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Iranian Expats unwittingly recruited as drug mules for organised crime

Read here: https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/expats-unwittingly-recruited-drug-mules-organised-crime

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Corrupt truckers jailed for attempting to bring cocaine and heroin into the UK through Channel port

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/corrupt-truckers-jailed-for-attempting-to-bring-cocaine-and-heroin-into-the-uk-through-channel-port

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French Guiana’s Unpatrolled Waters Lure Illegal Fishing Crews

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/french-guiana-waters-lure-illegal-fishing-crews/

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HSBC Banker Knew About Dealings With Iran, Meng Wanzhou’s Lawyers Argue

Read here: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-03-02/hsbc-banker-knew-about-dealings-with-iran-meng-wanzhous-lawyers-argue-101669242.html

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Public Consultation on FATF Guidance on Proliferation Financing Risk Assessment and Mitigation

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/fatfgeneral/documents/public-consultation-proliferation-financing-risk.html

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The New Chapo: An inside look at the hunt for El Mencho, Mexico’s bloodiest drug lord

Read here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/new-chapo-inside-look-hunt-el-mencho-mexico-s-bloodiest-n1113761

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El Chapo’s wife Emma Coronel Aispuro poised to rat out cartel: sources

Read here: https://nypost.com/2021/02/27/el-chapos-wife-emma-coronel-aispuro-poised-to-snitch-sources/

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EBA publishes final revised Guidelines on money laundering and terrorist financing risk factors

Read here: https://www.eba.europa.eu/eba-publishes-final-revised-guidelines-money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing-risk-factors

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New Zealand: First real estate agency warned for anti-money laundering failures

Read here: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/124394386/first-real-estate-agency-warned-for-antimoney-laundering-failures

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Colombia launches new military unit to target drug trafficking, armed groups

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-conflict/colombia-launches-new-military-unit-to-target-drug-trafficking-armed-groups-idUSKBN2AQ2FR

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Cocaine Trails: U.S. Charges Eight in $350m ‘Fake Airport’ Drug Case

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13956-cocaine-trails-u-s-charges-eight-in-350m-fake-airport-drug-case

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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail for corruption

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/01/former-french-president-nicolas-sarkozy-sentenced-to-three-years-for-corruption

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Icelandic Criminal Groups Active Abroad

Read here: https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2021/03/01/icelandic_criminal_groups_active_abroad/

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AK-47s To The Moon – The True Scale of Crypto Crime

Read here: https://www.coinfirm.com/blog/crypto-crime-total-2020/

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New York attorney general warns cryptocurrency industry: ‘Play by the rules or we will shut you down’

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/01/new-york-attorney-general-warns-cryptocurrency-industry-play-by-the-rules-or-we-will-shut-you-down.html

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Ex-Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli’s aircraft seized in Guatemala

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-panama-martinelli/ex-panamanian-president-ricardo-martinellis-aircraft-seized-in-guatemala-idUSKBN2AR07A

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Tax Havens & Offshores: Public Registries & Network Analysis Can Mitigate Jurisdictional Challenges to KYC & Investigations

Read here: https://sayari.com/blog/tax-havens-offshores-public-registries-network-analysis-can-mitigate-jurisdictional-challenges-to-kyc-investigations

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Baker Hughes discloses SEC probe over projects affected by U.S. sanctions

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-baker-hughes-sec-probe/baker-hughes-discloses-sec-probe-over-projects-affected-by-us-sanctions-idUSKBN2AQ2UP

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UK: Budget to launch taskforce to crack down on Covid fraud

Read here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/budget-rishi-sunak-coronavirus-fraud-b1808422.html

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Enhancing National Security by Reimagining FinCEN

Read here: https://gfintegrity.org/report/enhancing-national-security-by-reimagining-fincen/

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Op Venetic: Drugs boss faces seven years in prison following an Organised Crime Partnership operation

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/op-venetic-drugs-boss-faces-seven-years-in-prison-following-an-organised-crime-partnership-operation

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Corporate Criminal Liability: Incomplete Legislation Inadequate Enforcement Serious Lack of Transparency

Read here: https://transparency.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Corporate_Criminal_Liability_Report.pdf

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Whistleblowers Report Death Threats over DRC Bank Fraud Revelation

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13958-whistleblowers-report-death-threats-over-drc-bank-fraud-revelation

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Revolut asks user if she is related to former county councillor

Read here: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/consumer/revolut-asks-user-if-she-is-related-to-former-county-councillor-1.4494032

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Former IMF chief Rato to stand trial in Spain on corruption charges

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/spain-court-rato/former-imf-chief-rato-to-stand-trial-in-spain-on-corruption-charges-idUSL5N2KZ4ZF

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You Can’t Launder Bitcoins!

Read here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbirch/2021/02/28/you-cant-launder-bitcoins/

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Swiss-based firms spend tens of millions lobbying Brussels

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-based-firms-spend-tens-of-millions-lobbying-brussels/46407832

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Revealing the dubious links of an Australian company in troubled Myanmar

Read here: https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/revealing-the-dubious-links-of-an-australian-company-in-troubled-myanmar-20210225-p575x0.html

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UK: Italian jailed for NHS bomb threats

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/italian-jailed-for-nhs-bomb-threats

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Deepfake videos of Tom Cruise show the technology’s threat to society is very real

Read here: https://www.inputmag.com/tech/deepfake-videos-of-tom-cruise-show-just-fast-its-improving

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Drug traffickers jailed for importing £32m cocaine haul hidden in yams

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/drug-traffickers-jailed-for-importing-32m-cocaine-haul-hidden-in-yams

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British American Tobacco Fights Dirty In West Africa

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/loosetobacco/british-american-tobacco-fights-dirty-in-west-africa

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The Kalifa Review of UK FinTech: Independent report on the UK Fintech sector by Ron Kalifa OBE

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-kalifa-review-of-uk-fintech

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Latin America’s Bustling Trade in Seahorses to China

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/latin-americas-bustling-trade-in-seahorses-to-china/

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Agent Posing as Sex Worker Nabs Drug Boss with FARC Ties

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3g9zb/dea-agent-posing-as-sex-worker-nabs-drug-boss-with-farc-ties

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Ransomware gang hacks Ecuador’s largest private bank, Ministry of Finance

Read here: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-hacks-ecuadors-largest-private-bank-ministry-of-finance/

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Old guard Swiss banks tackle money laundering with blockchain

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/old-guard-swiss-banks-tackle-money-laundering-with-blockchain/46396208

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Shifting Cocaine Routes Turn U.S. Ally Paraguay Into Main Transit Country

Read here: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2021/02/26/cocaine-routes-paraguay-transit-country/

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FIFA aborts Beckenbauer bribery prosecution

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/fifa-aborts-beckenbauer-bribery-prosecution/46403190

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Australia’s Crown Resorts director quits over ties to billionaire shareholder

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crown-resorts-management-idUSKCN2AS0QM

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