News and Blogs

‘It looks so real’: Amid rise in financial sextortion, Childline is helping teenagers fight back

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/21/amid-rise-in-financial-sextortion-childline-is-helping-teenagers-fight-back

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Tackling the Rise in Gift Card Fraud

Read here: https://www.dhs.gov/hsi/insider/tackling-gift-card-fraud

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British national must face Eskom bribery charges

Read here: https://techcentral.co.za/michael-lomas-eskom-bribery-charges/250238/

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Police Kill Paraguayan Deputy with Alleged Links to Organized Crime

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/police-kill-paraguayan-deputy-with-alleged-links-to-organized-crime

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Diggers, watches, whisky and cars seized in raid

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjdk0n4vkvko

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US sanctions 400 entities aiding Russia’s war including Chinese firms

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/us-sanctions-400-entities-aiding-russia%27s-war-including-chinese-firms/87429699

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Man Faces 20-Year Prison Sentence in Crypto Money Laundering Case

Read here: https://news.bitcoin.com/man-faces-20-year-prison-sentence-in-crypto-money-laundering-case/

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Gold bars disguised as power tools: Man charged with money laundering offences

Read here: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/money-laundering-gold-bars-cheating-declare-20000-cash-charged-police-cad-4563321

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NS&I warns ‘all’ Premium Bonds holders and says ‘it’s money laundering’

Read here: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/nsi-warns-all-premium-bonds-29789714

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Three Owners of Notorious Prostitution Website Backpage Sentenced

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/three-owners-notorious-prostitution-website-backpagecom-sentenced

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Boston Consulting Group Reaches Resolution with US Department of Justice

Read here: https://www.bcg.com/press/28august2024-bcg-resolution Link to DOJ letter: https://www.justice.gov/criminal/media/1365431/dl?inline

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Uptick in money laundering cases reaching courts marks positive milestone in battle against illicit finance

Read here: https://kpmg.com/uk/en/home/media/press-releases/2024/08/uptick-in-money-laundering-cases-reaching-courts-marks-positive-milestone-in-battle-against-illicit-finance.html

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Bulgaria Dismantles Migrant Smuggling Ring

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/bulgaria-dismantles-migrant-smuggling-ring

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Philippine Authorities Arrest 99 People in Massive Cryptocurrency & Romance Scam Operation

Read here: https://blockonomi.com/philippine-authorities-arrest-99-people-in-massive-cryptocurrency-romance-scam-operation/

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FBI Announces Nationwide ‘Take A Beat’ Campaign to Increase Awareness of Frauds and Scams

Read here: https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-announces-nationwide-take-a-beat-campaign-to-increase-awareness-of-frauds-and-scams

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Texas Smuggling Kingpin Sentenced to 40 Years Jail

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/texas-smuggling-kingpin-sentenced-to-40-years-jail

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From Secrecy to Scrutiny: A New Map of Illicit Global Financial Networks and Regulation

Read here: https://ace.globalintegrity.org/resources/from-secrecy-to-scrutiny-a-new-map-of-illicit-global-financial-networks-and-regulation/

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Secretive Trader ‘Hector’ Seen as Global Kingpin for Iranian Oil

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-08-30/iran-oil-secretive-trader-called-hector-seen-as-global-kingpin

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South Africa’s Justice Minister Scrutinized Over VBS Loan Controversy

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/south-africas-justice-minister-scrutinized-over-vbs-loan-controversy

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Notorious people smuggler shot dead in Libya

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/02/notorious-human-trafficker-killed-in-tripoli-shooting-italian-and-libyan-officials-say

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Ten Most Wanted Antiquities: Some of the most significant looted, stolen and missing from around the world

Read here: https://theantiquitiescoalition.org/multimedia-resources/ten-most-wanted-antiquities/

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Top Movie Piracy Ring Taken Down, Major Studios’ Enforcement Group Claims

Read here: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/fmovies-taken-down-international-studio-alliance-claims-victory-1235985558/

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After Criminal complaint by Public Eye: Glencore convicted following corrupt mine deals in the DRC

Read here: https://www.publiceye.ch/en/topics/commodities-trading/after-criminal-complaint-by-public-eye-glencore-convicted-following-corrupt-mine-deals-in-the-drc

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Inside Southeast Asia’s Most Notorious Crime Hub

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk0uY3GFjqo

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Dutch prosecutor investigating world’s largest oil trader for bribery

Read here: https://nltimes.nl/2024/08/22/dutch-prosecutor-investigating-worlds-largest-oil-trader-bribery-report

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Malaysian Authorities Are Destroying Bitcoin Mining Rigs, Here’s Why

Read here: https://cryptopotato.com/malaysian-authorities-are-destroying-bitcoin-mining-rigs-heres-why-report/

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Woman Charged for Scheme to Defraud Elvis Presley’s Family

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/woman-charged-scheme-defraud-elvis-presleys-family

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Houthi’ arms dealers using social media to buy and sell weapons

Read here: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/social-media/article/houthi-arms-dealers-using-social-media-to-buy-and-sell-weapons-zxqqk8jv3

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How can children be protected from online sextortion fraud?

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/22/how-can-children-be-protected-from-online-sextortion

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Romania: EPPO charges four individuals and one company for misuse of funds

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/romania-eppo-charges-four-individuals-and-one-company-misuse-funds

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Latvian National Extradited for Scheme to Illegally Export Advanced U.S.-Origin Aircraft Technology to Russia

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/latvian-national-extradited-scheme-illegally-export-advanced-us-origin-aircraft-technology

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Treasury and FCA worried by payments regulator’s fraud refund scheme

Read here: https://www.cityam.com/treasury-and-fca-worried-by-payments-regulators-fraud-refund-scheme/

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Kaspersky uncovers Russian-led crypto & web3 fraud campaign

Read here: https://itbrief.asia/story/kaspersky-uncovers-russian-led-crypto-web3-fraud-campaign

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Hundreds of modern slavery victims locked up in England’s prisons

Read here: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/modern-slavery-victims-prison-detention/

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Binance lawsuit targets exchange as ‘get-away driver’ for bad actors

Read here: https://coingeek.com/binance-lawsuit-targets-exchange-as-get-away-driver-for-bad-actors/

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Claw machines found to have fake perfumes

Read here: https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news/section/50029020/265563/Claw-machines-found-to-have-fake-perfumes

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US sanctions former Haitian president over alleged drug trafficking

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/20/us-sanctions-former-haitian-president-over-alleged-drug-trafficking

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Fugitive Italian crime leader arrested in Slovenia

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/fugitive-italian-crime-leader-arrested-slovenia

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