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Money talks louder than words when it comes to deforestation

Read here: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/blog/money-talks-louder-words-when-it-comes-deforestation/

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Gambling exec detained in Lithuania as part of corruption probe

Read here: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1429823/gambling-exec-detained-in-lithuania-as-part-of-corruption-probe

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Malta: Cap on cash transactions leads fight against money laundering

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/cap-on-cash-transactions-leads-fight-against-money-laundering.879011

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Hawala racket busted; 4 foreign nationals among 10 arrested

Read here: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/hawala-racket-busted-4-foreign-nationals-among-10-arrested/article34800175.ece

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How governments and spies text each other

Read here: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/matrix-encrypted-messaging-app-governments

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‘Diamond rush’ grips South African village after discovery of unidentified stones

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/-diamond-rush–grips-south-african-village-after-discovery-of-unidentified-stones/46705436

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IKEA’s House of Horrors: The stolen Russian forests being greenwashed into kids’ furniture

Read here: https://www.earthsight.org.uk/news/investigations/ikea-house-of-horrors

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FinCEN Files investigation named Pulitzer Prize finalist

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/fincen-files-investigation-named-pulitzer-prize-finalist/

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Alleged member of ‘chicken run’ drug gang extradited to UK to face justice

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/alleged-member-of-chicken-run-drug-gang-extradited-to-uk-to-face-justice

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New body created to tackle financial crime in Guernsey

Read here: https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2021-06-14/new-body-created-to-tackle-financial-crime-in-guernsey

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Independent Arbiter Of Ministerial Code And Full Lobbyist Register Needed To Prevent Future Scandals

Read here: https://www.transparency.org.uk/uk-ministerial-standards-review-lobbying-nolan-principles

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A Black Cap and A Photo – How John 40 Shook Up FARC Dissidents

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/john-40-criminal-portfolio-joins-segunda-marquetalia-venezuela/

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BP millions promised to offshore firm run by Angolan tycoon accused of corruption

Read here: https://www.financeuncovered.org/investigations/bp-millions-promised-to-offshore-firm-run-by-angolan-tycoon-accused-of-corruption/

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U.S. Entertainer/Businessman and Malaysian National Charged with Back-Channel Lobbying Campaign to Drop 1MDB Investigation and Remove Chinese Dissident from U.S.

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-entertainerbusinessman-and-malaysian-national-charged-back-channel-lobbying-campaign-drop

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FBI to probe billionaire IRS leak that revealed Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos paid little to federal tax

Read here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/billionaire-tax-leak-fbi-bezos-musk-b1864155.html

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Hacking bitcoin wallets with quantum computers could happen – but cryptographers are racing to build a workaround

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/10/long-term-crypto-threat-quantum-computers-hacking-bitcoin-wallets.html

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The new breed of criminals: Bank staff probed over links to cyber fraud

Read here: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/crime/the-new-breed-of-criminals-bank-staff-probed-over-links-to-cyber-fraud-40532185.html

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Daughter of Notorious Mexican Cartel Leader Sentenced for Criminal Violation of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/daughter-notorious-mexican-cartel-leader-sentenced-criminal-violation-foreign-narcotics

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Hackers breach Electronic Arts, stealing game source code and tools

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/10/tech/electronic-arts-hack/index.html

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AML satire or (you-couldn’t-make-this-stuff-up) truth?

Read here: https://www.effectiveaml.org/aml-satire-or-truth/

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Australia’s “Operation Jawline” intercepts 19 Indonesian vessels suspected of Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU)

Read here: https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/environment-sustainability/australia-s-operation-jawline-intercepts-19-indonesian-vessels-illegally-fishing

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Italy investigates Booking.com for ‘colossal’ tax evasion

Read here: https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/italy-investigates-booking-com-for-colossal-tax-evasion/

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Finding fangs: new film exposes illicit trade killing off Bolivia’s iconic jaguar

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/12/tigre-gente-film-exposes-illicit-trade-killing-off-bolivias-iconic-jaguar-aoe

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Chief Operating Officer of Network Security Company Charged with Cyberattack on Medical Center

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/chief-operating-officer-network-security-company-charged-cyberattack-medical-center

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Gatonet – The Illegal TV Connections Bankrolling Militias in Rio

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/clandestine-tv-connections-new-criminal-economy-brazil/

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Filipino workers accuse Pakistani diplomats of exploitation

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/filipino-workers-accuse-pakistani-diplomats-of-exploitation-/46694794

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Farm equipment CEO pleads guilty in multi-million dollar bank fraud

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdga/pr/farm-equipment-ceo-pleads-guilty-multi-million-dollar-bank-fraud

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Sanctions and Civil Conflict – IMF working paper

Read here: https://www.elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2001/066/001.2001.issue-066-en.xml

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Chinese immigrant in money-laundering ring: Didn’t know $24 million I picked up was from cartels

Read here: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/6/11/22529643/chinese-money-laundering-mexican-drug-cartels-sui-yuet-kong

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South Africa: MTN hit by crime syndicate

Read here: https://mybroadband.co.za/news/security/401453-mtn-hit-by-crime-syndicate.html

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Federal Judge Orders 2012 Charge Against MoneyGram To Be Tossed

Read here: https://www.pymnts.com/news/security-and-risk/2021/federal-judge-orders-2012-charge-against-moneygram-to-be-tossed/

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SEC Charges Dentist-Turned-Investment Adviser for Three Separate Frauds

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2021-98?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

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Peruvian Woman Admits Smuggling Seven Kilos of Cocaine into United States through Newark Airport

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/peruvian-woman-admits-smuggling-seven-kilos-cocaine-united-states-through-newark-airport

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India Probes Cryptocurrency Exchange Wazirx in Chinese Money Laundering Case

Read here: https://news.bitcoin.com/india-cryptocurrency-exchange-wazirx-chinese-money-laundering-case/

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Top Cyber police chief warns about risks of exploitation by crime gangs when allowing bitcoin to purchase luxury property and private jets

Read here: https://www.amlintelligence.com/2021/06/insight-top-cyber-police-chief-warns-about-risks-of-exploitation-by-crime-gangs-when-allowing-bitcoin-to-purchase-luxury-property-and-private-jets/

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Biden administration plans new sanctions against ‘the North Korea of Europe’

Read here: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/09/biden-administration-sanctions-belarus-492615

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Asia-Pacific Drug Trade Thriving as Gangs Make Billions in Profits, UN Says

Read here: https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/asia-pacific-drug-trade-thriving-gangs-make-billions-profits-un-says

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ECB tells Deutsche Bank to find new chairman fast

Read here: https://news.trust.org/item/20210611045019-u5n1u

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China passes law to counter foreign sanctions

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/10/china-passes-law-to-counter-foreign-sanctions

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