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Ex-Energy Trader for Vitol Pleads Guilty to Second International Bribery Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/ex-energy-trader-vitol-pleads-guilty-second-international-bribery-scheme

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Venezuelan National Pleads Guilty to Sanctions Evasion Scheme Involving Export Aircraft Parts

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/venezuelan-national-pleads-guilty-sanctions-evasion-scheme

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Four High Value Targets leading migrant smuggling ring arrested in Bulgaria

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/four-high-value-targets-leading-migrant-smuggling-ring-arrested-in-bulgaria

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UK’s National Crime Agency threatens extraditions over rise in sextortion cases

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/21/national-crime-agency-threatens-extraditions-rise-in-sextortion-cases

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A UK court ordered a global asset freeze for the ‘Cryptoqueen’ and her OneCoin associates

Read here: https://www.icij.org/news/2024/08/a-uk-court-ordered-a-global-asset-freeze-for-the-cryptoqueen-and-her-onecoin-associates/

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Fishing firm at centre of slavery claims was awarded government cash

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ejzzyegp9o

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Forced into scamming, trafficking survivors in Zambia recover with sisters’ help

Read here: https://www.globalsistersreport.org/news/forced-scamming-trafficking-survivors-zambia-recover-sisters-help

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US lags on financial transparency compared to other developed nations, researchers say

Read here: https://www.icij.org/news/2024/08/us-lags-on-financial-transparency-compared-to-other-developed-nations-researchers-say/

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Chase Bank says it is aware of viral ‘glitch’ inviting people to commit check fraud

Read here: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/chase-bank-says-aware-viral-glitch-inviting-people-commit-check-fraud-rcna169339

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China Recognizes Virtual Asset Transactions in Revised AML Laws

Read here: https://cryptonews.com/news/china-recognizes-virtual-asset-transactions-in-revised-anti-money-laundering-laws.htm

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Traffickers’ heaven. The Romanian state is not recovering drug money

Read here: https://www.info-sud-est.ro/traffickers-heaven-the-romanian-state-is-not-recovering-drug-money/

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‘I worked as long as my body could take it’: Women testify on prostitution ring

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/article/i-worked-long-body-take-it-human-trafficking-victim-testifies.1096973

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Russian, Belarusian Police Raid ‘Money-laundering Crypto Exchange’

Read here: https://cryptonews.com/news/60-arrests-in-raids-on-russian-belarusian-money-laundering-crypto-exchange.htm

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A Cold War Is Raging Inside the Sinaloa Cartel Following El Mayo’s Capture

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/cold-war-raging-inside-sinaloa-cartel-following-el-mayo-capture/

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Sanctioned oligarchs take stake in largest UK oil firm

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gdywpe1qpo

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Triads And The Art Of Macau Money Washing

Read here: https://igamingfuture.com/triads-macau-money-washing/

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A notorious drug kingpin set up shell companies in the British Virgin Islands and Dubai to employ alleged cartel underlings, documents show

Read here: https://www.icij.org/news/2024/08/a-notorious-drug-kingpin-set-up-shell-companies-in-the-british-virgin-islands-and-dubai-to-employ-alleged-cartel-underlings-documents-show/

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The Venezuelan Connection to El Salvador’s Pandemic Food Aid Swindle

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/the-venezuelan-connection-to-el-salvadors-pandemic-food-aid-swindle

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Human Trafficking Victims Cannot Be Forgotten in Laos Crackdown on Scam Centres

Read here: https://ijm.org.au/news/laos-crackdown-on-scam-centres/

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Former Congressman George Santos Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Identity Theft

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-congressman-george-santos-pleads-guilty-fraud-and-identity-theft

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Cannabis legalization in Colombia: Exploring the potential impacts on organized crime

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/cannabis-legalization-in-colombia-exploring-the-potential-impacts-on-organized-crime/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Felipe-Botero-Escobar-Cannabis-legalization-in-Colombia-Exploring-the-potential-impacts-on-organized-crime-GI-TOC-August-2024.pdf

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Washington DC council member arrested on bribery charges

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/19/trayon-white-dc-council-bribery-arrest

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Resorts World Las Vegas Faces Serious Allegations of Anti-Money Laundering Violations

Read here: https://moneycheck.com/resorts-world-las-vegas-faces-serious-allegations-of-anti-money-laundering-violations/

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Former CEO of failed bank sentenced to prison for embezzlement of tens of millions of dollars in a cryptocurrency scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ks/pr/former-ceo-failed-bank-sentenced-prison

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Google Enhances Protections Against Deepfake/AI-Generated Pornography

Read here: https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/victory-google-enhances-protections-against-deepfake-ai-generated-pornography/

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Sons of Nigerian President and His Tycoon Friend Owned a Company Together

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/sons-of-nigerian-president-and-his-tycoon-friend-owned-a-company-together

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UK: National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised Crime 2024

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/nsa-2024

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Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Is on the Rise in Brazil

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/cryptocurrency-money-laundering-is-on-the-rise-in-brazil/

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It Was Supposed to Be an Economic Hub. It Became a Criminal’s Paradise

Read here: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/2024/08/20/it-was-supposed-to-be-an-economic-hub-it-became-a-criminals-paradise/

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All Eyes are on Singapore and its Fight Against Dirty Money

Read here: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/all-eyes-are-singapore-and-its-fight-against-dirty-money

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Indian authorities crackdown on $145 million crypto extortion case involving Bitcoin and Litecoin

Read here: https://www.fxstreet.com/cryptocurrencies/news/indian-authorities-crackdown-on-145-million-crypto-extortion-case-involving-bitcoin-and-litecoin-202408181320

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Money laundering thrives in Kuwait as fake trade mafias proliferate

Read here: https://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/money-laundering-thrives-in-kuwait-as-fake-trade-mafias-proliferate/

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Rosatom’s Dutch Subsidiary Boosts Russian Budget Despite EU Sanctions

Read here: https://eutoday.net/rosatoms-dutch-subsidiary-boosts-russian-budget/

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Euro forger who produced EUR 11 million in fake bills arrested in Italy

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/euro-forger-who-produced-eur-11-million-in-fake-bills-arrested-in-italy

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Golden Triangle: How Crypto Scammers Found A Criminal Paradise in Laos

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-golden-triangle-special-economic-zone/

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‘Kafkaesque’: Bank blocks cash transfer, saying it could be an AI scam

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/aug/17/bank-blocks-cash-transfer-ai-scam-fraud

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The bomb plot, the £50m international money-laundering network and the ordinary Cardiff terrace linked to it all

Read here: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/bomb-plot-50m-international-money-29710020

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Truth or Lie? A Letter From El Mayo Fuels Mexico-US Tensions Over Sinaloa Cartel Arrests

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/truth-or-lie-a-letter-from-el-mayo-fuels-mexico-us-tensions-over-sinaloa-cartel-arrests/

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Dark DAOs: Vitalik Buterin explores ways to mitigate bribery threats

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/dark-daos-vitalik-buterin-cornell-researchers-mitigate-bribery-threats

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