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Alert: Further targeted ransomware attacks on the UK education sector by cyber criminals

Read here: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/alert-targeted-ransomware-attacks-on-uk-education-sector

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Fake goods cost Switzerland CHF4.5 billion in a single year

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/fake-goods-cost-switzerland-chf4.5-billion-in-a-single-year/46471768

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U.S. Lawyers Are Foreign Kleptocrats’ Best Friends

Read here: https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/23/u-s-lawyers-are-foreign-kleptocrats-best-friends/

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Online vaccine scams: INTERPOL and Homeland Security Investigations issue public warning – ‘Be vigilant, be skeptical, be safe’

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2021/Online-vaccine-scams-INTERPOL-and-Homeland-Security-Investigations-issue-public-warning-Be-vigilant-be-skeptical-be-safe

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Drug trafficker jailed after £37.6 million cocaine seizure

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/drug-trafficker-jailed-after-37-6-million-cocaine-seizure

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Prison for £2m drugs gang after investigators uncover illegal firearms and ammunition

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/prison-for-2m-drugs-gang-after-investigators-uncover-illegal-firearms-and-ammunition

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Swiss state surveillance on the rise

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-state-surveillance-on-the-rise/46472548

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Brazil Supreme Court tosses evidence against Lula in corruption cases

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-politics-lula/brazil-supreme-court-tosses-evidence-against-lula-in-corruption-cases-idUSKBN2BF342

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Organized Crime in the Levant: Conflict, transactional relationships and identity dynamics

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/organized-crime-levant/

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Romanian Court Issues Warrant For Riviera Maya Gang Leader

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14114-romanian-court-issues-warrant-for-riviera-maya-gang-leader

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NCA concludes pre-investigative review of allegations of fraud by HBOS Impaired Assets Division, London and South-East Region

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-concludes-pre-investigative-review-of-allegations-of-fraud-by-hbos-impaired-assets-division-london-and-south-east-region

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Wirecard Aided Online Marijuana Sales, Prosecutors Allege

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/wirecard-aided-online-marijuana-sales-prosecutors-allege-11616502728

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‘Cannabis card’ allows 20,000 pain sufferers to avoid arrest

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cannabis-card-allows-20-000-pain-sufferers-to-avoid-arrest-vnf0znr3n

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Crown Resorts royal commission: Finkelstein will probe Crown money laundering

Read here: https://www.afr.com/companies/games-and-wagering/finkelstein-will-probe-crown-money-laundering-20210324-p57dll

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Banks Happy to Have Cardholders Buy Weed Online, Lawyers Say

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-22/banks-happy-to-have-cardholders-buy-weed-online-lawyers-say

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Mexican drug cartels using kids as decoys in to smuggle its members into US: sheriff

Read here: https://www.foxnews.com/us/mexican-drug-cartels-using-kids-as-decoys-in-to-smuggle-its-members-into-us-sheriff

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FCA warns that younger investors are taking on big financial risks

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-warns-younger-investors-are-taking-big-financial-risks

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Crypto Exchange OKEx Korea to Close as New AML Rules Come Into Force

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/okex-korea-aml-service-termination

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In Depth: Guyana’s Oil Makes The Case For Publishing Public Contracts

Read here: https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/in-depth-guyanas-oil-makes-the-case-for-publishing-public-contracts

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German politician Karin Strenz dies after collapsing on plane

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/22/german-politician-karin-strenz-dies-collapsing-plane

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37 Arrests In A Hit On Counterfeiters Of High Quality €500 Fake Banknotes In Spain

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/37-arrests-in-hit-counterfeiters-of-high-quality-€500-fake-banknotes-in-spain-0

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These 6 charts show how sanctions are crushing Iran’s economy

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/23/these-6-charts-show-how-sanctions-are-crushing-irans-economy.html

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Dark side of China’s organised crime crackdown revealed in private lender case

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3126274/dark-side-chinas-organised-crime-crackdown-revealed-private

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The Great Russian Oil Heist: Criminals, Lawmen, And The Quest For Liquid Loot

Read here: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-oil-pipeline-theft-transneft/31163179.html

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EU, US, Canada, and UK sanction Chinese officials for human rights violations in Xinjiang

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/china-cables/eu-us-canada-and-uk-sanction-chinese-officials-for-human-rights-violations-in-xinjiang/

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Chevron faces unprecedented complaint over misleading consumers on climate action

Read here: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/fossil-gas/chevron-faces-unprecedented-complaint-over-misleading-consumers-climate-action/

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Fresh warnings over Royal Mail parcel scam

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56496203

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Top Swiss court partially reverses freeze on Angolan tycoon’s $900 million fortune

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-angola-switzerland-moneylaundering-idUSKBN2BF24Q

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Wirecard: MEPs call for new audit rules, protection for whistle-blowers and EU supervision

Read here: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20210319IPR00444/wirecard-meps-call-for-new-audit-rules-and-whistle-blowers-protection-a

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Ghana: JoyNews uncovers smuggling syndicate illegally shipping out tons of gold

Read here: https://www.myjoyonline.com/joynews-uncovers-smuggling-syndicate-illegally-shipping-out-tons-of-gold/

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Former Ecuadorian Government Official Sentenced to Prison for Role in Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-ecuadorian-government-official-sentenced-prison-role-bribery-and-money-laundering

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Eurojust ensures operational continuity in spite of coronavirus restrictions, with further increase in new cases

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/eurojust-ensures-operational-continuity-spite-coronavirus-restrictions-further-increase-new-cases

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Gangs Target Candidates Ahead of Mexican Elections

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14102-gangs-target-candidates-ahead-of-mexican-elections

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US: Human Trafficking Data-Collection Activities, 2020

Read here: https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=7286

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Illegal money exchange business owner ordered to pay £1m

Read here: https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/illegal-money-exchange-business-owner-ordered-to-pay-ps1m-3084344

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Money Laundering Probe To Be Launched In Mukesh Ambani Bomb Scare Case

Read here: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ambani-bomb-scare-enforcement-directorate-money-laundering-probe-to-be-launched-in-mukesh-ambani-bomb-scare-case-2396901

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Using Wood Forensic Science to Deter Corruption and Illegality in the Timber Trade

Read here: https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/tnrc-topic-brief-using-wood-forensic-science-to-deter-corruption-and-illegality-in-the-timber-trade

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FINTRAC Guidance update: Know your client requirements

Read here: https://www.fintrac-canafe.gc.ca/guidance-directives/client-clientele/1-eng

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FinCEN Exchange Brings Together Public and Private Stakeholders to Discuss Bank Secrecy Act Suspicious Activity Reporting Statistics

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-exchange-brings-together-public-and-private-stakeholders-discuss-bank

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