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Ghana: Audio of government official caught for money laundering is fake – National Cyber Security Centre

Read here: https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/regional/audio-of-government-official-caught-for-money-laundering-is-fake-national-cyber-security-centre/

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Crown risk management ‘gobbledygook’: Commissioner Bergin

Read here: https://www.afr.com/companies/games-and-wagering/crown-risk-management-gobblygook-commissioner-bergin-20201013-p564jy

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Court to Look into UK Government’s Concealed COVID-19 Spending

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13239-court-to-look-into-uk-government-s-concealed-covid-19-spending

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G7 Warns of Crypto Threat From Tidal Wave of Ransomware Attacks

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/g7-calls-out-crypto-ransomware-threat

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Cyprus scraps ‘golden passport’ scheme after politicians caught in undercover sting

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/13/cyprus-scraps-golden-passport-scheme-after-politicians-caught-in-undercover-sting

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AUSTRAC finalises external audit of Afterpay

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/news-and-media/our-recent-work/austrac-finalises-external-audit-afterpay

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What can we learn from COVID-19 loan transparency in the United States?

Read here: https://www.spotlightcorruption.org/what-covid-19-loan-transparency-in-the-united-states-can-teach-us-in-the-united-kingdom/

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Improving Governance and Tackling Crime in Free-Trade Zones

Read here: https://rusi.org/publication/occasional-papers/improving-governance-and-tackling-crime-free-trade-zones

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Advisory on Unemployment Insurance Fraud During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/resources/advisories/fincen-advisory-fin-2020-a007

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Smoked Out: One Of The Largest Illegal Cigarette Factories Dismantled In The Netherlands

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/smoked-out-one-of-largest-illegal-cigarette-factories-dismantled-in-netherlands

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World’s Largest Exporters Fail To Punish Bribery In Foreign Markets

Read here: https://www.transparency.org.uk/exporting-corruption-2020-uk-bribery-enforcement-overseas

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OffshoreAlert vGLOBAL – Virtual Conference – 7th to 11th December 2020

Register here: https://www.offshorealert.com/conference/virtual/

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Malta submits its final report to Moneyval

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/malta-submits-its-final-report-to-moneyval.824194

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Northern Ireland: Ballymoney men arrested over attempted gun importation

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/ballymoney-men-arrested-over-attempted-gun-importation

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OECD’s “tax haven lite” blueprint fails pandemic-gripped world

Read here: https://www.taxjustice.net/2020/10/12/oecds-tax-haven-lite-blueprint-fails-pandemic-gripped-world/

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China, Russia elected to U.N. rights council; Saudi Arabia fails

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-un-rights/china-russia-elected-to-u-n-rights-council-saudi-arabia-fails-idUSKBN26Y2YE

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Australia Needs To Do More To Tackle Foreign Bribery

Read here: https://transparency.org.au/australia-needs-to-do-more-to-tackle-foreign-bribery/

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The Mole: Infiltrating North Korea

Watch here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p08tqd6q/the-mole-infiltrating-north-korea

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New EIA investigation exposes the Chinese Government’s pangolin trade deception

Read here: https://eia-international.org/news/new-eia-investigation-exposes-the-chinese-governments-pangolin-trade-deception/

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Exporting Corruption: Research report on signatories of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

Read here: https://www.transparency.org/en/projects/exporting-corruption

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UK: Leicester textile firms ‘involved in money laundering’

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54509461

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KPMG audited Mauritian company used in suspicious Wirecard deals

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/2c1a79e6-8cb0-4895-9005-9515e24c8677

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Scammers exploit Covid to steal from stressed bank customers

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2020/oct/11/scammers-exploit-covid-to-steal-from-stressed-bank-customers

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Asia-Pacific Group keeps Pakistan on ‘Enhanced Follow-Up’ list

Read here: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/pakistan/money-laundering-asia-pacific-group-keeps-pakistan-on-enhanced-follow-up-list

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The EU Tiptoes into Cyber Sanctions Regimes

Read here: https://www.rusi.org/commentary/eu-tiptoes-cyber-sanctions-regimes

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South Korea: Former presidential aide files defamation suit, denies bribery accusation

Read here: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20201012000983

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Japan court convicts ex-advisers of Chinese gambling firm in bribery scandal

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3105126/japan-court-convicts-ex-advisers-chinese-gambling-firm-bribery

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Kyrgyz MPs say Organized Crime Installed New Prime Minister

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13223-kyrgyz-mps-say-organized-crime-installed-new-prime-minister

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Cyprus officials implicated in plan to sell passport to criminals

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/12/cypriot-politicians-implicated-in-plan-to-sell-criminals-passport

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A New Robot Dealer Service Makes Buying Drugs Easier Than Ever

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgxypy/televend-robot-drug-dealer-telegram

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DHS (Department of Homeland Security): Transnational Organized Crime, a “Devastating Threat” to the US – Report

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13229-dhs-transnational-organized-crime-a-devastating-threat-to-the-us

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Microsoft takes down massive hacking operation that could have affected the election

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/12/tech/microsoft-election-ransomware/index.html

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UK: Man charged over Holyhead £6m cocaine seizure

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/man-charged-over-holyhead-6m-cocaine-seizure

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Spate of Bitcoin Extortion Bomb Threats Hits Government, Schools in Japan

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-extortion-bomb-threats-government-schools-japan

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UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation 2019/2020 annual review

Read here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/925548/OFSI_Annual_Review_2019_to_2020.pdf

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European Drug Report Shows Advances in Trans-Atlantic Drug Trafficking

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/european-drug-report-advances/

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Over €8 million worth of drugs, some hidden on a horse-box roof, seized by PSNI detectives in October

Read here: https://www.thejournal.ie/psni-drugs-seizure-5231228-Oct2020/

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Speech by Julia Hoggett (Director of Market Oversight at FCA): Abuse in a Time of Coronavirus

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/speeches/market-abuse-coronavirus

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Decentralized Governance in the Wild – Lessons From the KuCoin Hack

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/decentralized-governance-wild-lessons-kucoin-hack

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Bogus stockbroker James Bufton jailed for £250,000 fraud

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-54506875

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