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Will US-Central America Relations Falter With Latest Corruption List?

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Dominican Congressman Charged with International Cocaine Trafficking Arrested at Miami International Airport

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/dominican-congressman-charged-international-cocaine-trafficking-arrested-miami

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Switzerland: Pandemic boosts reports of suspected money laundering

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/pandemic-boosts-reports-of-suspected-money-laundering/46628880

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Smugglers Head to the Pacific, Ferrying People From Mexico to the US

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/smugglers-head-pacific-ferry-people-from-mexico-to-the-us/

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Justice catches up with drug trafficker and money launderer who fled to Israel

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/justice-catches-up-with-drug-trafficker-and-money-launderer-who-fled-to-israel

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Cyprus files first prosecution in passports scandal

Read here: https://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/cyprus-files-first-prosecution-in-passports-scandal/?src=ilaw

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Austrian Chancellor Under Investigation by Corruption Prosecutors

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14426-austrian-chancellor-under-investigation-by-corruption-prosecutors

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Central Bank of UAE revokes licence of Dubai-based brokerage firm

Read here: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/central-bank-of-uae-revokes-licence-of-dubai-based-brokerage-firm-1.1225238

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UK announces sanctions on gemstone company linked to the military regime in Myanmar

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-announces-sanctions-on-gemstone-company-linked-to-the-military-regime-in-myanmar

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Crown ‘lied’ in Victoria, evidence of money laundering in Perth

Read here: https://www.afr.com/companies/games-and-wagering/crown-lied-in-victoria-evidence-of-more-money-laundering-in-perth-20210517-p57sm5

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Canada: Questions raised on Markham mansion casino case amid allegations police planted evidence, took $450K watches

Read here: https://globalnews.ca/news/7868380/markham-mansion-casino-case-oiprd-complaint-york-regional-police/

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Credit Suisse ignored more than 100 red flags, says regulator

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/credit-suisse-ignored-more-than-100-red-flags–says-regulator/46622546

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A New Normal: Countering the Financing of Self-Activating Terrorism in Europe

Read here: https://rusi.org/publication/occasional-papers/new-normal-countering-financing-self-activating-terrorism-europe

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Eurojust supports Spanish action against massive VAT fraud

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/eurojust-supports-spanish-action-against-massive-vat-fraud

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Fake Covid vaccine and test certificate market is growing, researchers say

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/16/fake-covid-vaccine-and-test-certificate-market-is-growing-researchers-say

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Illicit gold markets in East and Southern Africa

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Illicit-gold-markets-in-East-and-Southern-Africa-GITOC-.pdf

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Dutch regulator signs MoU with British Gambling Commission

Read here: https://igamingbusiness.com/dutch-regulator-signs-mou-with-british-gambling-commission/

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Buyer of Jack Dorsey’s First Tweet Reportedly Arrested in Iran

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/buyer-of-jack-dorseys-first-tweet-reportedly-arrested-in-iran

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Biden White House May Sanction Chinese Solar “Slavery” Panels, Threatening Renewables Growth

Read here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2021/05/14/biden-white-house-may-sanction-chinese-solar-slavery-panels-threatening-renewables-growth

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Former Coutts employee jailed for his part in £1.2m scam

Read here: https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/19308716.two-southend-men-handed-jail-sentences-pleading-guilty-fraud/

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Former Canadian Gaming Minister Tap Dances in Money-laundering Investigation

Read here: https://www.gamblingnews.com/news/former-canadian-gaming-minister-tap-dances-in-money-laundering-investigation/

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Singapore businessman linked to alleged fraud of $1 billion handed more cheating charges

Read here: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/spore-businessman-linked-to-alleged-fraud-of-1-billion-handed-more-cheating-charges?src=ilaw

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Malta: Customs detect €263,397 in undeclared cash since January

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/customs-detect-263397-in-undeclared-cash-since-january.872536

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Drug Money Laundering Ring Smashed By Police In Mallorca

Read here: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/05/16/drug-money-laundering-ring-smashed-by-police-in-mallorca-who-arrest-60/

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Treasury Targets ISIS Financial Facilitators in Syria and Turkey

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0179

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Five Federal Agencies Extend Comment Period on Request for Information on Artificial Intelligence

Read here: https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2021/nr-ia-2021-54.html

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Marex confirms anti-laundering alert

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/marex-confirms-anti-laundering-alert-wjp5sf85g

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UK Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions regulations

Read here: https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/news-and-insight/blogs/uk-global-anti-corruption-sanctions-regulations

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Pfizer avoids taxes via the Netherlands and makes a profit worth billions

Read here: https://www.ftm.nl/artikelen/pfizer-avoids-taxes-via-the-netherlands

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The bizarre story of the inventor of ransomware

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/05/16/tech/ransomware-joseph-popp/index.html

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Hizballah-Linked ‘Shadow Account’ Bankers Sanctioned By U.S.

Read here: https://brief.kharon.com/updates/hizballah-linked-shadow-account-bankers-sanctioned-by-us/

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Cayman Islands: CIMA fines Intertrust more than $4.2 million for AML breaches

Read here: https://www.caymancompass.com/2021/05/14/cima-fines-intertrust-more-than-4-2-million-for-aml-breaches/

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Turkish customs confiscate over 500 smuggled Bitcoin mining rigs

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/turkish-customs-confiscate-over-500-smuggled-bitcoin-mining-rigs

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Darkside ransomware gang says it lost control of its servers & money a day after Biden threat

Read here: https://therecord.media/darkside-ransomware-gang-says-it-lost-control-of-its-servers-money-a-day-after-biden-threat/

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Over two thirds of all APP scams start online – new UK Finance analysis

Read here: https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/press/press-releases/over-two-thirds-of-all-app-scams-start-online–new-uk-finance-analysis

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All that glisters: flood of fake ancient jewellery dupes buyers

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/may/16/all-that-glisters-flood-of-fake-ancient-jewellery-dupes-buyers

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What Does 15 Years Of Wildlife Trade Data Tell Us?

Read here: https://faunalytics.org/wildlife-imports/

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Two Maryland Men Facing Federal Indictment on Charges Related to the Illegal Importation of Iranian Currency and Fraudulent Wire Transfers to Purchase Foreign Currency

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/two-maryland-men-facing-federal-indictment-charges-related-illegal-importation-iranian

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File On 4: Britain’s Ghost Companies

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Greensill, Gupta and Cameron: what went wrong – Financial Times Film

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