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Ortega media enrich his family, entrench his hold on Nicaragua

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL1N2I60YA

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El Salvador’s Odd Military Deployment to Stop Drugs at Honduras Border

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/el-salvador-military-deployment/

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Russia bans 25 UK diplomats in retaliation for sanctions

Read here: https://eutoday.net/news/politics/2020/russia-bans-25-uk-diplomats-in-retaliation-for-sanctions

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Ex-Goldman Banker Says He Warned Bosses About Jho Low, 1MDB

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-23/ex-goldman-banker-roger-ng-seeks-dismissal-of-1mdb-bribery-case

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Murky Bosnian Charity Appeals for African Wells Raise Concerns

Read here: https://balkaninsight.com/2020/11/20/murky-bosnian-charity-appeals-for-african-wells-raise-concerns/

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Russia stops U.N. blacklisting of Libya militia, leader

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN28101P

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Lebanon’s president pledges to revive forensic audit of central bank

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-crisis/lebanons-president-pledges-to-revive-forensic-audit-of-central-bank-idUSKBN2810RR

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US Government Enlists USDC for ‘Global Foreign Policy Objective’ in Venezuela: Circle CEO

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/circle-usdc-venezuela-airtm

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G20 Leaders support the FATF’s work to address money laundering and terrorist financing risks

Read here: http://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/fatfgeneral/documents/g20-riyadh-summit.html

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Israeli intel firm says it helped solve billion-dollar German jewel heist

Read here: https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-intel-firm-says-it-helped-solve-billion-dollar-german-jewel-heist/

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GoDaddy Employees Tricked Into Transferring Control of Crypto Firm Domains: Report

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/godaddy-employees-tricked-into-transferring-control-of-crypto-firm-domains-report

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US Government labels Virgil Griffith’s argument to dismiss sanctions charges ‘absurd’

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-government-labels-virgil-griffith-s-argument-to-dismiss-sanctions-charges-absurd

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Alleged triad gangster arrested upon return to Hong Kong after years on the run

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3110918/alleged-ex-triad-boss-arrested-upon-return-hong-kong

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Mexico Is on the Verge of Legalizing Weed For 130 Million People

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy87pm/mexico-is-on-the-verge-of-legalizing-weed-for-130-million-people

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To rise in fincrime compliance career, conquer tech fears, get ‘uncomfortable’ to grow: Canada Summit Snapshot

Read here: https://www.acfcs.org/to-rise-in-fincrime-compliance-career-conquer-tech-fears-get-uncomfortable-to-grow-canada-summit-snapshot/

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Nicolas Sarkozy in dock as ‘historic trial’ over corruption finally begins

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/22/nicolas-sarkozy-in-dock-as-historic-trial-over-corruption-finally-begins

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Turmeric: The yellow gold for smugglers

Read here: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/turmeric-the-yellow-gold-for-smugglers/articleshow/79310904.cms

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Parrots found stuffed in plastic bottles in Indonesia

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-55016513

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The State of Tax Justice 2020

Read here: https://taxjustice.net/reports/the-state-of-tax-justice-2020/

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Nearly 200 arrested in sexual exploitation of a single Florida teen

Read here: https://nypost.com/2020/11/18/nearly-200-arrested-in-florida-child-sex-trafficking-bust/

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Crypto Assets in South Africa Would Be Considered Financial Products Under Regulator Proposal

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-assets-in-south-africa-would-be-considered-financial-products-under-regulator-proposal

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Combined Maritime Forces seize over 450kg Methamphetamine and 360kg heroin in third drug bust since October

Read here: https://combinedmaritimeforces.com/2020/11/21/combined-maritime-forces-seize-over-450kg-methamphetamine-and-360kg-heroin-in-third-drug-bust-since-october/

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Airbnb under scrutiny over crime controls

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2020/11/22/airbnb-scrutiny-crime-controls/

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NFT Painting of Buterin in Harlequin Garb Sets Record in Weekend Crypto Art Sale

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/nft-painting-of-buterin-in-harlequin-garb-sets-record-in-weekend-crypto-art-sale

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Victim scammed of $13K in Bitcoin with ‘call spoofing technology’

Read here: https://london.ctvnews.ca/mobile/victim-scammed-of-13k-in-bitcoin-with-call-spoofing-technology-1.5198385

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Sinaloa Cartel Drug Trafficker Extradited From Italy

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/sinaloa-cartel-drug-trafficker-extradited-italy

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Europe Has No Strategy on Cyber Sanctions

Read here: https://www.lawfareblog.com/europe-has-no-strategy-cyber-sanctions

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CipherTrace Files Two Monero Cryptocurrency Tracing Patents

Read here: https://ciphertrace.com/ciphertrace-files-two-monero-cryptocurrency-tracing-patents/

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Apple said to be among US companies lobbying against Uighur forced labor bill

Read here: https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/11/20/apple-said-to-be-among-us-companies-lobbying-against-uighur-forced-labor-bill

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Over $427 Billion is Lost To Tax Havens Every Year

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13431-over-427-billion-is-lost-to-tax-havens-every-year

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Fake Uniswap app on Google Play Store has already lost one user $20,000

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/fake-uniswap-app-on-google-play-store-has-already-lost-one-user-20-000

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Romanian duo arrested for running malware encryption service to bypass antivirus software

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/romanian-duo-arrested-for-running-malware-encryption-service-to-bypass-antivirus-software

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Inside the national gallery of stolen art

Read here: https://www.theverge.com/21575923/fbi-art-crime-team-national-file

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‘Queen’ of heroin smuggling crime syndicate jailed

Read here: https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/‘queen’-heroin-smuggling-crime-syndicate-jailed

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Latvian State Police find human trafficking at a confectionery company in Latgale

Read here: https://bnn-news.com/latvian-state-police-find-human-trafficking-at-a-confectionery-company-in-latgale-219052

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How bank data is used to catch crooks and stamp out sex crimes

Read here: https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/how-bank-data-is-used-to-catch-crooks-and-stamp-out-sex-crimes-20201119-p56g8z

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Swiss Prosecutor to End Magnitsky Case as Browder Calls Foul

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-19/swiss-prosecutors-to-end-magnitsky-case-as-browder-calls-foul

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Pakistani Islamist found guilty on two more charges of terrorism financing

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-court-militancy-financing/pakistani-islamist-found-guilty-on-two-more-charges-of-terrorism-financing-idUSKBN27Z1TZ

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Global tax system ‘programmed to fail,’ says new report on revenue losses

Read here: https://www.icij.org/inside-icij/2020/11/global-tax-system-programmed-to-fail-says-new-report-on-revenue-losses/

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Aussie man arrested in huge Iraqi oil contract bribery case

Read here: https://www.australiantimes.co.uk/news/aussie-man-arrested-in-huge-iraqi-oil-contract-bribery-case/

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