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1,600 Offences Detected In A Global Operation Against Marine Pollution

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/1-600-offences-detected-in-global-operation-against-marine-pollution

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Aviation Tycoon in Argentina Organized Drug Flights Across Americas

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/argentina-jet-setting-narco-businessman/

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West Africa’s Cocaine Corridor: Building a subregional response

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/west-africas-cocaine-corridor/

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US Officials Arrest Alleged Operator of $336M Bitcoin Mixing Service

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/us-officials-arrest-alleged-operator-of-336m-bitcoin-mixing-service

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U.S. Prosecutors Call Them ‘Victim Banks.’ Are They?

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/how-iran-used-an-international-playboy-to-launder-oil-money/us-prosecutors-call-them-victim-banks-are-they

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Gucci and Facebook file joint lawsuit against alleged counterfeiter

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/27/gucci-and-facebook-file-joint-lawsuit-against-alleged-counterfeiter.html

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Decision Not To Make Prime Minister’s Adviser On Ministerial Interests Genuinely Independent Is Major Missed Opportunity

Read here: https://www.transparency.org.uk/new-adviser-ministerial-standards-interests-boris-johnson

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Drug smuggling in EU ports assisted by corruption in major companies

Read here: https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2021/33477/drug-smuggling-eu-ports-assisted-corruption-major-/

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Serco Geografix Ltd statement of facts

Read here: https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2021/04/28/serco-geografix-ltd-statement-of-facts-published/

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Binance’s Stock Tokens May Violate Law, Germany’s Financial Watchdog Says

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/germanys-financial-watchdog-bafin-says-binances-stock-tokens-may-violate-law

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Chinese nationals used US banks to launder millions in drug profits for Sinaloa Cartel

Read here: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2021/04/28/dea-topples-money-laundering-ring-linked-el-chapo-sinaloa-cartel/4869766001/

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Criminal case opened against FNB and First Rand Bank

Read here: https://www.iol.co.za/the-star/news/criminal-case-opened-against-fnb-and-first-rand-bank-fc057fa3-6b0e-4cf5-b5bf-cfb1cdcf0a9b

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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Operating Nationwide Scheme to Steal Social Media Accounts and Cryptocurrency

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/massachusetts-man-pleads-guilty-operating-nationwide-scheme-steal-social-media-accounts-and

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More than £10m of class A drugs seized and 10 arrested in Organised Crime Partnership operation

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/more-than-10m-of-class-a-drugs-seized-and-10-arrested-in-organised-crime-partnership-operation

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New York DFS Issues Report On The Solarwinds Supply Chain Attack

Read here: https://www.dfs.ny.gov/reports_and_publications/press_releases/pr202104271

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UK: GPT pleads guilty to corruption

Read here: https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2021/04/28/gpt-pleads-guilty-to-corruption/

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Turkey to Regulate Bitcoin Exchanges After Fiascos: Report

Read here: https://decrypt.co/69272/turkey-regulate-bitcoin-exchanges-fiascos-report

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UAE: Up to Dh5 million fine for not complying with AML rules

Read here: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/uae-up-to-dh5-million-fine-for-not-complying-with-aml-rules

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France planning to allow use of algorithms to detect extremism online

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/28/france-planning-allow-use-algorithms-detect-extremist-activity

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How Fentanyl, More than Heroin, Drives US Opioid Market

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/fentanyl-drives-us-opioid-market/

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30 Arrested In The Netherlands And Poland After 5.4 Million Counterfeit Cigarettes Seized

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/30-arrested-in-netherlands-and-poland-after-54-million-counterfeit-cigarettes-seized

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The Direction of Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported Fishing

Read here: https://gfintegrity.org/the-direction-of-illegal-unregulated-and-unreported-fishing/

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Switzerland: Improper declaration of imported timber prosecuted for the first time

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/improper-declaration-of-imported-timber-prosecuted-for-the-first-time/46570066

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Treasury Sanctions Current and Former Guatemalan Officials for Engaging in Corrupt Activities

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0147

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Essex Police targeting county lines, drug gangs and violence

Read here: https://www.eppingforestguardian.co.uk/news/19260917.essex-police-targeting-county-lines-drug-gangs-violence/

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European Investment Bank to price €100 million in bonds on Ethereum: report

Read here: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/103016/european-investment-bank-digital-bonds-ethereum-pricing

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UK to come under scrutiny in Italy’s largest mafia trial in decades

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/27/uk-to-come-under-scrutiny-in-italys-largest-mafia-trial-in-decades

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Russian hackers target Washington DC police department in apparent ransomware attack

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/russian-hackers-target-washington-dc-police-department-in-apparent-ransomware-attack-12288183

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How Iran Used An International Playboy To Launder Oil Money

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/how-iran-used-an-international-playboy-to-launder-oil-money/

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E-commerce fraud to surpass $20 billion this year

Read here: https://www.itpro.co.uk/security/359337/e-commerce-fraud-to-surpass-20-billion-this-year

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U.S. Moves to Seize Tanker Used in Illicit North Korean Trade

Read here: https://maritime-executive.com/article/u-s-moves-to-seize-tanker-used-in-illicit-north-korean-trade

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Operation Venetic: Five arrested after industrial-scale amphetamine lab found in rural Warwickshire

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/operation-venetic-five-arrested-after-industrial-scale-amphetamine-lab-found-in-rural-warwickshire

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ThetaRay launches anti-money laundering AI and analytics for the cloud

Read here: https://venturebeat.com/2021/04/26/thetaray-launches-anti-money-laundering-ai-and-analytics-for-the-cloud/

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SFO under fire as tagging prosecution thrown out

Read here: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sfo-under-fire-as-tagging-prosecution-thrown-out/5108274.article

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Brazil’s PCC Scared Rival Kingpin into Surrendering to Police

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/king-border-surrender-reminder-pcc-strength-brazil-paraguay/

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The United States is Now Meth Country

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/united-states-meth-country/

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Tax Inspectors Without Borders and partners pass USD 1 billion milestone in additional tax revenues for developing countries

Read here: http://www.tiwb.org/resources/news/tax-inspectors-without-borders-and-partners-pass-usd-1-billion-milestone-in-additional-tax-revenues-for-developing-countries.htm

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Four arrested after Turkish exchange Vebitcoin closes its doors

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/four-arrested-after-turkish-exchange-vebitcoin-closes-its-doors

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Swiss bank pays up to settle German tax evasion probe

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/latest-news/swiss-bank-pays-up-to-settle-german-tax-evasion-probe/46565544

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Dutch seized €303 million in cash and cryptocurrency last year

Read here: https://nltimes.nl/2021/04/25/dutch-seized-eu303-million-cash-cryptocurrency-last-year

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