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Super Mario 64, The Most Expensive Game Ever Sold… Some Wondered If It Could Be Money Laundering Related

Read here: https://www.denofgeek.com/games/super-mario-64-most-expensive-video-game-auction-price-rare/

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Immediate action required to avoid Ransomware pandemic – INTERPOL

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2021/Immediate-action-required-to-avoid-Ransomware-pandemic-INTERPOL

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UK: Corporate Criminal Liability – change is coming

Read here: https://www.shoosmiths.co.uk/insights/articles/corporate-criminal-liability-change-is-coming

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Nigerian filmmaker exposes money laundering, human trafficking ring in ‘Charlie Charlie’ movie

Read here: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/nollywood/473128-nigerian-filmmaker-exposes-money-laundering-human-trafficking-ring-in-charlie-charlie-movie.html

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Benfica president Luís Filipe Vieira investigated for suspected tax fraud, & money laundering

Read here: https://eutoday.net/news/business-economy/2021/benfica-president-lu%C3%ADs-filipe-vieira-investigated-for-suspected-tax-fraud-money-laundering

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Eighteen Arrested In Spain In A Sting Against Migrant Smugglers Operating Overseas

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/eighteen-arrested-in-spain-in-sting-against-migrant-smugglers-operating-overseas

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Austria’s Ex-vice Chancellor on Trial for Corruption

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14782-austria-s-ex-vice-chancellor-on-trial-for-corruption

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New EU guidance helps companies to combat forced labour in supply chains

Read here: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_3664

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Greek Prosecutor Wants Novartis Whistleblowers’ Identities Be Revealed

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14802-greek-prosecutor-wants-novartis-whistleblowers-identities-be-revealed

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Currency Exchange Manager Sentenced to One Year for Filing False Transaction Reports in Connection with Scheme to Defraud Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/currency-exchange-manager-sentenced-one-year-filing-false-transaction-reports

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Fiscal Mythology Unmasked: Debunking eight tales about European public debt and fiscal rules

Read here: https://www.finance-watch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/fiscal-mythology-unmasked-final.pdf

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Belarus Opposition Candidate Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14803-belarus-opposition-candidate-sentenced-to-14-years-in-prison

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NAB and CBA exposed over PNG money laundering

Read here: https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/nab-and-cba-exposed-over-png-money-laundering-20210712-p588x2

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No More Masks – Jalisco Cartel Members Reveal Their Faces

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/no-more-masks-jalisco-cartel-members-reveal-their-faces/

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Volkswagen, BMW fined $1 billion for colluding to make dirtier cars

Read here: https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/8/22568356/volkswagen-bmw-daimler-emissions-cartel-fine-audi-porsche-eu

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Synthetic Drugs: ‘Love Honey’ – The Odd Sexual Stimulant Sweeping Brazil’s Party Scene

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/love-honey-odd-sexual-stimulant-sweeping-brazil/

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Who Paid for That Mansion? A Senator or the Haitian People?

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/paid-mansion-senator-haitian-people-154826333.html

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Hunter Biden’s Art Dealer Has Reportedly Made an Agreement With the White House to Keep His Sales Top Secret

Read here: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/white-house-agreement-hunter-biden-art-sales-1987323

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Juul: Taking Academic Corruption to a New Level

Read here: https://prospect.org/health/juul-taking-academic-corruption-to-new-level/

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FBI warns cryptocurrency owners, exchanges of ongoing attacks

Read here: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-cryptocurrency-owners-exchanges-of-ongoing-attacks/

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Cryptocurrency Fraudster Sentenced for Money Laundering and Securities Fraud in Multi-Million Dollar Investment Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/cryptocurrency-fraudster-sentenced-money-laundering-and-securities-fraud-multi-million-dollar

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Billions in fishing subsidies finance social, ecological harm, report finds

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2021/07/billions-in-fishing-subsidies-finance-social-ecological-harm-report-finds/

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KYC Details Of Indian Users Misused By Chinese Loan Apps To Create Fake Bank Accounts

Read here: https://www.the420.in/kyc-details-of-indian-users-misused-by-chinese-loan-apps-to-create-fake-bank-accounts/

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US sanctions a Chinese facial recognition company with Silicon Valley funding

Read here: https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/9/22570225/us-sanctions-chinese-facial-recognition-silicon-valley-funding

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Trafficking in Human Beings and Terrorism: Where and How They Intersect

Read here: https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/2/7/491983.pdf

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Russian national sentenced to 5 years and deportation for bribery, visa fraud, and tax charges, forfeiting $5.9 million

Read here: https://www.irs.gov/compliance/criminal-investigation/russian-national-sentenced-to-5-years-and-deportation-for-bribery-visa-fraud-and-tax-charges-forfeiting-5-point-9-million

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German ‘mastermind’ in huge tax fraud scam arrested

Read here: https://www.news24.com/fin24/economy/german-mastermind-in-huge-tax-fraud-scam-arrested-20210710

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Japan Drops Charges Against 100 People Involved in Vote Buying

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14793-japan-drop-charges-against-100-people-involved-in-vote-buying

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Due Diligence in Minerals Supply Chains: Tracing Gold From the Peruvian Amazon to Downstream Buyers

Read here: https://c4ads.org/blogposts/due-dilligence-minerals-supply-chains

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O.C. Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Conspiracy to Smuggle Counterfeit Cell Phone Parts from China

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/oc-man-sentenced-2-years-prison-multimillion-dollar-conspiracy-smuggle-counterfeit-cell

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The Sanctions-Skirting Secrets Of Shipping

Read here: https://www.lloydslistintelligence.com/about-us/thought-leadership/sanctions-skirting-secrets-of-shipping

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Identity thief who used bitcoin, ‘burner phones,’ and digital wallets to steal more than $500,000 sentenced to prison

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/identity-thief-who-used-bitcoin-burner-phones-and-digital-wallets-steal-more-500000

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Border Pesticide Initiative Results in Prosecution of 50 defendants for Smuggling Dangerous Chemicals

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/border-pesticide-initiative-results-prosecution-50-defendants-smuggling-dangerous

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A cross-dimensional perspective on anti-corruption in the OSCE context: UK statement

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/a-cross-dimensional-perspective-on-anti-corruption-in-the-osce-context-uk-statement

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Thousands locked out by NatWest: Bank accounts are frozen without warning and for no apparent reason

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/thousands-locked-out-by-natwest-8mvl5msd2

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Malaysia, 1MDB seeking more than $5.6 bln in damages from KPMG

Read here: https://news.trust.org/item/20210709103927-ls2ky

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New action against online criminal network defrauding users of popular consumer sites

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/new-action-against-online-criminal-network-defrauding-users-popular-consumer-sites

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Head Of Telemarketing Operation Charged In $19 Million Credit Card Laundering Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/head-telemarketing-operation-charged-19-million-credit-card-laundering-scheme

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The top journalist, the mafia boss and the gunman: Dutch fear the rise of ‘narco crime’

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/10/the-top-journalist-the-mafia-boss-and-the-gunman-dutch-fear-the-rise-of-narco

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