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French investigators question ex-Nissan boss Ghosn in Beirut

Read here: https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/automobiles/556186-french-investigators-question-ex-nissan-boss-ghosn-in

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Mehul Choksi’s top UK lawyers were paid ‘defrauded money’ as their fee?

Read here: https://wicnews.com/caribbean/mehul-choksis-top-uk-lawyers-paid-defrauded-money-fee-114935062/

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Once cybercriminals start to drip-feed stolen HSE data online, fraud attempts will follow

Read here: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/consumer/once-cybercriminals-start-to-drip-feed-stolen-hse-data-online-fraud-attempts-will-follow-1.4575794

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INTERPOL-ICAO joint forum underlines need to balance security with passenger convenience

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2021/INTERPOL-ICAO-joint-forum-underlines-need-to-balance-security-with-passenger-convenience

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Masterclass: AIS & Flag Manipulations (Webinar)

Read here: https://go.wnwd.com/commercial-risk-masterclass-ais-flag-manipulations

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Concerns over alleged re-looting of over $1.5b Abacha booty

Read here: https://guardian.ng/news/concerns-over-alleged-re-looting-of-over-1-5b-abacha-booty/

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£420k worth of cocaine hidden in Jamaican ‘veggie chunks’

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/420k-worth-of-cocaine-hidden-in-jamaican-veggie-chunks

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RBI Says Banks Can’t Quote 2018 Circular to Restrict Crypto Transactions

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/rbi-says-banks-cant-quote-2018-circular-to-restrict-crypto-transactions

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Metal, money, mystery: How Sanjeev Gupta built his empire

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57176329

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UAE: Dh100,000 fine for firms not submitting authentic beneficiary data

Read here: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/uae-dh100000-fine-for-firms-not-submitting-authentic-beneficiary-data

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Switzerland, Hamas, and the question of terrorism

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland–hamas–and-the-question-of-terrorism/46658172

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FRC issues revised auditing standard for the auditor’s responsibilities relating to fraud

Read here: https://www.frc.org.uk/news/may-2021/frc-issues-revised-auditing-standard-for-the-audit

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Belgium seizes assets in Russia money-laundering affair

Read here: https://euobserver.com/world/151985

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Cuban regatta protests US sanctions

Read here: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210530-cuban-regatta-protests-us-sanctions

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Drugs smuggler jailed after four years on the run

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/drugs-smuggler-jailed-after-four-years-on-the-run

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Bolsonaro’s Environment Minister Bulldozed The Amazon. Now He’s Under Investigation For Corruption

Read here: https://theintercept.com/2021/05/27/brazil-bolsonaro-environment-amazon

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EU: Fight against organised crime: Council sets out 10 priorities for the next 4 years

Read here: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2021/05/26/fight-against-organised-crime-council-sets-out-10-priorities-for-the-next-4-years/

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Church Leaders in Mexico Struggle to Stem Michoacán Bloodshed

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/church-leaders-mexico-struggle-stem-michoacan-bloodshed/

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Demobilized But Not Disarmed, Colombia Paramilitaries Continue Extorting

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/demobilized-disarmed-colombia-paramilitaries-continue-extorting/

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Huawei ex-director on trial in Poland on China spying charge

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/asia-pacific-europe-poland-china-business-2c7d6f2e3c42f7883f54b3d70e7fae6c

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Far too flexible a friend: prepaid cards and the anti-money laundering directive

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/far-too-flexible-a-friend-prepaid-cards-and-the-anti-money-laundering-directive-qjzckdbwv

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Sweden: Strengthened measures against money laundering and terrorist financing [English summary on pages 23-27]

Read here: https://www.regeringen.se/49c280/contentassets/615c27be1b754e34b1b1fb04b0d7e685/starkta-atgarder-mot-penningtvatt-och-finansiering-av-terrorism-sou-202142.pdf

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UK: £5 million cash found under mattress in Fulham flat

Read here: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/5-million-pounds-cash-found-under-mattress-fulham-flat-b937732.html

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Police find bitcoin mine using stolen electricity in West Midlands

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/may/28/police-find-bitcoin-mine-using-stolen-electricity-west-midlands

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Industrial-Scale Cocaine Lab Uncovered In Rotterdam In Latest EncroChat Bust

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/industrial-scale-cocaine-lab-uncovered-in-rotterdam-in-latest-encrochat-bust

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Venezuela’s paradise beach resort turns into violent nightmare

Watch here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-latin-america-57027348

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Russian Cybercriminal Convicted of Defrauding American Companies of Millions of Dollars Through Digital Advertising Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/russian-cybercriminal-convicted-defrauding-american-companies-millions-dollars-through

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Evening Standard victory as couple accused of bringing £14m of ‘dirty’ cash into Britain can be named

Read here: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/evening-standard-victory-14m-cash-couple-azerbaijan-can-named-b937553.html

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Tanker’s impossible voyage signals new sanction evasion ploy

Read here: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/tankers-impossible-voyage-signals-sanction-evasion-ploy-77976573

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City of London Police’s asset forfeitures jump by 3,600 per cent as priority shifts to higher-value fraud

Read here: https://www.cityam.com/exclusive-city-of-london-polices-asset-forfeitures-jump-by-3600-per-cent-as-priority-shifts-to-higher-value-fraud/

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Drugs and weapons seized in nationwide County Lines clampdown

Read here: https://www.btp.police.uk/news/btp/news/england/drugs-and-weapons-seized-in-nationwide-county-lines-clampdown/

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100kgs of cocaine discovered in spare lorry wheels

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/100kgs-of-cocaine-discovered-in-spare-lorry-wheels

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How does North Korea finance a nuclear weapons program? – DW Documentary

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib9Z7lublQE

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India’s illegal pangolin trade is now on YouTube and there are hundreds of subscribers

Read here: https://theprint.in/opinion/indias-illegal-pangolin-trade-is-now-on-youtube-and-there-are-hundreds-of-subscribers/

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Iranians with rare disease dying under US sanctions

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/28/iranians-with-epidermolysis-bullosa-dying-under-us-sanctions

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Fraudsters Targeting New SBA Restaurant Fund

Read here: https://frankonfraud.com/fraud-trends/fraudsters-targeting-sbas-restaurant-fund/

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Germany: Health ministers to discuss COVID test center fraud scheme

Read here: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-health-ministers-to-discuss-covid-test-center-fraud-scheme/a-57711146

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UK: Economic Crime Plan Online Tracker

Read here: https://www.rusi.institute/ecp/

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How corrupt is Britain and will the government do anything about it?

Read here: https://leftfootforward.org/2021/05/how-corrupt-is-britain-and-will-the-government-do-anything-about-it/

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Corporate connections and Twitter tricks: tracking a social media smear campaign in DRC

Read here: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/digital-threats/drc-smear-campaign/

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