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Recruitment of minors in Colombia by criminal groups – Part 1: Bajo Cauca and Vaupés – Colombia’s Child Recruitment Hotspots

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/bajo-cauca-and-vaupes-colombias-child-recruitment-hotspots/

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Recruitment of minors in Colombia by criminal groups – Part 2: In Colombia, Child Soldiers Play Many Roles

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/in-colombia-child-soldiers-play-many-roles/

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Credit Suisse’s U.S. brokerage files lawsuit over data leak

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/credit-suisse-data-breach/credit-suisses-u-s-brokerage-files-lawsuit-over-data-leak-idUSL4N2M23I9

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Dual Use Technology Imports Aiding Pakistan’s Covert Nuclear Programme

Read here: https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2021/04/12/dual-use-technology-imports-aiding-pakistans-covert-nuclear-programme/

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Amnesty International Report 2020/2021: The State of the World’s Human Rights

Read here: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/04/annual-report-covid19-decades-of-oppression-inequality-abuse/

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Seismic Rumbling In The World Of Anti-Money Laundering

Read here: https://transparency.org.au/world-of-anti-money-laundering/

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E-commerce giant Alibaba fined $3.5B over China’s anti-monopoly rules

Read here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/alibaba-fined-anti-monopoly-1.5982642

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$18.9m of meth hidden in shipping pallets

Read here: https://7news.com.au/news/crime/189m-of-meth-hidden-in-shipping-pallets-c-2553654

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The Damage Done from “Blacklisting” Caribbean Countries

Read here: https://nearshoreamericas.com/damage-blacklisting-caribbean/

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Miners, Front-Running-as-a-Service Is Theft

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/miners-front-running-service-theft

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PayPal is building a ‘super app.’ Should banks be worried?

Read here: https://www.americanbanker.com/news/paypal-is-building-a-super-app-should-banks-be-worried

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UN Panel of Experts Report on North Korea – March 2021 [2515 (2020)]

Read here: https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1718/panel_experts/reports

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Three Men Indicted for $30 Million Foreign Exchange Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/three-men-indicted-30-million-foreign-exchange-fraud-scheme

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Robinhood’s crypto business explodes in the first quarter despite GameStop controversy

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/robinhood-s-crypto-business-explodes-in-the-first-quarter-despite-gamestop-controversy

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Out of the Woods: Trade Misinvoicing and Exports of Tropical Timber from Colombia

Read here: https://gfintegrity.org/report/out-of-the-woods-trade-misinvoicing-and-exports-of-tropical-timber-from-colombia/

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Inside the ‘Royal Mail’ text scam factories

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/inside-the-royal-mail-text-scam-factories-htfjhkqkt

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Eurojust supports action by Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania against steroid trafficking network

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/eurojust-supports-action-czech-republic-slovakia-and-romania-against-steroid-trafficking-network

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Alleged Chinese spies indicted in Taiwan for money laundering

Read here: https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202104080013

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Corruption claims spark new concerns about aid to South Sudan

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/7/corruption-claims-spark-new-concerns-about-aid-to-south-sudan

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Digital private bank boosts coffers to CHF30 million

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/digital-private-bank-boosts-coffers-to-chf30-million/46511968

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ANC implicated in Eskom corruption probe

Read here: https://techcentral.co.za/anc-implicated-in-eskom-corruption-probe/106324/

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Myanmar coup: Could sanctions on the military ever work?

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56248559

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Kremlin says it has to be ready for worst-case U.S. sanctions scenario

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-usa-sanctions/kremlin-says-it-has-to-be-ready-for-worst-case-us-sanctions-scenario-idUSKBN2BV1CQ

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US ‘Monitoring’ as Iran Sends Fuel Tankers to Venezuela in Defiance of Sanctions

Read here: https://www.voanews.com/usa/us-monitoring-iran-sends-fuel-tankers-venezuela-defiance-sanctions

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France and EU ponder sanctions for Lebanese politicians, diplomats say

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-crisis-sanctions/france-and-eu-ponder-sanctions-for-lebanese-politicians-diplomats-say-idUSKBN2BV2EN

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Lawyers, accountants face tougher rules, higher costs to act as company directors

Read here: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/business/business_news/108748/lawyers_accountants_face_tougher_rules_higher_costs_to_act_as_company_directors#.YHA9Ky1Q1dg

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Australia trade minister tells China sovereignty non-negotiable

Read here: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-trade-minister-tells-china-sovereignty-non-negotiable

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FinCEN Begins Making Rules For Corporate Transparency Act

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14186-fincen-begins-making-rules-for-corporate-transparency-act

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Red flag: Predatory European ships help push Indian Ocean tuna to the brink

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2021/04/red-flag-predatory-european-ships-help-push-indian-ocean-tuna-to-the-brink/

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Asset Declarations of Kyrgyz Officials Increasingly Useless as Anti-Corruption Measure

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/asset-declarations-of-kyrgyz-officials-increasingly-useless-as-anti-corruption-measure

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How an Obscure Fertilizer Deal Enriched a Mexican Billionaire

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-an-obscure-fertilizer-deal-enriched-a-mexican-billionaire-11617894757

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Torrance Man and His Sister Charged in Multimillion Dollar Real Estate Scam Involving Fake Open Houses at Not-for-Sale Homes

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/torrance-man-and-his-sister-charged-multimillion-dollar-real-estate-scam-involving-fake

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Former Swiss bankers appeal fines for not reporting dubious deposits

Read here: https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/companies/2021-04-07-former-swiss-bankers-appeal-fines-for-not-reporting-dubious-deposits/

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SFO announces investigation into the Raedex Consortium group of companies

Read here: https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2021/04/09/sfo-announces-investigation-into-the-raedex-consortium-group-of-companies/

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SOCAR fails in legal bid to block Latvian investigation into secret Malta LNG agreement

Read here: https://theshiftnews.com/2021/04/08/socar-fails-in-legal-bid-to-block-latvian-investigation-into-secret-malta-lng-agreement/

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Ukrainian Ex-Judge Accused of Corruption Kidnapped In Moldova

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14197-ukrainian-ex-judge-accused-of-corruption-kidnapped-in-moldova

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Finland’s HVK wins legal dispute over ill-fated, multimillion-euro mask acquisition

Read here: https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/19008-finland-s-hvk-wins-legal-action-linked-to-ill-fated-mask-acquisition.html

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SEC Obtains Final Judgment Concluding Fraud Case Against Co-Founder of Real Estate Crowdfunding Portal

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2021/lr25066.htm

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U.S. prepared to lift sanctions inconsistent with Iran nuclear deal

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa-sanctions-idUSKBN2BU39F

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Luck runs out for Italian lotto staff whose friends won €24m

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/luck-runs-out-for-italian-lotto-staff-whose-friends-won-24m-ltjhx0wb2

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