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Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm’s Criminal Case Will Proceed to Trial, NY Judge Orders

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/09/26/tornado-cash-dev-roman-storms-criminal-case-will-proceed-to-trial-ny-judge-orders/

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Dutch authorities take down two crypto exchanges, seize €7m in money laundering bust

Read here: https://nltimes.nl/2024/09/27/dutch-authorities-take-2-crypto-exchanges-seize-eu7-mil-money-laundering-bust

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Successful operation against fraudsters targeting cities and municipalities

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/successful-operation-against-fraudsters-targeting-cities-and-municipalities

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Claims About Short-Seller Made in UK Parliament Trace Back to Private Intelligence Firm Hired by Steward Health Care

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/scoop/claims-about-short-seller-made-in-uk-parliament-can-be-traced-back-to-private-intelligence-firm-hired-by-steward-health-care

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Mystery Profile Linked to Hungarian Firm Implicated in Exploding Pagers

Read here: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/09/20/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-exploding-pagers/

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Moving Bricks: Money-Laundering Practices in the Online Scam Industry

Read here: https://globalchinapulse.net/moving-bricks-money-laundering-practices-in-the-online-scam-industry/

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Chinese Tether laundromat

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/china-tether-laundering-bhutan-bitcoin-holdings-increase-asia-express/

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Suspect in Kenya’s Anglo Leasing Scandal Used Offshore Secrecy to Obscure Ties to Companies

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/project/the-pandora-papers/global-shell-game-helped-hide-companies-linked-to-huge-kenyan-scandal

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Romania: Searches in EPPO investigation involving public officials of Maramureș County

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/romania-searches-eppo-investigation-involving-public-officials-maramures-county

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Eurojust supports major operation against Albanian drug-trafficking ring in Italy: 66 arrests

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/eurojust-supports-major-operation-against-albanian-drug-trafficking-ring-italy-66-arrests

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Uruguay Corruption in Spotlight After Ex-Official’s Release From Prison

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/interview/uruguay-corruption-spotlight-ex-official-release-prison/

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Charting the Future of Organised Crime – and the UK’s Response

Read here: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/charting-future-organised-crime-and-uks-response

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The Secretive Supply Chain Sending EU Trucks to Syria

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/design-test-the-secretive-supply-chain-sending-eu-trucks-to-syria

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Brand new luxury British and European cars continue entering Russia despite being banned

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/brand-new-luxury-british-and-european-cars-are-entering-russia-despite-being-banned-heres-how-13218444

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In Albania, Keeping Big Cats Is the Latest Fad for Organized Crime

Read here: https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/in-albania-keeping-big-cats-is-the-latest-fad-for-organized-crime/

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New report claims Britons are staking up to £4.3 billion with illegal gambling operators every year

Read here: https://www.racingpost.com/news/gambling-review/new-report-claims-britons-are-staking-up-to-4.3-billion-with-illegal-gambling-operators-every-year-ajm6p1d1ZpCC/

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Unearthed: How Wagner’s Mining Operations Entangled With Global Systems

Read here: https://c4ads.org/issue-briefs/unearthed/ Link to report: https://c4ads.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Unearthed-C4ADS.pdf

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Change for the better: The FCA’s evolving approach to enforcement

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/speeches/change-better-evolving-approach-enforcement

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Statement by the Chair of the Egmont Group on FIU Colombia

Read here: https://egmontgroup.org/news/statement-by-the-chair-of-the-egmont-group-on-fiu-colombia/

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Criminals able to trick young people into using debit cards for fraud, money laundering

Read here: https://nltimes.nl/2024/09/23/criminals-able-trick-young-people-using-debit-cards-fraud-money-laundering

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Three arrested in counterfeit airbag operation

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr752pmezeno

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Preventing Russian Export Control and Sanctions Evasion: Updated Guidance for Industry

Read here: https://www.bis.gov/media/documents/g7-updated-guidance-industry-preventing-russian-export-control-and-sanctions

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Further Evil Corp cyber criminals exposed, one unmasked as LockBit affiliate

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/further-evil-corp-cyber-criminals-exposed-one-unmasked-as-lockbit-affiliate Link to report: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/732-evil-corp-behind-the-screens/file

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From Paradise to Scam Hub: How Global Fraud Networks Exploit Maldivians

Read here: https://claritywatch.com/global-fraud-networks-exploit-maldivians/

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The Richest Man in Germany Is Worth $44 Billion. The Source of His Family Fortune? The Nazis Know

Read here: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/richest-german-nazi-billions

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HSBC calls on tech firms to help refund victims of fraud

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/22/hsbc-calls-on-tech-firms-to-help-refund-victims-of-fraud-app-scams

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Top brass of Japanese syndicate accused of laundering $628.7m for criminals lived in Singapore

Read here: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/japanese-syndicate-leaders-accused-of-laundering-650-million-for-criminals-lived-in-s-pore

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Spanish police arrest five people over fake Brad Pitt scam

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/sep/23/spanish-police-arrest-five-people-over-fake-brad-pitt-scam

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U.S. House Passes Congressman Valadao’s Online Dating Safety Act

Read here: https://valadao.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1538

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How AI can strengthen law enforcement: Insights from Europol’s new report

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/how-ai-can-strengthen-law-enforcement-insights-europols-new-report

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Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, orders investigations into £600m of Covid contracts

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/22/rachel-reeves-orders-investigations-into-600m-of-covid-contracts

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India seeks FATF oversight for online gaming to curb money laundering risks

Read here: https://www.business-standard.com/amp/industry/news/india-seeks-fatf-oversight-for-online-gaming-to-curb-money-laundering-risks-124092400264_1.html

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Heavy metal: A new phase of arms trafficking in Ukraine

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/a-new-phase-of-arms-trafficking-in-ukraine/

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‘Scam and scandal’: Ex-aid chief raises alarm over £4bn asylum contracts

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/22/tory-asylum-housing-costs-ex-aid-chief-scam

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UK’s Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS) finds improvements needed amongst anti-money laundering supervisors

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/news-stories/opbas-finds-improvements-needed-amongst-anti-money-laundering-supervisors

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Two Ways the UK Could Fight Illicit Finance Just by Publishing More Data

Read here: https://www.cgdev.org/blog/two-ways-uk-could-fight-illicit-finance-just-publishing-more-data

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UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) publishes policy statement on supporting the identification of APP scams and civil disputes

Read here: https://www.psr.org.uk/publications/policy-statements/ps246-supporting-the-identification-of-app-scams-and-civil-disputes/ Link to policy statement: https://www.psr.org.uk/media/1qmnbh3t/ps24-6-app-scams-civil-disputes-policy-statement-sept-2024.pdf

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Welcome to the Golden Age of Scams

Read here: https://time.com/7021745/the-age-of-scams/

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Western nations were desperate for Korean babies. Now many adoptees believe they were stolen

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/south-korean-adoptions-investigation-united-states-europe-67d6bb03fddede7dcca199c2e3cd486e

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