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Nintendo Sues Streamer of Emulated, Pre-Released Games

Read here: https://www.404media.co/nintendo-sues-streamer-of-emulated-pre-released-games/

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SARs IN ACTION: October 2024

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/735-sars-in-action-issue-28/file

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FATF Publishes Money Laundering National Risk Assessment Guidance

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/publications/Methodsandtrends/Money-Laundering-National-Risk-Assessment-Guidance.html Link to guidance: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/content/dam/fatf-gafi/reports/Money-Laundering-National-Risk-Assessment-Guidance-2024.pdf

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Calls for Anti-Corruption in Ukraine’s Post-War Rebuild

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/calls-for-anti-corruption-in-ukraines-post-war-rebuild

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Anti-fraud tool Confirmation of Payee expanded to hundreds of more firms

Read here: https://www.psr.org.uk/news-and-updates/latest-news/news/anti-fraud-tool-confirmation-of-payee-expanded-to-hundreds-of-more-firms/

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Singapore Publishes National Anti-Money Laundering Strategy

Read here:https://www.mas.gov.sg/publications/monographs-or-information-paper/2024/national-anti-money-laundering-strategy

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Czechia: EPPO charges one individual and one association with fraud involving childcare services

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/czechia-eppo-charges-one-individual-and-one-association-fraud-involving-childcare

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Swiss Lawyers Won’t Face Duty to Flag Dirty Money

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-lawyers-wont-face-duty-to-flag-dirty-money:-minister/87910644

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Ten years on, ‘Lux Leaks’ remains a byword for corporate tax chicanery

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/luxembourg-leaks/ten-years-on-lux-leaks-remains-a-byword-for-corporate-tax-chicanery/

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“New forms of, and risk factors for, high-level transnational corruption schemes”: KLEPTOTRACE Handbook

Read here: https://transcrime.it/kleptotrace/handbook-on-high-level-transnational-corruption/ Link to handbook: https://www.transcrime.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/KLEPTOTRACE_Handbook_HighLevelCorruption.pdf

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US Jails Malaysian ‘Fat Leonard’ in Navy’s Biggest Corruption Scandal

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/us-jails-malaysian-fat-leonard-in-navys-biggest-corruption-scandal

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New ‘failure to prevent fraud’ guidance published in UK

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-failure-to-prevent-fraud-guidance-published Link to main page: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/offence-of-failure-to-prevent-fraud-introduced-by-eccta Link to guidance: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67331b8ff407dcf2b561350a/Failure_to_Prevent_Fraud_Guidance_-_English_Language_v1.3.pdf

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Qantas staff issued warning over ‘bribery’ of public officials

Read here: https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/qantas-staff-issued-warning-over-bribery-of-public-officials/news-story/616c6802b54970317b5336bd947ccfe3

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Spain Reclaims Position as Cocaine Gateway to Europe

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/spain-reclaims-position-as-cocaine-gateway-to-europe/

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Investigation Huracán: Main defendants convicted for €53 million VAT fraud in Germany

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/investigation-huracan-main-defendants-convicted-eu53-million-vat-fraud-germany

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Belgian Court Convicts 119 in Sky ECC Case

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/belgian-court-convicts-119-in-sky-ecc-case

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UK, EU and Canada impose new sanctions targeting Myanmar military regime and its associates

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-eu-and-canada-impose-new-sanctions-targeting-myanmar-military-regime-and-its-associates

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Italy: Investigation into €1 million embezzlement fraud involving social funds – EPPO seizes two properties

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/italy-investigation-eu1-million-embezzlement-fraud-involving-social-funds-eppo-seizes

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Criminals and corrupt officials may find it easier to launder money in Australia if lawyers given more powers

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/oct/30/criminals-and-corrupt-officials-may-find-it-easier-to-launder-money-in-australia-if-lawyers-given-more-powers

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People Are Overdosing on Fentanyl Pills Bought From Fake Online Pharmacies

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/fake-pharmacies-latam-counterfeit-pill-threat/

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Servers Seized, Suspect Charged in Global Infostealer Takedown

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/servers-seized-suspect-charged-in-global-infostealer-takedown

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Stolen car parts worth millions of euros recovered

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/stolen-car-parts-worth-millions-of-euros-recovered

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Gangsters at War: Russia’s Use of Organized Crime as an Instrument of Statecraft

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/gangsters-at-war-russias-use-of-organized-crime-as-an-instrument-of-statecraft/

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Cracking the center: Battling the forced criminality trade fueling cyberfraud across the globe

Read here: https://www.fraud-magazine.com/cover-article.aspx?id=4295023858

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European Commission presents a new study on areas most at risk of corruption

Read here: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-presents-new-study-areas-most-risk-corruption-2024-11-04_en Main page for study: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/5c0730b2-9769-11ef-a130-01aa75ed71a1/language-en

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Forging a virtuous circle: Reinvesting fines and criminal assets to turbocharge the fight against economic crime

Read here: https://www.spotlightcorruption.org/report/forging-a-virtuous-circle/ Link to report: https://www.spotlightcorruption.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SoC_FAVC_041124.pdf

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Sentence Handed Down in Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Bribery Case

Read here: https://thediplomat.com/2024/10/sentence-handed-down-in-afghan-special-immigrant-visa-bribery-case/

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Over EUR 14 million in counterfeit currency seized in operation targeting postal shipments

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/over-eur-14-million-in-counterfeit-currency-seized-in-operation-targeting-postal-shipments

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Contract killer in Bunkus murder case gets life sentence, organizers sentenced to 15 years in prison

Read here: https://www.baltictimes.com/contract_killer_in_bunkus_murder_case_gets_life_sentence__organizers_sentenced_to_15_years_in_prison/

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Japan’s LDP Takes Electoral Blow after Corruption Scandals

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/japans-ldp-takes-electoral-blow-after-corruption-scandals

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Malware targeting millions of people taken down by international coalition

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/malware-targeting-millions-people-taken-down-international-coalition

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After the war on drugs: The impacts of cocaine and cannabis regulation in Rio de Janeiro

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/after-the-war-on-drugs-the-impacts-of-cocaine-and-cannabis-regulation-in-rio-de-janeiro/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/After-the-war-on-drugs-The-impacts-of-cocaine-and-cannabis-regulation-in-Rio-de-Janeiro-Carolina-Christoph-Grillo-GI-TOC-October-2024.pdf

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Iran’s criminal statecraft: How Tehran weaponizes illicit markets

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/irans-criminal-statecraft-how-teheran-weaponizes-illicit-markets/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/JR-Malley-Irans-critical-statecraft-How-Tehran-weaponizes-illicit-markets-GI-TOC-October-2024.pdf

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Know Your Host: Why It Matters That Azerbaijan Is Hosting the COP29 Climate Summit

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/project/know-your-host

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The Doubts Behind Bolivia’s ‘Biggest Cocaine Seizure Ever’

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/the-doubts-behind-bolivias-biggest-cocaine-seizure-ever/

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BIS Mulls Shutting Down mBridge, Innovation Hub Calls It a ‘Public Good’: Putin’s interest in BRICS-led payments system has focused attention on mBridge

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/10/29/as-bis-mulls-shutting-down-mbridge-its-innovation-hub-calls-the-project-a-public-good/

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Public Consultation on AML/CFT and Financial Inclusion – Proposed changes to FATF Standards

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/publications/Fatfrecommendations/R1-INR1-INR10-INR15-Public-Consultation-Oct-24.html

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Greece Drops Anonymity for Novartis Case Whistleblowers

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/greece-drops-anonymity-for-novartis-case-whistleblowers

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Serious Fraud Office (SFO): Changes to reporting fraud to the SFO

Read here: https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2024/10/28/changes-to-reporting-fraud-to-the-sfo/

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