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Darkweb Drug Trafficker Arrested in Operation DisrupTor Pleads Guilty

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/darkweb-drug-trafficker-arrested-operation-disruptor-pleads-guilty

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Deripaska’s Rusal Role Was Flagged for U.S. Sanctions Review

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-17/deripaska-s-rusal-role-spurred-europe-sanctions-warning-to-u-s

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Swiss court upholds conviction of ex-UBS banker who sold data to German authorities

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/swiss-banker-germany/swiss-court-upholds-conviction-of-ex-ubs-banker-who-sold-data-to-german-authorities-idUKL8N2IX56E

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Malta: Investigation in major money laundering case still to identify source of funds

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/investigation-in-major-money-laundering-case-still-to-identify-source.839387

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Egyptian Medical Staff Treating COVID-19 Patients Given Old, Fake Masks

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/coronavirus/egyptian-medical-staff-treating-COVID-19-patients-given-old-fake-masks

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New Public-Private Partnership to combat money laundering in British Columbia

Read here: https://www.canadapolicereport.ca/2020/12/16/new-public-private-partnership-to-combat-money-laundering-in-british-columbia/

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Insider dealing convictions upheld by the Court of Appeal

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/insider-dealing-convictions-upheld-court-appeal

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Europol And The European Commission Inaugurate New Decryption Platform To Tackle The Challenge Of Encrypted Material For Law Enforcement Investigations

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/europol-and-european-commission-inaugurate-new-decryption-platform-to-tackle-challenge-of-encrypted-material-for-law-enforcement

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Dog theft: Organised crime driving ‘epidemic’ of dog snatching

Watch here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/stories-55356211

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Canada: Single Seizure Averts Untold Violence

Read here: http://tpsnews.ca/stories/2020/12/single-seizure-averts-untold-violence/

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‘They Are Finishing the Trees’: Chinese Companies and Namibian Elites Make Millions Illegally Logging the Last Rosewoods

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/chinese-companies-and-namibian-elites-make-millions-illegally-logging-the-last-rosewoods

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What Do Security Law Reforms Mean for US-Mexico Organized Crime Fight?

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/us-mexico-security-law-reform/

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Canberra law firm backs partners after Ben Aulich and Bridie Harders arrested on money laundering charges

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-18/aulich-law-firm-backs-partners-amid-money-laundering-allegations/12997556

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One more attack on NGOs in Venezuela

Read here: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/democraciaabierta/nuevo-ataque-ongs-venezuela-en/

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Knocking On Kleptocrats’ Doors

Read here: https://www.transparency.org/en/news/real-estate-data-knocking-on-kleptocrats-doors

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FCA responds to independent reviews into its regulation of London Capital & Finance and Connaught

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-responds-independent-reviews-london-capital-finance-connaught

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St Helier jeweller guilty of laundering drug gang’s cash

Read here: https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2020/12/17/st-helier-jeweller-guilty-of-laundering-drug-gangs-cash/

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OCC Proposes Rule Regarding Exemptions to Suspicious Activity Report Requirements

Read here: https://www.occ.treas.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2020/nr-occ-2020-174.html

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More than 2,500 pounds of meth seized at El Paso port of entry entering US

Read here: https://kfoxtv.com/news/crime-news/more-than-2500-pounds-of-meth-seized-at-el-paso-port-of-entry-entering-us

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International Trio Indicted in Austin for Illegal Exports to Russia

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/international-trio-indicted-austin-illegal-exports-russia

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CBI Unearths Another Gigantic Bank Fraud, Books Hyderabad Firm For Scam Similar To Nirav Modi Case

Read here: https://news.abplive.com/business/cbi-books-hyderabad-transstroy-ltd-for-rs-7926-crore-bank-fraud-bigger-nirav-modi-1415465

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HSBC Director warned that drug money laundering in 2012 could be repeated with the reform of the Banxico Law [translated from Spanish]

Read here: https://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2020/12/16/director-de-hsbc-advirtio-que-lavado-de-dinero-del-narco-en-2012-podria-repetirse-con-la-reforma-a-ley-de-banxico/

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Spain dismantles top Russian-speaking organised crime network that had infiltrated public institutions

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/spain-dismantles-top-russian-speaking-organised-crime-network-had-infiltrated-public-institutions

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UK: National risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing 2020

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-risk-assessment-of-money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing-2020

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Seychelles, Longtime Home of BitMEX, Is Bending to US Pressure on KYC

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/seychelles-longtime-home-of-bitmex-is-bending-to-us-pressure-on-kyc

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Feds seize millions in PPP funds from international ministry

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/16/feds-seize-millions-in-ppp-funds-from-international-ministry-.html

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London couple ‘used illicit funds from Azerbaijan to send models to Ibiza by private jet and pay school fees’

Read here: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/azerbaijan-laundromat-corrupt-national-crime-agency-b339938.html

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Gemini Annual Report 2020: COVID-19 Shakes Up the Carding Market

Read here: https://geminiadvisory.io/gemini-annual-report-2020/

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DIY shops in Europe selling wood taken illegally from Russia, report alleges

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/16/diy-shops-europe-wood-russia-lumber-taiga-eu

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Global Stablecoins Could Eventually Become Reserve Currencies: IMF Paper

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/global-stablecoins-could-eventually-become-reserve-currencies-imf-paper

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Unitel sues Isabel dos Santos company as her corporate empire continues to crumble

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/luanda-leaks/unitel-sues-isabel-dos-santos-company-as-her-corporate-empire-continues-to-crumble/

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Forestry crime: targeting the most lucrative of environmental crimes

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/en/News-and-Events/News/2020/Forestry-crime-targeting-the-most-lucrative-of-environmental-crimes

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Central Bank warns firms to clean up their anti-money laundering act

Read here: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/central-bank-warns-firms-to-clean-up-their-anti-money-laundering-act-1.4438823

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Credit Suisse Indicted in Bulgarian Drug Scheme

Read here: https://www.finews.asia/finance/33433-credit-suisse-switzerland-bulgaria-drug-trafficking-money-laundering-indictment-asia

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EBA identifies means to strengthen legal aspects of deposit protection from AML

Read here: https://financefeeds.com/eba-identifies-means-strengthen-legal-aspects-deposit-protection-aml/

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Remmo gangland twin held for Dresden museum jewel heist

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/remmo-gangland-twin-held-for-dresden-museum-jewel-heist-l5fj8v760

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Audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Strategy and Efforts to Disrupt Illegal Dark Web Activities

Read here: https://oig.justice.gov/reports/audit-federal-bureau-investigations-strategy-and-efforts-disrupt-illegal-dark-web

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Sanctions, Pandemic Fuelling Black Market Medicines in Iran

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13547-sanctions-pandemic-fuelling-black-market-medicines-in-iran

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