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UK: UAB Finolita Unio – First Supervisory Notice

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/supervisory-notices/first-supervisory-notice-uab-finolita-unio-2021.pdf

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G7 Urged to Tackle Global Corruption

Read here: https://thesentry.org/2021/06/10/6060/g7-urged-tackle-global-corruption/

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Expanding the toolkit to tackle organized environmental crime: Recommendations for the G7 ministers

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Expanding-the-toolkit-to-tackle-organized-environmental-crime-Recommendations-for-the-G7-ministers-GITOC.pdf

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Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi faces most serious corruption charge yet

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-57424594

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Financial intelligence trove from Operation Ironside

Listen here: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/themoney/financial-intelligence-from-organised-crime-sting-should-ensure/13382540

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Ransomware Attack Roiled Meat Giant JBS, Then Spilled Over to Farmers and Restaurants

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/ransomware-attack-roiled-meat-giant-jbs-then-spilled-over-to-farmers-and-restaurants-11623403800

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She Exposed the Truth About ‘Dirty Money’: It’s Everywhere

Read here: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/10/opinion/fincen-buzzfeed-edwards-prison.html

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Indian Money Laundering Suspects Expand their Network Further into Albania

Read here: https://exit.al/en/2021/06/09/indian-money-laundering-suspects-expand-their-network-further-into-albania/

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Getax Australia facing bribery charge over decade-old dealings with Nauru officials

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-10/nauru-getax-australia-bribery-corruption-charges/100201344

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“Crime and Punishment”: How Russian banks anticipated and dealt with global financial sanctions

Read here: https://voxeu.org/article/how-russian-banks-anticipated-and-dealt-global-financial-sanctions

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How the UK lost its leading role in the global fight against corruption

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/09/uk-role-fight-against-corruption-g7-cornwall

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Kremlin-linked businessman held in Switzerland

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/kremlin-linked-businessman-held-in-switzerland/46691252

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New York Regulator Warns Cryptocurrency Firms: Build AML Programs

Read here: https://www.moneylaundering.com/news/new-york-imposes-aml-program-requirements-on-cryptocurrency-industry/

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Atlantic Entrance to Panama Canal Awash with Cocaine

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/atlantic-entrance-to-panama-canal-awash-with-cocaine/

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Man arrested trying to board flight to Dubai over $7 million in cash found under floor

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-11/man-arrested-over-millions-in-cash-found-under-floor/100208588

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Moldova Launches New Anti-Corruption Body, Says Old Ones are Slow

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14608-moldova-launches-new-anti-corruption-body-says-old-ones-are-slow

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International drugs boss with luxury lifestyle jailed

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-57433460

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US hits alleged financing ring linking Yemen rebels, Iran

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/us-hits-alleged-financing-ring-181020024.html

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Burkinabe businessman denied compensation for frozen accounts

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/burkinabe-businessman-denied-compensation-after-accounts-frozen/46684274

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Operation Jumita: 1.6 Tonnes Of Cocaine And € 16.5 Million Confiscated In Largest Cash Seizure From A Criminal Organisation In Spain

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/operation-jumita-16-tonnes-of-cocaine-and-€-165-million-confiscated-in-largest-cash-seizure-criminal-organisation-in-spain

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Organised crime is going univestigated as police ‘hide’ behind derided Action Fraud, academic claims

Read here: https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/money/saving-and-banking/organised-crime-is-going-univestigated-as-police-hide-behind-derided-action-fraud-academic-claims-1041883

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World’s Largest Meat Company Pays $11M in Bitcoin Ransomware Attack

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/ransomware-jbs-holdings-meat-producer

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Meme stocks stumble after GameStop discloses SEC probe into the frenzy

Read here: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/meme-stocks-stumble-after-gamestop-discloses-sec-probe-into-the-frenzy-11623277586

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Case study: The Nun – Confiscating assets of the Shining Path terrorist organisation

Read here: https://baselgovernance.org/publications/case-study-the-nun

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NAB’s use of casual contract workers in financial crimes team adds to compliance concerns

Read here: https://www.theage.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/nab-s-use-of-casual-contract-workers-in-financial-crimes-team-adds-to-compliance-concerns-20210609-p57zib.html

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El Salvador’s Bitcoin Bill Raises ‘Issues’: IMF Spokesperson

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/el-salvadors-bitcoin-bill-raises-issues-imf-spokesperson

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Slilpp Marketplace Disrupted in International Cyber Operation

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/slilpp-marketplace-disrupted-international-cyber-operation

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Wife of “El Chapo” Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/wife-el-chapo-pleads-guilty-drug-trafficking-and-money-laundering

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Federal Human Trafficking Report 2020

Read here: https://www.traffickinginstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2020-Federal-Human-Trafficking-Report-Low-Res.pdf

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Maritime Firm Under Investigation Owns Vessels Tied To Suspicious Operations

Read here: https://brief.kharon.com/updates/maritime-firm-under-investigation-owns-vessels-tied-to-suspicious-operations

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Chinese Police Arrest 1,100 People for Money Laundering With Cryptocurrencies

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-police-arrest-1-100-people-for-money-laundering-with-cryptocurrencies-11623332776

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Basel Committee consults on prudential treatment of cryptoasset exposures

Read here: https://www.bis.org/press/p210610.htm

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Unregulated by U.S. at home, Facebook boosts wildlife trafficking abroad

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/unregulated-by-u-s-at-home-facebook-boosts-wildlife-trafficking-abroad/

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EU takes Luxembourg to court over money laundering rules

Read here: https://www.luxtimes.lu/en/luxembourg/ruling-eu-takes-luxembourg-to-court-over-money-laundering-rules-60c0d2cede135b92367c7242

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Florida’s Gun Traffickers Supplying Brazil’s Largest Gang

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/floridas-gun-traffickers-supplying-brazils-largest-gang/

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Lithuania cancels firm’s licence over alleged Wirecard money laundering

Read here: https://www.centralbanking.com/central-banks/financial-stability/7842316/lithuania-cancels-firms-licence-over-alleged-wirecard-money-laundering

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Law Commission seek views on corporate criminal liability

Read here: https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/law-commission-seek-views-on-corporate-criminal-liability/

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Retired nun admits to embezzling more than $800,000 to fund gambling habit

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/09/retired-nun-embezzles-gambling-habit-california

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Santander pushes back at Which? over APP scam reimbursement rates

Read here: https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/38204/santander-pushes-back-at-which-over-app-scam-reimbursement-rates

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Coinbase says it was not involved in the DOJ’s Bitcoin ransom seizure

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-says-it-was-not-involved-in-the-doj-s-bitcoin-ransom-seizure

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