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Chinese firms involved in money laundering racket face the music in Tanzania

Read here: https://zeenews.india.com/india/chinese-firms-involved-in-money-laundering-racket-face-the-music-in-tanzania-2333648.html

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17 arrests in Spain for large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/17-arrests-in-spain-for-large-scale-drug-trafficking-and-money-laundering

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Money laundering investigation into Spanish banks terminated

Read here: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2020/12/30/money-laundering-investigation-into-spanish-banks-terminated/

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Vatican denies knowledge of $1.8 billion transferred to Australia

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/vatican-denies-knowledge-of–1.8-billion-transferred-to-australia/46254990

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Settlement Agreement between the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and BitGo, Inc

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20201230_33

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Mysterious hacker group says it infiltrated Hezbollah’s bank

Read here: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/H19dgm9pD

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A Secretive Company Needed To Convince Washington That Congo’s Election Would Be “Free And Fair.” It Found A Friendly Ear Among Trump Allies

Read here: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/albertsamaha/joseph-kabila-congo-authoritarian-rule-mer

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“Mega Chad” DeFi Devs Hack Cover Finance for $3 Million, Crash Token, Then Return Money

Read here: https://decrypt.co/52761/mega-chad-defi-devs-exploit-cover-finance-for-3-million-crash-token-then-return-money

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Qualcomm Engineer Pleads Guilty To Fraud Related To Donation Scheme

Read here: https://www.kpbs.org/news/2020/dec/29/qualcomm-engineer-guilty-fraud-donation-scheme/

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Unicas Opens World’s First Physical Crypto Banking Branch In Jaipur, India

Read here: https://medium.com/cashaa/unicas-opens-worlds-first-physical-crypto-banking-branch-in-jaipur-india-d0722e2ae514

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Justice Department Seeks Forfeiture of Third Commercial Property Purchased with Funds Misappropriated from PrivatBank in Ukraine

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-seeks-forfeiture-third-commercial-property-purchased-funds-misappropriated

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Tough times blamed for escalation in wild animal trafficking

Read here: https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/tough-times-blamed-for-escalation-in-wild-animal-trafficking/

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Montenegro Renews Push to Extradite Fugitive Ex-President

Read here: https://balkaninsight.com/2020/12/28/montenegro-renews-push-to-extradite-fugitive-ex-president/

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Miami Ringleader of Nationwide Counterfeit Check Cashing and Identity Theft Scheme Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/miami-ringleader-nationwide-counterfeit-check-cashing-and-identity-theft-scheme

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Petrobras receives $45 million in Vitol corruption settlement

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN294043

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SEC Charges Long Island City Man with Trading and Tipping Others as Part of Insider Trading Scheme

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2020/lr24998.htm

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Samsung leader Jay Y. Lee vows change in graft trial’s final hearing

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN2940DX

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Turkey issues arrest warrant for businessman tied to US money laundering

Read here: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20201230-turkey-issues-arrest-warrant-for-businessman-tied-to-us-money-laundering/

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China to expand scope of legislation targeting money laundering, terrorism financing- PBOC

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-china-cenbank-regulation/china-to-expand-scope-of-legislation-targeting-money-laundering-terrorism-financing-pboc-idUKKBN2940V6

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Hit Hard by the Pandemic, Mexico’s Drug Cartels Tweaked Their Playbook

Read here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/29/world/americas/mexico-pandemic-drug-trade.html

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Russia and U.S. seize 330 kilos of cocaine in rare drug operation, Moscow says

Read here: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-us-seize-330-kilos-of-cocaine-drug-sting-moscow-says/

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Major darknet marketplace White House Market ends support for bitcoin payments

Read here: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/89429/darknet-white-house-market-bitcoin-monero

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UAE emerges as hub for companies helping Venezuela avoid U.S. oil sanctions

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/venezuela-oil-uae-specialreport-int-idUSKBN2930YE

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Settlement Agreement between the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and National Commercial Bank

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20201228_33

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New York’s ‘Son of Sam’ Law Invoked in German Heiress Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-yorks-son-of-sam-law-invoked-in-german-heiress-fraud-scheme-11609167604

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Facebook to close Irish holding companies at centre of tax dispute

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/dec/27/facebook-to-close-controversial-irish-holding-companies

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Odebrecht fined $50 mn in Colombia over corruption

Read here: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20201228-odebrecht-fined-50-mn-in-colombia-over-corruption

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UK Court Extends Fugitive Diamantaire Nirav Modi’s Custody Till January 7 [2021]

Read here: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/uk-court-extends-fugitive-diamantaire-nirav-modis-custody-till-january-7-2345270

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Ukrainian Tycoons Selling U.S. Property Amid Foreclosure Proceedings, Court Documents Show

Read here: https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-tycoons-selling-u-s-property-amid-foreclosure-proceedings-court-documents-show/31025294.html

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Brazilian student charged over Heathrow Christmas Eve smuggling attempt

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/brazilian-student-charged-over-heathrow-christmas-eve-smuggling-attempt

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Mexico Senator Says Banxico Dollar Law Will Pass in February [2021]

Read here: https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/top-mexico-senator-says-banxico-dollar-law-will-pass-in-february

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SEC Obtains Emergency Asset Freeze, Charges Crypto Fund Manager with Fraud

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-341

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Police Arrest Moroccan Historian Maati Monjib in Rabat

Read here: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2020/12/330081/police-arrest-moroccan-historian-maati-monjib-in-rabat/

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‘Deference to those with influence fuels money laundering’

Read here: https://www.thehindu.com/business/deference-to-those-with-influence-fuels-money-laundering/article33447992.ece

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Central Bank of Iran Official Says Cryptocurrencies Have ‘Made No Contribution to Bypassing Sanctions’

Read here: https://news.bitcoin.com/central-bank-of-iran-official-says-cryptocurrencies-have-made-no-contribution-to-bypassing-sanctions/

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Payment cards provider says MFSA ‘abusive action’ is jeopardising its future

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/payment-cards-provider-says-mfsa-abusive-action-is-jeopardising-its.841781

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Money Laundering Watchdog Turns Focus to Digital Tools, Extremism

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/money-laundering-watchdog-turns-focus-to-digital-tools-extremism-11609175284

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Bangladesh court orders freeze on 617 bank accounts of Shahid, family

Read here: https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2020/12/27/bangladesh-court-orders-freeze-on-617-bank-accounts-of-shahid-family

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Geolocation Puts A Pin In Anti-Fraud Solutions

Read here: https://www.pymnts.com/news/security-and-risk/2020/geolocation-puts-a-pin-in-anti-fraud-solutions/

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FinCEN Asks Financial Institutions to Stay Alert to COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Scams and Cyberattacks

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-asks-financial-institutions-stay-alert-covid-19-vaccine-related-scams-and

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