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JPMorgan to Reveal Bankers Who Approved Suspicious Transfers

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jpmorgan-reveal-bankers-approved-suspicious-162847160.html

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Police seize 10,000 bottles of ‘laughing gas’ in Hessle raid

Read here: https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/laughing-gas-hessle-raid-bottles-4692585

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Qatari officials intimidated claimants in terror case, high court told

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/nov/11/high-court-hears-claims-qatar-officials-intimidated-terror-case-witnesses

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Philippines: IMF cites need for PH bank secrecy law amendment

Read here: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1121664

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Brazilian and international banks financing global deforestation: Reports

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2020/11/brazilian-and-international-banks-financing-global-deforestation-reports/

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AUSTRAC prepares engagement blitz

Read here: https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/austrac-prepares-engagement-blitz-20201112-p56e13

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Israeli Firm Unveils Tech Allowing Users to ‘Undo’ Erroneous Ether Transactions

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/kirobo-feature-erroneous-ether-transactions

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Council extends sanctions on Venezuela until 14 November 2021

Read here: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2020/11/12/council-extends-sanctions-on-venezuela-until-14-november-2021/

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Regulator caves to pressure from Australian banks on executive bonuses

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/nov/12/regulator-caves-to-pressure-from-australian-banks-on-executive-bonuses

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Special Report: Phantom oil buyers in Russia, advice from Iran help Venezuela skirt sanctions

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/BigStory12/idUSKBN27Q295

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Swiss Spies Benefitted From Secret CIA Encryption Firm: Probe

Read here: https://www.barrons.com/news/swiss-spies-benefitted-from-secret-cia-encryption-firm-probe-01605032705

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Widely used illegal streaming platform switched off from Switzerland

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/widely-used-illegal-streaming-platform-switched-switzerland

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New Visa Restrictions for Wildlife and Timber Traffickers

Read here: https://www.state.gov/new-visa-restrictions-for-wildlife-and-timber-traffickers/

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£1.2million taken off Essex builder in charge of drug dealing network

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/1-2million-taken-off-essex-builder-in-charge-of-drug-dealing-network

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OCC is too caught up in crypto under former Coinbase exec, congress people say

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/occ-is-too-caught-up-in-crypto-under-former-coinbase-exec-congresspeople-say

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Brazilian malware Ghimob targets 153 financial apps

Read here: https://www.fintechfutures.com/2020/11/brazilian-malware-ghimob-targets-153-financial-apps/

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Lorry driver jailed for trying to smuggle migrants out of the UK

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/lorry-driver-jailed-for-trying-to-smuggle-migrants-out-of-the-uk

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Rolls Royces, Porsche and Lamborghini among six luxury cars seized in Seaham as man arrested on suspicion of fraud and money laundering

Read here: https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/crime/rolls-royces-porsche-and-lamborghini-among-six-luxury-cars-seized-seaham-man-arrested-suspicion-fraud-and-money-laundering-3033037

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Qatar puts up ‘for sale’ sign with new property visas

Read here: https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/qatar-puts-sale-sign-property-033442683.html

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Banks and manufacturers need to be more aware of rising modern slavery risks

Read here: https://www.gtreview.com/news/sustainability/banks-and-manufacturers-need-to-be-more-aware-of-rising-modern-slavery-risks/

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Zelle Has Turned Dollar-Starved Venezuela into a Cashless Test Lab

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-11-11/zelle-has-turned-dollar-starved-venezuela-into-a-cashless-test-lab

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Swiss to ban deducting bribes from taxes starting in 2022

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL8N2HX5BV

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UK: Firearms and ammunition buried in Warrington garden

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/firearms-and-ammunition-buried-in-warrington-garden

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Abu Dhabi establishes dedicated court to tackle money laundering and tax evasion

Read here: https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/courts/abu-dhabi-establishes-dedicated-court-to-tackle-money-laundering-and-tax-evasion-1.1109308

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Singapore: Stricter ways of verifying customers’ identity required under MAS plan

Read here: https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/stricter-ways-verifying-customers-identity-required-under-mas-plan

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Accountants must be wary of COVID-support fraud

Read here: https://www.icaew.com/insights/viewpoints-on-the-news/2020/nov-2020/accountants-must-be-wary-of-covidsupport-fraud

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Glencore shirks its responsibility in Bolivia

Read here: https://www.publiceye.ch/en/media-corner/press-releases/detail/mine-accidents-child-labour-environmental-damage-glencore-shirks-its-responsibility-in-bolivia

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UK financial regulator examining more than a dozen banks over AML failures

Read here: https://globalinvestigationsreview.com/corporate-liability/uk-financial-regulator-examining-more-dozen-banks-over-aml-failures

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Indebted drug trafficker given 8 years for plot to smuggle cocaine into the UK to sell on

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/indebted-drug-trafficker-given-8-years-for-plot-to-smuggle-cocaine-into-the-uk-to-sell-on

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Montreal brothers sentenced in Washington, D.C., for money laundering

Read here: https://www.strathroyagedispatch.com/news/local-news/montreal-brothers-sentenced-in-washington-d-c-for-money-laundering

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World’s Second-Biggest Bank to Issue $3B in Bonds Tradable for Bitcoin

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/china-bank-government-bond-blockchain-bitcoin

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The UK’s corporate crime rules – why urgent change is needed

Read here: https://www.spotlightcorruption.org/the-uks-corporate-crime-rules-why-urgent-change-is-needed/

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Tougher licence conditions for online operator…Boylesports Enterprise was found to have breached Commission rules aimed at preventing money laundering

Read here: http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news-action-and-statistics/News/tougher-licence-conditions-for-online-operator

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Serbian Appellate Court Upholds Drug Lord’s Sentence

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13387-serbian-appellate-court-upholds-drug-lord-s-sentence

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Pirates of the Lake – Gangs Prey on Venezuelan Fishermen

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/pirates-of-the-lake-venezuela/

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Stealing an Entire Dinosaur – Thieves Loot Brazil’s Precious Fossil

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/dinosaur-brazil-precious-fossils/

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‘His Murder Is Necessary’: Man Who Exposed Kyrgyz Smuggling Scheme Was Hunted by Contract Killers

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/plunder-and-patronage/his-murder-is-necessary-man-who-exposed-kyrgyz-smuggling-scheme-was-hunted-by-contract-killers

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‘Puppet’ solicitor suspended over money-laundering breach

Read here: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/puppet-solicitor-suspended-over-money-laundering-breach/5106352.article

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