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Asia Pacific Group (APG) 2024 Typologies Report

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Macquarie Bank Limited (MBL) fined £13m for serious control failures that allowed trader to conceal over 400 fictitious trades

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/mbl-fined-serious-control-failures-allowed-trader-conceal-over-400-fictitious-trades

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FCA finds crypto ownership continues to rise as it delivers plans to regulate crypto

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UBS Acquitted in Credit Suisse’s Bulgarian Mafia Case

Read here: https://www.finews.asia/finance/42408-ubs-credit-suisse-money-laundering-bulgarian-gang-cocaine-switzerland

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Colombian National Arrested and Charged with Operating $66 Million Ponzi Scheme Disguised as a Payday Loan Company

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/colombian-national-arrested-and-charged-operating-66-million-ponzi-scheme-disguised

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Improving regional investigations on money laundering and asset recovery

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$18 Million in Earrings, Necklaces, Bracelets & Watches seized by Louisville CBP

Read here: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/18-million-earrings-necklaces-bracelets-watches-seized-louisville-cbp

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Guidelines on internal policies, procedures and controls to ensure the implementation of Union and national restrictive measures

Read here: https://www.eba.europa.eu/activities/single-rulebook/regulatory-activities/anti-money-laundering-and-countering-financing-terrorism/guidelines-internal-policies-procedures-and-controls-ensure-implementation-union-and-national

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UK luxury yacht firm exposed by EIA the first to be sentenced for importing Myanmar ‘blood’ teak

Read here: https://eia-international.org/news/uk-luxury-yacht-firm-exposed-by-eia-the-first-to-be-sentenced-for-importing-myanmar-blood-teak/

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Fake Documents Disguise Russian Oil To Evade G7+ Oil Sanctions

Read here: https://shippingtelegraph.com/maritime-insurance-news/fake-documents-disguise-russian-oil-to-evade-g7-oil-sanctions/

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Jackson sold his ID to an Australian gambling syndicate. He is now discovering what has been done in his name

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/25/jackson-sold-his-id-to-an-australian-gambling-syndicate-hes-now-discovering-whats-been-done-in-his-name-ntwnfb

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Wolfsberg FAQs on Defining Digital Assets

Read here: https://wolfsberg-group.org/news/79 Link to FAQs: https://db.wolfsberg-group.org/assets/344e51dd-243c-4fe8-adfa-0e1d6567c4ed/Digital%20Assets%20FAQs%20-%20For%20publication.pdf

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Joint statement on G7 diamond sanctions

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Fiji Considers Investigating Link Between Drug Dealer and Minister

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/fiji-considers-investigating-link-between-drug-dealer-and-minister

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NGOs: Trafficked Women in Mexico Face “Judicial Apathy”

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Overseas Territories Risk Undermining the Foreign Secretary’s Campaign to Crack Down on Dirty Money

Read here: https://www.transparency.org.uk/overseas-territories-risk-undermining-foreign-secretary-s-campaign-crack-down-dirty-money

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Germany: EPPO secures five convictions in VAT fraud investigation involving Covid-19 tests

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/germany-eppo-secures-five-convictions-vat-fraud-investigation-involving-covid-19-tests

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Enslaved on OnlyFans: Women describe lives of isolation, torment and sexual servitude

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/onlyfans-sex-trafficking/

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Fiji Investigating “Unauthorized” Passports Given to Doomsday Cult Members

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/fiji-investigating-unauthorized-passports-given-to-doomsday-cult-members

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People smugglers who promoted Tripadvisor-style video reviews caught

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyr3j07jp2o

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Solomon Islands Party Figures Set Up China-Linked Offshore Firm Before Election

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/solomon-islands-party-figures-set-up-china-linked-offshore-firm-before-election

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The Dangerous Narrative of the “War on Cartels”

Read here: https://gjia.georgetown.edu/2024/11/23/the-dangerous-narrative-of-the-war-on-cartels/

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FinCEN Joins Public-Private Partnership to Combat Fraud and Scams Impacting Innocent Americans

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-joins-public-private-partnership-combat-fraud-and-scams-impacting

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Illicit frontiers: Criminal Governance in the Amazon’s tri-border region

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/illicit-frontiers-criminal-governance-in-the-amazons-tri-border-region/

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Perfume boss admitted he ignored Russia sanctions

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Ex-Binance employee sues UK exchange, alleging bribery

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-lawsuit-uk-exchange-bribery

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Bulgaria: EPPO probes into church restoration on suspicion of subsidy fraud

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/bulgaria-eppo-probes-church-restoration-suspicion-subsidy-fraud

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New Laws Allow Banks to Intervene When a Customer Appears to Be a Scam Victim

Read here: https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/info-2024/new-laws-scam-victims-banks.html

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Millions scammed on platforms owned by tech giants since they pledged to tackle fraud

Read here: https://www.which.co.uk/policy-and-insight/article/which-millions-scammed-on-platforms-owned-by-tech-giants-since-they-pledged-to-tackle-fraud-alD1y8D6cvE0

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Starlink Used by Maritime Smugglers Caught With ₹36,000 Crore Methamphetamine in Andaman Waters

Read here: https://nicobartimes.com/local-news/elon-musks-starlink-used-by-maritime-smugglers-caught-with-inr-36000-crore-4-26-billion-methamphetamine-in-andaman-waters/

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Company director, whose wife worked for the HMRC compliance team, jailed for a £3 million money laundering operation

Read here: https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/company-director-jailed-ps3-million-money-laundering-operation

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As Political Tensions Rise, Panama Investigates Dutch Shipping Company

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/as-political-tensions-rise-panama-investigates-dutch-shipping-company

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Bellingcat Discord Members Geolocate New 1xBet Stream Sites

Read here: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/11/19/volunteers-find-1xbet-stream-sites/

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EU Operation Takes Down Violent Smuggling Ring

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/eu-operation-takes-down-violent-smuggling-ring

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CEO Of Artificial Intelligence Startup Company Charged With Defrauding Investors

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/ceo-artificial-intelligence-startup-company-charged-defrauding-investors

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TI: G20 Commitments Undermined by Neglect of Corruption

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/ti-g20-commitments-undermined-by-neglect-of-corruption

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Burkina freezes assets of more than 100 people over ‘financing of terrorism’

Read here: https://www.voanews.com/a/burkina-freezes-assets-of-more-than-100-people-over-financing-of-terrorism-/7872143.html

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