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Illicit Alcohol Market Drives Another Epidemic in Mexico

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/illicit-alcohol-pandemic-mexico/

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Latvia and U.S. sign agreement on provision of technical assistance in anti-money laundering and countering terrorism and proliferation

Read here: https://www.baltictimes.com/latvia_and_u_s__sign_agreement_on_provision_of_technical_assistance_in_anti-money_laundering_and_countering_terrorism_and_proliferation/

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Webinar Recording: ICIJ’s ‘FinCEN Files’

Watch here: https://www.bigmarker.com/offshorealert/ICIJ-s-FinCEN-Files

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Banks Laundering Money Just Paved The Way For DeFi

Read here: https://www.bbntimes.com/technology/banks-laundering-money-just-paved-the-way-for-defi

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Legacy technology “not up to the challenge” to tackle AML

Read here: https://www.fintechfutures.com/2020/09/fincen-files-legacy-technology-not-up-to-the-challenge-to-tackle-aml/

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FCA institutes criminal proceedings against three former employees of Redcentric Plc

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-institutes-criminal-proceedings-against-three-former-employees-redcentric-plc

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Corruption and tax-dodging ‘rampant’, urgent reforms needed: UN panel

Read here: https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/09/1073442

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New Names, Old Tricks for ex-FARC Mafia in Colombia’s Putumayo

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/the-ex-farc-mafia-changes-names-not-activities-in-colombia/

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Global tax abuses, money laundering and corruption take heaviest toll on the world’s poor, UN report says

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/global-tax-abuses-money-laundering-and-corruption-take-heaviest-toll-on-the-worlds-poor-un-report-says/

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Gardaí seize 85 cars worth €2m as part of money-laundering investigation

Redad here: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/garda%C3%AD-seize-85-cars-worth-2m-as-part-of-money-laundering-investigation-1.4363605

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Switzerland wants gold segregation by customs for more transparency

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland-wants-gold-segregation-by-customs-for-more-transparency/46055012

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More than 1,000 arrested and over 1,500 vulnerable people safeguarded in County Lines crackdown

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/more-than-1-000-arrested-and-over-1-500-vulnerable-people-safeguarded-in-county-lines-crackdown

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Aberdeen oil boss bribery case ‘straddled lockdown like no other’ says SFO chief

Read here: https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/267346/aberdeen-oil-boss-bribery-case-straddled-lockdown-like-no-other-says-sfo-chief/

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Audit boss says authorities should have looked harder into citizenship applicants

Read here: https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/09/24/audit-boss-says-authorities-should-have-looked-harder-into-citizenship-applicants/

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No safe market for fakes: 21 countries target illegal goods in Europe-wide sting

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/no-safe-market-for-fakes-21-countries-target-illegal-goods-in-europe-wide-sting

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Ex-PDVSA Trader Charged With Bribery in Widespread Graft Probe

Read here: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/ex-pdvsa-trader-charged-bribery-100000250.html

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Dublin-listed fund sent $23m to firm suspected of links to Russian crime boss

Read here: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/fincen-files-dublin-listed-fund-sent-23m-to-firm-suspected-of-links-to-russian-crime-boss-1.4363820

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Australia: FinCEN Files show banks are not serious enough about beating money laundering

Read here: https://www.aspi.org.au/opinion/fincen-files-show-banks-are-not-serious-enough-about-beating-money-laundering

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Pakistan government files money laundering case against Shahbaz Sharif, family

Read here: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/pakistan-government-files-money-laundering-case-against-shahbaz-sharif-family/articleshow/78290641.cms

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Vatican Cardinal Angelo Becciu resigns from office and ‘rights’ of cardinals

Read here: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/vatican-cardinal-angelo-becciu-resigns-from-office-and-rights-of-cardinals-60883

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EU watchdog calls for tax data sharing powers to combat fraud

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-markets-tax/eu-watchdog-calls-for-tax-data-sharing-powers-to-combat-fraud-idUKKCN26F15V

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UK seeks to seize $39 million from lawyer who helped corrupt Nigerian politician

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-nigeria-corruption/uk-seeks-to-seize-39-million-from-lawyer-who-helped-corrupt-nigerian-politician-idUKKCN26F2I9

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US founders used insolvent Cayman insurer as ‘piggy bank’, claims regulator

Read here: https://www.offshorealert.com/jorge-falcon-leonardo-cornide-accused-of-premier-assurance-group-spc-fraud.aspx

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After a luxurious life, now a simple cell [translated from Dutch]

Read here:https://www.fiu-nederland.nl/nl/na-een-luxe-leven-nu-een-eenvoudige-cel

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Ex-Barclays Trader Guilty of Rate Rigging Faces Extradition

Read here: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/ex-barclays-trader-guilty-of-rate-rigging-faces-extradition-2

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Banks still failing to refund victims of fraud

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/banks-still-failing-to-refund-victims-of-fraud-nkpqlmt38

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UK: 2020 Half year fraud report

Read here: https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/policy-and-guidance/reports-publications/2020-half-year-fraud-report

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What the FinCEN files tell us about the UK’s role as an enabler of corruption & money laundering – and what needs to change

Read here: https://www.transparency.org.uk/finCEN-files-uk-money-laundering-solutions-what-next

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Turkish Opposition Launches Inquiry into Government Bribery

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13168-turkish-opposition-launches-inquiry-into-government-bribery

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AUSTRAC and Westpac agree to proposed $1.3bn penalty

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/news-and-media/media-release/austrac-and-westpac-agree-penalty

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FATF statement following unauthorised disclosure of confidential FinCEN documents

Read here: http://www.fatf-gafi.org//publications/fatfgeneral/documents/fatf-unauthorised-disclosure-statement.html

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Swiss watchdog reprimands Bank SYZ for breaching money laundering rules

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/swiss-banks-syz/update-1-swiss-watchdog-reprimands-bank-syz-for-breaching-money-laundering-rules-idUSL5N2GL0Q6

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Gilead Agrees to Pay $97 Million to Resolve Allegations that it Paid Kickbacks through a Co-Pay Foundation

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/gilead-agrees-pay-97-million-resolve-allegations-it-paid-kickbacks-through-co-pay

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DEA: The rise of meth mixed with fentanyl

Read here: https://foxsanantonio.com/news/yami-investigates/dea-the-rise-of-meth-mixed-with-fentanyl

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Hong Kong company director arrested on suspicion of laundering HK$400 million

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3102768/hong-kong-company-director-arrested-suspicion

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4 hackers arrested in Poland in nation-wide action against cybercrime

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/4-hackers-arrested-in-poland-in-nation-wide-action-against-cybercrime

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Venezuela Legalizes Crypto Mining but Will Force Industry Into National Pool

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/venezuela-legalize-cryptocurrency-mining-national-pool

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SEB money-laundering problems ‘not new’, says Swedish FSA

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-europe-moneylaudnering-seb/seb-money-laundering-problems-not-new-says-swedish-fsa-idUKKCN26E1W6

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Florida Asphalt Company Agrees to Pay $16.6 Million to Resolve Bribery Case

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/florida-asphalt-company-agrees-to-pay-16-6-million-to-resolve-bribery-case-11600823217

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