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Fuel trader Gordon Debono and his wife charged with money laundering

Read here: https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2020-11-25/local-news/Fuel-trader-Gordon-Debono-and-his-wife-charged-with-money-laundering-6736228950

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Bribery Or Personal Connections? When and why people pay bribes or use personal connections

Read here: https://www.transparency.org/en/news/bribery-or-personal-connections

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Benefit scams worth £1bn foiled during lockdown

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55022008

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CSIS alleges Iran used Toronto company to wire millions to Canada despite sanctions

Read here: https://globalnews.ca/news/7468366/csis-iran-toronto-company-millions-canada-sanctions/

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Thai authorities and UNODC meet about precursor chemical trafficking in the Golden Triangle

Read here: https://www.unodc.org/southeastasiaandpacific/en/2020/11/precursor-chemical-trafficking-golden-triangle/story.html

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Emerging evidence of Afghanistan’s role as a producer and supplier of ephedrine and methamphetamine

Read here: https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/ad-hoc-publication/emerging-evidence-of-afghanistans-role-as-a-producer-and-supplier-of-ephedrine-and-methamphetamine_en

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“Chinese Military Companies” Under China’s Military-Civil Fusion Strategy

Read here: https://sayari.com/blog/chinese-military-companies-under-chinas-military-civil-fusion-strategy/

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Synthetic identity fraud worrying U.S. regulators

Read here: https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/blog/synthetic-identity-fraud-worrying-u-s-regulators/

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U.S. Justice Department Ends Oversight of Brazil’s Odebrecht

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-justice-department-ends-oversight-of-brazils-odebrecht-11606167469

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Two Men Sentenced for Possessing Over $1 Million Dollars Cash Onboard a Vessel Outfitted for Smuggling

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-vi/pr/two-men-sentenced-possessing-over-1-million-dollars-cash-onboard-vessel-outfitted-0

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ICC complaint alleging Uighur genocide cites China Cables as evidence

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/china-cables/icc-complaint-alleging-uighur-genocide-cites-china-cables-as-evidence/

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A Tarnished Gem? Building Bad On Ukraine’s Black Sea Coast

Read here: https://www.rferl.org/a/a-tarnished-gem-building-bad-on-ukraine-s-black-sea-coast-/30962958.html

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AML Bitcoin: SEC fights bid to dismiss $5.6M fraud case

Read here: https://coingeek.com/aml-bitcoin-sec-fights-bid-dismiss-5-6m-fraud-case/

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‘I Already Knew Who Was Behind Her’: A Mysterious Woman, a Top Russian Official, and Contracts Worth Millions

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/i-already-knew-who-was-behind-her

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Adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee sanctions Ahmad Ahmad

Read here: https://www.fifa.com/who-we-are/news/adjudicatory-chamber-of-the-independent-ethics-committee-sanctions-ahmad-ahmad

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Lithuania Makes Millions in First Sale of Seized Cryptocurrency

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/lithuania-makes-millions-in-first-sale-of-seized-cryptocurrency

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New law aims to facilitate the fight against darknet trade [translated from German]

Read here: https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/neues-gesetz-soll-kampf-gegen-darknet-handel-erleichtern-a-274b8f29-ca90-4504-9e7e-39e68cf1a6a9

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Kremlin critic says UK bank account shut because of Russian ‘black PR’

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/23/kremlin-critic-says-uk-bank-account-shut-because-of-russian-black-pr

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‘MaltaFiles’ firm Credence fined €261,000 over money laundering shortcomings

Read here: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/106122/maltafiles_firm_credence_fined_261000_over_money_laundering_shortcomings

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COVID-19 pandemic complicates AML challenges for banks serving charities, experts say

Read here: https://blogs.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/government/pandemic-complicates-charities/

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SRA tells firms: Check exactly where your client’s money came from

Read here: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sra-tells-firms-check-exactly-where-your-clients-money-came-from/5106520.article#.X70eV01X3FI.linkedin

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Millions of illicit cigarettes seized from Scottish warehouse

Read here: https://www.thenational.scot/news/18892934.millions-illicit-cigarettes-seized-scottish-warehouse/

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SEC Charges E-Commerce Startup and CEO With Defrauding Investors

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-291

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Britain’s telcos face fines if they use suppliers deemed high-risk, like Huawei

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/britain-telecoms-huawei-tech/britains-telcos-face-fines-if-they-use-suppliers-deemed-high-risk-like-huawei-idINL8N2I95K3

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Former Guardia Civil led money laundering network

Read here: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2020/11/24/former-guardia-civil-led-money-laundering-network/

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Philippines: AMLC urges vigilance as suspicious money transactions surge

Read here: https://business.inquirer.net/312327/amlc-urges-vigilance-as-suspicious-money-transactions-surge

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Government must get a grip on conflicts of interest in public procurement or risk losing the UKs reputation…

Read here: https://www.spotlightcorruption.org/government-must-get-a-grip-on-conflicts-of-interest-in-public-procurement-or-risk-losing-the-uks-reputation-as-a-fair-place-to-do-business/

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Gabon’s First Family Stashed Cash in DC Property

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/gabons-first-family-stashed-cash-in-dc-property

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Ice trade stopped at sauce after liquid meth worth $123m found in mustard bottles

Read here: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/ice-trade-stopped-at-sauce-after-liquid-meth-worth-123m-found-in-mustard-bottles-20201123-p56gzt.html

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U.N. says former Nissan head Carlos Ghosn owed ‘compensation’ for arrest, detention

Read here: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/u-n-says-former-nissan-head-carlos-ghosn-owed-compensation-n1248623

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His bank raided his account to cover a payment made to scammers

Read here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/tangerine-account-raided-job-scam-1.5806275

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Crypto users speak out on proposed change to FinCEN Travel Rule

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-users-speak-out-on-proposed-change-to-fincen-travel-rule

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CipherTrace Says Homeland Security Work Gave Rise to Monero-Tracking Patent Filings

Read here: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ciphertrace-says-homeland-security-work-gave-rise-to-monero-tracking-patent-filings-2020

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Apple’s security chief charged with bribery

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-55052540

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Millions of dollars spent on these crypto debit cards… but on what?

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/millions-of-dollars-spent-on-these-crypto-debit-cards-but-on-what

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Meet the Remmo clan – the Arab gang that has become Germany’s most notorious organised crime family

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/11/22/meet-remmo-clan-arab-gang-has-become-germanys-notorious-organised/

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Mexico denies deal to nab cartel leader in return for Cienfuegos

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/23/mexico-denies-deal-to-nab-cartel-leader-in-return-for-cienfuegos

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PCTF seize NI properties under Proceeds of Crime Act

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/pctf-seize-ni-properties-under-proceeds-of-crime-act

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The Central Bank of Venezuela suspended banking products and services that facilitate the payment of foreign currencies

Read here: https://globalcompliancenews.com/venezuela-the-central-bank-of-venezuela-suspended-banking-products-and-services-that-facilitate-the-payment-of-foreign-currencies-26102020/

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Corruption is rotting the periphery of Europe

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/78ba92ed-94ef-47ce-9157-658e068cd814

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