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Corrupt police officer accepted bribes for classified information

Read here: https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/corrupt-police-officer-accepted-bribes-classified-information

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Bavarian Interior Minister to propose dissolution of German FIU after tumultuous record – reports

Read here: https://amlintelligence.com/2021/06/bavarian-interior-minister-to-propose-dissolution-of-german-fiu-after-tumultuous-record-reports/

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Chemicals in, Meth Out in Asia’s Booming Golden Triangle Drug Trade

Read here: https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/chemicals-meth-out-asias-booming-golden-triangle-drug-trade

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European Central Bank Warns Countries that Fail to Launch Their Own Digital Currency

Read here: https://decrypt.co/72539/european-central-bank-warns-countries-fail-launch-their-own-digital-currency

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Wildlife trafficking, like everything else, has gone online during COVID-19

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/wildlife-trafficking-like-everything-else-has-gone-online-during-covid-19/

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German banker first to be jailed in ‘cum-ex’ tax evasion scheme

Read here: https://www.dw.com/en/german-banker-first-to-be-jailed-in-cum-ex-tax-evasion-scheme/a-57751184

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China ups fines and widens scope of draft money laundering law

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-pboc-money-laundering/china-ups-fines-and-widens-scope-of-draft-money-laundering-law-idUSKCN2DD397

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The scam that revealed chaos and culture of fraud at Queen’s Park

Read here: https://torontolife.com/city/the-scam-that-revealed-chaos-and-a-culture-of-fraud-at-queens-park/

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Czech police ask for Prime Minister to be charged with fraud

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/01/europe/czech-republic-pm-babis-police-investigation-fraud-intl/index.html

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New OCC Head Doesn’t Rule Anything Out in Digital Asset Guidance Review

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/new-occ-head-doesnt-rule-anything-out-in-digital-asset-guidance-review

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Romania urged to effectively prosecute human traffickers and ensure access to compensation for their victims

Read here: https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/romania-urged-to-effectively-prosecute-human-traffickers-and-ensure-access-to-compensation-for-their-victims

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Cuttings of prized SunGold kiwifruits were smuggled to China and NZ growers are divided over what to do about it

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-02/china-new-zealand-kiwifruit-trade-impacts-/100129232

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EU to blacklist Belarus airline ahead of economic sanctions, diplomats say

Read here: https://www.euronews.com/2021/06/01/us-belarus-politics-eu-exclusive

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Virtual Panel: Sand mafias – Environmental harm, corruption, and economic impacts [14 June 2021]

Read here: https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/tnrc-event-sand-mafias-environmental-harm-corruption-and-economic-impacts

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Federal Judge Issues Sweeping Injunction Against Bank of America

Read here: https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/06/02/edd-fraud-califorrnia-bank-of-america-injunction-lawsuit/  

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EU shot at tax transparency rattles multinationals’ woodwork but fails to score

Read here: https://www.taxjustice.net/press/eu-shot-at-tax-transparency-rattles-multinationals-woodwork-but-fails-to-score/

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Changes to Companies House protected online filing (PROOF) service will enhance security of company filings

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/changes-to-companies-house-protected-online-filing-proof-service-will-enhance-security-of-company-filings

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Fraud claims over Scottish ‘mini-umbrella’ firms with directors in Philippines

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fraud-claims-over-scottish-mini-umbrella-firms-with-directors-in-philippines-hlf95vqjg

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The Mystery of the $113 Million Deli

Read here: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/magazine/your-hometown-deli.html

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‘Huge incentives to kill’: Mexico crime groups target election candidates

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/may/31/mexico-election-candidates-violence-assassinations

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How A Payday Lender Partnered With A Native Tribe To Bypass Lending Laws And Get Rich Quick

Read here: https://theintercept.com/2021/05/31/payday-lender-native-american-tribe-american-web-loan/  

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Trading floor: overcoming the dangers of personal mobile devices

Read here: https://www.fintechfutures.com/2021/05/trading-floor-overcoming-the-dangers-of-personal-mobile-devices/

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Albania Investigates Chief Judge Over TikTok Videos

Read here: https://balkaninsight.com/2021/05/31/chief-judge-under-investigation-following-tik-tok-videos-expose/

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42 tons of poppy seeds worth 15C ($1.7m) seized at Chittagong port

Read here: https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2021/06/01/42-tons-of-poppy-seeds-worth-tk15c-seized-at-chittagong-port

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Frenchwoman gives up legal fight for return of Nazi-looted Pissarro

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/01/frenchwoman-gives-up-legal-fight-for-return-of-nazi-looted-pissaro

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Vijay Mallya case: Heineken poised to take control of United Breweries (UB)

Read here: https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2021/06/heineken-poised-to-take-control-of-united-breweries/

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3 Arrested For Smuggling Over 250 Vietnamese Migrants To Germany

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/3-arrested-for-smuggling-over-250-vietnamese-migrants-to-germany

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Anger as notorious Sicilian mafioso the ‘people-slayer’ is freed

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/01/sicilian-mafia-killer-freed-jail-giovanni-brusca

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Bosnia Sends Ex Head of Tax Agency to Jail for Corruption

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14516-bosnia-sends-ex-head-of-tax-agency-to-jail-for-corruption

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A key US watchdog wants officials to set up a ‘regulatory perimeter’ for cryptocurrencies

Read here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/key-us-watchdog-wants-officials-114655204.html

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Timber Mafias at Ecuador’s Borders Cash in on Balsa Boom

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/timber-mafias-ecuadors-borders-cash-in-balsa-boom/

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Poacher who killed 70 tigers in Sundarbans arrested at last

Read here: https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2021/05/30/poacher-who-killed-70-tigers-in-sundarbans-arrested-at-last

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Swedish match-fixing investigation extended to cover money laundering

Read here: https://igamingbusiness.com/swedens-ministry-of-finance-investigation-extended-to-cover-money-laundering/

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Gambling Commission Bulletin: COVID-19 emerging risks – May 2021

Read here: https://beta.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news/article/covid-19-emerging-risks-bulletin-may-2021

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Giant gold mine seized by Kyrgyz government

Read here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/giant-gold-mine-seized-kyrgyz-142755025.html

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JBS cyber attack grinds biggest meat processor to a halt, causing livestock trade tumult

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2021-06-01/jbs-cyber-attacks-biggest-meat-processor-halt-livestock-trade/100180702

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UK’s Starling Bank Temporarily Blocks User Payments to Crypto Exchanges: Report

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/starling-blocks-crypto-exchanges

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$1B feud involving Leonardo’s ‘Salvator Mundi’ reveals dark side of the art world

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/salvator-mundi-scandal-bouvier-rybolovlev-intl/index.html

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Chinese Traders Use OTC Desks to Bypass Regulatory Hurdles: Report

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/chinese-traders-use-otc-to-bypass-regulatory-hurdles

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