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Money laundering scheme saw ‘Aussies lose thousands’ as police seize over $50k worth of goods

Read here: https://en.brinkwire.com/news/money-laundering-scheme-saw-aussies-lose-thousands-as-police-seize-over-50k-worth-of-goods/

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Seychelles on Friday launched its 2020-23 strategy to combat money laundering and financing of terrorism activities

Read here: http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/13460/Seychelles+on+Friday+launched+its+-+strategy+to+combat+money+laundering+and+financing+of+terrorism+activities.

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Chinese National Charged with Destroying Hard Drive During FBI Investigation into the Possible Transfer of Sensitive Software to China

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/chinese-national-charged-destroying-hard-drive-during-fbi-investigation-possible-transfer

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Holy Rollers: The Religious Leaders Using Churches to Launder Illicit Cash Across the Americas

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/holy-rollers-the-religious-leaders-using-churches-to-launder-illicit-cash-across-the-americas

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New Zealand spy agency investigating ‘severe’ cyberattack on stock exchange

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/27/investing/new-zealand-stock-exchange-cyber-attack/index.html

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Bribery pays—if you don’t get caught

Read here: https://www.economist.com/business/2020/08/29/bribery-pays-if-you-dont-get-caught

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MONEYVAL publishes new follow-up report on Ukraine

Read here: https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/moneyval-publishes-new-follow-up-report-on-ukraine

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More Than Drug Trafficking Drives Violence in Colombia’s Nariño

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/drug-trafficking-violence-colombia

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Final Mafia Member In 2017 Takedown Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder, Racketeering, And Other Crimes

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/final-mafia-member-2017-takedown-sentenced-life-prison-murder-racketeering-and-other

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Chainalysis in Action: Justice Department Demands Forfeiture of 280 Cryptocurrency Addresses Associated with North Korea Exchange Hackers

Read here: https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/lazarus-group-north-korea-doj-complaint-august-2020

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English court says the Government can release information on funds frozen under Syria sanctions regulations to help satisfy of a judgment

Read here: https://www.europeansanctions.com/2020/08/english-court-says-the-government-can-release-information-on-funds-frozen-under-syria-sanctions-regulations-to-help-satisfy-of-a-judgment/

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Corruption Charges at Venezuela’s US Oil Subsidiary Fuel Tensions

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/corruption-charges-venezuela-oil-subsidiary-fuel-tensions/

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The Forgotten Front Against Organised Crime

Read here: https://shoc.rusi.org/informer/forgotten-front-against-organised-crime

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Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. Agrees to Pay Over $122 Million to Resolve FCPA Case

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/herbalife-nutrition-ltd-agrees-pay-over-122-million-resolve-fcpa-case

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Bahrain fines Iranian banks implicated in money laundering

Read here: https://www.arabnews.com/node/1725436/business-economy

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Whistleblower Kidnapped in Ukraine After Accusing Crypto Firm of Exit Scam

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/bitsonar-employee-kidnapped

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Swiss charge prominent businessman with insider trading and bribery

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-charge-prominent-businessman-with-insider-trading-and-bribery/45995508

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OneCoin Founder’s Brother to Testify Against Her

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13010-onecoin-founder-s-brother-to-testify-against-her

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U.S. Seizure of Three Websites Used by Iranian Front Company that Was Shipping Fuel on Four Tankers to Venezuela

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-seizure-three-websites-used-iranian-front-company-was-shipping-fuel-four-tankers-venezuela

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Pressure mounts to disband Brazil’s crack anti-corruption squad

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-analysis/pressure-mounts-to-disband-brazils-crack-anti-corruption-squad-idUSKBN25M1CZ

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Deloitte India report suggests need for strategic investments in re-designing AML compliance programmes

Read here:https://www2.deloitte.com/in/en/pages/pages/finance/articles/Anti-money-laundering-press-release.html

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Credit Card ‘Sniffers’ Pose Persistent Threat to Growing E-Commerce Industry

Read here: https://www.recordedfuture.com/credit-card-sniffers/

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United States Files Complaint to Forfeit 280 Cryptocurrency Accounts Tied to Hacks of Two Exchanges by North Korean Actors

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-files-complaint-forfeit-280-cryptocurrency-accounts-tied-hacks-two-exchanges

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Craftier Than Cash: How Banks Use Credit Cards to Bribe Bureaucrats

Read here: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/craftier-cash-how-banks-use-credit-cards-bribe-bureaucrats

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28 Charged in Cartel Money Laundering Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/28-charged-cartel-money-laundering-scheme

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Oil tankers stripped of flags after breaching U.S. sanctions to secretly ship Iranian oil

Read here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/oil-tankers-stripped-flags-after-breaching-u-s-sanctions-secretly-n1238153

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Sources Say World’s Largest Darknet Empire Market Exit Scammed, $30 Million in Bitcoin Stolen

Read here: https://news.bitcoin.com/sources-say-worlds-largest-darknet-empire-market-exit-scammed-30-million-in-bitcoin-stolen/

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Fashion District Outfit and Company Owner Agree to Plead Guilty to Customs Violations, Tax Offenses and Pay Nearly $118 Million

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/fashion-district-outfit-and-company-owner-agree-plead-guilty-customs-violations-tax

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A new report from Mexico says banks are used to launder money more than crypto

Read: https://cointelegraph.com/news/a-new-report-from-mexico-says-banks-are-used-to-launder-money-more-than-crypto

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INTERPOL report alerts to sharp rise in plastic waste crime

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2020/INTERPOL-report-alerts-to-sharp-rise-in-plastic-waste-crime

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Call for input on ‘de-risking’ and its impact on access to financial services

Read here: https://eba.europa.eu/call-input-‘de-risking’-and-its-impact-access-financial-services

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Malaysia: Lawyers cannot claim legal fees from frozen funds, rules court

Read here: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2020/08/26/lawyers-cannot-claim-legal-fees-from-frozen-funds-rules-court/

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FASTCash 2.0: North Korea’s BeagleBoyz Robbing Banks

Read here: https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/aa20-239a

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Sharper: The Future of U.S. Sanctions Policy

Read here: https://www.cnas.org/publications/commentary/sharper-the-future-of-u-s-sanctions-policy

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ASIC won’t take action against CBA over money laundering scandal

Read here: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/asic-won-t-take-action-against-cba-over-laundering-scandal-20200826-p55po6.html

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Five Charged In Multi-Million Dollar International Customs Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/five-charged-multi-million-dollar-international-customs-fraud-scheme

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Lessons from COVID-19: A Catalyst for Improving Sanctions?

Read here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/lessons-covid-19-catalyst-improving-sanctions

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The New Military End Use and End User Regulations: A Guide for Identifying Risk

Read here: https://info.kharon.com/whitepapers/2020/meu  

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18 arrested in crackdown on Lithuanian gang trafficking victims to Ireland and the UK to sell heroin

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/18-arrested-in-crackdown-lithuanian-gang-trafficking-victims-to-ireland-and-uk-to-sell-heroin

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Zimbabwe’s Econet Curbs Mobile-Money Transactions on Regulator’s Order

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-26/zimbabwe-s-econet-curbs-mobile-transactions-on-regulator-s-order  

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