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Misuse of Containerized Maritime Shipping in the Global Trade of Counterfeits

Read here: http://www.oecd.org/gov/misuse-of-containerized-maritime-shipping-in-the-global-trade-of-counterfeits-e39d8939-en.htm

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Cyber fraudsters switching from big money scams to ‘silent stealing’

Read here: https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/uk/cyber-fraudsters-switching-from-big-money-scams-to-silent-stealing/

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Woman loses $340K in wire transfer scam – alleges 4 banks did little to stop it

Read here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/wire-transfer-fraud-1.5917139

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China Hijacked an NSA Hacking Tool in 2014 – and Used It for Years

Read here: https://www.wired.com/story/china-nsa-hacking-tool-epme-hijack/

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Mexican President Confirms Discovery of ‘Experimental’ Cartel Coca Field

Read here: https://www.breitbart.com/border/2021/02/18/mexican-president-confirms-discovery-of-experimental-cartel-coca-field/

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Nigerian Influencer Ramon ‘Hushpuppi’ Abbas Laundered Funds For North Korean Hackers, Says U.S. Department Of Justice

Read here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddawkins/2021/02/19/nigerian-influencer-ramon-hushpuppi-abbas-laundered-funds-for-north-korean-hackers-says-us-department-of-justice/

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Gold exports ‘more attractive than cocaine’ to Colombia’s criminal gangs, research finds

Read here: https://www.gtreview.com/news/americas/gold-exports-more-attractive-than-cocaine-to-colombias-criminal-gangs-research-finds/

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Hide and Seek: How Drug Traffickers Get Creative at Sea

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/hide-and-seek-drug-traffickers-creative-at-sea/

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2.3 tonnes of cocaine seized before reaching UK streets

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/2-3-tonnes-of-cocaine-seized-before-reaching-uk-streets

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How Libya’s multibillion-dollar trade finance scheme risks defrauding the country via London banks

Read here: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/natural-resource-governance/discredited/

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‘Silk Road’ Review: Intriguing but Undercooked Drama About the Dark-Web Drug Site

Read here: https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/silk-road-review-nick-robinson-jason-clarke-1234910979/

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Greece: New tills to beat tax evasion

Read here: https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1155490/new-tills-to-beat-tax-evasion/

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Madrid Dismantles Contract Killing, Money Laundering Network

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/spanish-connection-madrid-role-transnational-organized-crime/

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New York City tax agency subpoenaed in Trump criminal probe

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-investigation-subpoena-excl-idUSKBN2AK037

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UK fintechs seek ‘cure for Brexit’ in Lithuania

Read here: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210221-uk-fintechs-seek-cure-for-brexit-in-lithuania

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What has former 14K triad boss ‘Broken Tooth’ Wan Kuok-koi been up to since leaving prison?

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3122201/what-has-former-14k-triad-boss-broken-tooth-wan

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The Gold Standard: Addressing Illicit Financial Flows in the Colombian Gold Sector through Greater Transparency

Read here: https://gfintegrity.org/report/the-gold-standard-addressing-illicit-financial-flows-in-the-colombian-gold-sector-through-greater-transparency/

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Cambodian Elite Park Millions in Australia

Read here: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/special/hunsen-family/australia2.html

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Asian drug lords likely producing precursor chemicals in Golden Triangle

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-asia-drugs-idUSKBN2AC0KF

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Cutters Interdict 3 Suspected Smuggling Vessels, $156M of Cocaine in Eastern Pacific

Read here: https://seapowermagazine.org/cutters-interdict-3-suspected-smuggling-vessels-156m-of-cocaine-in-eastern-pacific/

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New Hack Lets Attackers Bypass MasterCard PIN by Using Them As Visa Card

Read here: https://thehackernews.com/2021/02/new-hack-lets-attackers-bypass.html?m=1

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New doubt over fishermen’s cocaine smuggling convictions

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/law/2021/feb/21/new-doubt-over-fishermens-cocaine-smuggling-convictions

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EU’s Updated Tax Haven Blacklist Draws Criticism

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13892-eu-s-updated-tax-haven-blacklist-draws-criticism

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Cocaine: Colombia weighs a new aerial war on drugs

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/03b032e9-a745-4ea5-a718-13d86fe6fec0

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The sacking Westpac doesn’t want you to know about

Read here: https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/the-sacking-westpac-doesn-t-want-you-to-know-about-20210221-p574d4

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Poor bankers: tech giants steal the show as pantomime villains

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/poor-bankers-tech-giants-steal-the-show-as-pantomime-villains-7t9qdcfvf

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Drugs seized as evidence in police investigations going missing almost once a fortnight

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/20/drugs-seized-evidence-police-investigations-going-missing-almost/

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That’s Not Frosted Flakes: Cincinnati CBP Snares 44 Pounds of Cocaine-Soaked Cereal

Read here: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/s-not-frosted-flakes-cincinnati-cbp-snares-44-pounds-cocaine-soaked

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‘Sturgeon general’: Wisconsin state biologist charged with caviar scam

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/12/sturgeon-wisconsin-state-biologist-caviar-scam

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Investigation: Criminality Thrives in Botswana’s Donkey Skin Trade

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13902-investigation-criminality-thrives-in-botswana-s-donkey-skin-trade

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HSBC fraud helpline’s 20-hour wait ‘disgraceful’

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56128679

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Anti-Money Laundering: Commission urges Germany, Portugal and Romania to correctly transpose the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive

Read here: https://www.actmedia.eu/daily/anti-money-laundering-commission-urges-germany-portugal-and-romania-to-correctly-transpose-the-4thanti-money-laundering-directive/90971

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IAEA found uranium traces at two sites Iran barred it from, sources say

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-iaea-idUSKBN2AJ269

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Police Dismantle Criminal Network Linked To International VAT Fraud Trading Vegetable Oil

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/police-dismantle-criminal-network-linked-to-international-vat-fraud-trading-vegetable-oil

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Two tourists arrested after trying to bribe their way out of Hawaii quarantine

Read here: https://www.sfgate.com/hawaii/article/two-Hawaii-tourists-arrested-after-bribe-attempt-15961186.php

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UK: Matt Hancock acted unlawfully by failing to publish Covid contracts

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/feb/19/matt-hancock-acted-unlawfully-failing-publish-covid-contracts-high-court

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Abalone kingpin’s 18-year sentence welcomed by state

Read here: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-02-18-abalone-kingpins-18-year-sentence-welcomed-by-state/

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Leon Cullen extradited to the UK from United Arab Emirates

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/leon-cullen-extradited-to-the-uk-from-united-arab-emirates

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Actinver fined for not tailoring AML procedures to its Forex business

Read here: https://fxnewsgroup.com/forex-news/regulatory/actinver-fined-for-not-tailoring-aml-procedures-to-its-forex-business/

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FCA commences criminal proceedings against brothers for insider dealing and fraud

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-commences-criminal-proceedings-against-brothers-insider-dealing-and-fraud

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