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West Africa: INTERPOL border operation nets 45 arrests, seizures worth millions

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2025/West-Africa-INTERPOL-border-operation-nets-45-arrests-seizures-worth-millions

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The vast and sophisticated global enterprise that is Scam Inc

Read here: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/02/06/the-vast-and-sophisticated-global-enterprise-that-is-scam-inc

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Faking It: Deepfake Porn Site’s Link to Tech Companies

Read here: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2025/01/28/deepfake-porn-sites-link-to-tech-companies/

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Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) Publishes Financial Services Threat Assessment Report

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ofsi-threat-assessment-reports Link to report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67ae21a9e270ceae39f9e1b7/OFSI_Financial_Services_Threat_Assessment_Report.pdf

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SARs IN ACTION: January 2025

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/739-sars-in-action-issue-30/file

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Steal, corrupt, kill: The evolving face of Transnational Organized Crime

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/steal-corrupt-kill-the-evolving-face-of-transnational-organized-crime/

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Trump halts enforcement of US law banning bribery of foreign officials

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/10/trump-order-foreign-bribery-act Fact Sheet: https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/02/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-restores-american-competitiveness-and-security-in-fcpa-enforcement/ Executive Order: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/pausing-foreign-corrupt-practices-act-enforcement-to-further-american-economic-and-national-security/

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Pfizer Agrees to Pay Nearly $60m to Resolve False Claims Allegations Relating to Improper Physician Payments by Subsidiary

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/pfizer-agrees-pay-nearly-60m-resolve-false-claims-allegations-relating-improper-physician

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New UK sanctions target Russian cybercrime network

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-uk-sanctions-target-russian-cybercrime-network

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Campaign for Fairer Gambling (CFG) Reports Super Bowl Wagers Were to Hit $6.4 Billion, Illegal Operators Were Set to Dominate

Read here: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/cfg-reports-super-bowl-wagers-to-hit-6-4-billion-illegal-operators-set-to-dominate-843499322.html

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Casting a wider net: 3,500 authorities now linked via Europol

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/casting-wider-net-3-500-authorities-now-linked-europol

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Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI): 2024 Highlights and Insights

Read here: https://www.transparency.org/en/news/cpi-2024-highlights-insights-corruption-climate-crisis

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The first bribery trial ever to be held in the Isle of Man has been aborted

Read here: https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/the-first-bribery-trial-ever-to-be-held-in-the-isle-of-man-has-been-aborted-762344

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Additional evidence filed against Booking.com for profiting from illegal settlements

Read here: https://www.somo.nl/additional-evidence-filed-against-booking-com-for-profiting-from-illegal-settlements/

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Behavioral analytics could’ve detected and prevented Evergrande fraud

Read here: https://www.fraud-magazine.com/article.aspx?id=4295024317

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Croatia: Investigation launched against two individuals and one company suspected of subsidy fraud

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/croatia-investigation-launched-against-two-individuals-and-one-company-suspected-subsidy

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SEC, FBI, DOJ join forces to bust crypto fraudsters and more

Read here: https://www.fraud-magazine.com/article.aspx?id=4295024312

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Starmer’s Chagos giveaway under fire as deal mastermind interrogated in money-laundering probe

Read here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/starmer-chagos-giveaway-under-fire-210000216.html

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Industry warning notice: Licensed gambling software appearing on illegal market

Read here: https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news/article/industry-warning-notice-licenced-software-appearing-on-illegal-market/

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Rising Crime Fears Surround Thailand’s $3 Billion Gamble

Read here: https://www.thailand-business-news.com/crime/190546-thailands-3-billion-gamble-crime-concerns-grow

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Website operators who promised fraudsters instant profit if they subscribed to illegal service are sentenced

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/website-operators-who-promised-fraudsters-instant-profit-if-they-subscribed-to-illegal-service-are-sentenced

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Vietnam crushes largest-ever money laundering ring linked to online gaming

Read here: https://agbrief.com/news/vietnam/24/01/2025/vietnam-crushes-largest-ever-money-laundering-ring-linked-to-online-gaming/

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Law enforcement takes down two largest cybercrime forums in the world

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/law-enforcement-takes-down-two-largest-cybercrime-forums-in-world

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Financial institutions and law enforcement enhance their cooperation

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/financial-institutions-and-law-enforcement-enhance-their-cooperation Guide page: https://www.europol.europa.eu/publications-events/publications/efippp-practical-guide-for-operational-cooperation-between-investigative-authorities-and-financial-institutions Guide: https://www.europol.europa.eu/cms/sites/default/files/documents/EFIPPP_Practical_Guide.pdf

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No stone left unturned: 7.2 tonnes of cocaine and EUR 6 million seized in large drug sting

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/no-stone-left-unturned-72-tonnes-of-cocaine-and-eur-6-million-seized-in-large-drug-sting

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US Ex-Senator Convicted of Bribery, Acting as Foreign Agent

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/us-ex-senator-convicted-of-bribery-acting-as-foreign-agent

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Russian oligarch and politician retained stake in SpaceX for 4 years under US sanctions

Read here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-oligarch-politician-retained-stake-093023518.html

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Justice Department Announces Seizure of Cybercrime Websites Selling Hacking Tools to Transnational Organized Crime Groups

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-seizure-cybercrime-websites-selling-hacking-tools-transnational

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Uncovering a Kazakh oligarch’s Spanish idyll

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/caspian-cabals/uncovering-a-kazakh-oligarchs-spanish-idyll/

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Sanctioned Russian Firms Sold $2B Air Defense System to Saudi Arabia, Leaked Documents Show

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/scoop/sanctioned-russian-firms-sold-2b-air-defense-system-to-saudi-arabia-leaked-documents-show

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Georgian billionaire threatens to sue Julius Bär bank

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/banking-fintech/georgian-billionaire-ivanichvili-wants-to-sue-julius-baer/88772956

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Ledger co-founder kidnapped and freed in France

Read here: https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/ledger-cofounder-david-balland-and-wife-kidnapped-in-france/

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Italy: EPPO seizes €5 million in VAT fraud investigation involving fuels

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/italy-eppo-seizes-eu5-million-vat-fraud-investigation-involving-fuels

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37 terror suspects arrested in East African operation

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/en/News-and-Events/News/2025/37-terror-suspects-arrested-in-East-African-operation

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Europol warns consumers to be mindful about fake medicines offered online

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-warns-consumers-to-be-mindful-about-fake-medicines-offered-online

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UK: New blocking requirements to protect consumers from scam calls from abroad

Read here: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-and-broadband/scam-calls-and-messages/new-blocking-requirements-to-protect-consumers-from-scam-calls-from-abroad/

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Criminals smuggling 1.5 billion untaxed cigarettes stopped

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/criminals-smuggling-15-billion-untaxed-cigarettes-stopped

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Iranian money-laundering tycoon back in headlines with crypto plans

Read here: https://www.iranintl.com/en/202501251911

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What would happen if the US military went after cartels on Mexican soil?

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/27/mexico-cartels-us-military

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