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‘Serious blow’: Judges rule Serious Fraud Office powers to investigate foreign companies are limited

Read here: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/serious-fraud-office-supreme-court-ruling-b918762.html

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Prosecutors Launch Preliminary Investigation into Italian Mafia Activity in Albania

Read here: https://exit.al/en/2021/02/04/prosecutors-launch-preliminary-investigation-into-italian-mafia-activity-in-albania/

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UK’s gambling black market has doubled since 2018: PwC

Read here: https://www.cityam.com/pwc-report-shows-british-black-market-gambling-doubled-since-2018/

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Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA): New areas of practice and legalised cannabis present AML risks

Read here: https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/sra-new-areas-of-practice-and-legalised-cannabis-present-aml-risks

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Switzerland to return $266 million in illegal commissions to Taiwan

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland-to-return–266-million-in-illegal-commissions-to-taiwan/46344338

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Icelandic Directors of Samherji-related Companies To Be Charged In Namibia’s Fishrot Scandal

Read here: https://www.icelandreview.com/business/icelandic-directors-of-samherji-related-companies-to-be-charged-in-namibias-fishrot-scandal/

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Banking secrecy remains a business model for Swiss banks

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/banking-secrecy-remains-a-business-model-for-swiss-banks/46335412

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Nigeria’s Central Bank Orders Banks to Close Accounts of All Crypto Users

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/nigerias-central-bank-orders-banks-to-close-accounts-of-all-crypto-users

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Credit Suisse executives turned blind eye to fraud, report says

Read here: https://citywire.ch/news/credit-suisse-executives-turned-blind-eye-to-fraud-report-says/a1460870

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Free ports – or sleaze ports? Rishi Sunak’s dream of tax-free zones about to become reality

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/feb/04/free-ports-or-sleaze-ports-rishi-sunaks-dream-of-tax-free-zones-about-to-become-reality

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Hackers Are Trying to Mine Crypto Using Russian Government Servers, Expert Says

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/hackers-are-trying-to-mine-crypto-using-russian-government-servers-expert-says

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Founder Of $90 Million Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Charged With Securities Fraud And Pleads Guilty In Federal Court

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/founder-90-million-cryptocurrency-hedge-fund-charged-securities-fraud-and-pleads-guilty

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Beny Steinmetz case shows how hard it is to prove corruption

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/beny-steinmetz-case-shows-how-hard-it-is-to-prove-corruption/46347476

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Museum of the Bible Returns Looted Artifacts to Egypt and Iraq

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13803-museum-of-the-bible-returns-looted-artifacts-to-egypt-and-iraq

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Panorama: BBC team threatened following Boxing and the Mob programme

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55956375

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How billionaire Robert Smith avoided indictment in a multimillion-dollar tax case

Read here: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/how-billionaire-robert-smith-avoided-indictment-in-a-multimillion-dollar-tax-case-1.1558299

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Coronavirus loan rule breach by Clydesdale blocked by regulator

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-loan-rule-breach-by-clydesdale-blocked-by-regulator-12209362

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Serbian Police Arrest 17 Suspected Members of a Mafia Group

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13804-serbian-police-arrest-17-suspected-members-of-a-mafia-group

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U.S. and Serbia Law Enforcement Cooperate to Fight International Fraud and Money Laundering

Read here: https://rs.usembassy.gov/u-s-and-serbia-law-enforcement-cooperate-to-fight-international-fraud-and-money-laundering/

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Hedge Funds Risk Biden-Era End to Money-Laundering Loophole

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-05/hedge-funds-risk-biden-era-closing-of-money-laundering-loophole

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EU parliament snubs anti-corruption researchers

Read here: https://euobserver.com/institutional/150832

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Pakistan: Ahead of FATF review, FBR asks jewellers to keep record of cash transactions

Read here: https://www.geo.tv/latest/333306-ahead-of-fatf-review-fbr-asks-jewellers-to-keep-record-of-cash-transactions-over-rs2m

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Tracking Illegal Horse Poaching With Satellite Imagery, Public Records, and Crowdsourcing

Read here: https://www.skopenow.com/news/tracking-illegal-horse-poaching-with-satellite-imagery-public-records-and-crowdsourcing

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South Africa: SARS Customs Make A Massive Rhino Horn Bust Worth R53-Million

Read here: https://www.sars.gov.za/Media/MediaReleases/Pages/4-February-2021-SARS-Customs-make-a-massive-rhino-horn-bust-worth-R53-million.aspx

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Judge issues arrest warrant for ExxonMobil Nigeria chief

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/2/3/nigerian-judge-issues-arrest-warrant-for-exxon-chief

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“I was scammed out of my life savings”: What a millennial fraud victim wants you to know

Read here: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a35139323/scam-fraud-victim-young-millennial/

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Declare Interests. Manage Conflicts. Protect The NHS.

Read here: https://www.transparency.org.uk/publications/declare-interests-manage-conflicts-protect-nhs

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Blockchain Analysis Shows Connections Between Four of 2020’s Biggest Ransomware Strains

Read here: https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/ransomware-connections-maze-egregor-suncrypt-doppelpaymer

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Discord Scammers Lure Users to Fake Exchange With Promise of Free Bitcoin

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/discord-scammers-lure-users-to-fake-exchange-with-promise-of-free-bitcoin

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Why $500k Donation to Right-Wing Causes Does Not Signify Return of ‘Bitcoin Fairy’

Read here: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2021/02/03/why-500k-donation-to-right-wing-causes-does-not-signify-return-of-bitcoin-fairy/

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Latest Ethereum Craze Hashmasks Sells 16,000 NFTs for $9 Million

Read here: https://decrypt.co/56450/latest-ethereum-craze-hashmasks-sells-16000-nfts-for-9-million

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FinCEN Statement on Financial Crimes Tech Symposium

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-statement-financial-crimes-tech-symposium

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Public Records And Network Analytics Enhance Investigations for More Useful SAR Narratives

Read here: https://sayari.com/blog/public-records-and-network-analytics-enhance-investigations-for-more-useful-sar-narratives

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Sydney man accused of trying to broker North Korea missile sales spoke of connection to Kim Jong-un, court told

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/feb/03/sydney-man-accused-of-trying-to-broker-north-korea-missile-sales-spoke-of-connection-to-kim-jong-un-court-told

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Georgia Man Arrested for Multi-Million Dollar Conspiracy to Launder Romance Scam Proceeds

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/georgia-man-arrested-multi-million-dollar-conspiracy-launder-romance-scam-proceeds

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German watchdog orders Goldman Sachs to comply with money laundering rules

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/goldman-sachs-regulator/update-1-german-watchdog-orders-goldman-sachs-to-comply-with-money-laundering-rules-idUSL8N2KA584

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After seven years, Brazil shuts down Car Wash anti-corruption squad

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption/after-seven-years-brazil-shuts-down-car-wash-anti-corruption-squad-idUSKBN2A4068

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Princeton University resolves allegations of export law violations…related to strains and recombinants of animal pathogens from United States to overseas

Read here: https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/documents/about-bis/newsroom/press-releases/2716-princeton-university-press-release-final-updated-2021-02-02/file

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Sweden Upholds Telia Acquittals in Karimova Scandal

Read here:https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13796-sweden-upholds-telia-acquittals-in-karimova-scandal

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