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Met officer stole drugs money in fake police raids, court hears

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/may/12/met-officer-stole-rival-gangs-drugs-cash-in-fake-police-raids

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Romanian deputy PM Barna possibly investigated for EU funds embezzlement

Read here: https://www.romania-insider.com/dan-barna-investigation-eu-funds-enbezzlement

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Gibraltar: Two Charged with Money Laundering Offences

Read here: https://www.police.gi/news/two-charged-with-money-laundering-offences-494

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Form Over Substance? UK Anti-Corruption Sanctions Are No Substitute for Action

Read here: https://rusi.org/commentary/form-over-substance-uk-anti-corruption-sanctions-are-no-substitute-action

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European Commission publishes guidance note on Myanmar sanctions

Read here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files/business_economy_euro/banking_and_finance/documents/210511-restrictive-measures-myanmar-guidance-note_en.pdf

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Hun Sen Ally Buys London ‘Private Bank’ With Shady Ties

Read here: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/hunsen-bank-05062021154026.html

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Danske Bank had American clients in scandal-ridden Estonian branch – lawyers point to risk of tax fraud

Read here: https://www.berlingske.dk/business/english-version-danske-bank-had-american-clients-in-scandal-ridden

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Mini umbrella company fraud

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mini-umbrella-company-fraud

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UK Car insurance: 170,000 claims linked to ‘crash for cash’ gangs

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57058755

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Man Used Coinbase to Pay Hitman in Bitcoin for Wife’s Murder, FBI Says

Read here: https://decrypt.co/70420/man-used-coinbase-hitman-bitcoin-fbi

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‘Staggeringly sophisticated scheme’: Queensland gourmet foodie admits tax scam

Read here: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2021/05/10/melinda-trembath-tax-scam/

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Google Pay launches international money transfers with Wise and Western Union

Read here: https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/google-pay-launches-international-money-100820816.html

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Queen’s Speech A Missed Opportunity To Strengthen Uk’s Defences Against Dirty Money

Read here: https://www.transparency.org.uk/queens-speech-2021-uk-procurement-bill-property-register-companies-house-reform

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NCA targets international money laundering network

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-targets-international-money-laundering-network

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Sanctioned Fake Digital ID Network In Pakistan Moved Funds Through Resort Properties

Read here: https://brief.kharon.com/updates/sanctioned-fake-digital-id-network-in-pakistan-moved-funds-through-resort-properties

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Eight Arrests For Selling Potentially Dangerous Food Supplements Online

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/eight-arrests-for-selling-potentially-dangerous-food-supplements-online

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Balkan Migrant-Smuggling Business ‘Worth €50m a Year’: Report

Read here: https://balkaninsight.com/2021/05/10/balkan-migrant-smuggling-business-worth-e50m-a-year-report/

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Canada: Why do we allow money laundering in the auto industry?

Read here: https://driving.ca/column/lorraine/why-do-we-allow-money-laundering-in-the-auto-industry

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FCA investigates Greensill as David Cameron’s lobbying texts are made public

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/11/fca-greensill-david-cameron-lobbying-texts

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Cocaine coach trip duo convicted over £19m smuggling plot

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/cocaine-coach-trip-duo-convicted-over-19m-smuggling-plot

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FDIC Publishes 2021 Risk Review

Read here: https://www.fdic.gov/news/press-releases/2021/pr21044.html

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Former BP director jailed, ordered to pay more than S$6 million for taking bribes

Read here: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/bp-corruption-clarence-chang-koh-seng-lee-pacific-prime-trading-14785880

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Freeports: Innovative Trading Hubs Or Centres For Money Laundering And Tax Evasion?

Read here: https://www.port.ac.uk/news-events-and-blogs/news/freeports

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CEO Of Private Equity Fund Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Lying To Bank To Secure $95 Million Loan

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/ceo-private-equity-fund-charged-manhattan-federal-court-lying-bank-secure-95-million

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Privacy Coins and zk-SNARKs: How Do They Work?

Read here: https://decrypt.co/resources/privacy-coins-and-zk-snarks-how-do-they-work

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A Train Company Offered Workers a COVID Bonus, But It Was Just a Phishing Test

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/qj88yd/a-train-company-offered-workers-a-covid-bonus-but-it-was-just-a-phishing-test

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Online marketplace eBay to allow NFT sales

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/online-marketplace-ebay-now-allows-nft-sales

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Over 56,400 Cultural Goods Seized And 67 Arrests In Action Involving 31 Countries

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/over-56-400-cultural-goods-seized-and-67-arrests-in-action-involving-31-countries

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Libya wealth fund grows assets despite U.N. sanctions

Read here: https://www.pionline.com/sovereign-wealth-funds/libya-wealth-fund-grows-assets-despite-un-sanctions

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New powers to tackle unfit directors of dissolved companies

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-powers-to-tackle-unfit-directors-of-dissolved-companies

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Myanmar’s Generals Run a Nearly Sanction-Proof Business Empire

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-myanmar-military-business/

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Loan sharks target new victims via WhatsApp and Facebook

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/may/09/loan-sharks-target-new-victims-via-whatsapp-and-facebook

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George Jung, the drug smuggler who inspired the film ‘Blow’, has died

Read here: https://www.nme.com/news/film/george-jung-the-drug-smuggler-who-inspired-the-film-blow-has-died-2935082

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US Navy seizes weapons in Arabian Sea likely bound for Yemen

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/yemen-middle-east-e4bde7250333a85445fe9a9f0f1c64a8

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Saturday Night Scam: How scammers exploited Elon Musk and SNL to reap millions in cryptocurrency

Read here: https://blog.trmlabs.com/post/dogecoin-elon-musk-snl-scam

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Earthly Delights: Religious Groups and Money Laundering in Dominican Republic

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/earthly-delights-religious-non-profits-and-money-laundering-dominican-republic/

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Convictions in UK for Slovak gang behind modern slavery case

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/convictions-uk-slovak-gang-behind-modern-slavery-case

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US Authorities Seek Court Order to Shut Down Crypto Trading Platform Allegedly Duping Thousands of Investors

Read here: https://news.bitcoin.com/us-authorities-court-order-shut-down-crypto-trading-platform/

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Each fifth resident and businessman of Latvia gave bribes during past two years – survey

Read here: https://www.baltictimes.com/each_fifth_resident_and_businessman_of_latvia_gave_bribes_during_past_two_years_-_survey/

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‘Panda’ Malware Targets Crypto Wallets and Users’ Discord, Telegram Accounts

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/malware-panda-targets-crypto-wallets-discord-telegram

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