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Despite Romanian Human Trafficking Charges, Andrew Tate Flies to Florida

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/andrew-tate-allowed-to-fly-to-us-despite-human-trafficking-charges-in-romania

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Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero extradited to US

Read here: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mexican-drug-lord-rafael-caro-quintero-extradited-us-119267226

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Woman Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Defraud Elvis Presley’s Family

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/woman-pleads-guilty-scheme-defraud-elvis-presleys-family

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Europol steps up efforts to trace sanctioned assets three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-steps-efforts-to-trace-sanctioned-assets-three-years-after-russia’s-invasion-of-ukraine

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Attorney General Pamela Bondi Announces 29 Wanted Defendants from Mexico Taken into U.S. Custody, Including Rafael Caro Quintero

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-pamela-bondi-announces-29-wanted-defendants-mexico-taken-us-custody

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British firms among companies to have exported aircraft parts that reached Russia

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/20/british-firms-among-those-that-exported-aircraft-parts-which-reached-russia

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Czechia: EPPO uncovers heavy corruption and €160 million EU subsidy fraud in healthcare sector

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/czechia-eppo-uncovers-heavy-corruption-and-eu160-million-eu-subsidy-fraud-healthcare

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Fintrac was hacked a year ago. Businesses are still struggling with the fallout

Read here: https://thelogic.co/news/the-big-read/fintrac-hack-businesses-fallout/

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NCA warning over money laundering linked to people smuggling

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-warning-over-money-laundering-linked-to-people-smuggling

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Brazilian Cop-Turned-Banker Arrested in Major Money Laundering Bust

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/brazilian-cop-turned-banker-arrested-in-major-money-laundering-bust

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Man sentenced to 4 years for illegally operating crypto ATM network

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/olumide-osunkoya-sentenced-4-years-illegally-operating-crypto-atm-network

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The UK’s new fraud system has handled just 10 cases since its launch last year

Read here: https://fortune.com/2025/02/25/the-uks-new-fraud-system-has-handled-just-10-cases-since-its-launch-last-year/

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Ex-Gunvor Manager Convicted of Bribery Over Oil Deals

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ex-gunvor-manager-convicted-bribery-171638006.html

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Europol publishes framework for ethical technology in law enforcement

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-publishes-framework-for-ethical-technology-in-law-enforcement

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Netherlands: Leaders of international customs fraud ring involving biodiesel imports arrested

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/netherlands-leaders-international-customs-fraud-ring-involving-biodiesel-imports

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Bulgaria: School director caught in the act while receiving a bribe

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/bulgaria-school-director-caught-act-while-receiving-bribe

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Criminal group forging over 12,000 official documents halted in Poland

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/criminal-group-forging-over-12-000-official-documents-halted-in-poland

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Singapore Police Force Publishes Five Things You Should Know About The Annual Scams And Cybercrime Brief 2024

Read here: https://www.police.gov.sg/Media-Room/Police-Life/2025/02/Five-Things-You-Should-Know-about-the-Annual-Scams-and-Cybercrime-Brief-2024  

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‘We Know No Borders’: How Kyrgyzstan Became a Hub for Sanctioned Car Exports to Russia

read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/feature/we-know-no-borders-how-kyrgyzstan-became-a-hub-for-sanctioned-car-exports-to-russia

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Sextortion: The Largest Blackmail Operation in Human History

Read here: https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/sextortion-the-largest-blackmail-operation-in-human-history/

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After Being Indicted, Lebanese Banker Transfered UK Real Estate Holdings to Brother

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/after-being-indicted-lebanese-banker-transfered-uk-real-estate-holdings-to-brother

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14 arrested in hit against money laundering gang in Portugal and Spain

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/14-arrested-in-hit-against-money-laundering-gang-in-portugal-and-spain

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F1 bribery fears emerge after controversial order

Read here: https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/1041452/f1-bribery-fears-silverstone-gp-us-executive-order/

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Third executive quits gambling giant as company battles ongoing money laundering case

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/20/third-executive-quits-gambling-giant-as-company-battles-ongoing-money-laundering-case-ntwnfb

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Bosnian Authorities Rescue Children from Trafficking

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/bosnian-authorities-rescue-children-from-trafficking

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US Authorities Bust Smuggling Ring, Indict 14 Suspects

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/us-authorities-bust-smuggling-ring-indict-14-suspects

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Long Before Corruption Charges, U.S. Authorities Questioned Payments to Former Nigerian Official

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/exclusive-long-before-corruption-charges-us-authorities-questioned-payments-to-former-nigerian-official

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The Ancient Egyptian Treasures of a German Sailor Who May Not Have Existed

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/feature/the-ancient-egyptian-treasures-of-a-german-sailor-who-may-not-have-existed

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OKX Pleads Guilty To Violating U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Laws And Agrees To Pay Penalties Totaling More Than $500 Million

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/okx-pleads-guilty-violating-us-anti-money-laundering-laws-and-agrees-pay-penalties

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How members of UK House of Lords benefit from commercial interests

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/24/revealed-how-house-lords-benefit-from-commercial-interests

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Court sets date for £64 million WealthTek fraud and money laundering trial

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/court-sets-date-64-million-wealthtek-fraud-and-money-laundering-trial

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UK Government mulls abolishment of Payment Systems Regulator

Read here: https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45551/uk-government-mulls-abolishment-of-payment-systems-regulator

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Kush in Sierra Leone: West Africa’s growing synthetic drugs challenge

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/kush-in-sierra-leone/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Lucia-Bird-Ruiz-Benitez-de-Lugo-and-Dr-Kars-de-Bruijne-Kush-in-Sierra-Leone-–-West-Africas-growing-synthetic-drugs-challenge-GI-TOC-and-Clingendael-Institute-February-2025.final_.pdf

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Assessing Human Trafficking and Cybercrime Intersections Through Survivor Narratives

Read here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01639625.2025.2470402

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OLAF plays pivotal role in uncovering 100 million EUR suspected subsidy fraud with links to organised crime

Read here: https://anti-fraud.ec.europa.eu/media-corner/news/olaf-plays-pivotal-role-uncovering-100-million-eur-suspected-subsidy-fraud-links-organised-crime-2025-02-11_en

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Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Keeping Modern Slavery Compounds Online

Read here: https://www.wired.com/story/starlink-scam-compounds/

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The Sinaloa Cartel to the ELN: Ally or Subordinate?

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/the-sinaloa-cartel-to-the-eln-ally-or-subordinate/

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