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Federal-state divide on cannabis still makes for risky business

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/federal-state-divide-cannabis-still-makes-risky-business-2021-06-16/

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Bitcoin Ban Upheld at Danske Bank Despite Growing Client Demand

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-18/danske-bank-keeps-bitcoin-ban-despite-rising-client-interest

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Colombia Drug Trafficking Money Laundered Through Modified Gold

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/urabenos-gold-launder-drug-money-colombia/

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How a vast network allowed Venezuela to evade US oil sanctions

Read here: https://english.elpais.com/usa/2021-06-16/how-a-vast-network-allowed-venezuela-to-evade-us-oil-sanctions.html

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Guidelines For Digital Forensics First Responders: Best practices for search and seizure of electronic and digital evidence

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/content/download/16243/file/Guidelines%20to%20Digital%20Forensics%20First%20Responders_V7.pdf

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Pesticides Worth Up To € 80 Million In Criminal Profits Seized During Operation Silver Axe VI

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/pesticides-worth-to-€-80-million-in-criminal-profits-seized-during-operation-silver-axe-vi

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Amazon deflects responsibility on fake reviews but admits 200M were blocked last year

Read here: https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/16/amazon-deflects-responsibility-on-fake-reviews-but-admits-200m-were-blocked-last-year/

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FNB denies banking relationship with fraud-accused crypto company

Read here: https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/companies/fnb-denies-banking-relationship-with-fraud-accused-crypto-company-cf750449-20fa-4622-9bbe-3ca254973b58

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FCMC imposes a fine and legal obligations on AS “Rietumu Banka”

Read here: https://www.fktk.lv/en/news/press-releases/fcmc-imposes-a-fine-and-legal-obligations-on-as-rietumu-banka/

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Police to review claims that Ghislaine Maxwell helped traffic and abuse women and girls in the UK

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/police-to-review-claims-that-ghislaine-maxwell-helped-traffic-and-abuse-women-and-girls-in-the-uk-12333636

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Tracking an Iran-DPRK Gold Smuggling Scheme With Public Records

Read here: https://sayari.com/resources/tracking-an-iran-dprk-gold-smuggling-scheme-with-public-records/

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Tanzania’s “Ivory Queen” denied release after appeal

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/ivory-queen-denied-release-after-appeal-in-tanzania/

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Support to action against forced prostitution of female victims in Romania and UK

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/support-action-against-forced-prostitution-female-victims-romania-and-uk

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Canada: Multi-million dollar cannabis grow-op busted by OPP in Quinte West, Ont.

Read here: https://globalnews.ca/news/7956846/illegal-cannabis-grow-op-quinte-west/

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FATF experts split on Malta as greylisting decision looms

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/fatf-experts-split-on-malta-as-grey-listing-decision-looms.879572

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Common Money Laundering Risks With Third-Party Payments

Read here: https://www.acfeinsights.com/acfe-insights/money-laundering-risks-third-party-payments

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Australia: Northern beaches restaurateur charged over alleged role in cocaine import syndicate

Read here: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/north-shore-restaurateur-charged-over-alleged-role-in-record-cocaine-import-plot-20210616-p581jy.html

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Greek Captagon Bust Leads to a Criminal Gang and the Port at the Heart of Syria’s Booming New Drug Trade

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/greek-captagon-bust-leads-to-a-criminal-gang-and-the-port-at-the-heart-of-syrias-booming-new-drug-trade

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Italy says busts China money laundering, European metals scam

Read here: https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/italy-says-busts-china-money-171654276.html

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Couple accused of bringing £14m of ‘dirty’ cash into UK keep names secret, for now

Read here: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/couple-accused-bringing-dirty-cash-uk-keep-names-secret-for-now-b940928.html

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Assessing the Financial Action Task Force’s Impact on Digital Financial Inclusion

Read here: https://rusi.org/publication/occasional-papers/financial-action-task-force-impact-digital-financial-inclusion

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Ukrainian police arrest Clop ransomware members, seize server infrastructure

Read here: https://therecord.media/ukrainian-police-arrest-clop-ransomware-members-seize-server-infrastructure/

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Russian National Convicted of Charges Relating to Kelihos Botnet

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/russian-national-convicted-charges-relating-kelihos-botnet

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Tackling corruption as an enabler for environmental crime

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/corruption-environmental-crime-ungass/

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ClubsNSW threatens to try to force media to hand over emails with pokies whistleblower

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jun/15/clubsnsw-threatens-to-try-to-force-media-to-hand-over-emails-with-pokies-whistleblower

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Alleged CJNG Cartel Enforcers Charged with Drug Trafficking

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/escondido-businessman-sentenced-tax-evasion-scheme-former-chabad-poway-rabbi

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ThetaRay Partners with Google Cloud to Bring Advanced Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Solution to Payments Ecosystem

Read here: https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/thetaray-partners-with-google-cloud-to-bring-advanced-anti-money-laundering-aml-solution-to-payments-ecosystem-834755845.html

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630 Potential Victims Of Exploitation Identified During Europe-Wide Coordinated Action Days

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/630-potential-victims-of-exploitation-identified-during-europe-wide-coordinated-action-days

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HMRC clamps down on tax avoidance via pension schemes

Read here: https://www.ftadviser.com/pensions/2021/06/15/hmrc-clamps-down-on-tax-avoidance-in-pension-schemes/

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Suspected member of international organised crime group who used EncroChat arrested by NCA

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/suspected-member-of-international-organised-crime-group-who-used-encrochat-arrested-by-nca

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Malta: Who is a PEP? Financial intelligence unit lists all government roles

Read here: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/business/business_news/110269/who_is_a_pep_financial_intelligence_unit_lists_all_government_roles

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Killing of Brazil’s Top Militia Leader Raises More Questions Than it Answers

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/killing-of-brazils-top-militia-leader-raises-more-questions-than-it-answers/

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Chinese-Canadian businessman Xiao Hua Gong cuts record-breaking $70m deal with New Zealand police over frozen assets

Read here: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/chinese-canadian-businessman-xiao-hua-gong-cuts-record-breaking-70m-deal-with-new-zealand-police-over-frozen-assets/NWKJI4TEPYMI5CGR3J37XJZGPI/

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Insurance Agency Owner’s Suicide Unrelated to Fraud Allegations, Says Firm

Read here: https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2021/06/14/618572.htm

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Solomon Islands Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC): How did it happen?

Read here: https://postcourier.com.pg/solomon-islands-icac-how-did-it-happen/

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Deutsche Bank Revamps Controls as New Lapses Threaten Turnaround

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-15/deutsche-bank-revamps-controls-as-new-lapses-threaten-turnaround

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Smuggler hid cocaine inside food packages

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/smuggler-hid-cocaine-inside-food-packages

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