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Monero Breaks 2-Year High Amid Rising Concerns Over Online Ransom

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/monero-2-year-high-online-ransom

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The Optimist Without Borders: Inside the Semlex CEO’s Empire of Influence

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/biometric-bribery-semlex/the-optimist-without-borders-inside-the-semlex-ceos-empire-of-influence

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RCMP NL Project Broken results in guilty pleas and incarceration for major drug traffickers

Read here: https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2020/rcmp-nl-project-broken-results-guilty-pleas-and-incarceration-major-drug-traffickers

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Four arrested as Hong Kong customs busts money-laundering ring that moved HK$880 million in just 11 months

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3113971/four-arrested-hong-kong-customs-busts-money-laundering

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Peter Nygard arrested, faces extradition to U.S. on sex assault, racketeering charges

Read here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/peter-nygard-custody-1.5841839

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Credit Suisse Blow-Ups Give Gottstein a Crash Course in Risk

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-14/credit-suisse-blow-ups-give-untested-ceo-a-crash-course-in-risk

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Swiss lawyers seek to keep special ‘advisor’ status in the shadow economy

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/opinion_swiss-lawyers-seek-to-keep-special–adviser–status-in-the-shadow-economy/45609598

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Money laundering is hurting investment in Canada

Read here: https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2020/12/14/money-laundering-is-hurting-investment-in-canada.html?rf

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Aircraft leasor sues over $2m cash transfer

Read here: https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/aircraft-leasor-sues-over-2m-cash-transfer-39864194.html

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With Bill Barr leaving the DoJ, what will the next Attorney General do about crypto?

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/with-bill-barr-leaving-the-doj-what-will-the-next-attorney-general-do-about-crypto

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New Brokered Deposits Rule Promotes Bank-Fintech Partnerships

Read here: https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2020/nr-occ-2020-170.html

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DJ Khaled and Floyd Mayweather promoted his 2017 ICO; Now, he faces a year behind bars

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/dj-khaled-and-floyd-mayweather-promoted-his-2017-ico-now-he-faces-a-year-behind-bars

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The New EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime: Breakthrough or Distraction?

Read here: https://carnegieeurope.eu/2020/12/14/new-eu-global-human-rights-sanctions-regime-breakthrough-or-distraction-pub-83415

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Get Serious: Illicit Finance is a Threat to the US–UK Special Relationship

Read here: https://rusi.org/commentary/get-serious-illicit-finance-threat-us-uk-special-relationship

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UK Finance warns public to beware of parcel delivery scams in run up to Christmas

Read here: https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/press/press-releases/uk-finance-warns-public-beware-parcel-delivery-scams-run-christmas

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Central Bank Digital Currencies: The Threat From Money Launderers and How to Stop Them

Read here: https://www.lawfareblog.com/central-bank-digital-currencies-threat-money-launderers-and-how-stop-them

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Know Your Transaction (KYT) – The key to combating transaction laundering

Read here: https://thepaypers.com/expert-opinion/know-your-transaction-kyt-the-key-to-combating-transaction-laundering–1246231

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Indian Crypto Trader Arrested for Allegedly Using USDT to Launder Money on Behalf of Chinese Online Betting Scammers

Read here: https://news.bitcoin.com/indian-crypto-trader-arrested-allegedly-using-usdt-launder-money-on-behalf-of-chinese-online-betting-scammers/

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British Overseas Territories commit to publishing further information on company ownership in major anti-corruption move

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/british-overseas-territories-commit-to-publishing-further-information-on-company-ownership-in-major-anti-corruption-move

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The CFTC’s tech team is trying to figure out what to do about DeFi

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/the-cftc-s-tech-team-is-trying-to-figure-out-what-to-do-about-defi

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New AML website for the UK Gambling Commission’s AML content

Read here: https://beta.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/aml

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Sudan’s State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Rescinded

Read here: https://www.state.gov/sudans-state-sponsor-of-terrorism-designation-rescinded/

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The Kolbayev Connection

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-matraimov-kingdom/the-kolbayev-connection

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Wife takes charge of money after Hong Kong official on US sanctions list loses bank accounts, credit card

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3113698/wife-takes-charge-money-after-hong-kong-official-us

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Donations to Hong Kong activist groups, opposition scrutinised as police freeze bank accounts, allege money-laundering activities

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3113766/donations-hong-kong-activist-groups-opposition-scrutinised

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Saudi Public Prosecution seizes $7.46m on money laundering, cover-up

Read here: https://www.arabnews.com/node/1776676/saudi-arabia

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Iran revives contentious anti-money laundering legislation

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/14/contentious-fatf-legislation-revived-in-iran

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Woman who laundered money through Latom “O” Store mini-market in Chatham must pay back £1

Read here: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/mini-market-400k-launderer-must-pay-back-1-239177/

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U.S. Treasury, Commerce Depts. Hacked Through SolarWinds Compromise

Read here: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/12/u-s-treasury-commerce-depts-hacked-through-solarwinds-compromise/

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The ‘Beautiful’ Life of a Kyrgyz Customs Official

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-matraimov-kingdom/the-beautiful-life-of-a-kyrgyz-customs-official

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‘Cowboy outfit’: Crown hit with new class action over money laundering

Read here: https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/cowboy-outfit-crown-hit-with-new-class-action-over-money-laundering-20201211-p56mrq.html

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RCMP Update Major Cocaine Investigation

Read here: https://vocm.com/2020/12/14/rcmp-update-major-cocaine-investigation/

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Assassinated Taliban chief had life insurance and a property empire

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/taliban-boss-had-life-insurance-and-a-property-empire-0vd0smdb9

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‘Shady deals, money laundering, impropriety’ – what Kerala gold smuggling case has unearthed

Read here: https://theprint.in/india/shady-deals-money-laundering-impropriety-what-kerala-gold-smuggling-case-has-unearthed/564850/

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The digital assets of the future: tokenised, programmable and more secure

Read here: https://www.bbva.com/en/the-digital-assets-of-the-future-tokenised-programmable-and-more-secure/

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Football transfers rife with illegality and exploitation, unpublished report found

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/dec/11/football-transfers-rife-with-illegality-and-exploitation-report-money-laundering-third-party-ownership-uefa

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ICE assists Brazil in the arrests of 10 human smugglers

Read here: https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-assists-brazil-arrests-10-human-smugglers

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Railway bribery scam plot inspired by Bollywood, Rs 10 note number used as code for payment

Read here: https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/national/railway-bribery-scam-plot-inspired-by-bollywood-rs-10-note-number-used-as-code-for-payment

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Insolvency firms must report Covid scheme fraud

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/insolvency-firms-must-report-covid-scheme-fraud-rwxn2kbc8

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China: Big Data Program Targets Xinjiang’s Muslims

Read here: https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/12/09/china-big-data-program-targets-xinjiangs-muslims

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