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Recruitment of minors in Colombia by criminal groups – Part 3: Colombia Teachers – Last Line of Defense Against Forced Recruitment

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/investigations/colombia-teachers-last-line-defense-against-forced-recruitment/

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Money Laundering! What Money Laundering? Case Against Matraimov Closed

Read here: https://thediplomat.com/2021/04/money-laundering-what-money-laundering-case-against-matraimov-closed/

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Swiss public institutions hit hard by white-collar crime

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-public-institutions-hit-hard-by-white-collar-crime/46536886

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CyberSouth: Situation report on cybercrime and money laundering on the Internet

Read here: https://www.coe.int/en/web/cybercrime/-/cybersouth-situation-report-on-cybercrime-and-money-laundering-on-the-internet#main-content

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Fake COVID-19 vaccines seized in SA just the start for Africa

Read here: https://issafrica.org/amp/iss-today/fake-covid-19-vaccines-seized-in-sa-just-the-start-for-africa

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JPMorgan Chase expanding deforestation policies under shareholder pressure

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2021/04/jpmorgan-chase-expanding-deforestation-policies-under-shareholder-pressure/

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Music “tourist” sent to prison for cocaine trafficking

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/music-tourist-sent-prison-cocaine-trafficking

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Bitcoin tumbles after Turkey bans crypto payments citing risks

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/technology/turkey-bans-use-cryptocurrencies-payments-sends-bitcoin-down-2021-04-16/

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Brazil’s Emerald Exports – The Latest Revelations About Dario Messer

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/brazils-emerald-exports-the-latest-revelations-about-dario-messer/

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Three Members of Transnational Money Laundering Network Pleaded Guilty to Aiding Foreign Drug Trafficking Organizations

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/three-members-transnational-money-laundering-network-pleaded-guilty-aiding-foreign-drug

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Keep the Home Fires Burning: Why the Integrated Review Matters for the UK’s Domestic Response to Economic Crime

Read here: https://www.rusi.org/commentary/keep-home-fires-burning-why-integrated-review-matters-uks-domestic-response-economic

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[Solicitor] profession has struggled with AML rules, says firm fined £10,000

Read here: https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/profession-has-struggled-with-aml-rules-says-firm-fined-10000

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Former Nike marketing manager pleads guilty to wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements

Read here: https://www.irs.gov/compliance/criminal-investigation/former-nike-marketing-manager-pleads-guilty-to-wire-fraud-money-laundering-and-making-false-statements

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SriLankan Airlines Billion Dollar Lawsuit Against Airbus Continues

Read here: https://simpleflying.com/srilankan-airlines-airbus-lawsuit/

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Former Chief Executive Officer of Publicly Traded Petrochemical Company [Braskem] Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery and Securities Law Violations

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-chief-executive-officer-publicly-traded-petrochemical-company-pleads-guilty-foreign

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Accountant jailed for ‘industrial scale’ £1.4m fraud

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-56765120

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European tuna boats dump fishing debris in Seychelles waters ‘with impunity’

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2021/04/european-tuna-boats-dump-fishing-debris-in-seychelles-waters-with-impunity/

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Australia should target Myanmar ‘gang leader’ for sanctions, UN expert says

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/15/australia-should-target-myanmar-gang-leader-for-sanctions-un-expert-says

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The mysterious case of the $571m Manchester ‘Bitcoin scam’

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2021/04/14/mysterious-case-571m-manchester-bitcoin-scam/

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What’s at Stake in the U.S. Case Against a Crypto Rebel

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-15/will-crypto-be-regulated-the-bitmex-case-could-bring-laws-to-bitcoin

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5G will accelerate cyber crime, predicts former White House CIO

Read here: https://www.itpro.co.uk/mobile/5g/359197/5g-will-accelerate-cyber-crimes-predicts-former-white-house-cio

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‘Denied’: NAB, Citi pulled banking services from fintech unicorn Airwallex over risk fears

Read here: https://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/denied-nab-citi-pulled-banking-services-from-fintech-unicorn-airwallex-over-risk-fears-20210413-p57iv9.html

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The EU Strategy to tackle Organised Crime 2021-2025

Read here: https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/default/files/pdf/14042021_eu_strategy_to_tackle_organised_crime_2021-2025_com-2021-170-1_en.pdf

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Revealed: the huge British property empire of Sheikh Mohammed

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/14/revealed-the-huge-british-property-empire-of-sheikh-mohammed

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Warning for Android users over Brazilian trojan sweeping the US and Spain: Downloading a dodgy app could leave you open to banking fraud

Read here: https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/beatthescammers/article-9470715/Warning-Android-smartphone-users-sophisticated-banking-trojan.html

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Dubai’s economic department to roll out blockchain-based corporate KYC

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/dubai-s-economic-department-to-roll-out-blockchain-based-corporate-kyc

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Singapore trader’s lavish lifestyle allegedly fuelled by US$740m fraud

Read here: https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/singapore-traders-lavish-lifestyle-allegedly-fuelled-us740m-fraud

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Bernie Madoff, financier behind largest Ponzi scheme in history, dies in prison

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/14/bernie-madoff-dies-prison-ponzi-scheme

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Revealed: ‘COVID goldrush’ firms receiving millions under UK furlough scheme

Read here: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/revealed-covid-goldrush-firms-receiving-millions-under-uk-furlough-scheme/

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Action, Not Inquiries, Is Key To Avoiding Future Lobbying Scandals

Read here: https://www.transparency.org.uk/greensill-lobbying-david-cameron-acoba-uk-politics

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Joint Position Statement: Preventing Fraud On Social Media

Read here: https://www.fraudadvisorypanel.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Social-Media-and-Fraud-Position-Statement-Final-Apr21.pdf

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Director Of Corporate Service Provider, Bank Officer & Nominee Directors Charged For Assisting Another To Retain Benefits From Criminal Conduct

Read here: https://www.police.gov.sg/media-room/news/20210408_dir_of_corp_srvc_pr_bank_off_nom_dirs_chrgd_for_ast_another_to_retain_bnfts_from_crim_cond

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Hertfordshire University cyber-attack takes out all IT systems

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-56761314

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Covid-19 is worsening human trafficking – states should take action, warn Council of Europe experts

Read here: https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/covid-19-is-worsening-human-trafficking-states-should-take-action-warn-council-of-europe-experts

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MSC Gayane Crew Member Sentenced to 5+ Years for Conspiracy to Smuggle $1 Billion Worth of Cocaine into the United States

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/msc-gayane-crew-member-sentenced-5-years-conspiracy-smuggle-1-billion-worth-cocaine

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County lines gang ‘recruited teen in 80 minutes via Snapchat’

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-56717403

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Bribes and blackmail uncovered as former bank worker arrested in major fraud probe

Read here: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/crime/bribes-and-blackmail-uncovered-as-former-bank-worker-arrested-in-major-fraud-probe-40311026.html

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S$1 million penalty for Singapore branch of Swiss bank for breaching anti-money laundering requirements

Read here: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/mas-1-million-penalty-bank-j-safra-sarasin-money-laundering-14620126

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BNF Bank distances itself from former manager facing money laundering charges

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/bnf-bank-distances-itself-from-former-manager-facing-money-laundering.864777

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