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European Union Serious And Organised Crime Threat Assessment 2021

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/european-union-serious-and-organised-crime-threat-assessment-2021

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#BlackLivesShattered – colonialism, tax havens, and African development

Read here: https://www.taxjustice.net/2021/03/17/blacklivesshattered-colonialism-tax-havens-and-african-development/

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Financial Flows and Payment Mechanisms Behind Wildlife Crime

Read here: https://www.traffic.org/publications/reports/case-digest-an-initial-analysis-of-the-financial-flows-and-payment-mechanisms-behind-wildlife-and-forest-crime/

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Colombian police capture sister of Clan del Golfo leader Otoniel

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-drugs-idUSKBN2BA2EL

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Regulatory action against In Touch Games

Read here: http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news-action-and-statistics/news/2021/Regulatory-action-against-In-Touch-Games.aspx

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Police seize millions in counterfeit money made at Bulgaria university

Read here: https://www.euronews.com/2021/03/17/police-seize-millions-in-counterfeit-money-made-at-bulgaria-university

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Gang Smuggling Migrants Via The Balkan Route Busted In Germany

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/gang-smuggling-migrants-balkan-route-busted-in-germany

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Dirty Gold: The Rise and Fall of an International Smuggling Ring

Read here: https://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/jay-weaver/dirty-gold/9781541762909/

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Belfast cocaine haul investigation – NCA makes three more arrests

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/belfast-cocaine-haul-investigation-nca-makes-three-more-arrests

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Pakistani province plans to build pilot crypto currency mining farms

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crypto-currency-pakistan-idUSKBN2BA0KW

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Swiss refiner comes up with method to verify gold’s origin

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-refiner-comes-up-with-method-to-verify-gold-s-origin-/46455646

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Further action against criminals defrauding online investors

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/further-action-against-criminals-defrauding-online-investors

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Moscow Court Sentences Banker in ‘Russian Laundromat’ Case

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14073-moscow-court-sentences-banker-in-russian-laundromat-case

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Regulators crack down on Michigan credit union’s marijuana banking

Read here: https://mjbizdaily.com/regulators-crack-down-on-live-life-federal-credit-union-marijuana-banking-michigan/

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The £365m money laundering den behind Natwest scandal: It’s a century old jewellers… in Bradford

Read here: https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-9373583/The-365m-money-laundering-den-Natwest-scandal.html

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Records from Iran’s Securities Regulator Can Help Unwind UBO Obfuscation Techniques

Read here: https://sayari.com/blog/records-from-irans-securities-regulator-can-help-unwind-ubo-obfuscation-techniques/

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Miami judge rejects Maduro ally’s request to dismiss charges

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/miami-nicolas-maduro-money-laundering-arrests-courts-0728f5955cdf09ba966b877fcdcea3f6

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Timeline: Nigeria’s OPL 245 oilfield licence bribery cases

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eni-shell-nigeria-timeline/timeline-nigerias-opl-245-oilfield-licence-bribery-cases-idUSKBN2B92EA

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Danske Bank won’t recover from scandal for years

Read here: https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/companies/financial-services/2021-03-18-danske-bank-wont-recover-from-scandal-for-years/

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Children Of Burma Coup Leader Sanctioned By U.S.

Read here: https://brief.kharon.com/updates/children-of-burma-coup-leader-sanctioned-by-us/

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Nurseries sent first official cyber-attack warning

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-56403778

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Seized Bitcoin Sells for Five Times Its Value At Auction

Read here: https://decrypt.co/61796/seized-bitcoin-sells-for-five-times-its-value-at-auction

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Oil firms knew decades ago fossil fuels posed grave health risks, files reveal

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/18/oil-industry-fossil-fuels-air-pollution-documents

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Global Britain in a Competitive Age: the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/global-britain-in-a-competitive-age-the-integrated-review-of-security-defence-development-and-foreign-policy

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West African court allows extradition to US of Alex Saab

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/cape-verde-africa-west-africa-courts-venezuela-2b7135a2d5b13ca3419206798676405e

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Italy court acquits Eni, Shell and all defendants in Nigeria graft case

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eni-shell-nigeria/italy-court-acquits-eni-shell-and-all-defendants-in-nigeria-graft-case-idUSKBN2B92BB

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FBI Releases the Internet Crime Complaint Center 2020 Internet Crime Report, Including COVID-19 Scam Statistics

Read here: https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-releases-the-internet-crime-complaint-center-2020-internet-crime-report-including-covid-19-scam-statistics

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Mitigating the Unintended Consequences of the FATF Standards

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/financialinclusionandnpoissues/documents/unintended-consequences-project.html

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Bitcoin advert banned (in its current form) for telling investors cryptocurrencies are a safe investment

Read here: https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/coinfloor-ltd-a20-1086982-coinfloor-ltd.html

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UK: Independent Review of Serious and Organised Crime

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-of-serious-and-organised-crime

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Man Sentenced to 55 Months in Prison for Violating Sanctions Against Senior Venezuelan Leaders

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-sentenced-55-months-prison-violating-sanctions-against-senior-venezuelan-leaders

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EBA consults on changes to its Guidelines on Risk-based AML/CFT supervision

Read here: https://www.eba.europa.eu/eba-consults-changes-its-guidelines-risk-based-amlcft-supervision

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UK: Government’s Joint Fraud Taskforce quietly taken back under Home Office control

Read here: https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/money/government-joint-fraud-taskforce-committee-suspended-915912

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Going after the ‘Achilles’ heel’: Biden charges into global anti-corruption fight

Read here: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/16/biden-global-anti-corruption-fight-476160

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FCMC fines ABLV Asset Management with EUR 57,217 for breaches of AML/CTPF laws

Read here: https://www.baltictimes.com/fcmc_fines_ablv_asset_management_with_eur_57_217_for_breaches_of_aml/ctpf_laws/

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Former Bank Teller Sentenced to Fifteen Months in Jail for Stealing from Wells Fargo Bank Customers

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/former-bank-teller-sentenced-fifteen-months-jail-stealing-wells-fargo-bank-customers

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EIA’s new online resource details the tainted timber being shipped from Myanmar to Europe

Read here: https://eia-international.org/news/eias-new-online-resource-details-the-tainted-timber-being-shipped-from-myanmar-to-europe/

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UK government plans 80% cuts to ‘world-leading’ anti-corruption work

Read here: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/uk-government-plans-80-cuts-to-world-leading-anti-corruption-work/

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Millions from the US COVID-19 Relief Package to be Used for Cybersecurity

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14067-millions-from-the-us-covid-19-relief-package-to-be-used-for-cybersecurity

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Switzerland doing too little in fight against money laundering, says expert

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland-doing-too-little-in-fight-against-money-laundering–says-expert/46449620

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