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Kazakh political exile Khrapunov gets asylum in Switzerland

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/kazakh-political-exile-khrapunov-gets-asylum-in-switzerland/46268342

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Banking Insights: Cleaning up the ‘car wash’

Read here: https://www.baesystems.com/en-financialservices/insights/banking-insights-cleaning-up-the-car-wash

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Dark Web User Numbers Spiked During COVID19 Lockdown

Read here: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/dark-web-user-numbers-spiked-covid/

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South Africa Opens Probe After Nabbing Three Men Smuggling Gold Bars in Luggage

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13583-sa-opens-probe-after-nabbing-three-men-smuggling-gold-bars-in-luggage

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ShapeShift Integrates Decentralized Exchanges, Removes KYC Requirements

Read here: https://shapeshift.com/press/shapeshift-integrates-dex

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Middleman Linked Colombian Gangs with Israeli, Japanese Mafia

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/israeli-middleman-colombian-gangs/

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Countdown to Lithuania’s e-residency scheme launch

Read here: https://www.themayor.eu/ga/countdown-to-lithuanias-e-residency-scheme-launch

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China jails 17 for smuggling pangolin scales

Read here: https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1568805-20210105.htm

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Salvadoran court orders ex-president to return $4.4 million in stolen funds

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-el-salvador-corruption/salvadoran-court-orders-ex-president-to-return-44-million-in-stolen-funds-idUSKBN29B05W

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Credit Suisse cuts ties with some wealthy clients in Venezuela

Read here: https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/credit-suisse-cuts-ties-some-wealthy-clients-venezuela

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Survey on the Effects of COVID-19 on ATF, DEA, FBI, USAO, and USMS Investigative Operations

Read here: https://oig.justice.gov/reports/survey-effects-covid-19-atf-dea-fbi-usao-and-usms-investigative-operations

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10 Chinese spies caught in Kabul get a quiet pardon, fly home in chartered aircraft

Read here: https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/10-chinese-spies-caught-in-kabul-get-a-quiet-pardon-fly-home-in-chartered-aircraft/story-YhNI0zjmClMcj6T7TCCwVM.html

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Lithuanian banks not mentioned in US law enforcement probes – parliamentary committee chairs

Read here: https://www.baltictimes.com/lithuanian_banks_not_mentioned_in_us_law_enforcement_probes___parlt_committee_chairs/

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UK ban on cryptocurrency derivatives, ETNs comes into force today

Read here: https://www.zdnet.com/article/uk-ban-on-cryptocurrency-derivatives-comes-into-force-today/

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Russians are ‘likely’ perpetrators of US government hack, official report says

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/jan/05/russians-likely-perpetrators-us-government-hack

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Guatemalan Police Secure Arrests in Money Laundering Probe

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13584-guatemalan-police-secure-arrests-in-money-laundering-probe

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GitHub says it will now operate in Iran after receiving sanction exemption

Read here: https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/5/22215588/github-iran-sanction-exemption-license-granted-us-treasury-microsoft

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Defense Bill Orders Study of Illicit Finance Risks Posed by China

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/defense-bill-orders-study-of-illicit-finance-risks-posed-by-china-11609842600

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Swiss franc shrugs off being put on the naughty step by US

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-franc-shrugs-off-being-put-on-the-naughty-step-by-us/46264288

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UK unexpectedly reduces tax scheme reporting burden on firms

Read here: https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/uk-unexpectedly-reduces-tax-scheme-reporting-burden-on-firms

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Pakistan Pays $28.7M, but UK Asset-Recovery Firm Wants More

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13585-pakistan-pays-28-7mil-but-uk-asset-recovery-firm-wants-more

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Judge rejects Panama Papers law firm’s libel case against Netflix over ‘The Laundromat’

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/panama-papers/judge-rejects-panama-papers-law-firms-libel-case-against-netflix-over-the-laundromat/

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Bitcoin Trader Robbed and Pushed Out of Car in Hong Kong

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-trader-robbed-and-pushed-out-of-car-in-hong-kong

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China sentences top banker to death for corruption and bigamy

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/05/china-sentences-top-banker-to-death-for-corruption-and-bigamy

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NYSE does a U-turn on Chinese telecoms delistings

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55540901

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Cape Verde Court Approves Extradition of Maduro’s Ally to the US

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13580-cape-verde-court-approves-extradition-of-maduro-s-ally-to-the-us

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Wells Fargo says federal agency ends anti-money laundering consent order

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN29A2QY

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Emiratis for Hire: The Role of Nominee Shareholders in Sanctioned Iranian Networks

Read here: https://sayari.com/blog/emiratis-for-hire-the-role-of-nominee-shareholders-in-sanctioned-iranian-networks/

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Australian former executive returns from French ‘castle’ to quarantine and a criminal investigation

Read here: https://www.smh.com.au/national/australian-former-executive-returns-from-french-castle-to-quarantine-and-a-criminal-investigation-20210104-p56rks.html

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US collects $7m in Iranian assets for ‘terror’ victims fund

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/5/us-collects-7m-in-iranian-assets-for-terror-victims-fund

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Telling the truth? How crypto data aggregators fight fake exchange volumes

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/telling-the-truth-how-crypto-data-aggregators-fight-fake-exchange-volumes

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Banks Blast Rule That Would Force Lending to Oil, Gun Firms

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-05/banks-blast-u-s-rule-that-would-force-lending-to-oil-gun-firms

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Singapore: New measures against terror financing, money laundering

Read here: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/new-measures-against-terror-financing-money-laundering

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Syrian detainees’ families forced to pay huge bribes to corrupt officials – report

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/04/how-syria-uses-prison-to-extort-money-report-arrest-funding-assad-regime

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Albanian Mafia Leaves Trail of Blood in Ecuador

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/adriatik-tresa-albanian-mafia-ecuador/

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China says US sanctions have no ‘legal effect’ in Hong Kong or China, but analysts urge caution

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3116462/china-says-us-sanctions-have-no-legal-effect-hong-kong-or

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Swedish bankers face identity crisis over digital currency plans

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/sweden-banks-digital-currency/swedish-bankers-face-identity-crisis-over-digital-currency-plans-idUKL4N2IQ3IN

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Canada: New rules on removal of illegal online content could help in battle against child pornography

Read here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/canada-illegal-online-content-child-porn-1.5847695

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OFAC Terrorist Assets Report

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/tar2019_0.pdf

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Colombia’s largest banking corporation fined over corrupting free market

Read here: https://colombiareports.com/colombias-largest-banking-corporation-fined-over-corrupting-free-market/

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