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Crackonosh: How hackers are using gamers to become crypto-rich

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57601631

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UK: Dear CEO letter – Action needed in response to common control failings identified in anti-money laundering frameworks

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/correspondence/dear-ceo-letter-common-control-failings-identified-in-anti-money-laundering-frameworks.pdf

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UK: Understanding money laundering risks and taking action for art market participants

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/money-laundering-understanding-risks-and-taking-action-for-art-market-participants/understanding-money-laundering-risks-and-taking-action-for-art-market-participants

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EBA assesses benefits, challenges and risks of RegTech use in the EU and puts forward steps to be taken to support sound adoption and scale-up of RegTech solutions

Read here: https://www.eba.europa.eu/eba-assesses-benefits-challenges-and-risks-regtech-use-eu-and-puts-forward-steps-be-taken-support

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Used Motor Vehicle Dealers Sentenced in Odometer Tampering Scheme…Ordered to Pay $3,936,000 in Restitution

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/used-motor-vehicle-dealers-sentenced-odometer-tampering-scheme

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IRS wants more client data from Swiss banks

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/irs-wants-more-client-data-from-swiss-banks/46742698

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Iran Sees Millionaire Boom Amid Sanctions, Covid-19 And An Election

Read here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliverwilliams1/2021/06/28/iran-sees-millionaire-boom-amid-sanctions-covid-19-and-an-election/

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Jade and Conflict: Myanmar’s Vicious Circle

Read here: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/natural-resource-governance/jade-and-conflict-myanmars-vicious-circle/

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UBS Suffers Setback in French Tax Case

Read here: https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/46836-ubs-france-court-case-tax-evasion

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Soup run volunteer is a ‘trusted, high-level’ member of international drug gang, court told

Read here: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/soup-run-volunteeris-a-trusted-high-level-member-of-international-drug-gang-court-told-40588611.html

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From Korea to Kerry: Gardaí reveal massive international fraud with a ‘significant footprint’ in Ireland

Read here: https://www.thejournal.ie/fraud-ireland-international-garda-national-economic-bureau-interview-pat-lordan-mick-cryan-5479429-Jun2021/

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Australian Anti-Graft Group Seeks Ban on Secret Meetings with Lobbyists

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14726-australian-anti-graft-group-seeks-ban-on-secret-meetings-with-lobbyists

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Picasso painting found as builder arrested over art heist

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57644846

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Alleged $1b fraud: Less than $100m invested by fund managers, says MAS

Read here: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/fewer-than-250-investors-and-under-100m-invested-by-fund-managers-in-alleged

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At least three-in-five targeted by fake delivery texts and one-in-four targeted by holiday scams, research suggests

Read here: https://www.itv.com/news/2021-06-28/at-least-three-in-five-targeted-by-fake-delivery-texts-and-one-in-four-targeted-by-holiday-scams-research-suggests

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Structure of a State: Captured Documents and the Islamic State’s Organizational Structure

Read here: https://ctc.usma.edu/structure-of-a-state-captured-documents-and-the-islamic-states-organizational-structure/

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Gabonese authorities crack down on illegal timber industry

Read here: https://www.independent.co.uk/stop-the-illegal-wildlife-trade/illegal-timber-smuggling-gabon-b1873644.html

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‘Shortage of people’: CBA defends labour hire to fight financial crime

Read here: https://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/shortage-of-people-cba-defends-labour-hire-to-fight-financial-crime-20210628-p584u7.html

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Where Did Marcos Hide His $10 Billion Fortune?

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-06-28/finding-the-hidden-10-billion-fortune-of-philippines-president-ferdinand-marcos

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Drug Users Are Paying More Than Double The Street Price For [what they wrongly believe is] ‘Ethically Sourced’ Cocaine

Read here: https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/drug-users-are-paying-more-than-double-the-street-price-for-ethically-sourced-cocaine/

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‘Movie-plot’ cocaine case highlights shipping industry drug problem

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/cocaine-case-msc-gayane-us-philadelphia-switzerland-container-shipping-drug-trafficking/46728094

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Lawyers for Africrypt’s Missing Founders Say They’ve Been Fired: Report

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/lawyers-for-africrypts-missing-founders-say-theyve-been-fired-report

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Texas Supreme Court Rules Facebook Can Be Held Liable For Sex Trafficking

Read here: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/facebook-liable-sex-trafficking_n_60d881eae4b0dcd799a7f169

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Money Laundering from Environmental Crime

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/media/fatf/documents/reports/Money-Laundering-from-Environmental-Crime.pdf

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UK Court Awards Bitcoin Creator Default Judgment In Bitcoin Copyright Infringement Claim

Read here: https://www.ontier.digital/post/uk-court-awards-bitcoin-creator-default-judgment-in-bitcoin-copyright-infringement-claim

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Bodies of 20, including two children, recovered from boat off Turks and Caicos: Police

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/bodies-20-including-two-children-165200288.html

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Two arrests in Romania bring large-scale online fraud in the Dutch rental market to a halt

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/two-arrests-romania-bring-large-scale-online-fraud-dutch-rental-market-halt

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EU efforts to fight money laundering in the banking sector are fragmented and implementation is insufficient

Read here: https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocuments/SR21_13/SR_AML_EN.pdf

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NFC Flaws Let Researchers Hack ATMs by Waving a Phone

Read here: https://www.wired.com/story/atm-hack-nfc-bugs-point-of-sale/

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Dutch court sides with report calling dos Santos-linked energy deal an ‘act of corruption’

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/luanda-leaks/dutch-court-sides-with-report-calling-dos-santos-linked-energy-deal-an-act-of-corruption/

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FBI feared Pennsylvania would seize fabled Civil War gold and legislative staffer plotted to get loot, affidavit says

Read here: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/civil-war-gold-dents-run-pennsylvania-fbi-affidavit/

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How Coca-Cola Helped Uzbekistan Seize A Lucrative Bottling Operation From U.S. Citizens

Read here: https://www.rferl.org/a/uzbekistan-coca-cola-franchise-karimova/31320385.html

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Major fraud case ends as accused pay €50 million settlement

Read here: https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/belgium-all-news/175132/major-fraud-case-ends-as-accused-pay-e50-million-settlement/

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BTC-e Operator Vinnik’s Five-Year Prison Sentence Upheld by Court: Report

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/btc-e-operator-vinniks-five-year-prison-sentence-upheld-by-court-report

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Ex-FBI Official to CEOs: Your New Job Is Chief Risk Officer

Read here: https://www.inc.com/ceyna-smith/frank-figliuzzi-ransomware-cybersecurity-deep-fakes.html

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Australia: Customer due diligence – Source of wealth and source of funds considerations

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/customer-due-diligence-source-wealth-and-source-funds-considerations

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Australia: Digital currencies – Managing risk in a dynamic and innovative sector

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/digital-currencies-managing-risk-dynamic-and-innovative-sector

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Combatting Wildlife Trafficking Handbook, First Edition 2021

Read here: https://store.aci.aero/product/combatting-wildlife-trafficking-handbook-first-edition-2021/

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What’s your game?

  Background On 18th May, Mark Steward, Executive Director of Enforcement & Market Oversight at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) gave a speech at the FCA Investigations and Enforcement Summit.  […]

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