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Mongolian leader barred from selling £11m London flat

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mongolian-leader-barred-from-selling-11m-london-flat-gs9q5pq68

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Notorious crypto figures arrested in 2020

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/notorious-crypto-figures-arrested-in-2020

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Cyberpunk 2077 makers face potential securities class action lawsuit

Read here: https://www.fintechfutures.com/2020/12/cyberpunk-2077-makers-face-potential-securities-class-action-lawsuit/

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Treasury Targets Syrian Regime Officials and the Central Bank of Syria

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm1220

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Best Practices Guide: For Chairs and Members of United Nations Sanctions Committees

Read here: https://ccsi.global/bpg-best-practices-guide/

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Romania Issues Arrest Warrant Against its Prince

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13563-romania-issues-arrest-warrant-against-its-prince

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New Zealand: Police officer’s daughter admits laundering dirty money in meth ring

Read here: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/123760675/police-officers-daughter-admits-laundering-dirty-money-in-meth-ring

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Cayman Islands: CIMA fines Western International $482,000

Read here: https://www.caymancompass.com/2020/12/23/anti-money-laundering-cima-fines-western-international-482000/

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Chinese Firm Sanctioned By U.S. Builds A Global Surveillance, Security Network

Read here: https://brief.kharon.com/updates/chinese-firm-sanctioned-by-us-builds-a-global-surveillance-security-network/

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Department of Justice Files Nationwide Lawsuit Against Walmart Inc. for Controlled Substances Act Violations

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-files-nationwide-lawsuit-against-walmart-inc-controlled-substances-act

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Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Credit Suisse

Read here: https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/enforcement20201222a.htm

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Cybercriminals’ Favourite VPN Taken Down In Global Action

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cybercriminals’-favourite-vpn-taken-down-in-global-action

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Switzerland closes investigation into CIA-linked encryption firm

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland-closes-investigation-into-cia-linked-encryption-firm/46237576

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“At this game 20 years” – the encrypted messages that brought down drug trafficking and money laundering kingpin

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/at-this-game-20-years-the-encrypted-messages-that-brought-down-drug-trafficking-and-money-laundering-kingpin

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Wells Fargo set to be freed from AML consent order

Read here: https://www.americanbanker.com/news/wells-fargo-set-to-be-freed-from-aml-consent-order

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US decision on Danske will not affect Estonian investigation

Read here: https://news.err.ee/1216336/us-decision-on-danske-will-not-affect-estonian-investigation

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The taxman v the accountant: ‘disgraceful’ conduct and an epic Australian defamation case

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/dec/23/the-taxman-v-the-accountant-disgraceful-conduct-and-an-epic-australian-defamation-case

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Brazil: Rio’s mayor arrested in corruption scheme

Read here: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/brazil-rios-mayor-arrested-in-corruption-scheme-/2085358

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22 luxury apartments seized from Canadian accused of fraud and laundering

Read here: https://dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2020/12/20/22-luxury-apartments-seized-from-canadian-accused-of-fraud-and-laundering/

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Barbaric killings, amputations, ruthless extortion: The alarming rise of Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation

Read here: https://www.foxnews.com/world/mexico-jalisco-new-generation-cartel-violence

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SPAC Nation: Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Fraud And Money Laundering

Read here: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/spac-nation-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-fraud-and-money-laundering_uk_5fe0cdedc5b607e6348cebd5

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UBS Board Gauges Fallout of ING Laundering Probe on New CEO

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/bloomberg/ubs-board-gauges-fallout-of-ing-laundering-probe-on-new-ceo/46240994

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Mexico alleges Luz del Mundo, 4 other groups laundered money

Read here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/mexico-alleges-luz-del-mundo-4-other-groups-laundered-money-complaints-investigators-money-mexico-church-b1777918.html

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US sanctions Nicaraguan officials, Cuba-related companies

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2020/12/21/us-sanctions

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BVI: It’s best to adhere to UK new law on company registers – Governor

Read here: https://bvinews.com/its-best-to-adhere-to-uk-new-law-on-company-registers-governor/

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Bribery Confession Sends Shockwaves Through Online Payment Sector

Read here: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2020-12-21/bribery-confession-sends-shockwaves-through-online-payment-sector-101641680.html

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“Hundreds of millions” of pounds laundered through conveyancers

Read here: https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/hundreds-of-millions-of-pounds-laundered-through-conveyancers

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Wildlife crime: closing ranks on serious crime in the illegal animal trade

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/en/News-and-Events/News/2020/Wildlife-crime-closing-ranks-on-serious-crime-in-the-illegal-animal-trade

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Adelson’s Singapore Casino Paid a Price for Courting China’s ‘Whales’

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-21/sheldon-adelson-s-singapore-casino-paid-price-for-courting-china-s-high-rollers

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Italian ‘Casanova’ online gang broken up in Turin

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55365424

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The World’s Largest Shareholders: Understanding China’s National and Regional SASACs

Read here: https://sayari.com/resources/the-worlds-largest-shareholders-understanding-chinas-national-and-regional-sasacs/

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Terrorist groups using COVID-19 to reinforce power and influence

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2020/INTERPOL-Terrorist-groups-using-COVID-19-to-reinforce-power-and-influence

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Italian Police Accuse BitGrail CEO of Money Laundering

Read here: https://decrypt.co/52145/bitgrail-hacker-who-stole-e120-million-has-been-caught

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Former Senior Libyan Intelligence Officer and Bomb-Maker for the Muamar Qaddafi Regime Charged for The December 21, 1988 Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-senior-libyan-intelligence-officer-and-bomb-maker-muamar-qaddafi-regime-charged

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India: PayPal Penalized 96 lakh INR for Money Laundering [failings]

Read here: https://www.fxnews.media/paypal-penalized-96-lakh-inr-for-money-laundering/

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Conman raked in £1.3m selling non-existent cars, even continuing in prison

Read here: https://www.metro.news/conman-raked-in-1-3m-selling-non-existent-cars-even-continuing-in-prison/2270911/

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Why Ledger Kept All That Customer Data in the First Place

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/why-ledger-kept-all-that-customer-data-in-the-first-place

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Iran Completes Merger of Six Banks with Links to Military

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-20/iran-completes-merger-of-six-banks-with-links-to-military

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Two Owners of New York Pharmacies Charged in a $30 Million COVID-19 Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Cas

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-owners-new-york-pharmacies-charged-30-million-covid-19-health-care-fraud-and-money

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