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The U.S. Midwest Is Foreign Oligarchs’ New Playground

Read here: https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/06/03/the-u-s-midwest-is-foreign-oligarchs-new-playground/

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Three men convicted over gun and ammunition plot

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/three-men-convicted-over-over-gun-and-ammunition-plot

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Once Bitten, Twice Shy: The UK Must Provide a Credible Plan for Economic Engagement with Iran

Read here: https://rusi.org/commentary/once-bitten-twice-shy-uk-must-provide-credible-plan-economic-engagement-iran

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Russia to consider ditching dollar-denominated oil contracts if faced with more U.S. sanctions

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/03/us-sanctions-may-see-russia-ditch-dollar-denominated-oil-contracts-novak-says.html

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Delaware Man Sentenced to Over Seven Years for Defrauding Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Lenovo, and APC Out of More than $3.5 million in Computer Hardware

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/delaware-man-sentenced-over-seven-years-defrauding-cisco-systems-microsoft-lenovo-and

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Latvian National Charged for Alleged Role in Transnational Cybercrime Organization

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/latvian-national-charged-alleged-role-transnational-cybercrime-organization

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China’s Graft Busters Pursue Very Old Cases – and Even the Dead Can’t Escape

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-graft-busters-pursue-very-old-casesand-even-the-dead-cant-escape-11622698787

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Hamas Sees Surge in Donations Through Bitcoin: Report

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/hamas-sees-surge-in-donations-through-bitcoin-report

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How to Buy a Burner Phone

Read here: https://lifehacker.com/how-to-buy-a-burner-phone-1843905326

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Detect and Report Cuckoo Smurfing: Financial Crime Guide June 2021

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021-06/AUSTRAC_FCG_CuckooSmurfing_web.pdf

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Alleged Money Launderer for the Sinaloa Cartel Extradited

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/alleged-money-launderer-sinaloa-cartel-extradited

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Lombard Bank fires legal challenge at ‘unconstitutional’ FIAU fine

Read here: https://theshiftnews.com/2021/06/04/lombard-bank-fires-legal-challenge-at-unconstitutional-fiau-fine/

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Innovative tracking tool trained on fossil gas lobbyists

Read here: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/blog/innovative-tracking-tool-trained-fossil-gas-lobbyists/

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Feeling blue: drug dealer’s ‘love of stilton’ leads to his arrest

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/may/24/feeling-blue-drug-dealers-love-of-stilton-leads-to-his-arrest

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‘There are no clean countries’, EU chief prosecutor says

Read here: https://euobserver.com/democracy/152048

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6 Defendants Charged With Laundering Millions Of Dollars In Proceeds Derived From Romance Scams

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/6-defendants-charged-laundering-millions-dollars-proceeds-derived-romance-scams

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Surveillance city: NYPD can use more than 15,000 cameras to track people using facial recognition in Manhattan, Bronx and Brooklyn

Read here: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/06/scale-new-york-police-facial-recognition-revealed/

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The Role of Beneficial Ownership in Combating IUU Fishing

Read here: https://shoc.rusi.org/informer/role-beneficial-ownership-combating-iuu-fishing

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Qatar ‘funnelled millions of dollars to Nusra Front terrorists in Syria’

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/qatar-funnelled-millions-of-dollars-to-nusra-front-terrorists-in-syria-x5rnbsr3l

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How Maduro Beat Sanctions

Read here: https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/06/03/maduro-sanction-trump-biden-stronger/

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Elliptic Identifies Surge in Bitcoin Donations to Hamas-Linked Terror Group

Read here: https://www.elliptic.co/blog/surge-in-bitcoin-donations-to-hamas-linked-terror-group

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Former Senior FinCEN Employee Sentenced To Six Months In Prison For Unlawfully Disclosing Suspicious Activity Reports

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-senior-fincen-employee-sentenced-six-months-prison-unlawfully-disclosing

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Alleged ‘Pure Narco’ of Colombia’s Gulf Clan Linked to Broad Corporate Network, Luxury Real Estate Projects In Medellín

Read here: https://sayari.com/blog/alleged-pure-narco-of-colombias-gulf-clan-linked-to-broad-corporate-network-luxury-real-estate-projects-in-medellin/

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EU agrees to force multinationals to disclose tax, piling pressure on UK

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jun/02/eu-agrees-to-force-multinationals-to-disclose-tax-piling-pressure-on-uk

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Terrorists are hiding where they can’t be moderated

Read here: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/terrorists-dweb

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UK: Temporary Registration Regime extended for cryptoasset businesses

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/temporary-registration-regime-extended-cryptoasset-businesses

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Malta: Popular Revolut app now collecting users’ tax information

Read here: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/business/business_news/109956/popular_revolut_app_now_collecting_users_tax_information

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European Public Prosecutor’s Office (the EPPO)

Read here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/cross-border-cases/judicial-cooperation/networks-and-bodies-supporting-judicial-cooperation/european-public-prosecutors-office_en

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India: Fertiliser import scam – ED arrests RJD MP Amarendra Dhari Singh

Read here: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/fertiliser-scam-rjd-mp-arrested-in-money-laundering-case/article34713737.ece

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Brazil probes U.S. oil trader Freepoint in alleged bribery scheme

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exclusive-brazil-probes-us-oil-trader-freepoint-alleged-bribery-scheme-2021-06-02/

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EU tax transparency rules leave tax justice advocates craving more ambitious reforms

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/paradise-papers/eu-tax-transparency-rules-leave-tax-justice-advocates-craving-more-ambitious-reforms/

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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) orders banks to enhance reports on suspicious deals

Read here: https://www.philstar.com/business/2021/06/03/2102658/bsp-orders-banks-enhance-reports-suspicious-deals

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How factoring fraud takes place

Read here: https://www.ftadviser.com/companies/2021/06/02/how-factoring-fraud-takes-place/

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Banker Flew Jet to U.K. and Found Cops Waiting With U.S. Charges

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-02/banker-flew-private-jet-to-u-k-airfield-as-cops-lay-in-wait

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Police in Spain seize 860 kilos of black and odourless cocaine

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/02/police-in-spain-seize-860-kilos-of-black-and-odourless-cocaine

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Investigating Cryptocurrencies and Terrorist Financing

Read here: https://www.skopenow.com/news/investigating-cryptocurrencies-and-terrorist-financing

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Court order forger jailed for six years

Read here: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/court-order-forger-jailed-for-six-years/5108685.article

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How the world’s richest defend their wealth, with help from a dedicated industry

Read here: https://www.icij.org/inside-icij/2021/06/how-the-worlds-richest-defend-their-wealth-with-help-from-a-dedicated-industry/

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Did Paying a Ransom for a Stolen Magritte Painting Inadvertently Fund Terrorism?

Read here: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/05/did-paying-a-ransom-for-a-stolen-magritte-painting-inadvertently-fund-terrorism

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Bribery charges against Apple security chief dismissed

Read here: https://www.cnet.com/news/bribery-charges-against-apple-security-chief-dismissed/

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