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Digital sprint to disrupt sexual exploitation of Ukrainian nationals

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/digital-sprint-to-disrupt-sexual-exploitation-of-ukrainian-nationals

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Former Co-op bank director who defrauded a friend of £100K jailed

Read here: https://www.cps.gov.uk/north-west/news/former-co-op-bank-director-who-defrauded-friend-ps100k-jailed

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Major Criminal Powers Dispute Key Corridors in Colombia

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/major-criminal-powers-dispute-key-corridors-in-colombia/

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Suspected bank robbers arrested in Belgium

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/suspected-bank-robbers-arrested-belgium

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Bank Al Mawarid Chairman Marwan Kheireddine Transferred Luxury UK Real Estate after 2023 Money Laundering Probe

Read here: https://daraj.media/en/bank-al-mawarid-chairman-marwan-kheireddine-transferred-luxury-uk-real-estate-after-2023-money-laundering-probe/

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Alarming trends in nuclear material trafficking highlight urgent security gaps

Read here: https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/02/1160656

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Sanction Breakers: Kyrgyzstan has become a waypoint for European or American goods being smuggled into Russia

Read here: https://forbiddenstories.org/projects_posts/sanction-breakers-2/

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‘Gold Grifters’: Inside the growing scam using couriers to pick up gold bars from victims

Read here: https://abcnews.go.com/US/gold-grifters-inside-growing-scam-couriers-pick-gold/story?id=119147460

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Buying a $250 Residency Card From a Tropical Island Let Me Bypass U.S. Crypto Laws

Read here: https://www.404media.co/buying-a-250-residency-card-from-a-tropical-island-let-me-bypass-u-s-crypto-laws/

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25 arrested in global hit against AI-generated child sexual abuse material

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/25-arrested-in-global-hit-against-ai-generated-child-sexual-abuse-material

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TD Bank appoints compliance monitor after $3 billion US penalty for money laundering

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-td-bank-appoints-compliance-140716637.html

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Executive at Russian Pasta Maker Makfa Arrested on Bribery Charges

Read here: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/27/executive-at-russian-pasta-maker-makfa-arrested-on-bribery-charges-reports-a88192

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Launch of EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment 2025

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/launch-of-eu-serious-and-organised-crime-threat-assessment-2025

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Bulgaria: EPPO files indictment over fraud involving EU funds for employment support

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/bulgaria-eppo-files-indictment-over-fraud-involving-eu-funds-employment-support

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Venezuelan Gold, Pandemic Bailout Cash, And A Spanish Airline: A Money Laundering Scheme Exposed

Read here: https://viewfromthewing.com/venezuelan-gold-pandemic-bailout-cash-and-a-spanish-airline-a-money-laundering-scheme-exposed/

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Despite sanctions, Western-made microchips power Russia’s missiles and drones

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/western-tech-fuels-russias-missiles

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Evolving UK people smuggling policy requires new approach from financial crime teams

Read here: https://www.compliancecorylated.com/news/evolving-uk-people-smuggling-policy-requires-new-approach-from-financial-crime-teams/

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Garantex Cryptocurrency Exchange Disrupted in International Operation

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/garantex-cryptocurrency-exchange-disrupted-international-operation

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Chinese Narco Suspect Caught in Private Meeting with Trudeau, Investigated by DEA, Linked to Panama, Caribbean, Mexico

Read here: https://www.thebureau.news/p/exclusive-chinese-narco-suspect-caught

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Update on the FCA’s enforcement transparency proposals

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/statements/update-fca-enforcement-transparency-proposals

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Mapping and Profiling the Most Threatening Criminal Networks in Latin America and the Caribbean

Read here: https://elpaccto.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ENG_Mapping-and-profiling-HRCN_LAC_Vpages.pdf

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India arrests man accused of running $96 billion crypto exchange at request of US

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/12/politics/india-arrests-lithuanian-crypto-exchange/index.html

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Former Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to Role in International Money Laundering Conspiracy

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-bank-employee-pleads-guilty-role-international-money-laundering-conspiracy

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Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) axed as UK government claim “red tape is slashed to boost growth”

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/regulator-axed-as-red-tape-is-slashed-to-boost-growth

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Attorney General Pamela Bondi Releases First Phase of Declassified Epstein Files

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-pamela-bondi-releases-first-phase-declassified-epstein-files

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New York Man Who Ran Multi-Million-Dollar Cryptocurrency Investment Scheme Found Guilty Of Wire Fraud And Money Laundering

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/new-york-man-who-ran-multi-million-dollar-cryptocurrency-investment-scheme-found

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Netherlands: EPPO investigates fraudulent import of e-bikes from China

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/netherlands-eppo-investigates-fraudulent-import-e-bikes-china

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Crypto Criminals Are Abandoning Mixers: DeFi and Bridges Are Now the Top Money Laundering Tools

Read here: https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/crypto-criminals-abandoning-mixers-defi-bridges/

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Beatings, torture and electric shocks: freed scam compound workers allege horrific abuse

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/25/beatings-torture-and-electric-shocks-freed-scam-compound-workers-allege-horrific-abuse

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UK National Fraud Initiative strategy

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-fraud-initiative-strategy

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Authorities Seize 303 Ceramic Bananas Packed with Cocaine

Read here: https://www.stvincenttimes.com/dominican-republic-ceramic-bananas-cocaine/

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Inside the Lazarus Group money laundering strategy

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/inside-lazarus-group-money-laundering-strategy-bybit-hack

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International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) Showcases Global Efforts to Combat Wildlife Crime at CITES 78th Standing Committee Meeting

Read here: https://cites.org/eng/news/iccwc_showcases_global_efforts_to_combat_wildlife_crime_at_cites_78th_standing_committee_meeting

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Money laundering prevention – Experience from on-site inspections

Read here: https://www.bafin.de/SharedDocs/Veroeffentlichungen/EN/Fachartikel/2025/fa_250113_BaFin_Pruefungen_Geldwaeschebekaempfung_en.html

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Timber trade watchdog urges Poland to halt imports of Myanmar ‘blood timber’

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/timber-trade-watchdog-urges-poland-to-halt-imports-of-myanmar-blood-timber/

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FBI Confirms North Korea Responsible for $1.5 Billion Bybit Hack

Read here: https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2025/PSA250226

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Founder of Cryptocurrency Financial Services Firm “Gotbit” Extradited to the United States to Face Charges of Market Manipulation and Fraud Conspiracy

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/founder-cryptocurrency-financial-services-firm-gotbit-extradited-united-states-face

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FinCEN Reminds Financial Institutions to Remain Vigilant Regarding Potential Relationship Investment Scams

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-reminds-financial-institutions-remain-vigilant-regarding-potential

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Top Australian Criminal Target Zhao Involved in Fiji Media Startup

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/top-australian-criminal-target-zhao-involved-in-fiji-media-startup

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Saracens under pressure to drop main sponsor due to illicit gold links

read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025-02-24/saracens-pressed-to-drop-main-sponsor-due-to-illicit-gold-links

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