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Italy: Embezzlement of EU funds by public school principal – New findings revealed

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/italy-embezzlement-eu-funds-public-school-principal-new-findings-revealed

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Wealthy socialite ‘laundered £200m of crime cash’

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c153pdkpvp1o

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Inter-Ministerial Committee Publishes Recommendations to Strengthen Singapore’s Anti-Money Laundering Framework: ‘Proactive Prevention, Timely Detection, Effective Enforcement

Read here: https://www.mas.gov.sg/news/media-releases/2024/imc-report Link to report: https://www.mas.gov.sg/-/media/mas-media-library/news/media-releases/2024/imc-report.pdf

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DEA Issues Warning About Illegal Online Pharmacies

Read here: https://www.dea.gov/alert/dea-issues-warning-about-illegal-online-pharmacies

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Revolut slams Meta over approach to scams, says tech giant should compensate victims

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/03/digital-bank-revolut-slams-meta-over-approach-to-scams.html

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Illegal donations: How does dark money get into UK politics?

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-10-09/illegal-donations-how-dark-money-gets-into-uk-politics/

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Finding Mr Fox: Inside West Africa’s drug trafficking highway

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVgeXV817o0

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FCA’s ‘Dear CEO’ letter to banks and building societies on ‘Expectations On Authorised Push Payments (APP) Fraud Reimbursement’

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/correspondence/dear-ceo-letter-expectations-app-fraud-reimbursement-banks-building-societies.pdf Letter to payment firms: https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/correspondence/dear-ceo-letter-expectations-app-fraud-reimbursement-payment-emoney-institutions.pdf

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Digital ID Isn’t for Everybody, and That’s Okay

Read here: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/digital-id-isnt-everybody-and-thats-okay

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Kazakhstani specialists maintain Russian Su-30SM aircraft using French equipment from Thales and Safran

Read here: https://informnapalm.org/en/french-equipment-thales-safran-for-russian-aircraft/

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Osama Bin Laden’s son banned from re-entering France

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3dvzmvneyjo

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UK publishes guidance on the information sharing measures in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/information-sharing-measures-in-the-economic-crime-and-corporate-transparency-act/guidance-on-the-information-sharing-measures-in-the-economic-crime-and-corporate-transparency-act-2023

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UK publishes policy paper on The Payment Services (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-payment-services-amendment-regulations-2024

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The drug lords’ side-hustle: smuggling macaws, jaguars and frogs

Read here: https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2024/10/10/the-drug-lords-side-hustle-smuggling-macaws-jaguars-and-frogs

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5 tonnes of trafficked glass eels seized and new smuggling routes identified in global operation

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/5-tonnes-of-trafficked-glass-eels-seized-and-new-smuggling-routes-identified-in-global-operation

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Modern slavery and human trafficking: UK statement to OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference 2024

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/modern-slavery-and-human-trafficking-uk-statement-to-osce-warsaw-human-dimension-conference-2024

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Arrests in international operation targeting cybercriminals in West Africa

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2024/Arrests-in-international-operation-targeting-cybercriminals-in-West-Africa

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New powers in UK for banks to combat fraudsters

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-powers-for-banks-to-combat-fraudsters

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It’s a fraudster’s world: Exploring the scale, impact, and globally interconnected nature of fraud against consumers

Read here: https://www.smf.co.uk/publications/international-fraud-comparison/ Link to report: https://www.smf.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Its-a-fraudsters-world-Sept-2024.pdf

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Former Portuguese government official-turned-CEO Antonio Mexia secretly held $5.9M in the British Virgin Islands

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/former-portuguese-government-official-turned-ceo-antonio-mexia-secretly-held-5-9-million-in-the-british-virgin-islands/

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Fraudulent Trading App targeted iOS and Android users

Read here: https://www.group-ib.com/blog/pig-butchering/

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US returns 297 antiquities illegally smuggled out of India

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/hidden-treasures/us-returns-297-antiquities-illegally-smuggled-out-of-india/

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Did UK Politicians Violate Lobbying Rules With Questions About Northern Cyprus?

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/scoop/did-uk-politicians-violate-lobbying-rules-with-questions-about-northern-cyprus

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In South Sudan, hunger complicates plans to end wildlife poaching

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/10/3/in-south-sudan-hunger-complicates-plans-to-end-wildlife-poaching

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Two women charged over €1.4m gold bullion seizure

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74892k27e3o

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Spain: Fraudster pleads guilty and repays more than €2 million following investigation into animal feed factory

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/spain-fraudster-pleads-guilty-and-repays-more-eu2-million-following-investigation-animal

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Russian Man Sentenced for Running an Illegal Money Transmitting Business

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/russian-man-sentenced-running-illegal-money-transmitting-business

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Croatia: Two arrested on suspicion of agricultural subsidy fraud

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/croatia-two-arrested-suspicion-agricultural-subsidy-fraud

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Monitoring online illegal wildlife trade online: Insights from Brazil and South Africa

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/monitoring-online-illegal-wildlife-trade-online-brazil-and-south-africa/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Monitoring-illegal-wildlife-trade-Brazil-and-South-Africa-GI-TOC-October-2024.pdf

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Criminals May Benefit As Cambodia Hides New Citizenship Data

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/criminals-may-benefit-as-cambodia-hides-new-citizenship-data

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Angola’s Isabel dos Santos loses appeal to overturn $733M global asset freeze

Read here: https://www.icij.org/inside-icij/2024/10/angolas-isabel-dos-santos-loses-appeal-to-overturn-global-asset-freeze/

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TRAFFIC calls for increased attention to Central Asia’s wildlife trade

Read here: https://www.traffic.org/news/traffic-calls-for-increased-attention-to-central-asias-wildlife-trade/

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Stop Bank Spying: Stop the Government from spying on all of our bank accounts

Read here: https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/campaigns/stop-bank-spying/

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France: Company convicted of customs fraud involving sanitary products

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/france-company-convicted-customs-fraud-involving-sanitary-products

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Fed Terminates Decade-Old Money Laundering Enforcement Action vs Citigroup

Read here: https://www.pymnts.com/bank-regulation/2024/fed-terminates-decade-old-money-laundering-enforcement-action-vs-citigroup/

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UK and Singapore lead international action to support ransomware victims

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-singapore-lead-international-action-to-support-ransomware-victims

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Mistaken Birthdate Could Allow Top Russian Spy To Slip Past Sanctions

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/mistaken-birthdate-could-allow-top-russian-spy-to-slip-past-sanctions

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UBS Fights to Break Free from Credit Suisse’s Money Laundering Past

Read here: https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/64596-ubs-money-laundering-credit-suisse-process-bulgarian-mafia-financeplace-switzerland

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Bypassing EU sanctions: Accessing RT’s website in France is “child’s play”

Read here: https://rsf.org/en/russian-propaganda-bypasses-eu-sanctions-accessing-rt-s-website-france-child-s-play

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Sanctioned Cambodian Senator Had Links to Alleged Chinese Crime Figures

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/sanctioned-cambodian-senator-had-links-to-alleged-chinese-crime-figures

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