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Nirav Modi’s sister remits Rs 17CR from UK a/c to Enforcement Directorate (ED)

Read here: https://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/page1/nirav-modi—s-sister-remits–rs-17-cr-from–uk-a-c-to-ed.html

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UK Bribery Act 10 years on: Have City firms improved their anti-corruption conduct?

Read here: https://www.cityam.com/uk-bribery-act-10-years-on-have-city-firms-improved-their-anti-corruption-conduct/

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SEC Charges Hedge Fund Trader in Lucrative Front-Running Scheme

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2021-118

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Iceland fishing company goes ‘guerilla’ on journalists who uncovered alleged corruption

Read here: https://cpj.org/2021/07/iceland-fishing-company-journalists-alleged-corruption/

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Money laundering investigation casts shadow over Wise flotation

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/money-laundering-investigation-casts-shadow-over-wise-flotation-nltcvnnd7

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Dirty money: How the banks and AUSTRAC are fighting back against financial crime

Read here: https://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/dirty-money-how-the-banks-and-austrac-are-fighting-back-against-financial-crime-20210625-p5849c.html

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LuxLetters: EU and OECD half-measures fail to detect Luxembourg’s shadow tax rulings

Read here: https://taxjustice.net/press/eu-and-oecd-half-measures-fail-to-detect-luxembourgs-shadow-tax-rulings/

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Why Are Gamers So Much Better Than Scientists at Catching Fraud?

Read here: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/07/gamers-are-better-scientists-catching-fraud/619324/

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Esports Organization FaZe Clan Drops 1 Member, Suspends 3 Following Alleged Crypto Scam

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/e-sports-organization-faze-clan-kay-nikan-teeqo-jarvis

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Mehul Choksi: Fugitive continues to offer money to get luxury treatment

Read here: https://associatestimes.com/2021/07/01/mehul-choksi-continue-to-offer-money-to-get-luxury-treatment/

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Global tax reform: 130 countries commit to minimum corporate rate

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/01/global-tax-reform-130-countries-commit-to-minimum-corporate-rate

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Guernsey: ‘We’ll use all legal powers to stop financial criminals’

Read here: https://guernseypress.com/news/2021/06/29/well-use-all-legal-powers-to-stop-financial-criminals/

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Before We Regulate Crypto, We Need to Know What Crypto Is

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/before-we-regulate-crypto-we-need-to-know-what-crypto-is

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City of London Police to update fraud and cyber crime reporting system

Read here: https://www.ukauthority.com/articles/city-of-london-police-to-update-fraud-and-cyber-crime-reporting-system/

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Binance Faces Regulatory Issues in Cayman Islands, Thailand

Read here: https://cryptobriefing.com/binance-cayman-island-thailand-case/

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Fentanyl seizures at U.S. southern border rise dramatically

Read here: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/fentanyl-seizures-u-s-southern-border-rise-dramatically-n1272676

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Swiss prosecutor investigates Ecuador bribery scandal

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-prosecutor-investigates-ecuador-bribery-scandal/46747880

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Westpac alleges football tycoon’s firm engaged in $200m fraud

Read here: https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/westpac-alleges-football-tycoon-s-firm-engaged-in-200m-fraud-20210702-p586bc

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Tse Chi Lop: ‘Asia’s El Chapo’ set to be extradited to Australia

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57699652

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UK’s NatWest bank limits transactions to crypto exchanges

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/uk-s-natwest-bank-limits-transactions-to-crypto-exchanges

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Gardaí believe that Irish financial institutions could be at risk from an international crime gang

Read here: https://www.thejournal.ie/gardai-infiltration-crime-gang-irish-banking-5480698-Jul2021/

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Regulation: The solution to Bitcoin’s risks and unrealized benefits

Read here: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/regulation-the-solution-to-bitcoins-risks-and-unrealized-benefits/

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After Unprecedented Regulatory Crackdown, Binance Deploys CipherTrace Traveler to Address Money Laundering, Illicit Activity Issues

Read here: https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2021/07/177339-after-unprecedented-regulatory-crackdown-binance-deploys-ciphertrace-traveler-to-address-money-laundering-illicit-activity-issues/

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Venezuelan tycoon sues US to lift narcotics sanctions

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-venezuela-0c68011b26a4b329cf8690c1d7184e24

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India May Have Quietly Shown Its Hand on Crypto Regulation

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/india-crypto-regulation-tanvi-ratna

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Chart in focus: new UK planting initiative can’t see the forest for the trees

Read here: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/blog/new-uk-planting-initiative-cant-see-forest-trees/

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US state department names more than 50 corrupt officials in Central America

Read here:https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/01/us-state-department-central-america-corrupt-officials-list

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Trump Organization and CFO Allen Weisselberg charged with 15 counts in alleged tax fraud scheme

Read here: https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/trump-organization-indicted-allen-weisselberg-tax-fraud-scheme/

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Six Children Victim Of Sexual Abuse Removed From Harm As A Result Of Europol’s Victim Identification Taskforce

Read here :https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/six-children-victim-of-sexual-abuse-removed-harm-result-of-europol’s-victim-identification-taskforce

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Fraud risk management in government foreign aid examined

Read here: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/347/international-development-subcommittee-on-the-work-of-the-independent-commission-for-aid-impact/news/156294/fraud-risk-management-in-government-foreign-aid-examined/

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Extradited Ghanaian National Sentenced To Nearly 6 Years In Prison For Multimillion-Dollar Money Laundering Conspiracy

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/extradited-ghanaian-national-sentenced-nearly-6-years-prison-multimillion-dollar-money

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Communication lets them down – again

  Last month, law enforcement agencies around the world arrested more than 800 members of organised crime groups. Most were not caught in the act of committing a crime.  Instead, […]

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Albanian Crime Story: Hostage To The Cocaine Supply Chain

Read here: https://balkaninsight.com/2021/07/01/albanian-crime-story-hostage-to-the-cocaine-supply-chain/

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These Are the Code Words Used by Top-Level Drug Traffickers

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/k78gmn/these-are-the-code-words-used-by-top-level-drug-traffickers

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Fraudulent Covid Vaccination Certificates and Stolen Vaccines on Darknet Markets

Read here: https://www.coinfirm.com/blog/covid-vaccine-darknet-markets/

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Stocktake on Data Pooling, Collaborative Analytics and Data Protection

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/media/fatf/documents/Stocktake-Datapooling-Collaborative-Analytics.pdf

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Opportunities and Challenges of New Technologies for AML/CFT

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/media/fatf/documents/reports/Opportunities-Challenges-of-New-Technologies-for-AML-CFT.pdf

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South Africa to Accelerate Crypto Regulation in Wake of Scams: Report

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/south-africa-to-accelerate-crypto-regulation-in-wake-of-scams-report

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UK: Fraud and Error report

Read here: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/6469/documents/70574/default/

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New-age internet platforms are breeding grounds for financial crimes. Here’s how to tackle them

Read here: https://e27.co/new-age-internet-platforms-are-breeding-grounds-for-financial-crimes-heres-how-to-tackle-them-20210623/

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