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These Illicit SIM Cards Are Making Hacks Like Twitter’s Easier

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/sim-cards-hacks-twitter

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Agencies Issue Statement on Bank Secrecy Act Due Diligence Requirements for Customers Who May Be Considered Politically Exposed Persons

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/agencies-issue-statement-bank-secrecy-act-due-diligence-requirements-customers

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Arrest of Azerbaijani Ambassador Possibly Linked to Arms Sales by Sanctioned Entity

Read here: https://sayari.com/blog/arrest-of-azerbaijani-ambassador-possibly-linked-to-arms-sales-by-sanctioned-entity  

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Drug cartel kingpins re-emerge as a top global-linked crime boss

Watch here: https://www.news.com.au/national/drug-cartel-kingpins-reemerge-as-a-top-globallinked-crime-boss/video/a2cc2e6f1f0d2bd129b2d74b1bf5bfa0

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A Hidden Tycoon, African Explosives, and a Loan from a Notorious Bank: Questionable Connections Surround Beirut Explosion Shipment

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/a-hidden-tycoon-african-explosives-and-a-loan-from-a-notorious-bank-questionable-connections-surround-beirut-explosion-shipment

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Approximately Two Million Dollars Seized After Fugitive’s Arrest

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-pr/pr/approximately-two-million-dollars-seized-after-fugitive-s-arrest

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Feds arrest CBP officer on bribery charge

Read here: https://www.themonitor.com/2020/08/21/feds-arrest-cbp-officer-bribery-charge/

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Former Army Special Forces Officer Charged in Russian Espionage Conspiracy

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-army-special-forces-officer-charged-russian-espionage-conspiracy

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Mexico City Fentanyl Seizures May Point to Shifting Trafficking Trends

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/mexico-city-fentanyl-seizures-trafficking-trends/

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Two crypto firms carried out the first automated trade which is compliant with Swiss regulatory guidelines for combating money laundering

Read here: https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/42590-crypto-switzerland-anti-money-laundering-kyc-regulation

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New Guyanese Government Should Renegotiate Exxon’s Exploitative Oil Deal

Read here: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/press-releases/new-guyanese-government-should-renegotiate-exxons-exploitative-oil-deal/

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Notorious Peter Foster arrested on Queensland beach over alleged sports betting scam

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/aug/20/notorious-peter-foster-arrested-queensland-beach-over-alleged-sports-betting-scam

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IMF, EBRD Monitor Investigative Activities on Moldova’s Victoriabank

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/12985-imf-ebrd-monitor-investigative-activities-on-moldova-s-victoriabank

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Ayahuasca ‘spiritual enhancers’, arthritis cures and ‘bone’ wine: The disturbing rise in the illegal jaguar trade

Read here: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/illegal-wildlife-trade-jaguars-latin-america-amazon-ayahuasca-a9646911.html

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Guilty Plea Entered in PdVSA Corruption Investigation

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/guilty-plea-entered-in-pdvsa-corruption-investigation-11597915801

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Crypto Assets of $50 Billion Moved From China in the Past Year

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-20/crypto-assets-of-50-billion-moved-from-china-in-the-past-year

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The UK Government Has Bailed Out Companies Complicit in Human Rights Abuses and Environmental Destruction

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/ep4k7k/uk-government-ccff-human-rights-environment

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Cannabis smuggling crime group jailed for 14 years

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/cannabis-smuggling-crime-group-jailed-for-14-years

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Belgium: Over 100,000 businesses are still not in line with company rules

Read here: https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/business/127688/over-100000-businesses-are-still-not-in-line-with-company-rules/

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Rwanda sets up Financial Intelligence Centre, boosting money laundering fight

Read here: https://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/rwanda-sets-financial-intelligence-centre-boosting-money-laundering-fight

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Former Pemex chief points finger in Mexico bribery scandal

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/56589d50-90a7-4af1-8a54-e95787780c07

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A Global Look at Central Bank Digital Currencies | Full Research Report

Read here: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/75022/a-global-look-at-central-bank-digital-currencies-full-research-report

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Comanchero gang raids: Vetekina Naufahu pleads guilty to money laundering, drug and organised crime charges

Read here: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12358014

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Two U.S. Citizens, One Pakistani National Charged with Moving U.S. Currency to Iran

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-us-citizens-one-pakistani-national-charged-moving-us-currency-iran

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Queensland ‘money mule’ accountant charged with money laundering over alleged $3.3m email hacking scam

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-20/queensland-woman-charged-money-laundering-email-hacking-scam/12578170

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Decrease in UK Financial Conduct Authority sanctions investigations

Read here: https://www.europeansanctions.com/2020/08/decrease-in-uk-financial-conduct-authority-sanctions-investigations/

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Congress, not the OCC, decides what is and isn’t a bank

Read here: https://www.americanbanker.com/opinion/congress-not-the-occ-decides-what-is-and-isnt-a-bank

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Partner suspended over multiple money laundering failures

Read here: https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/partner-suspended-over-multiple-money-laundering-failures

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Wine Fraud, Intellectual Property Right Infringement, and Risk: An Introduction

Read here: https://sayari.com/blog/wine-fraud-intellectual-property-right-infringement-and-risk-an-introduction

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Founder and Chairman of a Multinational Investment Company and a Company Consultant Convicted of Bribery and Public Corruption are Sentenced to Prison

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/founder-and-chairman-multinational-investment-company-and-company-consultant-convicted

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235 Million Instagram, TikTok And YouTube User Profiles Exposed In Massive Data Leak

Read here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/08/19/massive-data-leak235-million-instagram-tiktok-and-youtube-user-profiles-exposed

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Tiffany, Unilever Create New Standards for Supply Chain Transparency

Read here: https://sustainablebrands.com/read/supply-chain/tiffany-unilever-create-new-standards-for-supply-chain-transparency

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Regional Report: In face of massive EU AML scandals, prosecutors, regulators, banks looking to bolster information sharing, accountability, liability

Read here: https://www.acfcs.org/regional-report-in-face-of-massive-eu-aml-scandals-prosecutors-regulators-banks-looking-to-bolster-information-sharing-accountability-liability/

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China issues new sustainability rules for its notorious fishing fleet

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2020/08/china-issues-new-sustainability-rules-for-its-notorious-fishing-fleet

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Private U.S. Contractors Part of the ‘Kill Chain’ in East Africa Anti-Terrorist Operations

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/private-us-contractors-part-of-kill-chain-in-anti-terrorist-operations

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Opinion: China is the world’s biggest money laundering threat

Read here: https://www.moneylaunderingbulletin.com/jurisdictions/asiapacific/opinion-china-is-the-worlds-biggest-money-laundering-threat-142975.htm

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Telegraphs, Steamships, and Virtual Currency: An Analysis of Money Transmitter Regulation

Read here: https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R46486

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Serious Fraud Office told to gear up for onslaught of pandemic fraud

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/08/20/serious-fraud-office-told-gear-onslaught-pandemic-fraud/

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How Two U.S. Religious Aid Workers May Have Helped A Ukrainian Tycoon Launder Millions

Read here: https://www.rferl.org/a/how-two-us-religious-aid-workers-may-have-helped-a-ukrainian-tycoon-launder-millions/30791782.html

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Ukraine arrests gang who ran 20 crypto-exchanges and laundered money for ransomware gangs

Read here: https://www.zdnet.com/article/ukraine-arrests-gang-who-ran-20-crypto-exchanges-and-laundered-money-for-ransomware-gangs/

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