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Treasury Sanctions Key Timber and Pearl Enterprises in Burma

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0138

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Former Minister of Industry and Member of Parliament of Barbados Sentenced for Laundering Bribes

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-minister-industry-and-member-parliament-barbados-sentenced-laundering-bribes

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New York Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Exotic African Cats

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/new-york-man-pleads-guilty-trafficking-exotic-african-cats

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Crown Casino fined record $1 MILLION by gambling regulator

Read here: https://7news.com.au/business/finance/crown-casino-fined-record-1-million-by-gambling-regulator–c-2699186

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UN Panel of Experts Report on North Korea: More Advanced Weaponry, Better Sanctions Evasion

Read here: https://www.rusi.org/commentary/un-panel-experts-report-north-korea-more-advanced-weaponry-better-sanctions-evasion

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DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

Read here: https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2021/04/27/dea-launches-project-wave-breaker-stop-flood-deadly-fentanyl-3

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Mitigating Illicit Convergence in Transnational Financial Crime

Read here: https://www.regulationasia.com/mitigating-illicit-convergence-in-transnational-financial-crime/

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‘Significant’ disconnect between B.C. Lottery Corporation and gaming regulator over money laundering, AG says

Read here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/david-eby-money-laundering-inquiry-1.6002095

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Crime goes cashless as Covid crisis drives underworld online

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/crime-goes-cashless-as-covid-crisis-drives-underworld-online-975n67d9x

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My brother is an artful tax dodger, says Íñigo Ramírez de Haro, the writer at war over €5m Goya

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/my-brother-is-an-artful-tax-dodger-says-inigo-ramirez-de-haro-the-writer-at-war-over-5m-goya-qnxsptn2h

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UK sanctions 22 individuals involved in serious international corruption

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-sanctions-22-individuals-involved-in-serious-international-corruption

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Nintendo Sues Bowser, arrested on suspicion of heading a criminal enterprise called Team Xecuter

Read here: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/nintendo-sues-bowser/

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Often Overlooked Ivory Trade: a rapid assessment of the international trade in hippo ivory

Read here: https://www.traffic.org/publications/reports/often-overlooked-ivory-trade-a-rapid-assessment-of-the-international-trade-in-hippo-ivory/

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Huawei pivots to software with Google-like ambitions as U.S. sanctions hit hardware business

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/26/huawei-focuses-on-software-as-us-sanctions-hurt-hardware-business.html

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Bunge needs to urgently address deforestation and human rights abuses

Read here: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/environmental-activists/bunge-needs-urgently-address-deforestation-and-human-rights-abuses/

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Tobacco giant JTI placing stealth adverts for its brands on Facebook and Instagram

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2021-04-25/tobacco-giant-jti-placing-stealth-adverts-for-its-brands-on-facebook-and-instagram

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Can DEA Dismantle Panama’s Top Gang?

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/panama-top-gang-graduates-big-leagues/

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This small Caribbean paradise is set to become the world’s first fully Bitcoin-enabled community

Read here: https://www.euronews.com/2021/04/26/this-small-caribbean-paradise-is-set-to-become-the-world-s-first-fully-bitcoin-enabled-com

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End of Lockdown Brings Wave of Cocaine to Puerto Rico

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/after-months-confinement-cocaine-seizures-up-puerto-rico/

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Russian Military Court Sentences Former Top Security Agent To Prison For Massive Fraud

Read here: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-fsb-general-cherkalin-sentenced-for-fraud-/31218449.html

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UAE, UK host anti-money laundering training sessions

Read here: https://gulfnews.com/business/banking/uae-uk-host-anti-money-laundering-training-sessions-1.1619337665262

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Finnish Olympic Committee leaves sailor off Tokyo 2020 team weeks after criminal conviction

Read here: https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1107076/jarvinen-finland-tokyo-2020-conviction

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Switzerland: Foreign ministry drops Glencore and other controversial sponsors

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-ministry-drops-glencore-and-other-controversial-sponsors/46564256

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Black Axe mafia: Italian police arrest 30 Nigerian suspected gang members

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56895864

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Malta: Zenith placed under court control following money laundering charges against owner

Read here: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/business/business_news/109244/zenith_placed_under_mfsa_control_following_money_laundering_charges_against_owner

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French legal challenge over EncroChat cryptophone hack could hit UK prosecutions

Read here: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252499785/French-legal-challenge-over-EncroChat-cryptophone-hack-could-hit-UK-prosecutions

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Cryptocurrencies lose their anonymity in Ireland

Read here: https://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/cryptocurrencies-lose-their-anonymity-in-ireland-40348436.html

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UK: Global anti-corruption sanctions – guidance

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/global-anti-corruption-sanctions-guidance Link to Legislation: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/488/contents/made

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StanChart fined in Guernsey over ‘systemic and serious’ compliance failings

Read here: https://www.gfsc.gg/news/standard-chartered-trust-guernsey-limited-1

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A Mexican Drug Cartel Is Dropping Bombs on Cops With a Drone

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/dyvzma/a-mexican-drug-cartel-is-dropping-bombs-on-cops-with-a-drone

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Saudi Arabia bans Lebanese produce after 600 million pills seized in six years

Read here: https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/lebanon/saudi-arabia-bans-lebanese-produce-after-600-million-pills-seized-in-six-years-1.1210296

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Credit Suisse’s risk chief was also the chief sales person before Archegos collapsed

Read here: https://fortune.com/2021/04/22/credit-suisses-risk-chief-sales-person-before-archegos-collapsed/

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A growing problem of ‘deepfake geography’: How AI falsifies satellite images

Read here: https://www.washington.edu/news/2021/04/21/a-growing-problem-of-deepfake-geography-how-ai-falsifies-satellite-images/

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HMRC records one million scams as criminal gangs target Covid furlough scheme and tax payments

Read here: https://inews.co.uk/news/hmrc-records-million-scams-criminal-gangs-target-covid-furlough-schemes-tax-payments-971514

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Emotet malware nukes itself today from all infected computers worldwide

Read here: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/emotet-malware-nukes-itself-today-from-all-infected-computers-worldwide/

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JP Morgan promises to ‘learn’ from European Super League mistake

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/jp-morgan-european-super-league-statement-football-093718906.html

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Webinar: NFTs And The Future Of Financial Crime

Watch here: https://tcae.ca/nfts-and-the-future-of-financial-crime/

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Owner Of Illegal Racehorse Doping Websites Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/owner-illegal-racehorse-doping-websites-pleads-guilty-manhattan-federal-court

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Venezuela prosecutor who defied Maduro implicated in bribery

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/business-venezuela-22f515d53dcb591b30ebb9c659ffed01

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