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Manila’s big bet on China’s online gambling habit gives Beijing post-coronavirus headache

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3098729/manilas-big-bet-chinas-online-gambling-habit-gives-beijing-post

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FBI informant provides a glimpse into the inner workings of tech support scams

Read here: https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-informant-provides-a-glimpse-into-the-inner-workings-of-tech-support-scams/

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Latvian financial regulator publishes due diligence guidelines for banks

Read here: https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/latvian-financial-regulator-publishes-due-diligence-guidelines-for-banks.a371744/

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US sanctions 24 Chinese companies over South China Sea island building

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/27/asia/us-sanction-south-china-sea-intl-hnk/index.html

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HSBC ‘aiding China’s Hong Kong crackdown’

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/business/mike-pompeo-criticises-hsbc-over-hong-kong-stance-xjqwzh965

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Three Texans, One New Yorker Indicted for Conspiracy to Sell Sanctioned Iranian Petroleum to Refinery in China for Millions in Profit

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/three-texans-one-new-yorker-indicted-conspiracy-sell-sanctioned-iranian-petroleum-refinery

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Ransomware Has Gone Corporate—and Gotten More Cruel

Read here: https://www.wired.com/story/ransomware-gone-corporate-darkside-where-will-it-end/

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District Court Enters Permanent Injunction Shutting Down Telecom Carriers Who Facilitated Hundreds of Millions of Fraudulent Robocalls to Consumers in The United States

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/district-court-enters-permanent-injunction-shutting-down-telecom-carriers-who-facilitated

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The EU is weaponising money laundering and tax rules

Read here:https://www.ft.com/content/a9f8ad3e-55f6-42c2-8bda-b08bae5adb37

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Man jailed following discovery of cocaine

Read here: http://news.met.police.uk/news/man-jailed-following-discovery-of-cocaine-409001

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One of the biggest online piracy groups in the world taken down

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/one-of-biggest-online-piracy-groups-in-world-taken-down

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Ghanaian Citizen Extradited in Connection with Prosecution of Africa-Based Cybercrime and Business Email Compromise Conspiracy

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ghanaian-citizen-extradited-connection-prosecution-africa-based-cybercrime-and-business-email

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South Korean Crypto Exchange Coinbit Seized Over Allegations of Massive Wash Trading

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/south-korea-crypto-exchange-coinbit-seized-allegations-fraud-wash-trading

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Phantom Companies Got More Than $1 Billion in Coronavirus Aid

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-26/small-business-administration-sends-1-billion-to-places-it-shouldn-t-have-gone

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FBI boss gone from L.A. after watchdog finds top agents got exclusive Dodgers playoff seats

Read here: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-25/fbi-assistant-director-gone-dodgers-playoff-tickets

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Child Labor in the DRC: Big Tech and the Automotive Industry’s Cobalt Supply Chain Problem

Read here: https://sayari.com/blog/child-labor-in-the-drc-big-tech-and-the-automotive-industrys-cobalt-supply-chain-problem/

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Arrests, Seizures Show Colombians Processing Cocaine in Europe

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/colombia-cocaine-facilities-europe/

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Eight-year NCA investigation denies organised crime group £17 million property portfolio

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/eight-year-nca-investigation-denies-organised-crime-group-17-million-property-portfolio

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Colombia intercepts CJNG submarine with a ton of cocaine

Read here: https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/mundo/policia-de-colombia-intercepta-submarino-del-cjng-con-una-tonelada-de-cocaina

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This is how to achieve a clean economic recovery that combats organized crime

Read here: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/08/this-is-how-to-achieve-a-clean-economic-recovery-that-removes-opportunities-for-organized-crime/

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Masterminds running one of Germany’s largest illegal tobacco factory arrested

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/masterminds-running-one-of-germany’s-largest-illegal-tobacco-factory-arrested

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Ethereum Tokens Worth $1B Vulnerable to ‘Fake Deposit Attack’

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/erc-20-ethereum-tokens-fake-deposit

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PNB fraud case: Interpol issues Red Notice against Nirav Modi’s wife Ami Modi

Read here: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pnb-fraud-case-interpol-issues-global-arrest-warrant-against-nirav-modis-wife/article32436802.ece

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Former Maersk Exec Charged in Connection With Petrobras Bribery Scheme

Read here: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/maersk-executive-charged-in-connection-with-petrobras-bribery-scheme

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CBP Now Has a Massive Searchable Database for Devices Seized at the Border

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/v7gjay/cbp-now-has-a-massive-searchable-database-for-devices-seized-at-the-border

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Brazil priest under investigation over accusations pilgrim donations were misused

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-priest/brazil-priest-under-investigation-over-accusations-pilgrim-donations-were-misused-idUSKBN25K2B3

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Police suspect Shanghai consul profited from Chinese visa sales

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/police-suspect-shanghai-consul-profited-from-chinese-visa-sales.813969

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Senator Wyden Seeks John Bolton’s Evidence in Halkbank Probe

Read here: https://www.courthousenews.com/senator-wyden-seeks-john-boltons-evidence-in-halkbank-probe/

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Cyprus Papers: secret migration of China’s rich, led by Asia’s richest woman, revealed in leaked documents

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3098742/secret-migration-chinas-rich-led-asias-richest-woman-revealed

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Chyknell Hall: Sleepy hamlet wakes to royal scandal

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/chyknell-hall-sleepy-hamlet-wakes-to-royal-scandal-rgmg3nhlm

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Russian National Arrested for Conspiracy to Introduce Malware into a Nevada Company’s Computer Network

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/russian-national-arrested-conspiracy-introduce-malware-nevada-companys-computer-network

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Casais Managing Director charged with bribery over alleged €20,000 offer to approve works

Read here: https://www.gbc.gi/news/casais-managing-director-charged-bribery-over-alleged-20000-offer-third-party-approve-works

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Browser-based cryptojacking sees sudden spike in activity in Q2 2020

Read here: https://www.zdnet.com/article/browser-based-cryptojacking-sees-sudden-spike-in-activity-in-q2-2020/

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DPRK-aligned threat actor targeting cryptocurrency vertical with global hacking campaign

Read here: https://www.f-secure.com/en/press/p/dprk-aligned-threat-actor-targeting-cryptocurrency-vertical-with

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“This Plane Is Not Going To Land In Cairo”: Saudi Prince Sultan Boarded A Flight In Paris. Then, He Disappeared

Read here: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/08/how-saudi-prince-sultan-disappeared

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NCA launches investigation after Gatwick cocaine seizures

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-launches-investigation-after-gatwick-cocaine-seizures

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Wirecard: the frantic final months of a fraudulent operation

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/6a660a5f-4e8c-41d5-b129-ad5bf9782256

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Number of live Corporate Criminal Offences investigations

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/number-of-live-corporate-criminal-offences-investigations/number-of-live-corporate-criminal-offences-investigations

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Pension savers claim over £30 million lost to scams as regulators urge footie fans to show scammers the red card

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/pension-savers-claim-over-ps30-million-lost-scams-regulators-urge-footie-fans-show-scammers-red-card

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