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UK regulator wants crypto firms to share money laundering data

Read here: https://decrypt.co/39676/uk-regulator-wants-crypto-firms-to-share-money-laundering-data

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Inter-Korean sugar-for-liquor swap plan hits sanctions hurdle, says lawmaker

Read here: https://www.marketscreener.com/news/Inter-Korean-sugar-for-liquor-swap-plan-hits-sanctions-hurdle-says-lawmaker–31166450/

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Zimbabwe Central Bank Permanently Bans Mobile Money Operators Over Allegations of Money Laundering

Read here: https://technext.ng/2020/08/24/zimbabwe-central-bank-permanently-bans-mobile-money-operators-over-allegations-of-money-laundering/

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SEC Obtains Summary Judgment Against Municipal Bond “Flippers”

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2020/lr24872.htm

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3 Australian Businesses Tap Chainalysis to Monitor Risky Cryptocurrency Activity

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/australia-businesses-chainalysis-monitor-risk-cryptocurrency

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Coronavirus: Loan sharks target people with money worries

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-53893968

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Convicted Synthetic Drug Importer Controls Network of Pharmaceutical Companies in India

Read here: https://sayari.com/blog/convicted-synthetic-drug-importer-controls-network-of-pharmaceutical-companies-in-india/

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U.S. judge dismisses lawsuit against Danske Bank over money laundering scandal

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-danske-bank-lawsuit/u-s-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-against-danske-bank-over-money-laundering-scandal-idUKKBN25K2JN

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Xinjiang’s sprawling conglomerate may be biggest ever to face US sanctions

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3098490/xinjiangs-sprawling-conglomerate-may-be-biggest-ever-face-us

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Wall Street Cop Amps Up Sleuthing to Ferret Out Spoofing Trades

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-21/wall-street-cop-amps-up-sleuthing-to-ferret-out-spoofing-trades

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Virgin Islands attorney general will subpoena billionaire investor in Jeffrey Epstein civil case

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/24/us/jeffrey-epstein-virgin-islands-subpoena/index.html

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The Quiet Man in Stockholm Who Laundered China’s Oil Money for Iran

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/the-quiet-man-in-stockholm-who-laundered-chinas-oil-money-for-iran

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Darknet Giant Empire Market Offline for 36 Hours, Blame Cast at Massive DDoS Attack

Read: https://news.bitcoin.com/darknet-giant-empire-market-offline-36-hours-blame-cast-massive-ddos-attack/

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DEA Reports Significant Increase in Counterfeit Pills in Minnesota

Read here: https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2020/08/12/dea-reports-significant-increase-counterfeit-pills-minnesota

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FCA investigates over 150 scams during Covid-19 outbreak

Read here: http://www.thecommentator.com/article/7755/fca_investigates_over_150_scams_during_covid_19_outbreak

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Crown wasn’t ‘cosy’ with visa office, former boss tells inquiry

Read here: https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/crown-wasn-t-cosy-with-visa-office-former-boss-tells-inquiry-20200821-p55o41.html

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Google Pulls Work from BPO Whose Employees Was Involved in Bitcoin Scam

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/google-pulls-work-from-bpo-whose-employees-was-involved-in-bitcoin-scam

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Curtiss-Wright Discloses Possible Russia Sanctions Violations

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/curtiss-wright-discloses-possible-russia-sanctions-violations-11598035685

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The Bitcoiners Who Live ‘Permanently Not There’

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoiners-permanently-not-there

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Scammers use lockdown to ramp up bank fraud

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/scammers-use-lockdown-to-ramp-up-bank-fraud-nc0njbh6m

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Himachal Pradesh Police probe ‘links’ in Chinese hawala scam

Read here: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/police-probe-links-in-chinese-hawala-scam/article32422659.ece

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Banks See Pressure in AI Race From Fintechs and Big Tech

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/banks-see-pressure-in-ai-race-from-fintechs-and-big-tech-11598002201

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Billionaire Robert F. Smith Reportedly Under Investigation For Potential Tax Crimes

Read here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2020/08/21/billionaire-robert-f-smith-reportedly-under-investigation-for-potential-tax-crimes/#5b74031b410a

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Costa Rican police launch ‘massive operation’ against illegal gold mining at Crucitas

Read here: https://ticotimes.net/2020/08/21/costa-rican-police-launch-massive-operation-against-illegal-gold-mining-at-crucitas

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2,600 Belgian clients involved in Credit Suisse investigation

Read here: https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/business/127990/2600-belgian-clients-involved-in-credit-suisse-investigation/

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What are The Cyprus Papers?

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/explainer-cyprus-papers-200821084825891.html

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Exclusive: Cyprus sold passports to criminals and fugitives

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/exclusive-cyprus-sold-passports-criminals-fugitives-200818112722072.html

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The Bulletproof Exchanger Project: How Binance Helped Take Down a Cybercriminal Group Laundering $42M

Read here: https://www.binance.com/en/amp/blog/421499824684900882/The-Bulletproof-Exchanger-Project-How-Binance-Helped-Take-Down-a-Cybercriminal-Group-Laundering-$42M

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Forced labour in China presents dilemmas for fashion brands

Read here: https://www.economist.com/business/2020/08/22/forced-labour-in-china-presents-dilemmas-for-fashion-brands

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US and Colombia Launch New Anti-Drug Trafficking Plan

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/12999-us-and-colombia-launch-new-anti-drug-trafficking-plan

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University of Utah Pays Ransomware Gang to Prevent Student Data Leak

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/university-of-utah-pays-ransomware-gang-to-prevent-student-data-leak

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How Chinese Developers Became Entangled in LA Bribery Case

Read here: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2020-08-23/in-depth-how-chinese-developers-became-entangled-in-la-bribery-case-101595964.html

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Pakistan sanctions Taliban ‘to avoid global finance blacklist’

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/pakistan-sanctions-taliban-avoid-global-finance-blacklist-200822151917665.html

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Four Individuals Charged With $19 Million Fraudulent Invoicing Scheme Targeting Amazon’s Vendor System

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/four-individuals-charged-19-million-fraudulent-invoicing-scheme-targeting-amazon-s

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A Former Beauty Queen Raised $12M to ‘Revolutionize’ Cannabis. The Courts Can’t Find Her

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/paragon-pot-coin-ico-lawsuit

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89 Arrested in 2 NJ Counties in Connection With Multi-State ATM Scam: Prosecutors

Read here: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/58-arrested-in-mercer-county-in-connection-with-multi-state-santander-atm-scam/2577688/

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Gilded aspirations: Illicit gold flows to India

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/illicit-gold-flows-india/

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Pakistan admits Dawood Ibrahim lives in Karachi, imposes financial curbs

Read here: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/77694648.cms

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SFO charges three individuals in Axiom Fund investigation

Read here: https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2020/08/21/sfo-charges-three-individuals-in-axiom-fund-investigation/

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