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Estonia: Suspects in large-scale money laundering case plead not guilty

Read here: https://www.baltictimes.com/estonia__suspects_in_large-scale_money_laundering_case_plead_not_guilty/

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Uruguay Cracking Down on Cattle Rustling from Brazil

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/uruguay-cattle-rustling-brazil/

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Child porn transactions hit P113 million in 6 months

Read here: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/01/05/2068237/child-porn-transactions-hit-p113-million-6-months

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EU urged to push UK harder on tackling tax avoidance and money laundering

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/fc72cfd3-1826-45e6-a440-d43a6ee6b33b

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Mexico City’s Roaring Trade in Wildlife Trafficking

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/mexico-city-wildlife-trafficking/

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Iran blames Germany, other countries, for Qassem Soleimani assassination

Read here: https://www.dw.com/en/iran-blames-germany-other-countries-for-qassem-soleimani-assassination/a-56117972

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‘Mental money laundering’ lifts constraints on spending morally questionable income

Read here: https://review.chicagobooth.edu/behavioral-science/2021/article/mental-money-laundering-lifts-constraints-spending-morally

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Iraq: $240bn smuggled out the country

Read here: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210104-iraq-240bn-smuggled-out-the-country/

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Swiss Crimefighters Cast Wary Eye on Crypto

Read here: https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/44400-switzerland-money-laundering-fatf-review-wealth-management

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Ireland: CAB looks at targeting ‘environmental criminals’ such as illegal dumpers in new expanded brief

Read here: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/cab-looks-at-targeting-environmental-criminals-such-as-illegal-dumpers-in-new-expanded-brief-39928106.html

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Ships openly admit to buying illegal fishing permits from North Korea

Read here: https://www.nknews.org/pro/ships-openly-admit-to-buying-illegal-fishing-permits-from-north-korea/

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Mexico fentanyl seizures soar by almost 500% in 2020

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/opioids-synthetic-opioids-mexico-latin-america-synthetic-drugs-8f0d8137c466b15ee4cc9b31b846a38e

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Carlos Ghosn asks why Japanese don’t question him in Lebanon

Read here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/carlos-ghosn-asks-why-japanese-dont-question-him-in-lebanon-carlos-ghosn-investigators-french-japanese-france-b1782317.html

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US Federal Regulator Says Banks Can Conduct Payments Using Stablecoins

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/occ-banks-stablecoin-payments

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Huawei looks to cloud services in 2021 as US sanctions strangle smartphone business

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-leaders-and-founders/article/3116243/huawei-looks-cloud-services-2021-us-sanctions

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Prosecutor’s Office Also Investigates Flávio Bolsonaro for Money Laundering

Read here: https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-de-janeiro/after-first-indictment-prosecutors-office-to-investigate-the-presidents-son-the-investigation-into-the-alleged-embezzlement-scheme-of-rios-legislative-assembly-alerj-employees-wages-th/

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UK: Leading [law] firms fined for accounts rules breaches

Read here: https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/leading-firms-fined-for-accounts-rules-breaches

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Dubai Police arrest 97 criminals, prevent losses of Dh11.8 billion

Read here: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/crime-and-courts/dubai-police-arrest-97-criminals-prevent-losses-of-dh118-billion

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MoneyGram Board Beats Oversight Suit Involving Fraud, Laundering

Read here: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/white-collar-and-criminal-law/moneygram-board-beats-oversight-suit-involving-fraud-laundering

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With 6 hours left, Treasury logs almost 6000 comments on crypto monitoring proposal

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/with-6-hours-left-treasury-logs-almost-6000-comments-on-crypto-monitoring-proposal

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Pakistan arrests Mumbai attacks ‘plotter’ for terrorism financing

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/2/pakistan-arrests-mumbai-attacks-plotter-for-terrorism-financing

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Landmark Bill Ending Anonymous U.S. Companies Is Enacted

Read here: https://thefactcoalition.org/landmark-bill-ending-anonymous-u-s-companies-is-enacted/

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Accused in alleged $220 million underground bank [Silver International] and money laundering scheme fighting forfeiture

Read here: https://vancouversun.com/business/accused-in-alleged-220-million-underground-bank-and-money-laundering-scheme-fighting-forfeiture

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Italian Mafia Using Social Media to Reinforce Power

Read here: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/01/03/italian-mafia-using-social-media-to-reinforce-power/

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Venezuela’s Maduro plans shift to a fully digitalised economy

Read here: https://www.news24.com/fin24/economy/venezuelas-maduro-plans-shift-to-a-fully-digitalised-economy-20210102

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Malta on track to avoid grey listing – Robert Abela

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/malta-on-track-to-avoid-grey-listing-robert-abela.842601

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Bermuda: BMA imposes $400,000 of penalties on two life insurance companies

Read here: https://www.royalgazette.com/re-insurance/business/article/20210103/bma-imposes-400000-of-penalties-on-two-life-insurance-companies/

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Shrimp Gangs Rob, Extort, Kill in Ecuador

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/shrimp-gangs-ecuador/

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Cambodia Adds Human Trafficking Lessons to Schools

Read here: https://www.voacambodia.com/a/cambodia-adds-human-trafficking-lessons-to-schools/5719868.html

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IRS to transition from ‘education to enforcement,’ says former division chief

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/irs-to-transition-from-education-to-enforcement-says-former-division-chief

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Hong Kong customs seized HK$4.6 billion in dirty money in 2020, as launderers were forced to adapt to Covid-19

Read here: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/hong-kong-customs-seized-hk-46-billion-in-dirty-money-in-2020-as-launderers-were-forced-to-adapt-to-covid-19/ar-BB1cplaC

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Satabank ‘blindly’ took on client portfolio without knowing risks

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/satabank-blindly-took-on-client-portfolio-without-knowing-risks.842322

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NOAA and USAID join forces to help nations combat illegal fishing practices

Read here: https://www.noaa.gov/news/noaa-and-usaid-join-forces-to-help-nations-combat-illegal-fishing-practices

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US blocks USD 63 million in funds of global terrorist groups in 2019: Report

Read here: http://www.ptinews.com/news/10611058_US-blocks-over-USD-46-million-in-funds-of-global-terrorist-groups–report

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U.S. State Department bans business with Cuban bank BFI

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cuba-sanctions-idUKKBN2962KD

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Mystery as Chinese billionaire Jack Ma disappears from his own reality show after criticising regime

Read here: https://www.news.com.au/world/asia/mystery-as-chinese-billionaire-jack-ma-disappears-from-his-own-reality-show-after-criticising-regime/news-story/f676b26585e54d69d94e7f5a9742ab47

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Banks urged to report suspicious customers, not just ban them

Read here: https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/banks-urged-to-report-suspicious-customers-not-just-ban-them-20210103-p56rg6

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Digital (Money Laundering, Tax Evading, Terrorist Funding) Advertising

Read here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/augustinefou/2021/01/01/digitalmoney-laundering-tax-evading-terrorist-fundingadvertising/

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Congress Poised to Apply Banking Regulations to Antiquities Market

Read here: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/01/arts/design/antiquities-market-regulation.html

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