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Cocaine, aunties and $100,000 drops: How a Kiwi drug syndicate hid their cash

Read here: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/121795282/cocaine-aunties-and-100000-drops-how-a-kiwi-drug-syndicate-hid-their-cash

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Third Clan Del Golfo associate extradited to face charges for international cocaine distribution conspiracy

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/third-clan-del-golfo-associate-extradited-face-charges-international-cocaine

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Bristol GP surgery ‘offered £5,000 for spare covid vaccines by London property company’

Read here: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-gp-surgery-offered-5000-4870058

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HK Customs Flags Money Laundering Risk from Money Changers

Read here: https://www.regulationasia.com/hk-customs-flags-money-laundering-risk-from-money-changers/

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Nothing is unhackable

Read here: https://e-estonia.com/nothing-is-unhackable/

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Public Urged To Be Vigilant As Fraudsters Target Elderly And Vulnerable With Fake Covid Vaccine

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/public-urged-to-be-vigilant-as-fraudsters-target-elderly-and-vulnerable-with-fake-covid-vaccine

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Beny Steinmetz’s bribery trial to begin in Switzerland

Read here: https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/world/europe/2021-01-08-beny-steinmetzs-bribery-trial-to-begin-in-switzerland/

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Man arrested after one million euro in cash seized

Read here: https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/man-arrested-after-one-million-euro-in-cash-seized-39948267.html

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Ransomware attackers now have their sights set on the biggest prize

Read here: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/ransomware-trends-2021

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How will US money laundering crackdown actually impact the art market? A lawyer explains

Read here: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/comment/how-will-us-money-laundering-crackdown-actually-impact-the-art-market-a-lawyer-explains

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Russian Hacker Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Involvement in Massive Network Intrusions at U.S. Financial Institutions, Brokerage Firms, a Major News Publication, and Other Companies

Read here: https://www.secretservice.gov/newsroom/releases/2021/01/russian-hacker-sentenced-12-years-prison-involvement-massive-network

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Equatorial Guinea’s Oil Minister Allegedly Siphoned Off Millions from Public Construction Project

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/equatorial-guineas-oil-minister-allegedly-siphoned-off-millions-from-public-construction-project

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Counterfeit Money Trade Thrives in Brazil Amid Pandemic

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/brazil-counterfeit-money-trade/

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Online banking safety issues exposed in Which? testing

Read here: https://press.which.co.uk/whichpressreleases/online-banking-safety-issues-exposed-in-which-testing/

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AUSTRAC reviewing data on Vatican money transfers

Read here: https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/austrac-reviewing-data-on-vatican-money-transfers-20210108-p56skx.html

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We need new laws to stop companies profiting from murder

Read here: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/blog/we-need-new-laws-stop-companies-profiting-murder/

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Indonesian agency freezes bank accounts related to outlawed hardline group FPI

Read here: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesian-agency-freezes-bank-accounts-related-to-outlawed-hardline-group-fpi

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Four charged after NCA raid on Birmingham cash and drugs ‘stash house’

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/four-charged-after-nca-raid-on-birmingham-cash-and-drugs-stash-house

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Organised crime gangs milking millions from taxpayer through lax property and benefit rules

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/01/07/organised-crime-gangs-milking-millions-taxpayer-lax-property/

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Breaking the Cycle of E-Commerce Payments Fraud

Read here: https://www.mytotalretail.com/article/breaking-the-cycle-of-e-commerce-payments-fraud/

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Treasury Sanctions Iraqi Militia Leader Connected to Serious Human Rights Abuse

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm1231

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Fraudsters using online advertising to ‘industrialise’ scams, committee hears

Read here: https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/uk-world/fraudsters-using-online-advertising-to-industrialise-scams-committee-hears-39938101.html

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Boeing Charged with 737 Max Fraud Conspiracy and Agrees to Pay over $2.5 Billion

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/boeing-charged-737-max-fraud-conspiracy-and-agrees-pay-over-25-billion

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France’s highest court orders retrial of art-dealing Wildenstein family

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/06/frances-highest-court-orders-retrial-of-art-dealing-wildenstein-family

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HMRC issues record £23.8m fine for money laundering breaches [MT Global Ltd]

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hmrc-issues-record-238m-fine-for-money-laundering-breaches

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The Making of QAnon: A Crowdsourced Conspiracy

Read here: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/americas/2021/01/07/the-making-of-qanon-a-crowdsourced-conspiracy/

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Finland Pushes to Sell Tainted Trove of Bitcoins Worth Tens of Millions

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/finland-pushes-to-sell-tainted-trove-of-bitcoins-worth-tens-of-millions

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Luxury apartment and Porsche taken from convicted Bradford murderer Meggy Khan

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/luxury-apartment-and-porsche-taken-from-convicted-bradford-murderer-meggy-khan

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Switzerland hit by widespread malware campaign

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland-hit-by-widespread-malware-campaign/46264952

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Wrapped Monero launches as exchanges crack down on privacy coins

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/wrapped-monero-launches-as-exchanges-crack-down-on-privacy-coins

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Danish prosecutors drop money laundering charges against ex-Danske Bank staff

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/danske-bk-moneylaundering/update-1-danish-prosecutors-drop-money-laundering-charges-against-ex-danske-bank-staff-idUKL1N2JI0HA

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Colombia arrests alleged money launderer twice in one month

Read here: https://colombiareports.com/colombia-arrests-alleged-money-launderer-twice-in-one-month/

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Is Using Contactless Technology Safe?

Read here: https://thefintechtimes.com/is-using-contactless-technology-safe/

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Cambodia: Public warned of money-laundering scam

Read here: https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/public-warned-money-laundering-scam

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Regulator: Latvian banks have taken ‘substantial steps’ to counter money laundering

Read here: https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/regulator-latvian-banks-have-taken-substantial-steps-to-counter-money-laundering.a388065/

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Drug couriers jailed after using same flight to bring cocaine from Jamaica

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/drug-couriers-jailed-after-using-same-flight-to-bring-cocaine-from-jamaica

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Deloitte allowed Autonomy to ‘present misleading financial position’

Read here: https://www.cityam.com/fca-deloitte-allowed-autonomy-to-present-misleading-financial-position/

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Lloyds bosses in spotlight over HBOS Reading fraud

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lloyds-bosses-in-spotlight-over-hbos-reading-fraud-7pj8hs309

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Denmark charges two British nationals over ‘cum-ex’ trading scheme

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-denmark-fraud/danish-prosecutor-charges-two-uk-citizens-over-unlawful-dividend-tax-refunds-idUSKBN29C0XB

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