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How Did the Feds Seize the Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Bitcoins?

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/93y3w7/how-did-the-feds-seize-the-colonial-pipeline-ransomware-bitcoins

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Could Militia-Red Command Feud Explain Manaus Violence in Brazil?

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/could-militia-red-command-feud-explain-manaus-violence-in-brazil/

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Danske Bank: What went wrong?

Read here: https://www.riskscreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/riskscreen_danske_bank_white_paper.pdf

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Activists Say Facebook is a Wildlife Trafficking Conduit

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14599-activists-say-facebook-is-a-wildlife-trafficking-conduit

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It’s Official: El Salvador’s Legislature Votes to Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/its-official-el-salvadors-legislature-votes-to-adopt-bitcoin-as-legal-tender

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DHL’s Italian subsidiary investigated for tax fraud

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/business/dhls-italian-subsidiary-investigated-tax-fraud-2021-06-07/

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Swedish Bombardier Executive Charged for Azerbaijan Bribery

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14593-swedish-bombardier-executive-charged-for-azerbaijan-bribery

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Netherlands: Deventer man arrested over bitcoin scam

Read here: https://nltimes.nl/2021/06/08/deventer-man-arrested-bitcoin-scam

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A Successor to Raimbek Matraimov, Kyrgyzstan’s Disgraced Customs Chief, Also Enjoyed the High Life

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-matraimov-kingdom/a-successor-to-raimbek-matraimov-kyrgyzstans-disgraced-customs-chief-also-enjoyed-the-high-life

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Illicit Enrichment: A Guide to Laws Targeting Unexplained Wealth – new book published, free download

Read here: https://baselgovernance.org/news/illicit-enrichment-guide-laws-targeting-unexplained-wealth-new-book-published-today

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Lost in Transposition: EU Countries Struggle to Comply with New Whistleblower Rules

Read here: https://whistleblowersblog.org/2021/06/articles/opinion/lost-in-transposition-eu-countries-struggle-to-comply-with-new-whistleblower-rules/amp/

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Australian National Pleads Guilty To Multimillion-Dollar Text-Messaging Consumer Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/australian-national-pleads-guilty-multimillion-dollar-text-messaging-consumer-fraud

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Fifth Nicaraguan opposition leader detained in ‘night of the long knives in the tropics’

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/09/americas/nicaragua-opposition-leaders-detained-intl/index.html

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European Drug Report 2021: Trends and Developments

Read here: https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/system/files/publications/13838/TDAT21001ENN.pdf

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German police raids tied to welfare fraud, illegal gambling

Read here: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/german-police-raids-tied-money-laundering-crime-gangs-78144987

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UBS brand hijacked by bond scammers

Read here: https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/ubs-brand-hijacked-by-bond-scammers-20210609-p57zgg

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Ransomware Struck Another Pipeline Firm – and 70GB of Data Leaked

Read here: https://www.wired.com/story/linestar-pipeline-ransomware-leak/

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Leadership in the world of anti-money laundering

  On 7 June 2021, I was presented with a LinkedIn notification which informed me a group of AML & KYC Leaders had welcomed its 7000th member.  “Wow”, I commented […]

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800 Criminals Arrested In Biggest Ever Law Enforcement Operation Against Encrypted Communication

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/800-criminals-arrested-in-biggest-ever-law-enforcement-operation-against-encrypted-communication

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The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

Read here: https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trove-of-never-before-seen-records-reveal-how-the-wealthiest-avoid-income-tax

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Above the Law: How a Wealthy Indian Family Evaded Justice

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/above-the-law-how-a-wealthy-indian-family-evaded-justice

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Qantas ‘disturbed’ by claims of gang infiltration

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-57379984

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Anti-corruption trends, challenges and good practices in Europe & the United States of America

Read here: https://rm.coe.int/21st-general-activity-report-greco-2020/1680a2173c

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Iran’s Currency Laundromats in the Emirates

Read here: https://ctc.usma.edu/irans-currency-laundromats-in-the-emirates/

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Coinseed Shuts Down Following Lawsuit, Slams NYAG Letitia James

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/coinseed-shuts-down-following-lawsuit-slams-nyag-letitia-james

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Palm Oil Operations in Indonesia Harm Communities, Foster Corruption

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14566-palm-oil-operations-in-indonesia-harm-communities-foster-corruption

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Over a ton of drugs seized in Lithuania during major international operation

Read here: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1427421/over-a-ton-of-drugs-seized-in-lithuania-during-major-international-operation

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Palm Beach County private equity fund manager accused of $95 million bank fraud

Read here: https://eu.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2021/06/06/palm-beach-county-private-equity-fund-manager-accused-95-million-bank-fraud/7546881002/

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Hamas Tapped Binance, LocalBitcoins to Launder Bitcoin Donations, Blockchain Data Suggests

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/hamas-binance-localbitcoins-bitcoin-donations

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1MDB: Najib’s stepson Riza Aziz sued for allegedly misappropriating 1MDB funds to finance movie productions, purchase real estate

Read here: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2021/06/08/najibs-stepson-riza-aziz-sued-for-allegedly-misappropriating-1mdb-funds-to/1980595

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Thousands of fake online pharmacies shut down in INTERPOL operation

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2021/Thousands-of-fake-online-pharmacies-shut-down-in-INTERPOL-operation

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New Zealand: Operation Trojan Shield – Dozens appear in court after major organised crime bust

Read here: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/operation-trojan-shield-dozens-appear-in-court-after-major-organised-crime-bust/SUPV23FAEBIDBWV6TMSVSZ5CAI/

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Mystery Buyer Pays $157.5 Million for Two Condos on New York’s Billionaires’ Row

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/220-central-park-south-nyc-157-5-million-deal-11623084281

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Department of Justice Seizes $2.3 Million in Cryptocurrency Paid to the Ransomware Extortionists Darkside

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-seizes-23-million-cryptocurrency-paid-ransomware-extortionists-darkside

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NAB, Crown, Star, SkyCity face AUSTRAC money laundering investigations

Read here:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-07/nab-crown-face-austrac-money-laundering-investigations/100194862

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Laundering Shark Species in the Pacific: The Trail of the Fin

Read here: https://shoc.rusi.org/informer/laundering-shark-species-pacific-trail-fin

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Australian Federal Police and FBI nab criminal underworld figures in worldwide sting using encrypted app

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-08/fbi-afp-underworld-crime-bust-an0m-cash-drugs-murder/100197246

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London couple in £14 million ‘dirty money’ case win temporary right to secrecy

Read here: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london-couple-dirty-money-case-stay-secret-b938530.html

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Dutch Police Arrest Three in Pump-and-Dump Scheme Involving Self-Made Cryptocurrency

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/dutch-police-arrest-three-in-pump-and-dump-scheme-involving-self-made-cryptocurrency

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