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Seychelles Regulator Issues Investor Alert Over Crypto Exchange Huobi Global

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/seychelles-regulator-issues-investor-alert-over-crypto-exchange-huobi-global

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Seizure Of €14 Million Worth Of Contraband Cigarette Leads To 13 Arrests In Danish-Dutch Sting

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/seizure-of-€14-million-worth-of-contraband-cigarette-leads-to-13-arrests-in-danish-dutch-sting

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Political donations escape ‘money laundering’ checks required to open bank account or give to charity, MPs told

Read here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/political-donations-money-laundering-parties-b1814510.html

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Eurojust supports Spanish action against illegal streaming of football matches

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/eurojust-supports-spanish-action-against-illegal-streaming-football-matches

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Turkey extradites Iranian social media figure facing fraud charges

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/turkey-iran-extradition/turkey-extradites-iranian-social-media-figure-facing-fraud-charges-iran-idUSL1N2L71ME

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Home Office urged to improve ‘disjointed’ work on modern slavery

Read here: https://www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article/home-office-urged-to-improve-disjointed-work-on-modern-slavery

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Tunisia: Former President’s Brother-in-Law Charged with Corruption

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14013-tunisia-former-president-s-brother-in-law-charged-with-corruption

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International gang robbed Czech banks of CZK 1.4 billion

Read here: https://english.radio.cz/international-gang-robbed-czech-banks-czk-14-billion-8711425

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U.S. revokes sanctions waiver for Israeli mining magnate Gertler

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-gertler-sanctions/u-s-revokes-sanctions-waiver-for-israeli-mining-magnate-gertler-idUSKBN2B02JT

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UK to return $5.8 million to Nigeria from jailed politician’s stolen assets

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-nigeria-corruption/uk-to-return-58-million-to-nigeria-from-jailed-politicians-stolen-assets-idUSKBN2B1251

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UK overseas territories top list of world’s leading tax havens

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/mar/09/uk-overseas-territories-top-list-of-worlds-leading-tax-havens

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EU preparing sanctions on Myanmar military businesses, documents show

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-politics-eu/exclusive-eu-preparing-sanctions-on-myanmar-military-businesses-documents-show-idUSKBN2B01D1

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French Draft Law Is a Warning to Corrupt Leaders

Read here: https://www.voanews.com/europe/french-draft-law-warning-corrupt-leaders

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Tax haven ranking shows countries setting global tax rules do most to help firms bend them

Read here: https://www.taxjustice.net/press/tax-haven-ranking-shows-countries-setting-global-tax-rules-do-most-to-help-firms-bend-them/

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Small boats people smuggling gang dismantled in joint Anglo-French operation

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/small-boats-people-smuggling-gang-dismantled-in-joint-anglo-french-operation

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Foreign gangs making ‘easy profits’ by turning to Channel people smuggling

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/03/09/foreign-gangs-making-easy-profits-turning-channel-people-smuggling/

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Money mule scams target ‘Generation Covid’

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/82efa8c0-be53-4da7-879f-d2a9f3f47e5f

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Cute, But Deadly: Law Enforcement Seize Over €16 Million Worth Of Fake Toys

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cute-deadly-law-enforcement-seize-over-€16-million-worth-of-fake-toys

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Taking the Profit Out of Intellectual Property Crime: Piracy and Organised Crime

Read here: https://rusi.org/publication/whitehall-reports/taking-profit-out-intellectual-property-crime

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Trinidad and Tobago: FIU uncovers $27B in suspicious transactions

Read here: https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/fiu-uncovers-27b-in-suspicious-transactions-6.2.1298170.960f952621

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People smuggler put migrants to work in his north west cannabis farms

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/people-smuggler-put-migrants-to-work-in-his-north-west-cannabis-farms

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Locking down market abuse

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/speeches/locking-down-market-abuse

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$84.3 million in illegal tobacco seized along the NSW and VIC border in a two-day blitz

Read here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Media-centre/Media-releases/$84-3-million-in-illegal-tobacco-seized-along-the-NSW-and-VIC-border-in-a-two-day-blitz/

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Large Investigation in Slovenia, Croatia, and BiH: Millions of Euros laundered in a well-designed Scheme

Read here: http://www.sarajevotimes.com/large-investigation-in-slovenia-croatia-and-bih-millions-of-euros-laundered-in-a-well-designed-scheme/

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Global voices join together to call for corporate accountability

Read here: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/blog/global-voices-join-together-call-corporate-accountability/

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Trial implicating Honduran president in drug trafficking begins

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/8/trial-implicating-honduran-president-in-drug-trafficking-begins

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Anti-money laundering: Cayman is held to a higher standard

Read here: https://www.caymancompass.com/2021/03/04/anti-money-laundering-cayman-is-held-to-a-higher-standard/

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Zurich police to disclose nationality of crime suspects

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/zurich-police-to-disclose-nationality-of-crime-suspects/46413138

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‘Hawala’ racket: 700 entities under ED scanner

Read here: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/hawala-racket-700-entities-under-ed-scanner/article34013362.ece

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UBS French tax evasion appeal: what’s at stake

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/what-s-at-stake-for-ubs-s-french-tax-evasion-appeal/46416072

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Rouhani: Iran Ready to ‘Immediately’ Take Measures if US Lifts Sanctions

Read here: https://www.voanews.com/middle-east/rouhani-iran-ready-immediately-take-measures-if-us-lifts-sanctions

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Brazil justice annuls Lula’s sentences, enabling 2022 run

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/brazil-sao-paulo-caribbean-money-laundering-e31b88553d65e71a21d2b95aebfe498c

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Drug smuggler who used messaging apps to arrange drug parcels jailed

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/drug-smuggler-who-used-messaging-apps-to-arrange-drug-parcels-jailed

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Turkish firm that violated UN arms sanctions on Libya got a facelift after exposé

Read here: https://nordicmonitor.com/2021/03/turkish-firm-that-violated-un-arms-sanctions-on-libya-got-a-facelift-after-expose/

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Plots of Amazon Rainforest Illegally Sold on Facebook

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/plots-brazil-amazon-rainforest-illegally-facebook/

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From Calabria to the Roof of the World: The Maxi Trial and the Village

Read here: https://shoc.rusi.org/informer/calabria-roof-world-maxi-trial-and-village

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EBA shuts down email systems after damaging cyberattack

Read here: https://www.fintechfutures.com/2021/03/eba-shuts-down-email-systems-after-damaging-cyberattack/

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Risk Alert: The Division of Examinations’ Continued Focus on Digital Asset Securities

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/files/digital-assets-risk-alert.pdf

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Clubs propose digital wallet for pokies as suspicious player activity unveiled

Read here: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/clubs-propose-digital-wallet-for-pokies-as-suspicious-player-activity-unveiled-20210307-p578ic.html

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Mafia boss caught after claiming dole in Spain

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mafia-boss-caught-after-claiming-dole-in-spain-98h5k6gfj

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