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Credit Suisse Nazi ties ‘ran deeper than thought’

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/banking-fintech/credit-suisse-nazi-ties-ran-deeper-than-thought-media-report/88674878

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Nigeria arrests human trafficker spotlit by ICIJ

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/trafficking-inc/nigeria-arrests-human-trafficker-spotlit-by-icij/

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GameChangers 2024: Narco Money Scandals Reach the Apex of Political Power in the Americas

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/gamechangers-2024-how-narco-money-reached-apex-political-power-americas/

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California man sues 3 Asia banks over $1M pig butchering crypto-fraud scam

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/california-man-sues-banks-over-1-million-pig-butchering-scam

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Do Kwon Extradited to the United States from Montenegro to Face Charges Relating to Fraud Resulting in $40B in Losses

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/do-kwon-extradited-united-states-montenegro-face-charges-relating-fraud-resulting-40b-losses

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Taiwan People’s Party leader indicted on bribery, embezzlement charges

Read here: https://www.voanews.com/a/voa-mandarin-taiwan-people-s-party-leader-indicted-on-bribery-embezzlement-charges/7915246.html

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Luxury Western goods line Russian stores, three years into sanctions

Read here: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241223-luxury-western-goods-line-russian-stores-three-years-into-sanctions

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Court Authorizes Service of John Doe Summons for IRS to Seek Identities of U.S. Taxpayers Who Participated in the “Gig Economy” Via a Digital Platform

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/court-authorizes-service-john-doe-summons-irs-seek-identities-us-taxpayers-who-participated

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OCC Issues Cease and Desist Order Against Bank of America for BSA Deficiencies

Read here: https://occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2024/nr-occ-2024-140.html

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GameChangers 2024: Networks Replace Cartels in Cocaine Trade

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/gamechangers-2024-networks-replace-cartels-cocaine-trade/

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Fueling dictatorship? Chevron’s ties to Maduro

Read here: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/fossil-gas/fueling-dictatorship-chevrons-ties-to-maduro/

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OCCRP Names Ousted Syrian Leader Bashar al-Assad as ”Person of the Year” in Organized Crime and Corruption

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/announcement/occrp-names-ousted-syrian-leader-bashar-al-assad-as-person-of-the-year-in-organized-crime-and-corruption

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UK anti-corruption minister resigns amid Bangladeshi corruption probe into her family

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/panama-papers/uk-anti-corruption-minister-resigns-amid-bangladeshi-corruption-probe-into-her-family/

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UK Prime Minister’s New Anti-Corruption Champion: Terms of reference and letter of appointment

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prime-ministers-anti-corruption-champion-terms-of-reference-and-letter-of-appointment

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GameChangers 2024: Resistance to Organized Crime Withers

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/gamechangers-2024-resistance-organized-crime-withered/

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Komi Daily Becomes First Media Tagged ‘Terrorist’ in Russia

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/komi-daily-becomes-first-media-tagged-terrorist-in-russia

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Amazon workers in Saudi Arabia say company has failed to compensate many for labor abuses

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/trafficking-inc/amazon-workers-in-saudi-arabia-say-company-has-failed-to-compensate-many-for-labor-abuses/

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EUR 2.7 million seized in European operation against money laundering and cash smuggling

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/eur-27-million-seized-in-european-operation-against-money-laundering-and-cash-smuggling

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SFO secures first Unexplained Wealth Order in £100m fraud case: Seeks to recover a Lake District property

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/sfo-secures-first-unexplained-wealth-order-in-100m-fraud-case

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UK exchange of letters between the Prime Minister and Tulip Siddiq MP, in relation to Bangladesh corruption allegations

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/exchange-of-letters-between-the-prime-minister-and-tulip-siddiq-mp Tulip to Starmer: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67868732f0528401055d23d5/Letter_from_Tulip_Siddiq_MP_to_the_Prime_Minister.pdf Starmer to Tulip: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6786875c3ef063b15dca0f7c/Letter_from_the_Prime_Minister_to_Tulip_Siddiq_MP.pdf Laurie to Starmer: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6786877af0528401055d23d7/Letter_from_Independent_Adviser_on_Minsterial_Standards_to_the_Prime_Minister.pdf

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Russia sanctions: Fears over UK enforcement by HMRC

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/russia-sanctions-fears-over-uk-enforcement-by-hmrc-13290206

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Before Bankruptcy, U.S. Healthcare Giant Steward Agreed to Pay 15M Euros to Avoid Public Criticism in Malta

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/scoop/steward-agreed-to-pay-malta-contract-predecessor-over-10-million-euros-to-avoid-public-criticism

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INTERPOL publishes first Silver Notice targeting criminal assets

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2025/INTERPOL-publishes-first-Silver-Notice-targeting-criminal-assets

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Investigation ‘Cheap Ink’: Three more convicted of €58 million VAT fraud involving office supplies

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/investigation-cheap-ink-three-more-convicted-eu58-million-vat-fraud-involving-office-0

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United States Charges Dual Russian and Israeli National as Developer of LockBit Ransomware Group

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-charges-dual-russian-and-israeli-national-developer-lockbit-ransomware-group

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U.S. Levies Further Sanctions Against Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/us-levies-further-sanctions-against-russias-shadow-fleet

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The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) Strategy Update

Read here: https://psr.org.uk/publications/psr-strategy-documents/strategyupdate2025/ Link to update: https://psr.org.uk/media/saoofhsk/psr-strategy-review-jan-2025.pdf

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The downfall of Dark Bank, the organized crime ‘banker’ who allegedly helped launder over €1 billion

Read here: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2025/01/10/the-downfall-of-dark-bank-the-organized-crime-banker-who-allegedly-helped-launder-over-1-billion_6736919_8.html

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UK Unexplained Wealth Orders: 2023 to 2024 annual report

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unexplained-wealth-orders-2023-to-2024-annual-report

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Investigation Huracán: Three additional convictions for VAT fraud in Germany

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/investigation-huracan-three-additional-convictions-vat-fraud-germany

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How a woman in Britain laundered £10m for Andrew Tate

Read here: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/society/article/andrew-tate-britain-woman-money-laundering-bxn6fdd56

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OCC slaps USAA over failure to fix flaws in several areas

Read here: https://www.bankingdive.com/news/occ-usaa-cease-desist-order-deficiencies-risk-management/736064/

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Sweden’s insufficient action leaves companies unpunished for foreign bribery offences, says OECD Working Group on Bribery

Read here: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/news/press-releases/2024/12/sweden-s-insufficient-action-leaves-companies-unpunished-for-foreign-bribery-offences-says-oecd-working-group-on-bribery.html

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Syrian spy agency targeted ICIJ’s Syrian media partner, documents show

Read here: https://www.icij.org/news/2024/12/syrian-spy-agency-targeted-icijs-syrian-media-partner-documents-show/

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How Solomon Islands’ Donor-Funded Water Plant Became a Costly Failure

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/how-solomon-islands-donor-funded-water-plant-became-a-costly-failure

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Ahead of COP29, Azerbaijan Cultivated Allies in the U.K.’s House of Lords Who Praised its Leadership

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/project/know-your-host/ahead-of-cop29-azerbaijan-cultivated-allies-in-the-uks-house-of-lords-who-praised-its-leadership

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