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Two more arrests made over £11m coach cocaine seizure

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/two-more-arrests-made-over-11m-coach-cocaine-seizure

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EBA calls on the EU Commission to establish a single rulebook on fighting money laundering and terrorist financing

Read here: https://eba.europa.eu/eba-calls-eu-commission-establish-single-rulebook-fighting-money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing

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A Day in the Life Of – Nick Oliver Sports Betting Intelligence Unit (SBIU) Specialist

Read here: https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/about/Who-we-are-and-what-we-do/A-Day-in-the-Life-Of-Nick-Oliver-Sports-Betting-Intelligence-Unit-SBIU-Specialist.aspx

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Webinar: Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman: Quest For Global Power

Read here: https://www.bigmarker.com/offshorealert/Saudi-Arabia-s-Mohammed-bin-Salman-Quest-For-Global-Power3-2020-09-16-02-00-pm

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Mexican Drug Traffickers Charged With Drug Trafficking Crime Based On Seizure Of More Than Three Tons Of Cocaine

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/mexican-drug-traffickers-charged-drug-trafficking-crime-based-seizure-more-three-tons

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Hong Kong police hold 15 people over Next Digital share price surge

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/10/hong-kong-police-hold-15-people-over-next-digital-share-price-surge

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Credit Suisse Wins Bid to Keep Fraud Report Secret

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-06/credit-suisse-may-have-spied-on-more-staff-swiss-newspaper-says

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UAE, Pakistan vow to fight financial crime

Read here:https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/local/uae-pakistan-vow-to-fight-financial-crime

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Bank of Italy lifts ban on ING taking new customers in Italy

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN2602IE

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Pactiv Evergreen Discloses Potential FCPA Violations in IPO Filing

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/pactiv-evergreen-discloses-potential-fcpa-violations-in-ipo-filing-11599684691

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Angola seizes AAA assets, hotel chains linked to de Sao Vicente

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL8N2G54WV

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Ghana: Registrar-General deploys Central Beneficial Ownership Register for extractives and other high-risk sectors

Read here: https://www.myjoyonline.com/business/mining/registrar-general-deploys-central-beneficial-ownership-register-for-extractives-and-other-high-risk-sectors/

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New Zealand: Travel agents reimbursing customers held up by anti-money laundering laws

Read here: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/425638/travel-agents-reimbursing-customers-held-up-by-anti-money-laundering-laws

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Las Vegas Man Indicted For Illegal Possessions Of 3-D Printed Glock Switches And Firearms Suppressors

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nv/pr/las-vegas-man-indicted-illegal-possessions-3-d-printed-glock-switches-and-firearms

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Cyprus: Licences of two law firms revoked over anti-money laundering failures

Read here: https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/09/09/licences-of-two-law-firms-revoked-over-anti-money-laundering-failures/

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First use of HMRC civil proceeds of crime powers

Read here: https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/first-use-hmrc-civil-proceeds-crime-powers

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Anguilla, popular Panama Papers tax haven, slips in transparency ranking, new report says

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/panama-papers/anguilla-popular-panama-papers-tax-haven-slips-in-transparency-ranking-new-report-says/

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Nigeria Asks for Eni, Shell to Pay $1,1B in Offshore Oil Bribery Case

Read here: https://www.oedigital.com/news/481556-nigeria-asks-for-eni-shell-to-pay-1-1b-in-offshore-oil-bribery-case

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How a Massive **** Came Together in Beirut’s Port

Read here: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/09/world/middleeast/beirut-explosion.html

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EU prepares to lift sanctions on Libyan powerbroker, diplomats say

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-security-sanctions-exclusive/exclusive-eu-prepares-to-lift-sanctions-on-libyan-powerbroker-diplomats-say-idUSKBN2602C0

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Biometric Bribery: Inside Semlex’s Global Playbook

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/biometric-bribery-semlex/

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Judge Dismisses $200M Damages Claim in AT&T Crypto Hack Lawsuit

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/judge-terpin-att-crypto-sim-swap-hack

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How One Man Conned the Beltway. The billion-dollar “Black Budget” demands secrecy. That made it a perfect target.

Read here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/09/opinion/garrison-courtney-spies-contracts.html

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Criminal circuit clocks luxury watches for money laundering

Read here: https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020/09/criminal-circuit-clocks-luxury-watches-for-money-laundering-telegraaf/

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EMV Contactless Payment Card Flaw Facilitates PIN Bypass

Read here: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/emv-contactless-payment-card-flaw-facilitates-pin-bypass-a-14956

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Truck driver jailed for two million pound cocaine smuggling scheme

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/truck-driver-jailed-for-two-million-pound-cocaine-smuggling-scheme

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From the UK’s first Deferred Prosecution Agreement to a plea bargain in Tanzania

Read here: https://baselgovernance.org/news/uks-first-deferred-prosecution-agreement-plea-bargain-tanzania

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Security Firms Warn of Potential DeFi Exit Scam After $2.5M in ‘Locked’ Cryptos Moved

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-security-firms-eos-defi-locked-crypto

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Malta: Record €700,000 fine for gaming company

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/record-700000-fine-for-gaming-company.816933

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Fraud is now Britain’s most common crime and anyone can be a victim, says City of London Police Commissioner Ian Dyson

Read here: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/fraud-is-now-britains-most-common-crime-and-anyone-can-be-a-victim-says-city-of-london-police/ar-BB18PIa3

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Settlement Agreement between the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20200909

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£2tn ‘at risk from pension tricksters’

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/08379607-9b81-4c4a-b027-bccdab37d3d1 Report here: http://www.police-foundation.org.uk/2017/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/preventing-pension-scams-sep20.pdf

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Tougher gambling rules push gamblers to illegal sites

Read here: https://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/business/tougher-gambling-rules-push-gamblers-to-illegal-sites/

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Closing the loop: AML/CFT supervision of correspondent banking

Read here: https://www.bis.org/fsi/publ/insights28.pdf

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JPMorgan says some employees have ‘fallen short’ as bank probes abuses of government relief funds

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/08/jpmorgan-says-some-employees-have-fallen-short-as-bank-probes-abuses-of-government-relief-funds-.html

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Kuwait: Social media infuencers suspected of money laundering released on bail

Read here: https://gulfnews.com/amp/world/gulf/kuwait/kuwait-social-media-infuencers-suspected-of-money-laundering-released-on-bail-1.73701801

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SRA fines leading firm for money laundering check failures

Read here: https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/sra-fines-leading-firm-for-money-laundering-check-failures

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Banks grapple with digital ID and remote onboarding in Canada, Germany and Nigeria

Read here: https://www.biometricupdate.com/202009/banks-grapple-with-digital-id-and-remote-onboarding-in-canada-germany-and-nigeria

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Teaching assistant bought online child abuse with Amazon vouchers

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/teaching-assistant-bought-online-child-abuse-with-amazon-vouchers

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