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Billionaire Robert Smith to Pay $140 Million Over Tax Probe

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-14/billionaire-robert-smith-to-pay-140-million-to-end-tax-probe

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UK: Treasury Committee demands update on bank signature forgery allegations

Read here: https://www.cityam.com/treasury-committee-demands-update-on-bank-signature-forgery-allegations/

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California Woman Pleads Guilty to Large Scale Multistate Credit Card “Bust-Out” Conspiracy that Funded Marijuana Business

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/pr/california-woman-pleads-guilty-large-scale-multistate-credit-card-bust-out-conspiracy

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Trump administration to consider adding China’s Ant Group to trade blacklist – sources

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-antfinancial-blacklist-exclusive/exclusive-trump-administration-to-consider-adding-chinas-ant-group-to-trade-blacklist-sources-idUKKBN26Z2UV

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UN envoy says ex-FARC fighters in Colombia being killed

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/15/colombia-un-calls-for-better-protection-for-former-combatants

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Canadian businessman, Toronto developer named in money laundering scheme

Read here: https://www.mortgagebrokernews.ca/news/canadian-businessman-toronto-developer-named-in-money-laundering-scheme-334140.aspx

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Venezuelan coal exports rise as U.S. escalates oil sanctions

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-sanctions-coal-idUKKBN26Y2I6

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Danish filmmaker says he can share evidence on North Korea trying to skirt sanctions

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-northkorea-un-nordics-idUKKBN26Y2MP

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Swiss platform to be launched to combat human trafficking

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-platform-to-be-launched-to-combat-human-trafficking/46096702

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U.S. State Department issues sanctions warning to banks over Hong Kong crackdown

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-hongkong-report/u-s-state-department-issues-sanctions-warning-to-banks-over-hong-kong-crackdown-idUKKBN26Z2Z1

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Man charged as NCA and Met officers seize Ilford (UK) bedroom cocaine and gun stash

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/man-charged-as-nca-and-met-officers-seize-ilford-bedroom-cocaine-and-gun-stash

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Swiss return frozen CHF36 million to South American football federation

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-return-frozen-chf36-million-to-south-american-football-federation/46096144

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UK: Online [real estate] agents and deals run bigger money laundering risks – government

Read here: https://www.estateagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2020/10/online-agents-and-deals-run-bigger-money-laundering-risks–government

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Woman close to Vatican cardinal arrested in corruption probe

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/international-news-italy-arrests-milan-vatican-city-3a08a8a41a07aa43ccd985b3d6868bd8

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New sanctions on Iran’s banks: Crippling or more window dressing?

Read here: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/iransource/new-sanctions-on-irans-banks-crippling-or-more-window-dressing/

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DEA Announces Biggest Meth Bust in US History With 10-Foot-High Pile of Drugs

Read here: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/meth-bust-biggest-us-history-riverside/2443898/

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Under the U.S.-Mexico border, miles of tunnels worth millions of dollars – to traffickers

Read here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/mexico-border-tunnels-drugs/2020/10/09/0f4dafe8-0438-11eb-897d-3a6201d6643f_story.html

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Europol Turns Electronic Evidence Gathering Into a Game

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/europol-turns-electronic-evidence-gathering-game

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Mexico freezes 1,352 alleged criminal accounts in capital

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/mexico-money-laundering-latin-america-crime-drug-cartels-c9515421efab2fcae058c5fc36bd0acc

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Department of Financial Services Calls for Regulation of Social Media Giants After Twitter Hack Investigation

Read here: https://www.dfs.ny.gov/reports_and_publications/press_releases/pr202010141

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Drug Flights Climb Again in Honduras and Guatemala

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/aerial-cocaine-trafficking-honduras-guatemala/

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EU IRU (Internet Referral Unit, part of Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre) Transparency Report 2019

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/eu-iru-transparency-report-2019

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Bosnia Charges 7 Suspects for Smuggling 6.8 Tons of Drugs

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13230-bosnia-charges-7-suspects-for-smuggling-6-8-tons-of-drugs

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AUSTRAC to replace 20-year-old reporting system

Read here: https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/austrac-s-ageing-reporting-system-to-go-ahead-of-busy-18-months-20201014-p56509

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J&F Investimentos S.A. Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay Over $256 Million to Resolve Criminal Foreign Bribery Case

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/jf-investimentos-sa-pleads-guilty-and-agrees-pay-over-256-million-resolve-criminal-foreign

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Why plugging tax loopholes through global consensus isn’t working

Read here: https://www.codastory.com/newsletters/oligarchy-october-14/

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Feds Sent a Message to Crypto With BitMEX Arrests, Says SEC’s Peirce

Read here: https://decrypt.co/44882/bitmex-arrests-sec-hester-peirce-crypto

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Chinese banks are chasing Anil Ambani through the UK courts

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/2122d0bd-faf7-4f7e-a2a0-0cd94b714d0c

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FSB delivers a roadmap to enhance cross-border payments

Read here: https://www.fsb.org/2020/10/fsb-delivers-a-roadmap-to-enhance-cross-border-payments/

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MI5 Director General Ken McCallum first public address, speaking about top priorities and the current threat landscape

Read here: https://www.mi5.gov.uk/news/director-general-ken-mccallum-makes-first-public-address

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Crypto Red Flags for Law Enforcement – How to know if your investigation involves cryptocurrency

Read here: https://ciphertrace.com/crypto-red-flags-for-law-enforcement/

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New Zealand: Six arrested, $5 million in assets restrained in major money laundering investigation

Read here: https://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/six-arrested-5-million-assets-restrained-major-money-laundering-investigation

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German prosecutors drop money-laundering probe against Deutsche Bank managers

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-deutsche-bank-moneylaundering/german-prosecutors-drop-money-laundering-probe-against-deutsche-bank-managers-idUSKBN26Y1XA

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The Wall Street billionaire who stood by Jeffrey Epstein

Read here: https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/the-wall-street-billionaire-who-stood-by-jeffrey-epstein-20201013-p564h3.html

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The fastest way to send criminal cash: money transmitters

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/the-fastest-way-to-send-criminal-cash-money-transmitters/

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Tycoon with Close Ties to Belarus Dictator Used Time Travel to Evade Sanctions

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/tycoon-with-close-ties-to-belarus-dictator-used-time-travel-to-evade-sanctions

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Convicted Fraudster Pleads Guilty To New Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ut/pr/convicted-fraudster-pleads-guilty-new-fraud-scheme-plea-agreement-includes-stipulated-10

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Saudi Arabia unofficially restricts imports of Turkish goods

Read here: https://www.europeansanctions.com/2020/10/saudi-arabia-unofficially-restricts-imports-of-turkish-goods/

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EU approves project to promote arms export controls in third countries

Read here: https://www.europeansanctions.com/2020/10/eu-approves-project-to-promote-arms-export-controls-in-third-countries/

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