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Chinese National Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Illegally Export Maritime Raiding Craft And Engines To China

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/chinese-national-pleads-guilty-attempting-illegally-export-maritime-raiding-craft-and

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Money launderer sentenced to 20 months imprisonment after stashing £500,000 among air fresheners

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/money-launderer-sentenced-to-20-months-imprisonment-after-stashing-500-000-among-air-fresheners

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This could be the most expensive data breach ever

Read here: https://www.techradar.com/news/this-could-be-the-most-expensive-data-breach-ever

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U.S. Seizes Virtual Currencies Valued at $24 Million Assisting Brazil in Major Internet Fraud Investigation

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-seizes-virtual-currencies-valued-24-million-assisting-brazil-major-internet-fraud

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Targeting child trafficking: 388 arrested across Europe

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/targeting-child-trafficking-388-arrested-across-europe

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‘Digital Mercenaries’: Why Blockchain Analytics Firms Have Privacy Advocates Worried

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/digital-mercenaries-blockchain-analytics-privacy-advocates

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Danske Bank Fined US$1.4M for Misleading Customers

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13356-danske-bank-fined-us-1-4m-for-misleading-customers

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Law Commission begins project on Corporate Criminal Liability

Read here: https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/law-commission-begins-project-on-corporate-criminal-liability/

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Account freezing and forfeiture powers widely used by law enforcement agencies

Read here: https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/criminal-law-blog/account-freezing-and-forfeiture-powers-widely-used-by-law-enforcement-agencies

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UN Panel of Experts publishes annual report on Somalia sanctions

Read here: https://www.europeansanctions.com/2020/11/un-panel-of-experts-publishes-annual-report-on-somalia-sanctions/

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Barbados governor hits back at AML ‘blacklisting’

Read here: https://www.centralbanking.com/central-banks/governance/7706386/barbados-governor-hits-back-at-aml-blacklisting

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Singapore to Prioritize Clamp Down on Money Laundering

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-04/singapore-to-prioritize-misselling-money-laundering-crack-down

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JPMorgan warns of another potential regulatory fine tied to weak ‘internal controls’ at bank

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/03/jpmorgan-warns-of-another-potential-regulatory-fine-tied-to-weak-internal-controls-at-bank.html

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Government ignored internal warnings of billions wasted in bounce back loan fraud

Read here: https://www.thecanary.co/investigation/2020/11/04/government-ignored-internal-warnings-of-billions-wasted-in-bounce-back-loan-fraud/

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South Korea Will Ban Domestic Circulation of Privacy Coins

Read here: https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/regulation/south-korea-will-ban-domestic-circulation-of-privacy-coins/

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EBA sets out how prudential supervisors should take money laundering and terrorist financing risks into account in the Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process

Read here: https://eba.europa.eu/eba-sets-out-how-prudential-supervisors-should-take-money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing-risks

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Peru’s Congress to initiate impeachment trial for Vizcarra

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-peru-politics/perus-congress-to-initiate-impeachment-trial-for-vizcarra-idUKKBN27I2UU

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Brothers jailed for pressuring elderly woman to spend €25k on tools

Read here: https://extra.ie/2020/11/04/news/irish-news/brothers-jailed-elderly-woman-tools

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Alleged £16m money laundering probe identifies two more suspects, court told

Read here: https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/alleged-16m-money-laundering-probe-19215997

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Ofcom has imposed a £20,000 fine on Islam Channel Limited

Read here: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/bulletins/content-sanctions-adjudications/decision-islam-channel-limited

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Northern Ireland could be conduit for drugs and weapons post-Brexit, police warn

Read here: https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/ni-could-be-conduit-for-drugs-and-weapons-post-brexit-police-warn-39706241.html

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Spain’s scandal-hit former king faces credit card probe

Read here: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20201104-spain-s-scandal-hit-former-king-faces-credit-card-probe

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EU ministers agree to set up EU anti money laundering body

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL1N2HQ1YX

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United States Seizes 27 Additional Domain Names Used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to Further a Global, Covert Influence Campaign

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-seizes-27-additional-domain-names-used-iran-s-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps

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The Gambling Commission has revoked the operating licence of Silverbond Enterprises Ltd which runs Park Lane Casino

Read here: https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news-action-and-statistics/news/2020/Silverbond-Enterprises-Ltd-licence-revocation.aspx

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Prosecutors in Brazil file embezzlement charges against Jair Bolsonaro’s son

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/04/brazil-president-jair-bolsonaros-son-flavio-accused-of-embezzlement

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Goldman Sachs Executives Must Return Millions in Malaysian Bribery Scandal

Read here: https://hauteliving.com/hautelawyer/636494/goldman-sachs-execs-to-return-millions-malaysia-bribery-scandal/

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BEC attacks increase in most industries, invoice and payment fraud rise by 155%

Read here: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2020/11/03/bec-attacks-increase-quarter-over-quarter/

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Student charged in connection with alleged €1.5m money laundering operation

Read here: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/student-charged-in-connection-with-alleged-15m-money-laundering-operation-39707673.html

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Coinbase, Gemini and others join forces to combat human trafficking

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-gemini-and-others-join-forces-to-combat-human-trafficking

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Sudanese men hired as shopping mall security guards ‘tricked’ into fighting in Libya civil war

Read here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/sudan-libya-civil-war-tricked-fighting-b1554374.html

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Luxury London Residence of Azerbaijan Official’s Son Purchased With Mysterious Payment to Shell Company

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/luxury-london-residence-of-azerbaijan-officials-son-purchased-with-mysterious-payment-to-shell-company

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U.S. government agencies warn of impending coordinated ransomware attack against already pandemic-pummeled U.S. healthcare system

Read here: https://www.acfcs.org/u-s-government-agencies-warn-of-impending-coordinated-ransomware-attack-against-already-pandemic-pummeled-u-s-healthcare-system/

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UK terrorism threat level raised to ‘severe’

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54799377

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Tired of Trump, Deutsche Bank wants out but sees no good options

Read here: https://in.reuters.com/article/usa-election-deutsche-bank/exclusive-tired-of-trump-deutsche-bank-wants-out-but-sees-no-good-options-sources-idINL8N2HE2LQ

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Targeting corruption and its proceeds: Why we should mainstream an anti-corruption perspective into “follow the money” approaches to natural resource crime

Read here: https://www.gcffc.org/targeting-corruption-and-its-proceeds-why-we-should-mainstream-an-anti-corruption-perspective-into-follow-the-money-approaches-to-natural-resource-crime/

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FCA announces changes to open banking identification requirements

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/statements/fca-announces-changes-open-banking-identification-requirements

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The 21st Century Threat to Wildlife is “Cyberpoaching”

Read here: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/21st-century-threat-wildlife-cyberpoaching/

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Singapore: Discontinuation of $1,000 Note Issuance to Pre-empt Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Risks

Read here: https://www.mas.gov.sg/news/media-releases/2020/discontinuation-of-thousand-dollar-note-issuance

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Hong Kong will require all cryptocurrency trading platforms to be regulated – SFC

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/crypto-currencies-hongkong-regulator/hong-kong-will-require-all-cryptocurrency-trading-platforms-to-be-regulated-sfc-idUSL4N2HP0CC

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