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The 20-Year Hunt for the Man Behind the Love Bug Virus

Read here: https://www.wired.com/story/the-20-year-hunt-for-the-man-behind-the-love-bug-virus/

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Five arrests and cocaine worth £1m seized as part investigation into suspected NI crime group

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/five-arrests-and-cocaine-worth-1m-seized-as-part-investigation-into-suspected-ni-crime-group

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Hacked: ‘Best Australian financial data’ for sale on the dark web

Read here: https://www.afr.com/technology/hacked-best-australian-financial-data-for-sale-on-the-dark-web-20200910-p55u6g

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‘It’s still too easy to launder money in London,’ warns top law enforcer

Read here: https://www.fnlondon.com/articles/its-still-too-easy-to-launder-money-in-london-warns-top-law-enforcer-20200911

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Bank branch staff and police team up to stop £19 million of fraud in first half of 2020

Read here: https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/press/press-releases/bank-branch-staff-and-police-team-stop-£19-million-fraud-first-half-2020

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Risk of money-laundering fine for Danske unchanged despite court victory in US

Read here: https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/risk-of-money-laundering-fine-for-danske-unchanged-despite-court-victory-in-us-60206550

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Football is money laundering paradise for organised crime groups

Read here: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/sports/football/104619/football_is_money_laundering_paradise_for_organised_crime_groups#.X1z7Fi2ZM1g

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US Chemicals Help Fuel Mexico Drug Production: Report

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/us-chemicals-help-fuel-mexico-drug-production/

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Breach of Trust and Fraud Charges Laid In RCMP Criminal Investigation

Read here: https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2020/breach-trust-and-fraud-charges-laid-rcmp-criminal-investigation

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Peru lawmakers begin impeachment of president Martín Vizcarra

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/12/peru-lawmakers-begin-impeachment-of-president-martin-vizcarra

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Ecuador: Bribery Ruling Bans Ex-President Correa From Politics

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13094-ecuador-bribery-ruling-bans-ex-president-correa-from-politics

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SEC Charges Film Producer, Rapper, and Others for Participation in Two Fraudulent ICOs

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-207

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Defendant Charged in $25 Million Diamond Ponzi Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/defendant-charged-25-million-diamond-ponzi-scheme

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The IRS Is Offering You $625,000 to Crack Monero

Read here: https://decrypt.co/41411/the-irs-is-offering-you-625000-to-crack-monero

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Nigeria: Customs Intercepts Dubai-bound Passenger With 2,886 ATM Cards Hidden In Packs Of Noodles At Lagos Airport

Read here: http://saharareporters.com/2020/09/11/customs-intercepts-dubai-bound-passenger-2886-atm-cards-hidden-packs-noodles-lagos

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Crown Resorts’ compliance ‘gold star’ never existed

Read here: https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/crown-resorts-compliance-gold-star-never-existed-20200911-p55usc.html

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UK: Fake driving licences offered online for £600

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54099212

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Brazil freezes $43 million of assets in international drug trafficking probe

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN2621PX

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Rolls-Royces, Rolexes and rowhouses: Feds crack down on small business loan fraud

Read here: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/09/small-business-loan-fraud-crackdown-410406

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Nogales CBP Officers Intercept Narcotics Concealed in Boxes of Floor Tile

Read here: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/nogales-cbp-officers-intercept-narcotics-concealed-boxes-floor-tile-0

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Philippines probes 57 persons of interest over Wirecard scandal

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN26219C

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Are Recent Cocaine Busts Evidence of Revived Jamaica-UK Drug Route?

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/cocaine-busts-jamaica-uk-drug-route/

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FCA publicly censures former Worldspreads CEO for market misconduct

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-publicly-censures-former-worldspreads-ceo-market-misconduct

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Online child sexual exploitation reports in Australia have surged under coronavirus lockdown, AFP say

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-11/child-sexual-exploitation-reports-jump-in-covid-lockdown-afp-say/12648260

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Department of Justice Announces Charges of North Korean and Malaysia Nationals for Bank Fraud, Money Laundering and North Korea Sanctions Violations

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-announces-charges-north-korean-and-malaysia-nationals-bank-fraud-money

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Owning a Bitcoin ATM is about to get a lot harder in Germany

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/owning-a-bitcoin-atm-is-about-to-get-a-lot-harder-in-germany

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Westpac’s Peter King cautious on Pacific after AUSTRAC

Read here: https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/westpac-s-peter-king-cautious-on-pacific-after-austrac-20200911-p55um1

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OLAF (European Anti-Fraud Office) in 2019: investigations stop fraud across borders and sectors

Read here: https://ec.europa.eu/anti-fraud/media-corner/news/10-09-2020/olaf-2019-investigations-stop-fraud-across-borders-and-sectors_en

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Vowing crackdown on Russian meddling, US sanctions Ukrainian lawmaker who worked with Giuliani to smear Biden

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/10/politics/treasury-sanctions-derkach-ukraine-election-interference/index.html

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Malta: Investment firm fined record €1.2m by the FIAU

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/investment-firm-fined-record-12m-by-the-fiau.817362

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NFL Player Charged for Role in $24 Million COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/nfl-player-charged-role-24-million-covid-relief-fraud-scheme

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Best Practices for Monitoring Virtual Currency-Related Transactions at Your Bank

Read here: https://ciphertrace.com/best-practices-for-banks-to-monitor-virtual-currency/

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CBP Seizes 135 Pounds of Cocaine Concealed inside a Refrigerated Container arriving from the Dominican Republic

Read here:https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/cbp-seizes-135-pounds-cocaine-concealed-inside-refrigerated-container

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The $690 Million Bitcoin Wallet That Hackers Are Trying to Crack

Read here: https://decrypt.co/41402/the-690-million-bitcoin-wallet-that-hackers-are-trying-to-crack

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E-Commerce Sites Targeted by Baka Skimmer

Read here: https://news.cardnotpresent.com/news/ecommerce-sites-targeted-by-baka-skimmer

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Russia’s Fancy Bear Hackers Are Hitting US Campaign Targets Again

Read here: https://www.wired.com/story/russias-fancy-bear-hackers-are-hitting-us-campaign-targets-again/

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Results of Operation Crystal Shield Announced. Nearly 29,000 pounds of methamphetamine seized by DEA before reaching American streets

Read here: https://admin.dea.gov/press-releases/2020/09/10/attorney-general-william-p-barr-and-acting-administrator-timothy-j-shea

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Russian Project Lakhta Member Charged with Wire Fraud Conspiracy

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/russian-project-lakhta-member-charged-wire-fraud-conspiracy

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Regulators investigate elite London law firm Mishcon de Reya

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/law/2020/sep/09/regulators-investigate-elite-london-law-firm-mishcon-de-reya

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Ex-Goldman banker seeks review of 1MDB charges in Malaysia

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN2610IE

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