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Dutch pleasure boat registration ‘used by criminals and drug smugglers’: Nieuwsuur

Read here: https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020/10/dutch-pleasure-boat-registration-used-by-criminals-and-drug-smugglers-nieuwsuur/

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Lombard Bank fined €340,000 by FIAU over money laundering shortcomings

Read here: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/business/business_news/105623/lombard_bank_fined_340000_by_fiau_over_money_laundering_shortcomings

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“Cryptoqueen” Lawyer Disbarred from New York

Read here: https://decrypt.co/46850/cryptoqueen-lawyer-disbarred-from-new-york

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Smugglers arrested in B.C. after abandoning $2.8M worth of drugs south of U.S. border

Read here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/rcmp-nab-smugglers-fleeing-from-us-after-dumping-2-8-m-in-meth-and-cocaine-1.5778502

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Suit Alleges BitMEX Chiefs ‘Looted’ More Than $440M From Exchange After Finding Out About Probes

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/bitmex-chiefs-looted-more-than-440m-from-exchange-after-finding-out-about-probes-suit-alleges

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Kleptopia by Tom Burgis review – exposing a global web of corruption

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/kleptopia-by-tom-burgis-review-22l793h6v

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Huawei develops plan for chip plant to help beat US sanctions

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/84eb666e-0af3-48eb-8b60-3f53b19435cb

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Two Former eBay Employees Plead Guilty to Aggressive Cyberstalking Campaign Targeting Natick Couple

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/two-former-ebay-employees-plead-guilty-aggressive-cyberstalking-campaign-targeting-nati-0

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Dos Santos’ Husband, Sindika Dokolo, Drowned Diving: Dubai Police

Read: https://www.barrons.com/news/dos-santos-husband-sindika-dokolo-drowned-diving-dubai-police-01604250606

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Criminals con the unemployed into becoming money mules

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/criminals-con-the-unemployed-into-becoming-money-mules-nhhsc302v

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The Qatari Sanctions Episode

Read here: https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/research/report/qatari-sanctions-episode

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Former Tory party branch secretary charged with money laundering more than £200,000

Read here: https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/18835039.former-tory-party-branch-secretary-charged-money-laundering-200-000/

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Dark Web Hackers Claim to Hold Keys to 10K Robinhood Accounts: Report

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/dark-web-hackers-claim-to-hold-keys-to-10k-robinhood-accounts-report

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Fighting Money Laundering With Confidential Computing

Read here: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/fighting-money-laundering-confidential-computing-a-15281

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Ransomware Activity Targeting the Healthcare and Public Health Sector

Read here: https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/aa20-302a

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FirstEnergy Ousts CEO Amid $61M Bribery Investigation Scandal

Read here: https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/firstenergy-ousts-ceo-amid-61m-bribery-investigation-scandal

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‘Out of harm’s way’: US Marshals Service leads recovery of 27 missing children in Virginia’s ‘Operation Find Our Children’

Read here: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/11/01/us-marshals-operation-virginia-27-missing-children/6117291002/

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How plot linked to Kremlin fooled UK peers into fake ‘murder’ probe

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/31/victim-of-kremlin-smear-seeks-apology-from-british-peers-deceived-by-it

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Record Number of Dark Markets Online as Demand for Illicit Goods and Services Continues to Grow

Read here: https://ciphertrace.com/record-number-of-dark-markets-online-as-demand-for-illicit-goods-and-services-continues-to-grow/

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Taiwan Company Pleads Guilty To Trade Secret Theft In Criminal Case Involving PRC State-Owned Company

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/taiwan-company-pleads-guilty-trade-secret-theft-criminal-case-involving-prc-state-owned

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Ransomware: The Threat We Can No Longer Afford to Ignore

Read here: https://www.fireeye.com/blog/executive-perspective/2020/10/ransomware-the-threat-we-can-no-longer-afford-to-ignore.html

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Perth businessman Chris Marco’s alleged Ponzi scheme left investors billions short, court told

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-29/wa-businessman-chris-marco-ran-alleged-ponzi-scheme-court-hears/12824362

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Airline Services Limited Fined $2.9M by Serious Fraud Office For Failure to Prevent Bribery

Read here: https://www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com/airline-services-limited-fined-2-9m-by-serious-fraud-office-for-failure-to-prevent-bribery/

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Swiss Arm of Russia’s Gazprombank Launches Institutional Bitcoin Offerings

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/swiss-arm-of-russias-gazprombank-launches-institutional-bitcoin-offerings

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Spain Takes Down Terrorist Cell Recruiting Online For The So-Called Islamic State

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/spain-takes-down-terrorist-cell-recruiting-online-for-so-called-islamic-state

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International Justice Mission (IJM) Opens First Anti-Trafficking Program in Central and Eastern Europe

Read here: https://www.ijm.org/news/ijm-opens-first-anti-trafficking-program-in-central-and-eastern-europe

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Goldman’s 1MDB lesson: Leaving top executives on the hook for corporate fines

Read here: https://blogs.thomsonreuters.com/answerson/goldmans-1mdb-corporate-fines/

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Law Firm Sues Fiat Chrysler in Dieselgate Fraud

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13338-law-firm-sues-fiat-chrysler-in-dieselgate-fraud

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‘Isis member’ in UK charged with trying to help free jihadis from Syrian prisons

Read here: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/isis-member-in-uk-charged-with-trying-to-help-free-jihadis-from-syrian-prisons/ar-BB1avRfq

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Advisory and Guidance on Potential Sanctions Risks Arising from Dealings in High-Value Artwork

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/ofac_art_advisory_10302020.pdf

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‘La Nonna’ used charity to hide people trafficking

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-54740649

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Police seize 3 kangaroos during $150 million illegal cannabis raid

Read here: https://www.blogto.com/city/2020/10/york-police-kangaroos-during-150-million-cannabis-raid/

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REvil Gang Promises a Big Video-Game Hit; Claims Massive Revenue

Read here: https://threatpost.com/revil-video-game-hit-revenue/160743/

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Italian man caught allegedly using airport computer systems for ETH mining

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/italian-man-caught-allegedly-using-airport-computer-systems-for-eth-mining

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Two men, company that ran Pennsylvania hotels convicted of sex, drug trafficking

Read here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/two-men-company-ran-pennsylvania-113921019.html

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Thailand: Police reveal eight major drug busts

Read here: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2011291/police-reveal-eight-major-drug-busts

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Ransomware Hits Dozens of Hospitals in an Unprecedented Wave

Read here: https://www.wired.com/story/ransomware-hospitals-ryuk-trickbot/

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UNODC announces Thai Case Digest on Evidential Issues in Trafficking in Persons Cases with Supreme Court

Read here: https://www.unodc.org/southeastasiaandpacific/en/2020/10/thai-case-digest-trafficking-in-persons/story.html

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