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Powerful Serbian-American Drug Traffickers May Have Ties to Intelligence Agencies

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/group-america/powerful-serbian-american-drug-traffickers-may-have-ties-to-intelligence-agencies

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Bournemouth barber claims lockdown drove him to smuggle cocaine

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/bournemouth-barber-claims-lockdown-drove-him-to-smuggle-cocaine

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Crown board’s full-page advertisement ‘misled’ stock exchange

Read here: https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/crown-board-s-full-page-advertisement-misled-stock-exchange-20200903-p55s1w.html

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Swiss company ‘running away from tax obligations,’ Zimbabwe tax office says

Read here: https://www.icij.org/inside-icij/2020/09/swiss-company-running-away-from-tax-obligations-zimbabwe-tax-office-says/

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Malaysian authorities arrest crypto miners for $600K power theft

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/malaysian-authorities-arrest-crypto-miners-for-600k-power-theft

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Billion-Dollar Border Town: North Korea’s Trade Networks in Dandong (Part 1)

Read here: https://rusi.org/publication/other-publications/project-sandstone-report-7-billion-dollar-border-town

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Ex-Moore Capital Trader Banned by FCA After Insider-Dealing Plea

Read here: https://www.bloombergquint.com/markets/ex-moore-capital-trader-banned-by-fca-after-insider-dealing-plea

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Colombia-Mexico Links Alleged in Narco-Sub Caught in Pacific

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/colombia-mexico-links-alleged-in-narco-sub-caught-in-pacific

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TikTok files complaint challenging Executive Order

Read here: https://www.europeansanctions.com/2020/09/tiktok-files-complaint-challenging-executive-order/

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United States Seizes Domain Names Used by Foreign Terrorist Organization

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-seizes-domain-names-used-foreign-terrorist-organization

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Sophisticated Schemes Revealed in Costa Rica Gold Ring

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/costa-rica-illegal-gold-bust/

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PayPal terminated accounts linked to a Russian influence operation disguised as a news website

Read here: https://www.businessinsider.com/paypal-terminating-accounts-russian-influence-operation-2020-9

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Hong Kong financial firms step up compliance hiring amid U.S. sanctions, security law

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-security-finance/hong-kong-financial-firms-step-up-compliance-hiring-amid-u-s-sanctions-security-law-idUSKBN25V05Y

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Malaysia Drops Goldman Sachs Criminal Charges Over 1MDB

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/malaysia-drops-goldman-sachs-criminal-charges-over-1mdb-11599192289

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Jersey: Anti Money Laundering: Getting Reliance Right

Read here: http://www.mondaq.com/jersey/money-laundering/981822/anti-money-laundering-getting-reliance-right

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Man delivered £1 million to Bradford firm at centre of money laundering scheme

Read here: https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/18695921.man-delivered-1-million-bradford-firm-centre-money-laundering-scheme/

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International money laundering, drug trafficking and illegal wildlife trade operation dismantled

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdga/pr/international-money-laundering-drug-trafficking-and-illegal-wildlife-trade-operation

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What is TMNL?

Read here: https://tmnl.nl/summary-eng/

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ASIC bans former National Representative of BitConnect cryptocurrency investment scheme from providing financial services for seven years

Read here: https://asic.gov.au/about-asic/news-centre/find-a-media-release/2020-releases/20-206mr-asic-bans-former-national-representative-of-bitconnect-cryptocurrency-investment-scheme-from-providing-financial-services-for-seven-years/

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Agents Seize $27 Million In U.S. Currency Inside Boxes Bound For St. Thomas

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-pr/pr/agents-seize-27-million-us-currency-inside-boxes-bound-st-thomas

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Hong Kong police reveal dealers’ new tactic for bringing Ice into city – wooden furniture soaked with drugs

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3100063/hong-kong-police-reveal-dealers-new-tactic-bringing

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The FBI Botched Its DNC Hack Warning in 2016—but Says It Won’t Next Time

Read here: https://www.wired.com/story/fbi-hacking-victim-notifications/

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Ukraine: Police Bust “Pyramid Scheme” Jewellery Company

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13053-ukraine-police-bust-pyramid-scheme-jewellery-company

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Gambling AML: an industry still flush with fincrime

Read here: https://www.arachnys.com/gambling-aml-an-industry-still-flush-with-fincrime/

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Wirecard and me: Dan McCrum on exposing a criminal enterprise

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/745e34a1-0ca7-432c-b062-950c20e41f03

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US Moves to Seize $400M From Convicted OneCoin Money Launderer

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/us-onecoin-money-launderer

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FBI-Chicago warns that gang cabal may be targeting CPD officers

Read here: https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-police-department-gangs-fbi-shootings/6397730/

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Ukraine court orders PrivatBank to pay back $350 mln to foreign companies

Read here: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ukraine-court-orders-privatbank-to-pay-back-%24350-mln-to-foreign-companies-2020-09-02

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Illegal wildlife trade in Southeast Asia and China

Read here: https://www.traffic.org/publications/reports/shifting-dynamics-of-illegal-wildlife-trade-in-southeast-asia-and-china/

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FIAU warning: lawyers can launder criminal monies through sham litigation

Read here: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/104458/fiau_warning_lawyers_can_launder_criminal_monies_through_sham_litigation

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Robinhood faces SEC probe related to deals with high-speed traders: WSJ

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-robinhood-sec/robinhood-faces-sec-probe-related-to-deals-with-high-speed-traders-wsj-idUSKBN25T35L

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COVID-19: Money laundering and terrorism financing trends

Read here: https://www.coe.int/en/web/moneyval/-/covid-19-money-laundering-and-terrorism-financing-trends

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Leveraging Public Records to Uncover High-Risk North Korean Shipping Networks: The Case of Northern Luck

Read here: https://sayari.com/blog/leveraging-public-records-to-uncover-high-risk-north-korean-shipping-networks-the-case-of-northern-luck

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India: ED arrests ‘hawala’ operator suspected to have facilitated transfer of over ₹1 lakh crore

Read here: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ed-arrests-hawala-operator-suspected-to-have-facilitated-transfer-of-over-1-lakh-crore/article32501910.ece

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Indonesia: AGO names prosecutor Pinangki money laundering suspect in connection to Djoko Tjandra case

Read here: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/09/01/ago-names-prosecutor-pinangki-money-laundering-suspect-in-connection-to-djoko-tjandra-case.html

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PPP Loans for Billions Have Fraud Risk, Oversight Panel Says

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-01/ppp-loans-worth-billions-at-risk-for-fraud-oversight-panel-says

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Venezuelan charged in Miami money laundering case gunned down by motorcycle assassin

Read here: https://www.miamiherald.com/article245436795.html

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Islamic bank in Mauritius loses licence over 1MDB link

Read here: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2020/09/01/islamic-bank-in-mauritius-loses-licence-over-1mdb-link/

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Actions to Protect U.S. Personnel from Illegitimate Investigation by the International Criminal Court

Read here: https://www.state.gov/actions-to-protect-u-s-personnel-from-illegitimate-investigation-by-the-international-criminal-court/

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Swiss regulator escalates probe into Credit Suisse

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-regulator-escalates-probe-into-credit-suisse/46006998

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