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Inaugural AML supervisory report and Risk Appetite statement published

Read here: https://www.lawscot.org.uk/news-and-events/law-society-news/inaugural-aml-supervisory-report-and-risk-appetite-statement-published/

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‘We just want to play’: Iran gamers battle reality of US sanctions

Read here: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210217-we-just-want-to-play-iran-gamers-battle-reality-of-us-sanctions

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Mexican President Wants Full Report on Riviera Maya Gang

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13900-mexican-president-wants-full-report-on-riviera-maya-gang

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Florida Horseman Lichoa Receives Three-Month Jail Sentence On Money Laundering Charge

Read here: https://www.paulickreport.com/news/the-biz/report-florida-horseman-lichoa-receives-three-month-jail-sentence-on-money-laundering-charge/

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‘Evil VASP’ Simulation Preps Crypto Exchanges for FATF Travel Rule

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/evil-vasp-simulation-preps-crypto-exchanges-for-fatf-travel-rule

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UK sanctions Myanmar military generals for serious human rights violations

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-sanctions-myanmar-military-generals-for-serious-human-rights-violations

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Downstream Holdings of China’s HNA Group Vulnerable After Multi-Billion Dollar Embezzlement Scandal

Read here: https://sayari.com/blog/downstream-holdings-of-chinas-hna-group-vulnerable-after-multi-billion-dollar-embezzlement-scandal/

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Hacked chats expose questionable methods used by Swiss and Brazilian prosecutors

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/hacked-chats-expose-questionable-cooperation-between-swiss-and-brazilian-prosecutors/46371446

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The Kent criminals including drug dealers, gun runners and money launderers subjects to National Crime Agency orders

Read here: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/kents-serious-crooks-subject-to-crippling-crime-orders-242739/

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Europol And The World Anti-Doping Agency To Tackle Doping Together

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/europol-and-world-anti-doping-agency-to-tackle-doping-together

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Swiss prosecutors appeal acquittal of ex-FIFA executive, Qatari businessman in media rights bribery case

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-soccer-trial/swiss-prosecutors-appeal-acquittal-of-ex-fifa-executive-qatari-businessman-in-media-rights-bribery-case-idUSKBN2AH21M

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Estonia: Prime minister to scrap controversial US lawyer deal [Danske Bank case]

Read here: https://news.err.ee/1608112840/portal-prime-minister-to-scrap-controversial-us-lawyer-deal

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UK Sanctions Policy: A Progress Report

Read here: https://rusi.org/commentary/uk-sanctions-policy-progress-report

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New Technologies but Old Methods in Terrorism Financing

Read here: https://www.projectcraaft.eu/research-briefings/new-technologies-but-old-methods-in-terrorism-financing

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UK degree fraud: 85 fake university websites taken down in five years

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/feb/18/uk-degree-85-fake-university-websites-taken-down-in-five-years

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Hong Kong man accused of selling 1 tonne of gold bars of unknown source for HK$340 million charged with money laundering

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3122249/hong-kong-man-accused-selling-1-tonne-gold-bars

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‘Inside man’ suspect in €1.1m bank fraud to be re-arrested

Read here: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/inside-man-suspect-in-11m-bank-fraud-to-be-re-arrested-40100597.html

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Someone in a UK government-funded agency spent a huge amount of money on luxury chocolate right before Christmas and now there is an investigation

Read here: https://www.businessinsider.com/uk-ico-spent-thousands-at-hotel-chocolat-2021-2?r=US&IR=T

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Advocates push for US to embrace role as global anti-corruption champion

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/advocates-push-for-us-to-embrace-role-as-global-anti-corruption-champion/

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Industry Experts Say The FinCEN Files Investigation Will Help The Fight Against Global Corruption

Read here: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/fincen-files-impact-global-financial-crime

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Career Criminal Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Credit Card Fraud and Identity Theft Offenses

Read here: https://www.secretservice.gov/newsroom/releases/2021/02/career-criminal-sentenced-8-years-prison-credit-card-fraud-and-identity

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ANZ, Citi and Deutsche bankers face criminal charges in cartel case

Read here: https://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/anz-citi-and-deutsche-bankers-face-criminal-charges-in-cartel-case-20210216-p572x4.html

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US animal health company discloses potential breaches of Iran sanctions

Read here: https://www.europeansanctions.com/2021/02/us-animal-health-company-discloses-potential-breaches-of-iran-sanctions/

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Cisco Systems Discloses Possible Embezzlement Scheme at Its China Operations

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/cisco-systems-discloses-possible-embezzlement-scheme-at-its-china-operations-11613582434

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Paris: A clandestine gold foundry discovered by the police [translated from French]

Read here: https://www.lepoint.fr/faits-divers/paris-une-fonderie-d-or-clandestine-decouverte-par-la-police-18-02-2021-2414573_2627.php

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Anti-fraud Santander bank worker jailed for customer con

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-56096251

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JFSC fines firms £700,000 for breaching anti-money-laundering rules

Read here: https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2021/02/17/jfsc-fines-firms-700000-for-breaching-anti-money-laundering-rules/

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The Uniting For Wildlife Webinar Series

Read here: https://focusedconservation.org/webinar-series/

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Three North Korean Military Hackers Indicted in Wide-Ranging Scheme to Commit Cyberattacks and Financial Crimes Across the Globe

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/three-north-korean-military-hackers-indicted-wide-ranging-scheme-commit-cyberattacks-and

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Time for a real reform to stop tax havens escaping the EU blacklist

Read here: https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/time-real-reform-stop-tax-havens-escaping-eu-blacklist

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Austrian authorities allege ex-IDF intel officer ‘mastermind’ behind €200m scam

Read here: https://www.timesofisrael.com/austrian-authorities-allege-ex-idf-intel-officer-mastermind-behind-e200m-scam/

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Tirana Mayor Downplays Investigation into ‘Ndrangheta Ties

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13889-tirana-mayor-downplays-investigation-into-ndrangheta-ties

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U.S. court dismisses case against Turkey’s Halkbank by victims of Iran-linked attacks

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2AH0HC

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HMRC denies misleading MPs over tax avoidance by its contractors

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/feb/17/hmrc-denies-misleading-mps-over-tax-avoidance-by-its-contractors

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Former City Worker Jailed for Supplying £6 million Worth of Cocaine

Read here: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/02/16/former-city-worker-jailed-for-supplying-6-million-worth-of-cocaine/

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Iranian Disinformation Organizations Coordinate Global Activities

Read here: https://brief.kharon.com/updates/iranian-disinformation-organizations-coordinate-global-activities

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In Serbia, State’s Ties to Crime Become Hard to Miss

Read here: https://balkaninsight.com/2021/02/16/in-serbia-states-ties-to-crime-become-hard-to-miss/

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Italian Mafias Operate as One Syndicate

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13888-italian-mafias-operate-as-one-syndicate

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