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Hong Kong: Customs seized HK$18 million worth of fish air bladders

Read here: https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/158312/Customs-seized-HK$18-million-worth-of-fish-air-bladders

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Seven law firms fined in UAE in breach of anti-money laundering procedures

Read here: https://gulfnews.com/uae/seven-law-firms-fined-in-uae-in-breach-of-anti-money-laundering-procedures-1.75144043

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India: ED conducts searches in Goa in land grab case

Read here: http://www.ptinews.com/news/11945089_ED-conducts-searches-in-Goa-in-land-grab-case.html

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BIS requests comments on emerging technology software

Read here: https://www.europeansanctions.com/2020/11/bis-requests-comments-on-emerging-technology-software/

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FinCEN Files reporting from North Africa and the Middle East

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/fincen-files-reporting-from-north-africa-and-the-middle-east/

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Defense Contractor Hacking More Expansive Than First Thought

Read here: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/defense-contractor-hacking-more-expansive-than-first-thought-a-15327

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Wildlife and forestry crime: Worldwide seizures in global INTERPOL-WCO operation

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2020/Wildlife-and-forestry-crime-Worldwide-seizures-in-global-INTERPOL-WCO-operation

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FBI: Hackers stole source code from US government agencies and private companies

Read here: https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-hackers-stole-source-code-from-us-government-agencies-and-private-companies/

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Lebanon’s president seeks evidence behind U.S. sanctions on son-in-law

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-lebanon-sanctions/lebanons-president-seeks-evidence-behind-u-s-sanctions-on-son-in-law-idUSKBN27N0BZ

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Foreign Maritime Operators Continue To Facilitate Tanker Travel To Venezuela

Read here: https://brief.kharon.com/updates/foreign-maritime-operators-continue-to-facilitate-tanker-travel-to-venezuela/

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Latvia: Regulator fines Regional Investment Bank for “irregularities”

Read here: https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/regulator-fines-regional-investment-bank-for-irregularities.a380925/

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Banks brace for new bounce back loans boom

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/business/banks-brace-for-new-bounce-back-loans-boom-f803jhf8m

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Colombia’s former president indicted for fraud and bribery again

Read here: https://colombiareports.com/colombias-former-president-indicted-for-fraud-and-bribery-again/

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Philippines Probes Money Flows Linked to Wirecard, Ex-Official

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-08/philippines-probes-money-flows-linked-to-wirecard-ex-official

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Drug networks adapt to circumvent lockdown restrictions, new research shows

Read here: https://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2020/november/drug-networks-adapt-to-circumvent-lockdown-restrictions-new-research-shows.aspx

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Family Offices May Now See Bitcoin as Alternative to Gold: JPMorgan Report

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/family-offices-may-now-see-bitcoin-as-alternative-to-gold-jpmorgan-report

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UAE sets out legal overhaul of personal and family law

Read here: https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/government/uae-sets-out-legal-overhaul-of-personal-and-family-law-1.1107152

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Taxi driver caught with £300,000 of cocaine in car

Read here: https://news.stv.tv/west-central/taxi-driver-caught-with-300000-of-cocaine-in-car

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UK: No Jail for Child Porn Distributing Bank Lawyer Mohamed Ismail

Read here: https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/11/07/no-jail-child-porn-distributing-bank-lawyer-mohamed-ismail/

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New report unveils the criminal networks behind jaguar trafficking in Bolivia

Read here: https://www.iucn.nl/en/updates/new-report-unveils-the-criminal-networks-behind-jaguar-trafficking-in-bolivia

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Saudi Arabia: Formula 1 Deal Despite Abuses

Read read: https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/11/08/saudi-arabia-formula-1-deal-despite-abuses

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Los Pachenca Seek New Sanctuary for Drug Operations at Colombia’s Tip

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/los-pachenca-new-sanctuary/

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French bank BNP Paribas says it wasn’t an accomplice to Sudanese genocide

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/securities-bnpparibas/french-bank-bnp-paribas-says-it-wasnt-an-accomplice-to-sudanese-genocide-idUSL1N2HS01U

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Iran Adopts Bitcoin for International Trade Amid Heavy Sanctions, Falling Rial, Soaring Inflation

Read here: https://news.bitcoin.com/iran-bitcoin-sanctions-inflation/

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Gangs in Latin America use bribery, secret routes to smuggle jaguar parts to China – report

Read here: https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/11/06/20/gangs-in-latin-america-use-bribery-secret-routes-to-smuggle-jaguar-parts-to-china-report

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Geneva freezes more than $1bn belonging to US tech entrepreneur

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/geneva-freezes-more-than–1bn-belonging-to-us-tech-entrepreneur/46143768

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Taiwan nails fugitive online gambling kingpin after months on the run

Read here: https://calvinayre.com/2020/11/06/business/taiwan-nails-fugitive-online-gambling-kingpin/

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Ringleader convicted in immigration scam that offered fake marriages for $70,000

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/ringleader-convicted-immigration-scam-offered-fake-marriages-70000

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Was slain gangland lawyer another informer? Police don’t want to say

Read here: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/was-slain-gangland-lawyer-another-informer-police-don-t-want-to-say-20201106-p56c47.html

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Covid-19 Chaos Is Fueling Match-Fixing And Money Laundering In Pro Sports, Experts Warn

Read here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/willnicoll/2020/11/06/covid-19-match-fixing-money-laundering–the-criminal-threat-to-sport/

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Swedbank ex-CEO: We did not knowingly launder money

Read here: https://news.err.ee/1155961/swedbank-ex-ceo-we-did-not-knowingly-launder-money

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InSight Crime – Ten Years of Investigating Organized Crime in the Americas

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/insight-crime-ten-years/

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Currying Favour or Just Generous? Donors to Serbian Police Raise Eyebrows

Read here: https://balkaninsight.com/2020/11/05/currying-favour-or-just-generous-donors-to-serbian-police-raise-eyebrows/

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Investors to get $136 million for Och-Ziff bribery scheme losses

Read here: https://www.pionline.com/courts/investors-get-136-million-och-ziff-bribery-scheme-losses

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Sanctions, Export Controls Actions Offer Road Map to Enforcement Trends

Read here: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/white-collar-and-criminal-law/sanctions-export-controls-actions-offer-road-map-to-enforcement-trends

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8 Ways KYC Compliance Will Evolve in the Next 5 Years

Read here: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/8-ways-kyc-compliance-will-evolve-in-the-next-5-years-2020-11-03

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Pfizer Receives Inquiry From SEC Bribery Unit

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/pfizer-receives-inquiry-from-sec-bribery-unit-11604674900

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Italy Seizes Cocaine Hidden In Cargo Of Chilean Mussels

Read here: https://www.barrons.com/news/italy-seizes-cocaine-hidden-in-cargo-of-chilean-mussels-01604574311

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Russian weapons maker Kalashnikov acquired by former government official

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-weapons-kalashnikov/russian-weapons-maker-kalashnikov-acquired-by-former-government-official-idUSKBN27M0QI

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