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Chicago Rapper and Friends Charged with Murder of Rival’s Cousin: Charged with placing a bounty on rival rapper

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/chicago-rapper-and-friends-charged-with-murder-of-rivals-cousin

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Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Laundering Millions in Proceeds from Cryptocurrency Investment Scams

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/foreign-national-pleads-guilty-laundering-millions-proceeds-cryptocurrency-investment-scams

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Round Up: Operation Destabilise – NCA and partners disrupt $multi-billion Russian money laundering networks with links to drugs, ransomware and espionage

National Crime Agency (NCA): Operation Destabilise: NCA disrupts $multi-billion Russian money laundering networks with links to drugs, ransomware and espionage, resulting in 84 arrests An international NCA-led investigation – Operation […]

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Bitcoin Bank Heist

Read here: https://www.si.edu/sidedoor/bitcoin-bank-heist

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We must stop UK territories laundering money, say politicians

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/17/uk-territories-laundering-money-crime-margaret-hodge-andrew-mitchell

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Deloitte held close ties to a now-sanctioned Cyprus firm accused of shielding oligarchs’ wealth, records reveal

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/cyprus-confidential/deloitte-held-close-ties-to-a-now-sanctioned-cyprus-firm-accused-of-shielding-oligarchs-wealth-records-reveal/

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Open registers are only way to stop dirty money that underpins crime

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/17/open-registers-only-way-stop-dirty-money-crime

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Syrian National Charged with Diverting $9 Million in U.S.-funded Humanitarian Assistance to a Terrorist Organization Affiliated with Al-Qaida

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/syrian-national-charged-diverting-9-million-us-funded-humanitarian-assistance-terrorist

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Turkish Broker for Sanction-Busting Venezuelan Oil Arrested

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/turkish-broker-fsanction-busting-venezuelan-oil-arrested/

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Turkish Police Arrest 270 Suspected Members of Major Organized Crime Network

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/turkish-police-arrest-270-suspected-member-of-major-organized-crime-network

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Earnings From Illegal Gold Hit Record High in Peru

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/earnings-illegal-gold-hit-record-high-peru/

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Former UK PM Tony Blair’s Non-Profit Advises Azerbaijan at Climate Conference

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/project/know-your-host/former-uk-pm-tony-blairs-non-profit-advises-azerbaijan-at-climate-conference

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Investigation ‘Moby Dick’: Mafia clans invest in €520 million VAT fraud

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/investigation-moby-dick-mafia-clans-invest-eu520-million-vat-fraud Europol press release: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-supports-eppo-led-investigation-eur-520-million-vat-fraud-involving-mafia-networks  

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O2 unveils Daisy, the AI granny wasting scammers’ time

Read here: https://news.virginmediao2.co.uk/o2-unveils-daisy-the-ai-granny-wasting-scammers-time/

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Iran, Russia Link Banking Systems in Effort to Bypass Western Sanctions

Read here: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2024/11/13/iran-russia-link-banking-systems-in-effort-to-bypass-western-sanctions/

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Spanish police arrest ex-fraud chief after €20m found in walls of his house

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/12/spanish-police-arrest-ex-fraud-chief-after-20m-found-in-walls-of-his-house

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FinCEN Issues Alert on Fraud Schemes Involving Deepfake Media Targeting Financial Institutions

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-issues-alert-fraud-schemes-involving-deepfake-media-targeting-financial Link to alert: https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/shared/FinCEN-Alert-DeepFakes-Alert508FINAL.pdf

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FinCEN, Law Enforcement, and Financial Industry Representatives Meet to Discuss Collaborative Efforts to Combat Illicit Finance Related to Fentanyl Trafficking

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/readout-fincen-law-enforcement-and-financial-industry-representatives-meet

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NetEase Games fires two senior execs for alleged money laundering and bribery

Read here: https://www.eurogamer.net/netease-games-fires-two-senior-execs-for-alleged-money-laundering-and-bribery

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What science reveals about our tendency toward corruption

Read here: https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-11-11/what-science-reveals-about-our-tendency-toward-corruption.html

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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Releases New Edition of “Don’t Let This Happen to You!”

Read here: https://www.bis.gov/press-release/bis-releases-new-edition-dont-let-happen-you-0

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Critics question the depth of Cyprus’ much-touted reforms to its secretive financial industry

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/cyprus-confidential/critics-question-the-depth-of-cypruss-much-touted-reforms-to-its-secretive-financial-industry/

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A yacht, a hollow book and a ‘war room’: How the FBI ensnared a city’s leaders in a bribery investigation

Read here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fbi-ensnared-jackson-leaders-bribery-investigation-rcna179660

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Bitfinex Hacker Sentenced in Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving Billions in Stolen Cryptocurrency

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/bitfinex-hacker-sentenced-money-laundering-conspiracy-involving-billions-stolen

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Europol Warns of Organized Crime Groups Recruiting Minors

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/europol-warns-of-organized-crime-groups-recruiting-minors Link to notification: https://www.europol.europa.eu/cms/sites/default/files/documents/IN_The-recruitment-of-young-perpetrators-for-criminal-networks.pdf

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U.S. Blocks Records on Nigerian President’s Alleged Drug Ties

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/us-blocks-records-on-nigerian-presidents-alleged-drug-ties

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MONEYVAL calls for effective implementation of international standards to counter money laundering and terrorist financing in Europe

Read here: https://www.coe.int/en/web/moneyval/-/moneyval-calls-for-effective-implementation-of-international-standards-to-counter-money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing-in-europe

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Telefónica Venezolana to Pay Over $85M to Resolve Foreign Bribery Investigation

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/telefonica-venezolana-pay-over-85m-resolve-foreign-bribery-investigation

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Support to German-Cypriot operation against fake investment platforms robbing victims of EUR 10 million

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/support-german-cypriot-operation-against-fake-investment-platforms-robbing-victims

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Netherlands: Two punished in EPPO investigation into employment funds fraud

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/netherlands-two-punished-eppo-investigation-employment-funds-fraud

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Ex-Banker Pleads Guilty in $16M International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme Involving Former Comptroller General of Ecuador

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ex-banker-pleads-guilty-16m-international-bribery-and-money-laundering-scheme-involving

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US reportedly scrutinises Russian accounts UBS took over from Credit Suisse

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/banking-fintech/us-reportedly-scrutinises-russian-accounts-ubs-took-over-from-credit-suisse/88125702

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Hamas Network in Europe Exposed: The Ongoing Presence of Hamas in Europe

Read here: https://elnetwork.eu/reports/hamas-network-in-europe-exposed/

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U.S. Sanctions Key Russian Banks, Yet Financial System Remains Accessible

Read here: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2024/11/22/u-s-sanctions-key-russian-banks-yet-financial-system-remains-accessible/

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Current trends in the investigation of crypto-assets for money laundering and terrorist financing purposes

Read here: https://www.coe.int/en/web/corruption/-/current-trends-in-the-investigation-of-crypto-assets-for-money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing-purposes

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