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Freeze put on criminal syndicate after ice seized from fridge

Read here: https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/freeze-put-criminal-syndicate-after-ice-seized-fridge

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Rare books recovered in Romania in €2 million London warehouse heist investigation

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/rare-books-recovered-in-romania-in-€2-million-london-warehouse-heist-investigation

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Banking Secrets of the Rich and Powerful

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000mv1s

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US Homeland Security Challenges Freelancers to Design It a Digital Wallet

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/homeland-security-digital-wallet

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Foreign students falling victim to fictitious real estate ads

Read here: https://news.err.ee/1136558/pealtnagija-foreign-students-falling-victim-to-fictitious-real-estate-ads

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Jamaica: Banks Easing Account Opening Restrictions

Read here: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/business-report/banks-ease-access-in-account-opening-for-more-jamaicans_203420

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Yucca Cacti Theft Illuminates Mexico’s Hidden Plant Trafficking Problem

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/yucca-theft-mexico-plant-trafficking/

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Wyoming Bank Regulator Taps Chainalysis to Boost Crypto Tracing Efforts

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/wyoming-chainalysis

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Government response to the consultation on options to enhance the role of Companies House and increase the transparency of UK corporate entities

Read here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/919080/corporate-transparency-register-reform-government-response.pdf

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Buying an EU passport ‘no use for evading sanctions’

Read here: https://euobserver.com/justice/149473

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MTN uses Netherlands tax haven to escape African tax bills

Read here: https://www.taxjustice.net/2020/09/17/mtn-uses-netherlands-tax-haven-to-escape-african-tax-bills/

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Costa Rica Boosts Plan to Track Vessels, Combat Illegal Fishing

Read here:https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/costa-rica-boosts-plan-to-track-vessels-combat-illegal-fishing/

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Reforms to confiscation regime to recover £8 million more per year

Read here: https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/reforms-to-confiscation-regime-to-recover-8-million-more-per-year/

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Iranian Hackers Indicted for Stealing Data from Aerospace and Satellite Tracking Companies

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/iranian-hackers-indicted-stealing-data-aerospace-and-satellite-tracking-companies

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Deloitte fined record £15m for failings in Autonomy audits

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/sep/17/deloitte-fined-record-15m-for-failings-in-autonomy-audits

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Colombian woman and two Albanians were sentenced for laundering almost 13 million euros [translated from Dutch]

Read here: https://www.fiu-nederland.nl/nl/veroordeeld-voor-witwassen-recordbedrag-cash

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Suspected arms dealers moved millions in Somali money transfers, report says

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-weapons-exclusive/exclusive-suspected-arms-dealers-moved-millions-in-somali-money-transfers-report-says-idUSKBN2681A3

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The $55M Hack That Almost Brought Ethereum Down

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/55m-hack-ethereum-down

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Joint UK-Portugal operation sees 13 jailed over Madeira cruise ship cocaine seizures

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/joint-uk-portugal-operation-sees-13-jailed-over-madeira-cruise-ship-cocaine-seizures

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XMR workgroup says IRS should study Monero – not try to break it

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/xmr-workgroup-says-irs-should-study-monero-not-try-to-break-it

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Dutch launch criminal probe, freeze assets of Isabel dos Santos-linked firm

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/luanda-leaks/dutch-launch-criminal-probe-freeze-assets-of-isabel-dos-santos-linked-firm/

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Philippines saw surge in child pornography-linked money laundering during pandemic – AMLC

Read here: https://business.inquirer.net/307458/ph-saw-surge-in-child-pornography-linked-money-laundering-during-pandemic-amlc

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Adelson’s Singapore Casino Hires Law Firm to Probe $1 Billion in Transfers

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-16/adelson-s-casino-hires-law-firm-to-probe-1-billion-in-transfers

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Cypriot Passport Bought by Shadowy Ally of Cambodian Interior Minister

Read here: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/cypress-passport-09162020073308.html

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Cyber security alert issued following rising attacks on UK academia

Read here: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/alert-issued-following-rising-attacks-on-uk-academia

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Secretary General: Anti-money laundering controls should not be relaxed

Read here: https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/secretary-general-anti-money-laundering-controls-should-not-be-relaxed

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Meet the Innovators: Chris Brannigan, CEO and Founder of Caspian. The Nasdaq Automated Investigator for AML expands Nasdaq’s efforts in combatting financial crime

Read here: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/meet-the-innovators%3A-chris-brannigan-ceo-and-founder-of-caspian-2020-09-16

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Joint investigation team leads to dismantling of one of Europe’s most active Albanian-speaking networks trafficking cocaine into Europe

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/joint-investigation-team-leads-to-dismantling-of-one-of-europe’s-most-active-albanian-speaking-networks-trafficking-cocaine

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EU arms exports: need for more control and transparency

Read here: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20200910IPR86831/eu-arms-exports-need-for-more-control-and-transparency

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Presidential Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2021

Read here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-determination-major-drug-transit-major-illicit-drug-producing-countries-fiscal-year-2021/

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Anti-Money Laundering Regulation Privacy-Enabling Cryptocurrencies

Read here: https://www.perkinscoie.com/en/news-insights/anti-money-laundering-regulation-of-privacy-enabling-cryptocurrencies.html

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U.S. Seeks to Recover More Than $300 Million in Additional Assets Traceable to Funds Allegedly Misappropriated from Malaysian Sovereign Wealth Fund

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-seeks-recover-more-300-million-additional-assets-traceable-funds-allegedly-misappropriated

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Treasury Sanctions Russian Cyber Actors for Virtual Currency Theft

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm1123

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46 Arrested in France and Italy in a Hit Against the ’Ndrangheta

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/46-arrested-in-france-and-italy-in-hit-against-’ndrangheta

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Seven International Cyber Defendants, Including “Apt41” Actors, Charged In Connection With Computer Intrusion Campaigns Against More Than 100 Victims Globally

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/seven-international-cyber-defendants-including-apt41-actors-charged-connection-computer

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The Chainalysis 2020 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report

Read here: https://go.chainalysis.com/2020-geography-of-crypto-report.html

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Montana Broker Sentenced to Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Investment-Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/montana-broker-sentenced-prison-multimillion-dollar-investment-fraud-scheme

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Belgian and Italian Authorities Arrest 8 Suspected Members of the Cosa Nostra

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/belgian-and-italian-authorities-arrest-eight-suspected-members-of-cosa-nostra

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Lamine Diack: Former IAAF head found guilty of corruption and jailed

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/54176537

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