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Bahrain: 5 Future Bank officials jailed for money laundering

Read here: https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/bahrain/bahrain-5-future-bank-officials-jailed-for-money-laundering-1.1603915090467

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Report: Israeli arms manufacturers paid millions to Azeris through Russian bank

Read here: https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-israeli-arms-manufacturers-paid-millions-to-azeris-through-russian-bank/

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Protect and serve? The dilemma of reissuing lost or frozen DeFi tokens

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/protect-and-serve-the-dilemma-of-reissuing-lost-or-frozen-defi-tokens

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Lithuania: Government gives green light to the Centre of Excellence in Anti-Money Laundering

Read here: https://www.lb.lt/en/news/government-gives-green-light-to-the-centre-of-excellence-in-anti-money-laundering

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Feds seek at least 6 months in prison for leak to BuzzFeed

Read here: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/27/feds-seek-six-months-prison-buzzfeed-432850

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In Beirut port, all of Lebanon’s ills are laid bare

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN27D1K4

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Hungarian fraudsters indicted after OLAF investigation

Read here: https://ec.europa.eu/anti-fraud/media-corner/news/27-10-2020/hungarian-fraudsters-indicted-after-olaf-investigation_en

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Puerto Rican Banks Expect Stronger Supervision After Expansion of US AML Rules

Read here: https://www.moneylaundering.com/news/puerto-rican-banks-expect-stronger-supervision-after-expansion-of-us-aml-rules/

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Spanish police arrest 21 in raids on Catalan separatists

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/28/spanish-police-arrest-21-in-raids-on-catalan-separatists

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Moldova Minister Slams Proposal to Reinstate ‘Russian Laundromat’ Judges

Read here: https://balkaninsight.com/2020/10/28/moldova-minister-slams-proposal-to-reinstate-russian-laundromat-judges/

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US state securities regulators label social media as “new cold call,” ripe for fraud

Read here: https://blogs.thomsonreuters.com/answerson/state-securities-regulators-social-media  

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Coinbase launches its cryptocurrency Visa debit card in the US

Read here: https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/28/21538278/coinbase-card-visa-debit-cryptocurrency-bitcoin-stellar-lumen-spending-money

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UAE Central Bank fines 2 exchange houses for violating rules

Read here: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/uae-central-bank-fines-2-exchange-houses-for-violating-rules

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Gibraltar: Two Men Charged With Money Laundering

Read here: https://www.yourgibraltartv.com/crime/22201-two-men-charged-with-money-laundering

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Terror threat remains high in Switzerland, warns Federal Intelligence Service

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/terror-threat-remains-high-in-switzerland–warns-federal-intelligence-service/46123178

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Record elephant ivory seizure of 626 kg in Cameroon

Read here: https://www.traffic.org/news/record-elephant-ivory-seizure-of-626-kg-in-cameroon/

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Most of Europe’s Largest Banks Declare Profits in Tax Havens

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13325-most-of-europe-s-largest-banks-declare-profits-in-tax-havens

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‘Rescued from this evil’: 179 arrested, 45 missing children recovered in Ohio’s ‘Operation Autumn Hope’

Read here: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/10/26/operation-autumn-hope-45-missing-children-ohio-179-arrests/6049990002/

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Brits lose £2,500,000 to ‘cryptocurrency pyramid scheme’

Read here: https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/27/brits-lose-2500000-to-cryptocurrency-pyramid-scheme-13459274/

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Drug Dealers in Brazil Accused of Bankrolling Soccer Games

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/drug-dealers-in-brazil-accused-of-bankrolling-soccer-games/

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Bushmeat trafficking in Europe: a ticking time bomb?

Read here: https://www.ecojust.eu/bushmeat-trafficking-in-europe-a-ticking-time-bomb/

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Amazon has created fertile ground for bribery schemes, sellers say

Read here: https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/10/26/21534740/amazon-seller-support-suspensions-bribery-indictment

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Bitcoin ATMs are booming in this Latin American country

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-atms-are-booming-in-this-latin-american-country

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Murky Havens And Phantom Profits: The Tax Affairs of EU and UK Banks

Read here: https://transparency.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/murky_havens_phantom_profits.pdf

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Mafia stokes violent anti-lockdown protests in Italy

Read here: https://www.politico.eu/article/mafia-italy-violent-anti-lockdown-protests/

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Company ownership secrecy prevails in Southeast Asia, UN report says

Read here: https://www.icij.org/inside-icij/2020/10/company-ownership-secrecy-prevails-in-southeast-asia-un-report-says/

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352 Stolen Vehicles Seized In JAD Mobile 3 Operation Spanning Across 22 Countries

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/352-stolen-vehicles-seized-in-jad-mobile-3-operation-spanning-across-22-countries

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Israel: Police raided the offices of Mercantile Discount Bank

Read here: https://alkhaleejtoday.co/international/5206810/Police-raided-the-offices-of-Mercantile-Discount-Bank-arrested-a-vice.html

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Poland And Spain Take Down International Drug Trafficking Network Associated With Kraków Football Hooligans

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/poland-and-spain-take-down-international-drug-trafficking-network-associated-kraków-football-hooligans

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Cuban freedom fighters launch underground Bitcoin remittance network

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/cuban-freedom-fighters-launch-underground-bitcoin-remittance-network

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Hertfordshire (UK) man arrested on suspicion of Bounce Back Loan fraud

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/hertfordshire-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-bounce-back-loan-fraud

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UK: Covid loan fraud cases reported to Action Fraud

Read here: https://www.ftadviser.com/companies/2020/10/27/covid-loan-fraud-cases-reported-to-action-fraud/

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Alleged $1 billion BTC scammer arrested in Spain

Read here: https://coingeek.com/alleged-1-billion-btc-scammer-arrested-in-spain/

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Indonesian tycoon sentenced to life in jail for stock manipulation

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/indonesia-corruption-insurance-idUSL4N2H727V

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Malta: Dirty money law lacks bite without unexplained wealth orders, says MP

Read here: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/105520/dirty_money_law_lacks_bite_without_unexplained_wealth_orders_says_mp

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Indian bank to offer crypto services across its 34 branches

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/indian-bank-to-offer-crypto-services-across-its-34-branches

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European Commission sounds starting gun on the road to delivering ground breaking corporate accountability legislation

Read here: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/press-releases/commission-sounds-starting-gun-road-delivering-ground-breaking-corporate-accountability-legislation/

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Paraguay Forest Fires Fueled by Increasing Marijuana Demand During Pandemic

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/paraguay-forest-fires-marijuana/

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Arms exports control: launch of online database increasing transparency on EU arms exports

Read here: https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/87534/arms-exports-control-launch-online-database-increasing-transparency-eu-arms-exports_en

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Suspected money launderer claimed £25,000 was from under grandma’s bed in China

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/suspected-money-launderer-claimed-25-000-was-from-under-grandma-s-bed-in-china

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