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‘Suspicious transactions’ led to collapse of UK fintech, Stenn

Read here: https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45208/suspicious-transactions-led-to-collapse-of-uk-fintech-stenn

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‘I thought I’d been microchipped’: How abusers spy on partners with ‘parental control’ apps

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/i-thought-id-been-microchipped-how-abusers-spy-on-partners-with-parental-control-apps-13272199

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Non-state armed groups and illicit economies in West Africa: Building armed group legitimacy

Read here: https://acleddata.com/2024/12/11/non-state-armed-groups-and-illicit-economies-in-west-africa-building-armed-group-legitimacy/ Link to report: https://acleddata.com/acleddatanew/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Building-armed-group-legitimacy-Non-state-armed-groups-and-illicit-economies-in-West-Africa-GI-TOC-and-ACLED-December-2024.pdf

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Culiacán Dispatch: The Mexican City Torn Apart By the Sinaloa Cartel’s Bloody Civil War

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/feature/culiacan-dispatch-the-mexican-city-torn-apart-by-the-sinaloa-cartels-bloody-civil-war

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AUSTRAC takes Ladbrokes and Neds’ operator – Entain – to Federal Court over serious non-compliance with Australia’s money laundering laws

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/news-and-media/media-release/austrac-takes-ladbrokes-and-neds-operator-entain-federal-court-over-serious-non-compliance-australias-money-laundering-laws Concise statement: https://www.austrac.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-12/Entain%20-%20Concise%20Statement.pdf Originating application: https://www.austrac.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-12/Entain%20-%20Originating%20Application.pdf

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Lukashenko’s Hidden Circle: The People Behind the Power

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/lukashenkos-hidden-circle-the-people-behind-the-power

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After Historic International Crackdown, Are Multinational Drug Ops the Future?

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/after-historic-international-crackdown-are-multinational-drug-ops-the-future/

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Behind Bars, Beyond Control: The Fall of Ecuador’s Prisons and the Rise of Its Mafias

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/investigations/behind-bars-beyond-control-fall-ecuadors-prisons-rise-mafias/ Link to report: https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/The-Prison-System-in-Ecuador-History-and-Challenges-of-an-Epicenter-of-Crime-InSight-Crime-Dec2024-English-version.pdf

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Former British MP Faces Parliamentary Ban After Failing to Properly Register Work for Controversial Company

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/former-british-mp-faces-ban-from-parliament-after-failing-to-properly-register-work-for-controversial-company

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In UK, new Anti-Corruption Champion and NCA funding as campaign against corruption steps up

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-anti-corruption-champion-and-nca-funding-as-campaign-against-corruption-steps-up

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Illegal timber from Amazon carbon credit projects reached Europe, U.S.

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/illegal-timber-from-amazon-carbon-credit-projects-reached-europe-u-s/

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Thailand says no evidence of bank transactions for Myanmar weapons

Read here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/thailand-says-no-evidence-bank-100859363.html

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Competent authorities have made significant progress in their approaches to tackling money laundering and terrorist financing, the EBA Report finds

Read here: https://www.eba.europa.eu/publications-and-media/press-releases/competent-authorities-have-made-significant-progress-their-approaches-tackling-money-laundering-and

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Klarna receives fine for anti-money laundering violations

Read here: https://www.fi.se/en/published/sanctions/financial-firms/2024/klarna-receives-a-remark-and-an-administrative-fine/

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MEPs approve Bruna Szego as Chair of the EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority

Read here: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20241212IPR25964/meps-approve-bruna-szego-as-chair-of-the-eu-anti-money-laundering-authority

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‘Shockingly lax’: How soaring British bank Starling had its wings clipped

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/dec/29/shockingly-lax-how-soaring-british-bank-starling-had-its-wings-clipped

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Australia: AML/CTF Amendment Bill

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/amlctf-amendment-bill-announcement

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Minister Tulip Siddiq caught up in Bangladesh court anti-corruption probe

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/minister-tulip-siddiq-caught-up-in-bangladesh-court-anti-corruption-probe-13276540

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Countries abuse anti-money laundering rules to silence critics

Read here: https://www.ftm.eu/articles/countries-abuse-anti-money-laundering-rules?share=xIcR5h4NDF/xACNa%2BTFHJmOpyKCFMmMIIvAl0eOwFycI8o2nYMY8H4/XkDfEnsM%3D

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Inside Iran’s Thriving Black Market For Starlink Terminals

Read here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/cyrusfarivar/2024/12/18/inside-irans-thriving-black-market-for-starlink-terminals/

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Convicted fraudster handed fifth prison sentence: Additional 13 months for obstructing the SFO

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/convicted-fraudster-handed-fifth-prison-sentence

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Bias found in AI system used to detect UK benefits fraud

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/dec/06/revealed-bias-found-in-ai-system-used-to-detect-uk-benefits

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21 boats confiscated and 13 arrested in hit against migrant smuggling across the English Channel

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/21-boats-confiscated-and-13-arrested-in-hit-against-migrant-smuggling-across-english-channel

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Drug trafficking gang tackled in Germany and Serbia: Ten arrests

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/drug-trafficking-gang-tackled-germany-and-serbia-ten-arrests

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Fraudulent shopping sites tied to cybercrime marketplace taken offline

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/fraudulent-shopping-sites-tied-to-cybercrime-marketplace-taken-offline

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Investigation Admiral 3.0: EPPO probes €38 million VAT fraud in Greece

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/investigation-admiral-30-eppo-probes-eu38-million-vat-fraud-greece

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McKinsey & Company Africa to Pay Over $122M in Connection with Bribery of South African Government Officials

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/mckinsey-company-africa-pay-over-122m-connection-bribery-south-african-government-officials

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Nigeria Seizes Largest Asset Linked to Government Corruption

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/nigeria-seizes-largest-asset-linked-to-government-corruption

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Target Launches Redesigned Gift Cards to Fight Fraud Following New Maryland Legislation

Read here: https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/advocacy/info-2024/redesigned-target-gift-cards.html

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Interagency Statement on Elder Financial Exploitation

Read here: https://fincen.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/Interagency-Statement-on-EFE-FINAL-508C.pdf

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US Targets Crypto Firm for Alleged $115M Investor Fraud

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/us-targets-crypto-firm-for-alleged-115m-investor-fraud

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More than 28,000 kg of explosives, 3,400 IEDs seized in South America

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2024/More-than-28-000-kg-of-explosives-3-400-IEDs-seized-in-South-America

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Evangelical Pastors Caught in a Charity Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/evangelical-pastors-caught-in-a-charity-fraud-scheme

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‘It shouldn’t be that easy’: Inside the illegal wildlife trade booming on social media

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/09/inside-the-illegal-wildlife-trade-booming-on-social-media-aoe

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Medellin cartel drug lord released from U.S. prison after serving 25 years

Read here: https://www.npr.org/2024/12/05/g-s1-36899/legendary-medellin-cartel-drug-lord-released

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As billion-dollar webcam industry booms, models suffer at hands of Colombian studios

Read here: https://www.icij.org/news/2024/12/as-billion-dollar-webcam-industry-booms-models-suffer-at-hands-of-colombian-studios/

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‘Gun control is dead, and we killed it’: The growing threat of firearms that can be made at home

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/dec/07/gun-control-is-dead-and-we-killed-it-firearms-that-can-be-printed-at-home

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Bank accounts locked and cash withdrawn after elderly gave power to law firm partner

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3zd40kdgyo

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