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FBI Cautions Public to Beware of Romance Scammers Looking to Empty Your Bank Accounts

Read here: https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/elpaso/news/press-releases/fbi-cautions-public-to-beware-of-romance-scammers-looking-to-empty-your-bank-accounts

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Two Men Charged in Multi-million Dollar Darknet Drug Distribution Conspiracy

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-men-charged-multi-million-dollar-darknet-drug-distribution-conspiracy

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Cartel Money Launderer Sentenced to 96 Months in Federal Prison

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdva/pr/cartel-money-launderer-sentenced-96-months-federal-prison

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Irish Family-Based Gang Targeted In Probe Into €4 Million Laundering

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/irish-family-based-gang-targeted-in-probe-€4-million-laundering

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Spain: The European Base for Latin American Organized Crime

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/investigations/spain-european-base-latin-american-organized-crime/

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Europe’s new AML rules will include provisions to report on crypto-to-crypto transactions for the first time, blocking money laundering gateway

Read here: https://amlintelligence.com/2021/02/exclusive-europes-new-aml-rules-will-include-provisions-to-report-on-crypto-to-crypto-transactions-for-the-first-time-blocking-money-laundering-gateway/

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Man Purchased Lamborghini After Receiving $3.9 Million in PPP Loans

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-purchased-lamborghini-after-receiving-39-million-ppp-loans

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Former Braskem CEO in Talks to Settle Bribery Charges

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-braskem-ceo-in-talks-to-settle-bribery-charges-11613073500

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Cyprus: Outgoing sports watchdog chairman blamed for failure to clean up sports

Read here: https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/02/10/outgoing-sports-watchdog-chairman-blamed-for-failure-to-clean-up-sports

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Kyrgyzstan’s Grand Mufti Detained Amid Corruption Scandal

Read here: https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-grand-mufti-detained-corruption-scandal/31097331.html

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British financial firms using letterbox companies to sneak into EU, says Michel Barnier

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/02/11/british-financial-firms-using-letterbox-companies-sneak-eu-says/

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Austrian prosecutors search finance minister’s home in bribery probe

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/austria-politics-minister/update-2-austrian-prosecutors-raid-finance-ministers-home-in-bribery-probe-idUSL1N2KH13O

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Major VAT scam with memory cards halted in the Netherlands

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/major-vat-scam-memory-cards-halted-netherlands

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Love is in the air.. Or is it?

Read here: https://www.fintrail.co.uk/news/2021/2/11/love-is-in-the-air-or-is-it

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Hong Kong Firm Cancels Contract with Myanmar Military After OCCRP Investigation

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/37-ccblog/ccblog/13827-hong-kong-firm-cancels-contract-with-myanmar-military-after-occrp-investigation

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Unexplained Wealth Orders in the UK: What Will This Year Bring?

Read here: https://rusi.org/commentary/unexplained-wealth-orders-uk-what-will-year-bring

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Two arrested after £12 million cocaine and heroin seizure

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/two-arrested-after-12-million-cocaine-and-heroin-seizure

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270 Service Deposit Addresses Drive 55% of Money Laundering in Cryptocurrency

Read here: https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/cryptocurrency-money-laundering-2021

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United States Targets Leaders of Burma’s Military Coup Under New Executive Order

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0024

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Why Mastercard is bringing crypto onto its network

Read here: https://www.mastercard.com/news/perspectives/2021/why-mastercard-is-bringing-crypto-onto-our-network/

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Top Mexico Tax Official Fired for Permitting Money Laundering

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/senior-mexico-tax-official-fired-money-laundering/

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BNY Mellon to offer bitcoin services, a validation of crypto from a key bank in the financial system

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/11/bny-mellon-to-offer-bitcoin-services-a-validation-of-crypto-from-a-key-bank-in-the-financial-system.html

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Bronx, New York, Woman Arrested for Fraudulently Obtaining over $200,000 Worth of iPhones

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/bronx-new-york-woman-arrested-fraudulently-obtaining-over-200000-worth-iphones

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Investigation: Dutch, Japanese pension funds pay for Amazon deforestation

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2021/02/investigation-dutch-japanese-pension-funds-pay-for-amazon-deforestation/

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U.S. court clears way for extradition to Japan of Ghosn’s accused escape plotters

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/u-s–court-clears-way-for-extradition-to-japan-of-ghosn-s-accused-escape-plotters/46364828

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Scandal in Spain’s Marbella as Mayor’s husband, step-son and bodyguard under investigation for money laundering and drug trafficking

Read here: https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2021/02/11/scandal-in-spains-marbella-as-mayors-husband-step-son-and-bodyguard-under-investigated-for-money-laundering-and-drug-trafficking/

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Man Sentenced for Operating Multi-Million Dollar International Money Laundering Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-sentenced-operating-multi-million-dollar-international-money-laundering-scheme

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New BIS Guidance Calls for Enhanced Due Diligence of Military End Users in China

Read here: https://sayari.com/blog/new-bis-guidance-calls-for-enhanced-due-diligence-of-military-end-users-in-china/

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UK: Government sets out new plans to help build trust in use of digital identities

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-sets-out-new-plans-to-help-build-trust-in-use-of-digital-identities

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Owner Of Consumer Electronics Wholesale Business Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Operating An Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/owner-consumer-electronics-wholesale-business-pleads-guilty-conspiracy-operating

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Garuda Indonesia terminates lease for 12 Bombardier aircraft amid bribery probe

Read here: https://financialpost.com/transportation/airlines/garuda-indonesia-terminates-lease-for-12-bombardier-aircraft-amid-bribery-probe

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Organized Crime Sweep Rattles Slovakia’s Elite

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-10/organized-crime-sweep-rattles-slovakia-s-elite?sref=ldCf194q

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Ten Hackers Arrested For String Of Sim-Swapping Attacks Against Celebrities

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/ten-hackers-arrested-for-string-of-sim-swapping-attacks-against-celebrities

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Cartel Economics

Read here: https://www.riskscreen.com/kyc360/news/cartel-economics/

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Italian police intercept cocaine worth £228 million hidden in containers of coffee and meat

Read here: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/italian-police-intercept-cocaine-worth-£228-million-hidden-in-containers-of-coffee-and-meat/ar-BB1dzpq2

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Lazarus Group Pulled Off 2020’s Biggest Exchange Hack and Appears to be Exploring New Money Laundering Options

Read here: https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/lazarus-group-kucoin-exchange-hack

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Mexico’s Tourist Corridor: Dream Destination for Drug Traffickers

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/mexico-tourist-corridor-dream-destination-drug-traffickers/

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NSW watchdog calls for gaming cards to fight poker machine money laundering

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/feb/10/nsw-watchdog-calls-for-gaming-cards-to-fight-poker-machine-money-laundering

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