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Mehul Choksi held ‘fleeing’, lawyer contests not citizen, can’t be sent to India

Read here: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mehul-choksi-pnb-scam-dominica-arrest-7332093/

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Conflict Minerals: Are Companies Sourcing From Conflict-Free Refiners & Smelters?

Read here: https://thesentry.org/2021/05/25/6004/op-ed-conflict-minerals-companies-sourcing-conflict-free-refiners-smelters/

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Malta: Data protection czar investigating spy photo cache revealed in money laundering case

Read here: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/109880/data_protection_czar_investigating_spy_photo_cache_revealed_in_money_laundering_case

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Former CONMEBOL boss Deluca fined after Swiss money laundering probe

Read here: http://www.insideworldfootball.com/2021/05/26/former-conmebol-boss-deluca-fined-swiss-money-laundering-probe/

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New Zealand: Reserve Bank takes TSB to court on anti-money laundering law breaches

Read here: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/443510/reserve-bank-takes-tsb-to-court-on-anti-money-laundering-law-breaches

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Iran Has 69 Million Barrels Of Oil Ready For When U.S. Sanctions End

Read here: https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Iran-Has-69-Million-Barrels-Of-Oil-Ready-For-When-US-Sanctions-End.html

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‘Professional’ money-mule recruiter held over suspected links to international invoice fraud

Read here: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/crime/professional-money-mule-recruiter-held-over-suspected-links-to-international-invoicefraud-40470043.html

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Science refutes United Cacao’s claim it didn’t deforest Peruvian Amazon

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2021/05/science-refutes-united-cacaos-claim-it-didnt-deforest-peruvian-amazon

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US Senator Eyes Real Estate, Hedge Funds and Attorneys in Corporate Transparency Push

Read here: https://www.moneylaundering.com/news/us-senator-eyes-real-estate-hedge-funds-and-attorneys-in-corporate-transparency-push/

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£400,000 cash seized in EncroChat drugs investigation

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/400-000-cash-seized-in-encrochat-drugs-investigation

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The Other Side of the Digital Coin: Central Bank Digital Currencies and Sanctions

Read here: https://rusi.org/commentary/other-side-digital-coin-central-bank-digital-currencies-and-sanctions

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Egmont Admonition: A Reminder That AML Can Be Misused

Read here: https://www.acamstoday.org/egmont-admonition-a-reminder-that-aml-can-be-misused/

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Former Minister of Government of Bolivia, Owner of Florida-Based Company, and Three Others Charged in Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-minister-government-bolivia-owner-florida-based-company-and-three-others-charged

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Fugitive Italian mafia boss arrested in Brazil

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2021/Fugitive-Italian-mafia-boss-arrested-in-Brazil

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For Whose Benefit? Transparency in the Development and Procurement of COVID-19 Vaccines

Read here: https://www.transparency.org.uk/sites/default/files/pdf/publications/For%20Whose%20Benefit%20-%20Transparency%20International.pdf

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President [of Argentina] vows to sue Bullrich after Pfizer denies bribery claim

Read here: https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/president-vows-to-sue-bullrich-after-pfizer-denies-bribery-claim.phtml

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Mafia Boss Claims Venezuela-Turkey Cocaine Connection

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/mafia-venezuela-turkey-cocaine/

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RFE/RL Investigation: How Russian Oil Companies Illegally Dump Massive Amounts Of Toxic Waste

Read here: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-oil-toxic-waste-arctic/31272382.html

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Banning Crypto to Stop Hackers Is Like Banning Cheese to Stop Mice

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/banning-crypto-wont-stop-hackers

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FinCEN to Host Innovation Hours Program Workshop on Privacy Enhancing Technologies

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-host-innovation-hours-program-workshop-privacy-enhancing-technologies

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Belarus: end flow of corrupt money via UK, says Estonia president

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/25/belarus-end-flow-of-corrupt-money-via-uk-says-estonia-president

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Russian Hacker Sentenced to 30 Months for Running a Website Selling Stolen, Counterfeit and Hacked Accounts

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/russian-hacker-sentenced-30-months-running-website-selling-stolen-counterfeit-and

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Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi goes missing, says Antiguan police

Read here: https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/fugitive-businessman-mehul-choksi-goes-missing-says-antiguan-police-121052500163_1.html

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Ballard Spahr Offers [US] Cannabis Legislation Tracker

Read here: https://www.moneylaunderingnews.com/2021/04/ballard-spahr-offers-cannabis-legislation-tracker

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Anti-money laundering regulation for all crypto exchanges on AUSTRAC’s wish list

Read here: https://www.zdnet.com/article/anit-money-laundering-regulation-for-all-crypto-exchanges-on-austracs-wish-list/

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MONEYVAL Finds no Significant Anti-Money Laundering Improvement in Albania

Read here: https://exit.al/en/2021/05/25/moneyval-finds-no-significant-anti-money-laundering-improvement-in-albania/

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Former FATF President Accuses Russia’s FIU of Facilitating Money Laundering

Read here: https://www.moneylaundering.com/news/former-fatf-president-accuses-russias-fiu-of-facilitating-money-laundering

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U.S. Convicts Two for Laundering $150 Million from Marijuana Sales

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14129-u-s-convicts-two-for-laundering-150-million-from-marijuana-sales

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Two Cargo Handlers at LAX Arrested in Alleged Theft of Gold Bars

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/two-cargo-handlers-lax-arrested-alleged-theft-gold-bars

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Company flotations face national security checks, Rishi Sunak to announce

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/company-floatations-face-national-security-checks-rishi-sunak-to-announce-qxsb5prhk

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Hong Kong seeks power to jail unlicensed bitcoin trading as city looks to combat money laundering via crypto-exchanges

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3134729/hong-kong-seeks-power-jail-unlicensed-crypto-exchange

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Ireland: Luxury watches keep gangsters ticking over as emergency cash, says Criminal Assets Bureau

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/luxury-watches-keep-gangsters-ticking-over-as-emergency-cash-says-criminal-assets-bureau-56mvsgrbv

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UK: National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised Crime 2021

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/533-national-strategic-assessment-of-serious-and-organised-crime-2021/file

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Qatar’s Doha Bank asks British court to dismiss intimidation and bribery claims in terror financing case

Read here: https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/qatar-s-doha-bank-asks-british-court-to-dismiss-intimidation-and-bribery-claims-in-terror-financing-case-1.1229127

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Investigating Hydra: Where Cryptocurrency Roads All Lead to Russia and Go Dark

Read here: https://www.flashpoint-intel.com/blog/chainalysis-hydra-cryptocurrency-research/

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Human Trafficking for Labour Exploitation – FinCrime Threat Intelligence Report: Network of victim funnel accounts

Read here: https://www.baesystems.com/en-financialservices/insights/human-trafficking-for-labour-exploitation

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Two Bank Executives Charged for Conspiring to Launder Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Through U.S. Financial System in Connection with Odebrecht Bribery and Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-bank-executives-charged-conspiring-launder-hundreds-millions-dollars-through-us-financial

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Lukashenko Doles Out Prime Belarus Real Estate to Serbian Cronies

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/lukashenko-doles-out-prime-belarus-real-estate-to-serbian-cronies

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NCA investigation launched after Sussex beach drugs find

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-investigation-launched-after-sussex-beach-drugs-find

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Sanctions As A Tool For Asset Recovery: A Global Perspective

Read here: https://cifar.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CiFAR_Sanctions-as-a-Tool-for-Asset-Recovery_Global-Perspective.pdf

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