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Pacific Island Nation Tells Venezuela ‘That Oil Tanker Isn’t Ours’

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-14/pacific-island-nation-to-venezuela-that-oil-tanker-isn-t-ours

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Dominican tax amnesty, a scheme to launder money?

Read here: https://dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2021/01/14/dominican-tax-amnesty-a-scheme-to-launder-money/

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Gang members made fake credit cards and used in shops, court hears

Read here: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/criminal-court/gang-members-made-fake-credit-cards-and-used-in-shops-court-hears-1.4457315

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After Brexit, the UK is Open to Almost Unrestrained Antiquities Trade

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13629-after-brexit-the-uk-is-open-to-almost-unrestrained-antiquities-trade

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Former senior Petrofac executive pleads guilty to three further bribery offences

Read here: https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2021/01/14/former-senior-petrofac-executive-pleads-guilty-to-three-further-bribery-offences/

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Mexico’s Fentanyl Crisis Reached New Heights in 2020

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/mexico-fentanyl-crisis-2020/

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Ontario men accused of buying ‘highly sophisticated’ U.S. equipment and shipping it to Iran against international sanctions

Read here: https://www.thetelegram.com/news/canada/ontario-men-accused-of-buying-highly-sophisticated-us-equipment-and-shipping-it-to-iran-against-international-sanctions-540682/

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Commerzbank tells German lawmakers it was a victim of Wirecard fraud

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/wirecard-accounts-germany-banks/commerzbank-tells-german-lawmakers-it-was-a-victim-of-wirecard-fraud-idUSL8N2JP36Z

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Sanctions by the Numbers: 2020 Year in Review

Read here: https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/sanctions-by-the-numbers-2020

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Three arrests in escort agency investigation following north London raids

Read here: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/london-escort-agency-rape-police-arrest-b893724.html

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Requirements for Certain Transactions Involving Convertible Virtual Currency or Digital Assets

Read here: https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2021-01016/requirements-for-certain-transactions-involving-convertible-virtual-currency-or-digital-assets

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Chartwells’ chequered past: Free school meals firm has a history of scandals

Read here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/chartwells-free-school-meals-history-b1786258.html

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Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Settlement Of Civil Forfeiture Claims Against Over $50 Million Laundered Through Black Market Peso Exchange

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/acting-manhattan-us-attorney-announces-settlement-civil-forfeiture-claims-against-over

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Boeing-owned Insitu to pay $25M to settle complaint that it sold drones with used parts

Read here: https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2021/01/12/boeing-insitu-drones-false-claims-doj-settlement.html

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Anchorage Becomes First OCC-Approved National Crypto Bank

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/anchorage-becomes-first-occ-approved-national-crypto-bank

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U.S. tells European companies they face sanctions risk on Nord Stream 2 pipeline

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nord-stream-2-sanctions-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-tells-european-companies-they-face-sanctions-risk-on-nord-stream-2-pipeline-idUSKBN29I0CN

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Fredy Nájera, Fixer of Narco-Politics in Honduras

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/fixer-narco-politics-honduras/

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Joint Probes to Continue Post-Brexit – With More Red Tape

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/joint-probes-to-continue-post-brexitwith-more-red-tape-11610377200

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Australia admits $1.5 billion error in investigation into suspected Vatican money laundering

Read here: https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2021/01/13/australia-vatican-finance-cardinal-pell-239711

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Anti-corruption approaches to protect biodiversity: launch of new Green Corruption collaboration with the TNRC project

Read here: https://baselgovernance.org/news/anti-corruption-approaches-protect-biodiversity-launch-new-green-corruption-collaboration-tnrc

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Estonian Prime Minister Resigns Amid Graft Scandal

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13622-estonian-prime-minister-resigns-amid-graft-scandal

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The [UK] Bribery Act: Ten years on

Read here: https://www.cityam.com/the-bribery-act-ten-years-on/

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Former Italian MP sentenced to 4 years for taking bribes from Azerbaijan

Read here: https://en.armradio.am/2021/01/12/former-italian-mp-sentenced-to-4-years-for-taking-bribes-from-azerbaijan/

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Singapore: Terrorism Financing National Risk Assessment 2020

Read here: https://acd.mlaw.gov.sg/news/notices-from-the-registrar/terrorism-financing-national-risk-assessment-2020

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Turkish televangelist Adnan Oktar sentenced to 1,075 years for sex crimes, fraud and attempted espionage

Read here: https://www.firstpost.com/world/turkish-televangelist-adnan-oktar-sentenced-to-1075-years-for-sex-crimes-fraud-and-attempted-espionage-9198581.html

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Returning Foreign Fighter Arrested In Spain

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/returning-foreign-fighter-arrested-in-spain

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DarkMarket: World’s Largest Illegal Dark Web Marketplace Taken Down

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/darkmarket-worlds-largest-illegal-dark-web-marketplace-taken-down

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ECOFEL | Financial Investigations into Wildlife Crime report is now available

Read here: https://egmontgroup.org/en/content/ecofel-financial-investigations-wildlife-crime-report-now-available-0

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‘Flowery’ money laundering; police confiscate property worth EUR 4.5 million

Read here: https://bnn-news.com/flowery-money-laundering-police-confiscate-property-worth-eur-4-5-million-220737

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Canada paid nearly $200M to visa company previously based in a tax haven and linked to China

Read here: https://globalnews.ca/news/7563381/canada-visa-application-firm-tax-haven-ties-china/

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FFIS Worldwide Mapping Exercise: Case studies of the use of privacy preserving analysis to tackle financial crime

Read here: https://www.gcffc.org/ffis-worldwide-mapping-exercise-case-studies-of-the-use-of-privacy-preserving-analysis-to-tackle-financial-crime/

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U.S. Announces Designation of Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism

Read here: https://www.state.gov/u-s-announces-designation-of-cuba-as-a-state-sponsor-of-terrorism/

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Owner of Bitcoin Exchange Sentenced to Prison for Money Laundering

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/owner-bitcoin-exchange-sentenced-prison-money-laundering

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Hunting for Open Secrets: How OSINT Can Help You Intercept a Scandal

Read here: https://www.skopenow.com/news/hunting-for-open-secrets-how-osint-can-help-you-intercept-a-scandal

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Millions seized after ‘pay per view’ adult entertainment money laundering racket smashed

Read here: https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/19005683.millions-seized-pay-per-view-adult-entertainment-money-laundering-racket-smashed/

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Commerzbank Cautioned BaFin About Wirecard Months Before Scandal

Read here: https://www.pymnts.com/news/security-and-risk/2021/commerzbank-cautioned-bafin-about-wirecard-months-before-scandal/

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Electrogas auditors cautious following corruption review

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/electrogas-auditors-cautious-following-corruption-review.844131

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UBS Chairman Backs CEO Hamers as ING Scandal Casts Shadow

Read here: https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/ubs-s-weber-backs-ceo-hamers-s-ability-as-probe-casts-shadow

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Get ready for self-driving banks

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/c1caca5b-01f7-41be-85a4-3ecb883f2417

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UK firm claims Nawaz offered bribe to stop probe of his offshore assets

Read here: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2279434/uk-firm-claims-nawaz-offered-bribe-to-stop-probe-of-his-offshore-assets

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