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Whistleblower warned EY of Wirecard fraud four years before collapse

Read here: https://www.fr24news.com/a/2020/09/whistleblower-warned-ey-of-wirecard-fraud-four-years-before-collapse.html

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Palmerworm: Espionage Gang Targets the Media, Finance, and Other Sectors

Read here: https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/palmerworm-blacktech-espionage-apt

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Ghost Gun and Machine Gun Conversion Device Dealer Pleads Guilty

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/ghost-gun-and-machine-gun-conversion-device-dealer-pleads-guilty

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Lockdown lock-ups: Nearly 300 fugitives arrested in the UK

Read here:https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/lockdown-lock-ups-nearly-300-fugitives-arrested-in-the-uk

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Germany-Owned KfW’s Loan to Wirecard Focus of New Probe, Raids

Read here: https://news.bloombergtax.com/financial-accounting/wirecard-offices-raided-over-money-laundering-allegations

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SARs IN ACTION: September 2020

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/474-sars-in-action-september-2020-1/file

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Many Financial Firms and Governments See Cryptocurrencies as Risky: Survey

Read here: https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2020/09/30/584578.htm

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166 arrested in international crackdown against crime in Southeast Europe

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/166-arrested-in-international-crackdown-against-crime-in-southeast-europe

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Britain and Canada impose sanctions on Belarus leader Lukashenko

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-belarus-election-sanctions/britain-and-canada-impose-sanctions-on-belarus-leader-lukashenko-idUKKBN26K2QV

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KuCoin Maintains Wallet Freeze as Hackers Begin Laundering Stolen Crypto

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/kucoin-crypto-hack-laundering

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Owner of Bitcoin Exchange Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy for Laundering Millions of Dollars in International Cyber Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/owner-bitcoin-exchange-convicted-racketeering-conspiracy-laundering-millions-dollars

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Clamping the Wheel of the Money Launderers’ ‘Vehicle of Choice’: Reform of the UK Company Registry

Read here: https://rusi.org/commentary/clamping-wheel-money-launderers-vehicle-choice-reform-uk-company-registry

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Prepared Remarks of FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco, delivered virtually at the ACAMS AML Conference

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/speeches/prepared-remarks-fincen-director-kenneth-blanco-delivered-virtually-acams-aml

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Police Arrest Ex-CEO of Bank That Collects Libya’s Oil Wealth

Read here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/police-arrest-ex-ceo-of-bank-that-collects-libya-s-oil-wealth/ar-BB19vxMJ

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Regulated US Exchange Gemini Now Offers Confidential Zcash Withdrawals

Read here:https://www.coindesk.com/regulated-us-exchange-gemini-now-offers-confidential-zcash-withdrawals

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Further arrest as part of drugs and money laundering conspiracy

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/further-arrest-as-part-of-drugs-and-money-laundering-conspiracy

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Hook, line and sinker: cybercrime network phishing bank credentials arrested in Romania

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/hook-line-and-sinker-cybercrime-network-phishing-bank-credentials-arrested-in-romania

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Agrees To Pay $920 Million in Connection with Schemes to Defraud Precious Metals and U.S. Treasuries Markets

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/jpmorgan-chase-co-agrees-pay-920-million-connection-schemes-defraud-precious-metals-and-us

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Trade Finance Demystified: The Intricacies Of Commodities Trade Finance

Read here: https://www.publiceye.ch/en/publications/detail/trade-finance-demystified

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NHS official and GP appear in court accused of accepting £75k between them in bribes to promote specific drugs

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/09/28/nhs-official-gp-appear-court-accused-accepting-75k-bribes-promote/

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List Brokerage Firm Pleads Guilty To Facilitating Elder Fraud Schemes

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/list-brokerage-firm-pleads-guilty-facilitating-elder-fraud-schemes

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Report: Money laundering and fraud in Canada

Read here: https://cisc-scrc.gc.ca/media/2020/2020-09-28-eng.htm

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SEC Won’t Take Action Against Compliance-Focused Digital Security Exchanges

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/sec-compliance-digital-security-exchanges

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Delay in tax evasion crackdown is costing the taxpayer billions

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/sep/28/delay-in-tax-evasion-crackdown-is-costing-the-taxpayer-billions

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Brazil prosecutors bring graft charges against Bolsonaro’s son

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN26J38N

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Corporate Anti-Corruption Compliance Drivers, Mechanisms, and Ideas for Change

Read here: https://www.oecd.org/corruption/anti-bribery/corporate-anti-corruption-compliance.htm

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ICAEW launches anti-money laundering educational series

Read here: https://www.accountancytoday.co.uk/2020/09/28/icaew-launches-anti-money-laundering-educational-series/

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FinCEN Files Confirm the Elephant in the Room

Read here: https://www.riskscreen.com/kyc360/news/fincen-files-confirm-the-elephant-in-the-room/

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Bureau 39: Cash for Kim (Part.1)

Watch here: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/people-power/2020/9/24/bureau-39-cash-for-kim/

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Crypto scammers plague Estonia’s e-residency program

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-scammers-plague-estonias-e-residency-program

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Above The Law: How the FinCEN Files highlight the UK’s outdated corporate liability regime

Read here: https://www.transparency.org.uk/finCEN-files-uk-banks-corporates-liability-law-money-laundering-prosecute

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The Evolution of Serious and Organised Crime: The Diversifying Nature of Criminal Operations in the Digital Age

Read here: https://shoc.rusi.org/informer/evolution-serious-and-organised-crime-diversifying-nature-criminal-operations-digital-age

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Enhancing Government Effectiveness and Transparency: The Fight Against Corruption

Read here: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/governance/publication/enhancing-government-effectiveness-and-transparency-the-fight-against-corruption

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France probes banking giant BNP Paribas for alleged complicity in Sudan crimes

Read here: https://www.france24.com/en/20200924-france-probes-banking-giant-bnp-paribas-for-alleged-complicity-in-sudan-crimes

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UK: ‘My name was used to steal a government Covid loan’

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-54187581

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‘Bowler Hat Englishman’: hunt for alleged mastermind of Australia’s largest tax evasion scheme

Read here: https://www.smh.com.au/national/bowler-hat-englishman-hunt-for-alleged-mastermind-of-australia-s-largest-tax-evasion-scheme-20200926-p55zk6.html

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New case deals with the freezing of bank accounts in South Africa

Read here: https://businesstech.co.za/news/banking/434929/new-case-deals-with-the-freezing-of-bank-accounts-in-south-africa/

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PayPal battens down hatches, as AUSTRAC lines up next targets

Read here: https://insight.thomsonreuters.com.au/business/posts/paypal-battens-down-hatches-as-austrac-lines-up-next-targets

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The People Beyond the Poaching: Interviews with convicted wildlife offenders in South Africa

Read here: https://www.traffic.org/publications/reports/the-people-beyond-the-poaching/

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