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Swiss hand over remaining $150 million to U.S. from massive Ponzi scheme

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-swiss-usa-stanford/swiss-hand-over-remaining-150-million-to-u-s-from-massive-ponzi-scheme-idUKKBN2921IT

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Swedbank freezes accounts of Belarusian spa in Lithuania due to EU sanctions

Read here: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1308053/swedbank-freezes-accounts-of-belarusian-spa-in-lithuania-due-to-eu-sanctions

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UK: Catalytic Converter Thefts

Read here: https://www.comparethemarket.com/car-insurance/content/catalytic-converter-thefts/

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Satabank’s €3.7m money laundering fine slashed to €851,000

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/satabanks-37m-money-laundering-fine-slashed-to-851000.841598

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The great opportunity: how Covid transformed global crime

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/27/the-great-opportunity-how-covid-transformed-global

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NY Healthcare Clinics Probed For Unlawful COVID-19 Vaccine Diversion

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13567-ny-healthcare-clinics-probed-for-unlawful-covid-19-vaccine-diversion

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Turkish parliament approves controversial oversight law

Read here: https://www.arabnews.com/node/1783656/middle-east

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PMC Bank money laundering case: ED summons Sanjay Raut’s wife for questioning on December 29

Read here: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/pmc-bank-money-laundering-case-ed-summons-sanjay-rauts-wife-for-questioning-on-december-29-190189

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Former Goal worker pleads guilty receiving $395k in bribes for aid contracts

Read here: https://extra.ie/2020/12/27/news/irish-news/former-goal-worker-bribes-aid-contracts

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Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Will Likely Face Trial Next September

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/griffith-trial-september

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Philippines: Freeze order on CPP, NPA bank accounts

Read here: https://manilastandard.net/news/national/343047/freeze-order-on-cpp-npa-bank-accounts.html

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Public Records Indicate Lebanese PEP May Have Used Corrupt Assets to Build Real Estate Empire

Read here: https://sayari.com/blog/public-records-indicate-lebanese-pep-may-have-used-corrupt-assets-to-build-real-estate-empire

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Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art

Read here: https://www.cbc.ca/documentarychannel/docs/made-you-look-a-true-story-about-fake-art

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Nearly all staff members at Hong Kong church caught in cross hairs of money-laundering inquiry resign, pointing to loss of trust in former pastor

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3115490/nearly-all-staff-members-hong-kong-church-caught-cross

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Owner of Immigration Business Pleads Guilty to Defrauding USCIS and IRS

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/owner-immigration-business-pleads-guilty-defrauding-uscis-and-irs

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B.C. court rejects challenge of U.S. forfeiture order for properties linked to $325 million stock fraud

Read here: https://vancouversun.com/business/b-c-court-rejects-challenge-of-u-s-forfeiture-order-for-properties-linked-to-325-million-stock-fraud

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How state marijuana legalization became a boon for corruption

Read here: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/27/marijuana-legalization-corruption-450529

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French investigators to question Carlos Ghosn in Lebanon

Read here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/french-investigators-to-question-carlos-ghosn-in-lebanon-carlos-ghosn-investigators-french-investigators-team-b1779106.html

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The Vatican Sets Judge Murdered by Mafia on the Road to Sainthood

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13565-the-vatican-sets-judge-murdered-by-mafia-on-the-road-to-sainthood

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Switzerland’s black market in sweet white powder

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland-s-black-market-in-sweet-white-powder/46188600

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UNESCO using ‘bogus’ figures to inflate the cost of stolen art to $10bn, say dealers

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/12/27/unesco-using-bogus-figures-inflate-cost-stolen-art-10bn-say/

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Malaysia: Meat cartel scandal – 15 reports lodged with Johor police

Read here: https://www.nst.com.my/news/crime-courts/2020/12/652525/meat-cartel-scandal-15-reports-lodged-johor-police

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Dubai, Switzerland, London: How the UAE became a smuggling hub for ‘blood gold’

Read here: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/dubai-switzerland-london-how-uae-became-smuggling-hub-blood-gold

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Kenya: It’s a goldmine for crooks selling luxury cars using forged papers

Read here: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/business-news/article/2001398419/its-a-goldmine-for-crooks-selling-luxury-cars-using-forged-papers

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Digital Currencies May Make SWIFT Redundant, Says Russian Central Bank: Report

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/digital-currencies-may-make-swift-redundant-says-russian-central-bank-report

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Adoption, scams and regulator FUD: 2020’s biggest crypto disappointments

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/adoption-scams-and-regulator-fud-2020-s-biggest-crypto-disappointments

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Record customs hauls, animal cruelty, a horror blaze and a billion-dollar burglary: Hong Kong 2020 crimes and tragedies

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3115165/record-customs-hauls-animal-cruelty-horror-blaze-and

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’Tis The Season: How Drug Traffickers Get Creative At Christmas

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/tis-the-season-drug-traffickers-creative-christmas/

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Iraq’s Central Bank under investigation for alleged money laundering

Read here: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iraq-central-bank-investigation-alleged-money-laundering

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UN agencies finalize a framework to measure illicit financial flows

Read here: https://unctad.org/news/un-agencies-finalize-framework-measure-illicit-financial-flows

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Bitcoin Hits $500K on Russian Crypto Exchange After Hackers Take Control – Users Cry Exit Scam

Read here: https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-500k-russian-crypto-exchange-hackers-exit-scam/

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Up to 10,000 clients affected as Hong Kong Law Society shuts down major conveyancing firm over siphoning of funds

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3115304/10000-clients-affected-hong-kong-law-society-shuts

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Brazen fraudsters offer crime subscription service

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55424091

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Kim Jong-un executes currency traders and tightens grip on economy

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/kim-jong-un-executes-currency-traders-and-tightens-grip-on-economy-55xmmdsrj

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Japan prosecutors search former minister’s offices on bribery suspicion

Read here: https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0007024713

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Iran Finds Way to Buy Covid Vaccine Despite U.S. Sanctions

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/iran-finds-way-buy-covid-073039756.html

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G7: USA – The Virtual Year: Now is the time for real results [pages 112-113]

Read here: https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=43aefea2-89f6-44d3-b7d8-580d6758104c

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Shell Oil Site Seized by Nigerian State Over Unpaid Damages

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-12-23/shell-oil-site-seized-by-nigerian-state-over-unpaid-damages

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U.S. agents investigating more than 500 leads in search for Nashville blast explanation

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/tennessee-blast/police-search-for-clues-to-mysterious-motor-home-blast-in-nashville-idUSKBN2900CX

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UK Crypto Exchange EXMO Says $4M of Hacked Funds Was Through Poloniex

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/uk-crypto-exchange-exmo-says-4m-of-hacked-funds-was-through-poloniex

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