-journalism-it-must-be-stopped/

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Albania Ex-Deputy Interior Minister Under Arrest on Bribery Charges

Read here: https://balkaninsight.com/2021/07/14/albania-ex-deputy-interior-minister-under-arrest-on-bribery-charges/

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UK drug companies fined £260m for inflating prices for NHS

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/15/uk-drug-companies-fined-260m-overcharging-nhs

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Hong Kong triads suspected of using speedboats to smuggle up to 1,000 tonnes of frozen meat to mainland China each day

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3141446/hong-kong-triads-suspected-using-speedboats-smuggle

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Second FinCEN Exchange on Ransomware to Take Place in August

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/second-fincen-exchange-ransomware-take-place-august

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ICO “Listing” Website Charged With Unlawfully Touting Digital Asset Securities

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2021-125

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Alleged Westpac fraudsters in multimillion-dollar property binge

Read here: https://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/revealed-alleged-westpac-fraudsters-in-multi-million-dollar-property-binge-20210716-p58a99.html

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The great bank account shutdown: Financial firms have been told to get tough on fraud, but it is leaving customers high and dry

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-great-bank-account-shutdown-7p7xwg55m

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‘Bribe Totaling $360m’: Docs Presented by Israeli Billionaire Dan Gertler Embroil Him in One of Biggest Graft Probes Ever

Read here: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-docs-embroil-israeli-billionaire-gertler-in-one-of-biggest-graft-probes-ever-1.10001923

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