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U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of Kenyan National For Large-Scale Trafficking Of Rhinoceros Horns And Elephant Ivory And Heroin Distribution

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/us-attorney-announces-extradition-kenyan-national-large-scale-trafficking-rhinoceros

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Two Arrested for Orchestrating Escape of Wirecard Exec Accused of Fraud

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/two-arrested-for-orchestrating-escape-of-wirecard-exec-accused-of-fraud

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Swedish Gangs Armed By Balkan Weapon Traffickers

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13716-swedish-gangs-armed-by-balkan-weapon-traffickers

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Italian Prosecution Investigation Shows Mafia Attempts to Launder Money in Albania

Read here: https://exit.al/en/2021/01/23/italian-prosecution-investigation-shows-mafia-attempts-to-launder-money-in-albania/

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SARs Reporter Booklet: January 2021

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/491-sars-reporter-booklet-january-2021/file

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UK officials struggle to persuade suspected modern slaves to accept help

Read here: https://news.trust.org/item/20210121184239-f17p7/

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Europol And EPPO (European Public Prosecutor’s Office) Establish Working Relationship

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/europol-and-eppo-establish-working-relationship

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China’s Digital Currency: Adding Financial Data to Digital Authoritarianism

Read here: https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/chinas-digital-currency

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Fraudster hacked into [email] accounts of Cornish businesses and changed bank info

Read here: https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/fraudster-hacked-accounts-cornish-businesses-4925411

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Russia cracks down on suspicious financial outflows from the country

Read here: https://www.rt.com/business/513523-russia-capital-outflows-law/

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Malaysia: College caught in money-laundering probe

Read here: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2021/01/25/college-caught-in-macau-scam-probe/

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USA: Shell Company Disclosure Exemptions Prompt Calls for Changes

Read here: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/shell-company-disclosure-exemptions-prompt-calls-for-changes

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Former police officer acquitted of libelling Spain’s spy chief

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/25/former-police-officer-aquitted-of-libelling-spains-spy-chief

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Deutsche Bank starts probe in relation to engagement with some clients

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-deutsche-bank-investment-banking-prob/deutsche-bank-starts-probe-in-relation-to-engagement-with-some-clients-idUSKBN29T0R8

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Inside Italy’s fight against money laundering and the innovative new methods used to stay ahead of the mafia’s use of technology to hide its dirty money

Read here: https://amlintelligence.com/2021/01/exclusive-inside-italys-fight-against-money-laundering/

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Top official warns of ‘disturbing’ amount of Russian money laundering in UK

Read here: https://www.cityam.com/top-official-warns-of-disturbing-amount-of-russian-money-laundering-in-uk/

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Swiss envoy, Lebanese FM holds talks amid central bank probe

Read here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/swiss-envoy-lebanese-fm-holds-talks-amid-central-bank-probe-swiss-bank-probe-matter-ambassador-b1792222.html

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Samsung’s Jay Y. Lee will not appeal jail term to Supreme Court

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-elec-heir-idUSKBN29U05L

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Mexico Warns Citizens of Fake COVID-19 Vaccines

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13715-mexico-warns-citizens-of-fake-covid-19-vaccines

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UN Officials Warn Staff Against Flying Pakistani Airlines

Read here: https://simpleflying.com/un-pakistani-airlines-warn-against/

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Fraud epidemic ‘is now national security threat’

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55769991

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Combating human trafficking: Trends and gaps in the corporate partnership landscape

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/combating-human-trafficking/

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Dutch police arrest alleged Asian drug syndicate kingpin

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-netherlands-australia-drugs-arrest/dutch-police-arrest-alleged-asian-drug-syndicate-kingpin-idUKKBN29T03L

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Latvian Disciplinary Cases Reveal Internal Battles Over AML Supervision

Read here: https://www.moneylaundering.com/news/exclusive-latvian-disciplinary-cases-reveal-internal-battles-over-aml-supervision/

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Gangs made B.C. casinos too dangerous to investigate for money laundering, inquiry hears

Read here: https://globalnews.ca/news/7593419/bc-casinos-too-dangerous-cullen-commission/

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Nearly 50 properties seized in action against money laundering in Italy and Spain

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/nearly-50-properties-seized-action-against-money-laundering-italy-and-spain

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Japan to use AI for customs procedures, stop drug smuggling

Read here: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/01/20/national/crime-legal/japan-ai-customs-procedures-stop-drug-smuggling/

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NYPD details its use of cryptocurrency transaction analysis in policy document

Read here: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/91556/nypd-cryptocurrency-blockchain-analysis-policy

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People Are Photoshopping COVID Test Results to Bypass Travel Restrictions

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy854a/people-are-photoshopping-covid-test-results-to-bypass-travel-restrictions

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Hong Kong: Police bust drug trafficking worth HK$4.3 million

Read here: https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/164087/Police-bust-drug-trafficking-worth-HK$4.3-million

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Iran’s Zarif calls on Biden to ‘unconditionally’ lift sanctions

Read here: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-javad-zarif-urges-joe-biden-unconditionally-lift-sanctions

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Arrests in £6m bounce back loan scam

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/arrests-in-6m-bounce-back-loan-scam

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Self-exiled former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui gives evidence of frozen HSBC accounts to British parliament

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3119043/self-exiled-former-hong-kong-lawmaker-ted-hui-gives

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Maduro sent letter to Iran’s leader accrediting U.S. fugitive

Read here: https://www.columbian.com/news/2021/jan/23/maduro-sent-letter-to-irans-leader-accrediting-u-s-fugitive/

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After big hack of U.S. government, Biden enlists ‘world class’ cybersecurity team

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-cyber-idUSKBN29R18I

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Dutch ‘money mule’ arrested for links to cybercrime syndicate stealing from Australian bank accounts

Read here: https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/dutch-‘money-mule’-arrested-links-cybercrime-syndicate-stealing-australian

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33 missing children rescued in major human trafficking investigation, FBI says

Read here: https://www.foxnews.com/us/fbi-rescue-33-children-victims-human-trafficking

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How Isabel Dos Santos, Once Africa’s Richest Woman, Went Broke

Read here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2021/01/22/the-unmaking-of-a-billionaire-how-africas-richest-woman-went-broke

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MEPs vote to add Channel and British Virgin Islands to tax haven blacklist

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/22/meps-vote-to-add-channel-and-british-virgin-islands-to-tax-haven-blacklist

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Digital Asset Manager Komainu to Provide Custody of Crypto Seized by UK Police

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/komainu-uk-police-illegal-crypto

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