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Revealed: Cummings’ role in handing Covid contract to firm run by ‘friends’

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/15/revealed-cummings-role-handing-covid-contract-firm-run-by-friends

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Saudi authorities break up money, gold laundering gang

Read here: https://www.arabnews.com/node/1809196/saudi-arabia

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COVID-19 Chiefs Of Police Working Group Meets To Talk Pandemic And Fighting Crime Threats

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/covid-19-chiefs-of-police-working-group-meets-to-talk-pandemic-and-fighting-crime-threats

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One Party, Many Crimes: The Case of Honduras’ National Party

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/investigations/one-party-many-crimes-honduras-national-party/

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‘Red flags’ over market abuse rise at asset managers during lockdowns

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/d673e643-1f05-4071-af6e-f4089ed6bb3b

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Three arrested as gardaí seize €211,755 in cash in Dublin

Read here: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtandcrime/arid-40226402.html

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Whistleblower warns NSW gambling card at risk due to industry’s ‘massive’ lobbying power

Read here:https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/feb/15/whistleblower-warns-nsw-gambling-card-at-risk-due-to-industrys-massive-lobbying-power

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Nelson Mandela’s state funeral ‘was hijacked to launder cash’

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nelson-mandelas-state-funeral-was-hijacked-to-launder-cash-r3ph5p7kk

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Philippines: New anti-money laundering rules to focus on riskier institutions

Read here: https://business.inquirer.net/317626/new-antimoney-laundering-rules-to-focus-on-riskier-institutions

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Australia: Hidden political donations hit record high

Read here: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/hidden-political-donations-hit-record-high-20210214-p572c8.html

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Jacob Zuma faces jail after failing to appear at anti-corruption inquiry

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/15/jacob-zuma-faces-jail-failing-appear-anti-corruption-inquiry

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‘Regular fishing trips’: WA chief casino officer stood aside over close contacts to Crown bosses

Read here: https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/regular-fishing-trips-wa-chief-casino-officer-stood-aside-over-close-contacts-to-crown-bosses-20210214-p572e8.html

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Victims to testify in Swiss war crimes trial of Liberian rebel commander

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/victims-to-testify-in-swiss-war-crimes-trial-of-liberian-rebel-commander/46371906

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HMRC reduces checks on online sellers despite VAT fraud risk

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/ed4aa529-b033-422a-8d3d-0583ad209ed0

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Brother of powerful Cuban general moves like a phantom in embargo-evading offshore world

Read here: https://www.miamiherald.com/article248950104.html

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A Ukrainian tanker mystery continues – and leads back to the UK

Read here: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/odr/ukrainian-tanker-mystery-delfi-odesa/

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Former FBI Officials Tapped For Amazon’s Growing Security Apparatus

Read here: https://theintercept.com/2021/02/11/amazon-jobs-security-fbi/

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Mars, Nestlé and Hershey to face child slavery lawsuit in US

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/feb/12/mars-nestle-and-hershey-to-face-landmark-child-slavery-lawsuit-in-us

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Why the arrest of one of Asia’s most-wanted fugitives may fail to impact the region’s war on drugs

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/11/opinions/tse-chi-lop-arrest-aftermath-intl-hnk/index.html

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Turks and Caicos: Corruption trial judge dies. Five-year long case now in limbo

Read here: https://tcweeklynews.com/corruption-trial-judge-dies-fiveyear-long-case-now-in-limbo-p11346-127.htm

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Police issue warning about dangerous new orange and pink fentanyl

Read here: https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/mobile/police-issue-warning-about-dangerous-new-orange-and-pink-fentanyl-1.5305656

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A $37 Million DeFi Heist Cost Attackers Just $15,000 in Transaction Fees

Read here: https://decrypt.co/57660/a-37-million-defi-heist-cost-attackers-just-15000-in-transaction-fees

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Hong Kong Plans Money Flow Scrutiny of Chinese Officials

Read here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/hong-kong-plans-money-flow-scrutiny-of-chinese-officials/ar-BB1dF8zY  

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UN human rights expert urges to lift unilateral sanctions against Venezuela

Read here: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=26749&LangID=E

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Billions were stolen from unemployment coffers. Now, it’s creating a tax headache for victims

Read here: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/billions-were-stolen-unemployment-coffers-now-it-s-creating-tax-n1257258

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China and SWIFT Partner to Take Digital Currency Global

Read here: https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/voa-news-china/china-and-swift-partner-take-digital-currency-global

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Owners of Foreign Currency Exchange Investment Company Indicted for $129 Million Wire Fraud and Conspiracy

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-co/pr/owners-foreign-currency-exchange-investment-company-indicted-129-million-wire-fraud-and

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Supermicro spy chips, the sequel: It really, really happened, and with bad BIOS and more, insists Bloomberg

Read here: https://www.theregister.com/2021/02/12/supermicro_bloomberg_spying/

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Defendant in Refund Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/defendant-refund-fraud-scheme-sentenced-10-years-prison

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After hackers blackmailed their clients, Finnish therapy firm declares bankruptcy

Read here: https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/after-hackers-blackmailed-their-clients-finnish-therapy-firm-declares-bankruptcy-25313.html

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Will money laundering laws end art world’s culture of secrecy?

Read here: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210213-will-money-laundering-laws-end-art-world-s-culture-of-secrecy

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How billions in pandemic aid was swindled by con artists and crime syndicates

Read here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/how-billions-pandemic-aid-was-swindled-con-artists-crime-syndicates-n1257766

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Car wash owner jailed for money laundering

Read here: https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/car-wash-owner-jailed-for-money-laundering-20210212-p57230

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DEA says cartels are arming themselves with military grade weapons coming from the US

Read here: https://foxsanantonio.com/news/yami-investigates/dea-says-cartels-are-arming-themselves-with-military-grade-weapons-coming-from-the-us

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Mexican Executive to Pay $219m to Avoid Graft Trial

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13854-mexican-executive-to-pay-219m-to-avoid-graft-trial

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No money laundering in Samherji’s transactions with DNB

Read here: https://www.samherji.is/en/moya/news/no-money-laundering-in-samherjis-transactions-with-dnb

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Cambodia is turning the tide on looted statues, but some things cannot be returned

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/13/cambodia-looted-statues-ancient-khmer-objects

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The PSR (Payment Systems Regulator) plans to bolster protections in payments

Read here: https://www.psr.org.uk/news-updates/latest-news/news/the-psr-plans-to-bolster-protections-in-payments/

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Nicaragua business group warns of risks due to consumer protection law

Read here: https://www.bnamericas.com/en/analysis/nicaragua-business-group-warns-of-risks-due-to-consumer-protection-law

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New report highlights lack of awareness on modern slavery

Read here: https://www.cityam.com/new-report-highlights-lack-of-awareness-on-modern-slavery-in-fintechs/

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