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Invisible Drug Kingpin ‘Don Lucho’ Assassinated in Colombia

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/invisible-drug-kingpin-don-lucho-assassinated-colombia/

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Police Destroy 1,069 Bitcoin Miners With Big Ass Steamroller In Malaysia

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kv739/police-destroy-1069-bitcoin-miners-with-big-ass-steamroller-in-malaysia

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Sanctions Are The Fuel To Cuba’s Fire

Read here: https://inkstickmedia.com/sanctions-are-the-fuel-to-cubas-fire/

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Pizza Shop Owner Pleads Guilty To Charges Of Unlawfully Exporting Firearms And Accessories To Pakistan

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/pizza-shop-owner-pleads-guilty-charges-unlawfully-exporting-firearms-and-accessories

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Global corporate tax crackdown plan moves forward, but faces key US hurdle

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/paradise-papers/global-corporate-tax-crackdown-plan-moves-forward-but-faces-key-us-hurdle/

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Complaint accusing Barcelona’s Lionel Messi of fraud, money laundering dismissed by Spanish court

Read here: https://www.firstpost.com/sports/laliga-complaint-accusing-barcelonas-lionel-messi-of-fraud-money-laundering-dismissed-by-spanish-court-9812471.html

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£100,000 Cash and 200kg of Cannabis Recovered in Drugs and Money Laundering Investigation

Read here: https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news-appeals/ps100000-cash-and-200kg-cannabis-recovered-drugs-and-money-laundering-investigation

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5 Reasons For Record Deforestation in Colombia

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/reasons-record-deforestation-colombia/

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UAE urges DNFBP executives to fight money laundering and terrorist financing

Read here: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2021/07/13/uae-engages-dnfbps-to-fight-money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing/

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When sanctions violate human rights

Read here: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/when-sanctions-violate-human-rights/

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Child Trafficking: 92 Minor Victims Identified Across Europe

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/child-trafficking-92-minor-victims-identified-across-europe

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Joint operation leads to capture of six fugitives wanted for modern slavery, human trafficking and people smuggling offences overseas

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/joint-operation-leads-to-capture-of-six-fugitives-wanted-for-modern-slavery-human-trafficking-and-people-smuggling-offences-overseas

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Japan watchdog and BOJ to assess banks on anti-money laundering

Read here: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Finance/Japan-watchdog-and-BOJ-to-assess-banks-on-anti-money-laundering

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Serious Fraud Office ‘undermined GPT whistleblower’s case for compensation’

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/serious-fraud-office-undermined-gpt-whistleblower-s-case-for-compensation-llhzj5cr9

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US State Department offering $10 million reward for state-backed hackers

Read here: https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-state-department-offering-10-million-reward-for-state-backed-hackers/

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Cambridge data shows Bitcoin mining on the move

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57811959

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Italian Regulator Says Binance Is Unauthorized

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/italian-regulator-says-binance-is-unauthorized

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Chinese National Sentenced To More Than Three Years In Federal Prison For Attempting To Export Maritime Raiding Craft And Engines To China Illegally

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/chinese-national-sentenced-more-three-years-federal-prison-attempting-export-maritime

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White Paper: Westpac AML/CTF failures – What went wrong?

Read here: https://go.riskscreen.com/white-paper/westpac-aml-ctf-failures-what-went-wrong

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US Court: Bank CEO Guilty of Giving Bribe to get Trump Administration Job

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14843-us-court-bank-ceo-guilty-of-giving-bribe-to-get-trump-administration-job

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Fishermen Call for Aid Against Illegal Fishing in Yucatán, Mexico

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/mexico-yucatan-state-illegal-fishing-hotspot/

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FCA: Enforcement data – Annual Report 2020/21

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/data/enforcement-data-annual-report-2020-21

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Three Defendants Charged In Organized Crime Money Laundering Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/three-defendants-charged-organized-crime-money-laundering-scheme

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Vatican’s financial watchdog highlights ‘increasing trend’ in reports to Promoter of Justice

Read here: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248379/vaticans-financial-watchdog-highlights-increasing-trend-in-reports-to-promoter-of-justice

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Russian President Vladimir Putin orders government to help Belarus fight western sanctions

Read here: https://www.wionews.com/world/russian-president-vladimir-putin-orders-government-to-help-belarus-fight-western-sanctions-398238

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Shares in Picasso painting go up for grabs in blockchain sale

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/shares-in-picasso-painting-go-up-for-grabs-in-blockchain-sale/46789820

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Nicola Sturgeon ‘misled’ Scottish Parliament over Donald Trump money laundering probe, court told

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/07/14/nicola-sturgeon-misled-scottish-parliament-donald-trump-money/

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Citizenship for sale: fugitives, politicians and disgraced businesspeople buying Vanuatu passports

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/15/citizenship-for-sale-fugitives-politicians-and-disgraced-businesspeople-buying-vanuatu-passports

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Facebook disrupts Iranian hackers who targeted US military personnel and defense contractors

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/15/tech/facebook-iran-hackers/index.html

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How your personal data is being scraped from social media

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57841239

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US busts global drug, money-laundering hub in Las Vegas

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-las-vegas-da64d52933cfb0c8010292b00816ca90

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Controversy brews over leaked tiger breeding report

Read here: https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/environment-and-conservation/2021/07/controversy-brews-over-leaked-tiger-breeding-report

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Ex-intelligence agents and gang members reportedly laundered money through Chinese firms

Read here: https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22702220/ex-intelligence-agents-and-gang-members-reportedly-laundered-money-through-chinese-firms.html

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UK: Transforming to a forward-looking, proactive regulator

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/speeches/transforming-forward-looking-proactive-regulator

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Fraud across Europe: UK tops the most vulnerable country list

Read here: https://www.digitaljournal.com/life/fraud-across-europe-uk-tops-the-most-vulnerable-country-list/article

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Peter R de Vries: Dutch crime reporter dies nine days after being shot in Amsterdam

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/peter-de-vries-dutch-crime-reporter-dies-nine-days-after-being-shot-in-amsterdam-12356452

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NCA recovers £2m from London-based property developer and landlord

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-recovers-2m-from-london-based-property-developer-and-landlord

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White House announces ransomware task force – and hacking back is one option

Read here: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/14/white-house-ransomware-task-force-499723

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U.S. Government Launches First One-Stop Ransomware Resource at StopRansomware.gov

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-government-launches-first-one-stop-ransomware-resource-stopransomwaregov

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Hong Kong customs racks up first bust of cryptocurrency money launderers, smashing HK$1.2 billion racket

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3141143/hong-kong-customs-racks-first-bust-cryptocurrency

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