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An Internet for Humans: Proof-of-Personhood Explained

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Mafia TV Series ‘Mephisto’ commissioned for ITV Studios America

Read here: https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/mephisto-commissioned-itv-studios-america

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Canada: Money laundering inquiry hears of $800,000 and more in bags, luggage, backpacks

Read here: https://www.thestar.com/politics/2020/10/26/money-laundering-inquiry-hears-of-800000-and-more-in-bags-luggage-backpacks.html

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Malta: Accountants to Libyan-Maltese fuel smuggling ring in Operation Dirty Oil fined €59,000 by FIAU

Read here: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/105552/accountants_to_fuel_smuggling_ring_fined_59000_by_fiau

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Banks Navigate Hazy Regulations to Serve Cannabis Businesses

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/banks-navigate-hazy-regulations-to-serve-cannabis-businesses-11603704601

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UK publishes new immigration & Overseas Territories sanctions regulations

Read here: https://www.europeansanctions.com/2020/10/uk-publishes-new-immigration-overseas-territories-sanctions-regulations/

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Financial watchdog AUSTRAC ticked off casino junkets despite organised crime fears, report reveals

Read here: https://thewest.com.au/business/financial-watchdog-austrac-ticked-off-casino-junkets-despite-organised-crime-fears-report-reveals-ng-b881703320z

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Admitted Drug and Money Laundering Cell Leader Sentenced to 17 Years

Read here: https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2020/10/26/admitted-drug-trafficker-and-money-laundering-cell-leader-sentenced-to-17-years/

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China to Sanction U.S. Weapons Makers Over Taiwan Sales

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-to-sanction-u-s-weapons-makers-over-taiwan-sales-11603708713

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Netherlands: Hilversum traders get up to 2.5 years for money laundering; €25 million in Bitcoin seized

Read here: https://nltimes.nl/2020/10/26/hilversum-traders-get-25-years-money-laundering-eu25-million-bitcoin-seized

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Black Cube CEO Suspected of Running Crime Organization. Revealed: The Romania Interrogation

Read here: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/tech-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-interrogation-revealed-black-cube-ceo-suspected-of-running-crime-organization-1.9262559

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Harvest Finance puts $100K bounty on alleged hacker

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/harvest-finance-puts-100k-bounty-on-alleged-hacker

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‘The Netherlands is the ideal environment for the international drugs trade’

Read here: https://www.dutchnews.nl/features/2020/10/the-netherlands-is-the-ideal-environment-for-the-international-drugs-trade/

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Suspects in alleged Markham illegal casino mansion linked to B.C. casino suspects

Read here: https://globalnews.ca/news/7416772/markham-illegal-casino-mansion-b-c-casino-link/

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$2.8bn ‘tax gap’ exposed by ActionAid research reveals tip of the iceberg of ‘Big Tech’s big tax bill’ in the global south

Read here: https://actionaid.org/news/2020/28bn-tax-gap-exposed-actionaid-research-reveals-tip-iceberg-big-techs-big-tax-bill-global

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UK: Seven held on suspicion of trying to hijack oil tanker off Isle of Wight

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/oct/26/seven-held-on-suspicion-of-trying-to-hijack-oil-tanker-off-isle-of-wight

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Money laundering in B.C.: Inquiry to resume with witnesses

Read here: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/money-laundering-in-b-c-inquiry-to-resume-with-witnesses-1.5160975

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As a Slovenian Tycoon’s Empire Crumbled, His Bank Accounts Swelled

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-fincen-files/as-a-slovenian-tycoons-empire-crumbled-his-bank-accounts-swelled

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FinCEN official accused of leaking secret bank records requests time served

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/fincen-official-accused-of-leaking-secret-bank-records-requests-time-served/

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UK: Sex slaves forced into drug dealing by crime gangs

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sex-slaves-forced-into-drug-dealing-by-crime-gangs-7sbv2xjxn

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McAfee continues to promote cryptocurrencies from his Spanish jail cell

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/mcafee-continues-to-promote-cryptocurrencies-from-his-spanish-jail-cell

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Former B.C. government intelligence advisor warns of suspected organized crime connections to China’s state actors in Canada

Watch here: https://globalnews.ca/video/7417548/former-b-c-government-intelligence-advisor-warns-of-suspected-organized-crime-connections-to-chinas-state-actors-in-canada

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PNB fraud case: London court rejects Nirav Modi’s bail application for seventh time

Read here: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pnb-fraud-case-london-court-rejects-nirav-modis-bail-application-for-seventh-time/article32945915.ece

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Fake Turtle Eggs With GPS Trackers Seek Rollout Across Latin America

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/fake-turtle-eggs-latin-america/

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A Better Approach to Fighting White-Collar Crime

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-10-26/goldman-jpmorgan-cases-there-s-a-better-approach-to-white-collar-crime

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Ethereum Dev Virgil Griffith’s Attorney Files Motion to Dismiss Charges of Aiding North Korea

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/virgil-griffiths-motion-dismiss-north-korea

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The pandemic has created a second crisis in India — the rise of child trafficking

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/24/asia/india-covid-child-trafficking-intl-hnk-dst/index.html

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US officials in Colombia suspected of seeking narco bribes

Read here: https://colombiareports.com/us-officials-suspected-of-seeking-bribes-with-narcos-in-colombia/

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Korean banks still vulnerable to money laundering

Read here: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/biz/2020/10/126_298066.html

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Iranian Tankers Hide In Iraqi Waters To Ship Oil Abroad

Read here: https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Iranian-Tankers-Hide-In-Iraqi-Waters-To-Ship-Oil-Abroad.html

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UK fraud agency suffers string of senior departures

Read here: https://www.businesstelegraph.co.uk/uk-fraud-agency-suffers-string-of-senior-departures/

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FATF: The importance of allocating sufficient resources to AML/CFT regimes during the COVID-19 pandemic

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/fatfgeneral/documents/covid-19-impact-oct-2020.html

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Swiss court upholds ex-Ukraine MP’s money-laundering conviction

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-swiss-ukraine/swiss-court-upholds-ex-ukraine-mps-money-laundering-conviction-idUKKBN27B1B7

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‘Untouchable’ attorney arrested, charged with human trafficking after USA TODAY Network investigation

Read here: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/10/24/michael-mearan-charged-sex-trafficking/6027744002/

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Afghan security forces kill senior al Qaeda leader al-Masri

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-afghanistan-security-masri/afghan-security-forces-kill-senior-al-qaeda-leader-al-masri-idUSKBN2790WE

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Freshwater Five: radar casts doubt on guilty verdict for £53m cocaine haul

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/law/2020/oct/25/freshwater-five-radar-casts-doubt-on-guilty-verdict-for-53m-cocaine-haul

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DeFi Still Needs a Silk Road Moment

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/defi-still-needs-a-silk-road-moment

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South Africa: Police seize counterfeit banknotes valued at R2-million

Read here: https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/counterfeit-money-in-south-africa/

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Culiacán Shambles Exposes Lack of Any Security Plan for Mexico

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/culiacan-shambles-security-plan-mexico/

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