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Blackstone Tweaks Conditions for $6 Billion Australia Crown Resorts Buyout

Read here: https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2021-04-12/blackstone-sets-further-conditions-for-crown-resorts-buyout

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100 Million More IoT Devices Are Exposed – and They Won’t Be the Last

Read here: https://www.wired.com/story/namewreck-iot-vulnerabilities-tcpip-millions-devices/

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New Zealand central bank launches new enforcement department

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/newzealand-economy-rbnz/new-zealand-central-bank-launches-new-enforcement-department-idUSL1N2M603T

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EU sanctions militia commanders, police chiefs, prisons over 2019 Iran protests

Read here: https://www.jurist.org/news/2021/04/eu-sanctions-militia-commanders-police-chiefs-prisons-over-2019-iran-protests/

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The EncroChat bust: how police hacked the secret gangster messaging network

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-encrochat-bust-how-police-hacked-the-secret-gangster-messaging-network-mjvh3xlxw

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Revision of the Europol Regulation

Read here: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2021/654214/EPRS_BRI(2021)654214_EN.pdf

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Report Claims the FBI Uses Bitcoin Mixers During BTC Forfeiture Processing

Read here: https://news.bitcoin.com/report-claims-fbi-bitcoin-mixers-btc-forfeiture-processing/

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European Union Serious And Organised Crime Threat Assessment (SOCTA) 2021

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/activities-services/main-reports/european-union-serious-and-organised-crime-threat-assessment

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‘Aphrodisiac’ of the ocean: how sea cucumbers became gold for organised crime

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/12/sea-cucumbers-organised-crime-smuggling-aphrodisiac-biodiversity-sri-lanka-india

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The Illegal Wildlife Trade And The Banking Sector In China: The Need For A Zero Tolerance Approach

Read here: https://www.traffic.org/site/assets/files/14335/the_illegal_wildlife_trade_and_the_banking_sector_in_china_the_need_for_a_zero-tolerance_approach.pdf

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Myanmar Gems Enterprise Sanctioned By U.S.

Read here: https://brief.kharon.com/updates/myanmar-gems-enterprise-sanctioned-by-us/

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Federal regulators to banking industry: How do you use AI to fight financial crime, train data, mold models, secure cyber, serve customers?

Read here: https://www.acfcs.org/federal-regulators-to-banking-industry-how-do-you-use-ai-to-fight-financial-crime-train-data-mold-models-secure-cyber-serve-customers/

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Revealed: the Facebook loophole that lets world leaders deceive and harass their citizens

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/apr/12/facebook-loophole-state-backed-manipulation

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Ecuador’s Self-Defeating Anti-Trafficking Law

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/ecuador-drug-trafficking-law/

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Saudi Crown Prince MBS Pressed The Louvre To Lie About His Fake Leonardo Da Vinci, Per New Documentary

Read here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2021/04/09/saudi-crown-prince-mbs-pressed-the-louvre-to-lie-about-his-fake-leonardo-da-vinci-per-new-documentary/

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Are Cartels Connected to Booming Truck Theft in Mexico?

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/drug-cartels-cargo-theft-mexico/

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Cyprus Launches New Registry that Identifies Company Owners

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14212-cyprus-launches-new-registry-that-identifies-company-owners

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Police seek arrest of Italian middleman in Vatican property deal

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-vatican-finances-building-torzi/police-seek-arrest-of-italian-middleman-in-vatican-property-deal-idUSKBN2BZ1BH

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HSBC and Huawei CFO reach agreement on document publication linked to extradition case

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-hong-kong/hsbc-and-huawei-cfo-reach-agreement-on-document-publication-linked-to-extradition-case-idUSKBN2BZ09H

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Countries share examples of how tobacco tax policies create win-wins for development, health and revenues

Read here: https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/countries-share-examples-of-how-tobacco-tax-policies-create-win-wins-for-development-health-and-revenues

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This $1.6 Million NFT Could Self-Replicate Into Hundreds More

Read here: https://decrypt.co/66243/replicator-nft-self-replicate-hundreds-crypto-art

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Malta: Controversial fundraising rules for NGOs being watered down

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/controversial-fundraising-rules-for-ngos-being-watered-down.864135

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German Prosecutors To Investigate BaFin Over Wirecard Scandal

Read here: https://www.pymnts.com/news/regulation/2021/german-prosecutors-to-investigate-bafin-over-wirecard-scandal/

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CipherTrace Using Chainlink to Help DEXs Stay Compliant

Read here: https://decrypt.co/65946/ciphertrace-using-chainlink-to-cater-to-dexs-defi

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CEO of a top bitcoin exchange warns a crackdown on cryptocurrencies may be coming

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/12/bitcoin-kraken-ceo-jesse-powell-warns-of-cryptocurrency-crackdown.html

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CPS: Economic Crime Strategy 2025

Read here: https://www.cps.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/publications/CPS-Economic-Crime-Strategy-2025.pdf

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‘Arrests happening on a daily basis’ – Gardaí planning to make 700 arrests of money mules

Read here: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/crime/arrests-happening-on-a-daily-basis-gardai-planning-to-make-700-arrests-of-money-mules-40301602.html

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The war against money-laundering is being lost

Read here: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2021/04/12/the-war-against-money-laundering-is-being-lost

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Gardai expand investigation into fraud at Irish charity Bothar

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gardai-expand-investigation-into-fraud-at-irish-charity-bothar-rhw6vm629

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Archegos collapse: $20 billion in losses, but a win for compliance

Read here: https://www.complianceweek.com/opinion/archegos-collapse-20-billion-in-losses-but-a-win-for-compliance/30244.article

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Investors urge UK building sector to check for modern slavery in supply chains

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/7c390b23-b6e2-47dd-af6a-bc1ae8625ad0

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Colombia’s cartels target Europe with cocaine, corruption and torture

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/11/colombias-cartels-target-europe-with-cocaine-corruption-and-torture

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Portuguese court orders ex-PM Sócrates to stand trial for money laundering

Read here: https://www.politico.eu/article/portugal-former-prime-minister-jose-socrates-trial-money-laundering/

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Terrorists still raise money through crypto, but the impact is limited

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/terrorists-still-raise-money-through-crypto-but-the-impact-is-limited

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500 rescued and 195 arrested following INTERPOL human trafficking and migrant smuggling operation

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/en/News-and-Events/News/2021/500-rescued-and-195-arrested-following-INTERPOL-human-trafficking-and-migrant-smuggling-operation

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HSBC Changes Crypto Policy, Now Bars Clients From Buying Stock of Companies That Hold Bitcoin

Read here: https://news.bitcoin.com/hsbc-crypto-policy-bars-clients-buying-stock-companies-hold-bitcoin/

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Data from half a billion LinkedIn users has been scraped and put online

Read here: https://fortune.com/2021/04/08/linkedin-user-data-breach-leak-hackers/

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Agencies Issue Statement and Request for Information on Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Compliance

Read FinCen release here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/agencies-issue-statement-and-request-information-bank-secrecy-actanti-money Read OCC release here: https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2021/nr-ia-2021-43.html Read Federal Reserve release here: https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/files/bcreg20210409a2.pdf

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Cameron ‘lobbied senior Downing St aide and Matt Hancock’ to help Greensill

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/apr/10/revealed-david-cameron-stood-to-gain-from-218m-greensill-trust

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The Crypto Climate Accord

Read here: https://cryptoclimate.org/accord/

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