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Defrauding Europe and the West? How Hong Kong banks facilitate the defrauding of thousands of unsuspecting Europeans

Read here: https://www.riskcompliance.biz/news/defrauding-europe-and-the-west-how-hong-kongs-banks-facilitate-the-defrauding-of-thousands-of-unsuspecting-europeans/

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1,280 Fake Watches Worth Over $25 Million Intercepted by CBP in Louisville

Read here: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/1280-fake-watches-worth-over-25-million-intercepted-cbp-louisville

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‘Operation Mile High’: NYPD, AG bust jet exec in child sex trafficking probe

Read here: https://nypost.com/2020/12/05/nypd-busts-jet-exec-in-child-sex-trafficking-probe/

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Viktor Vekselberg Loses Swiss Sanctions Lawsuit

Read here: https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/44077-viktor-vekselberg-julius-baer-us-sanctions

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Cyprus’ Auditor General Faces Removal After Golden Passport Report

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13484-cyprus-auditor-general-faces-removal-after-golden-passport-report

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Major drug trafficking network busted in Zurich

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/major-drug-trafficking-network-busted-in-zurich/46201550

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DeFi and Eth2 are whole new convos for regulators, says SEC’s Hester Peirce

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/defi-and-eth-2-0-are-whole-new-convos-for-regulators-says-sec-s-hester-peirce

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Anti-corruption and illicit financial flows examined by Sub-Committee

Read here: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/347/international-development-subcommittee-on-the-work-of-the-independent-commission-for-aid-impact/news/136793/anticorruption-and-illicit-financial-flows-examined-by-subcommittee/

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Canada: Millions of Fatal Doses Off Streets

Read here: http://tpsnews.ca/stories/2020/12/millions-fatal-doses-streets/

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(Another) Venezuelan Executive Indicted in a $160 Million Money-Laundering and Corruption Scheme

Read here: https://www.moneylaunderingnews.com/2020/12/another-venezuelan-executive-indicted-in-a-160-million-money-laundering-and-corruption-scheme/

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The UK’s #ImperialInequalities: Past, present and future

Read here: https://www.taxjustice.net/2020/12/04/the-uks-imperialinequalities-past-present-and-future/

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China’s central bank plans digital yuan pilot for payments to Hong Kong

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/china-s-central-bank-plans-digital-yuan-pilot-for-payments-to-hong-kong

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Guatemala Police Case Stirs Up Dark Memories

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/drug-trafficking-case-involving-police-stirs-up-dark-memories-in-guatemala/

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Top crypto regulator says to expect ‘clarity’ on Bitcoin in coming weeks

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2020/12/04/cryptocurrency-regulation-bitcoin-squawk-box.html

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Couple jailed after attempt to import firearms and ammunition

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/couple-jailed-after-attempt-to-import-firearms-and-ammunition

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Vijay Mallya’s Assets In France Worth 1.6 Million Euros Seized

Read here: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/vijay-mallyas-assets-in-france-worth-1-6-million-euros-seized-by-enforcement-directorate-2334340

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Slovak court keeps billionaire in custody over graft case

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-slovakia-crime/slovak-court-keeps-billionaire-in-custody-over-graft-case-idUKKBN28E33C

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Brazil’s Dirty List – Not Making a Dent in Modern Slavery

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/brazil-dirty-list-modern-slavery/

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Europol Predictions Correct For Fake COVID-19 Vaccines

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/europol-predictions-correct-for-fake-covid-19-vaccines

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Why Cuba Is Primed for Bitcoin Adoption

Read here: https://decrypt.co/50491/cuba-bitcoin-adoption

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Former CEO and Founder of Technology Company Pleads Guilty to Investment Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-ceo-and-founder-technology-company-pleads-guilty-investment-fraud-scheme

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PAC urges Bank of England to investigate “missing” £50 billion of sterling notes

Read here: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/127/public-accounts-committee/news/136880/pac-urges-bank-of-england-to-investigate-missing-50-billion-of-sterling-notes/

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Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson arrested in fraud investigation

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/dec/04/mayor-of-liverpool-arrested-as-part-of-investigation

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IBM Uncovers Global Phishing Campaign Targeting the COVID-19 Vaccine Cold Chain

Read here: https://securityintelligence.com/posts/ibm-uncovers-global-phishing-covid-19-vaccine-cold-chain/

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Beef, Banks and the Brazilian Amazon

Read here: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/forests/beef-banks-and-brazilian-amazon/

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Record Drug Seizure Caps Off Difficult Year for Chile

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/record-drug-seizure-chile/

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US in talks over deal to resolve case of arrested Huawei finance chief

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/dec/04/meng-wanzhou-huawei-talks-china-us-canada

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Austrian ex-finance minister gets 8 years in jail for corruption

Read here: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20201204-austrian-ex-finance-minister-gets-8-years-in-jail-for-corruption

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Tallinn-based Salv raises €1.5 million to expand its anti-money laundering pilot to several European countries

Read here: https://www.eu-startups.com/2020/12/tallinn-based-salv-raises-e1-5-million-to-expand-its-anti-money-laundering-pilot-to-several-european-countries/

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The Increasing Reliance on Data for Sanctioned Securities Screening

Read here: https://www.regulationasia.com/the-increasing-reliance-on-data-for-sanctioned-securities-screening/

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Leaked testimony shows MPs knew the names of peers implicated in money laundering for years

Read here: https://www.thecanary.co/exclusive/2020/12/04/leaked-testimony-shows-mps-knew-the-names-of-peers-implicated-in-money-laundering-for-years/

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US poised to overhaul the country’s anti-money laundering legislation

Read here: https://www.icij.org/inside-icij/2020/12/us-poised-to-overhaul-the-countrys-anti-money-laundering-legislation/

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Reptiles smuggled from Mexico found at German airport stitched inside dolls

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55173830

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Bolivia Dealing with Contraband Surge During Pandemic

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/bolivia-pandemic-surge-contraband/

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Pakistani court declares ex-PM Sharif fugitive from justice

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-nawaz-sharif-islamabad-london-fugitives-f650559898ac2f4b07e3a3763b801c77

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BIS seeks public comments on the impact of the Chemical Weapons Convention

Read here: https://www.europeansanctions.com/2020/12/bis-seeks-public-comments-on-the-impact-of-the-chemical-weapons-convention/

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Burner phones and banking apps – Meet the Chinese ‘brokers’ laundering Mexican drug money

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mexico-china-cartels/special-report-burner-phones-and-banking-apps-meet-the-chinese-brokers-laundering-mexican-drug-money-idUKKBN28D1LZ

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Special ACFCS Contributor Report: Banks Have a Moral Obligation to Fight Human Trafficking

Read here: https://www.acfcs.org/special-acfcs-contributor-report-banks-have-a-moral-obligation-to-fight-human-trafficking/

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Dark web crime: how Australia’s powerful new warrants would work

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/dec/03/dark-web-how-australias-powerful-new-warrants-would-work

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Trafficking Malagasy Tortoises: Vulnerabilities and illicit markets in the western Indian Ocean

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/trafficking-malagasy-tortoises/

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