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The Underworld’s Finest Liquor

Read here: https://whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/the-underworlds-finest-liquor/

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A paradise for corruption: Britain tries to clean up its dirtiest secret

Read here: https://www.politico.eu/article/virgin-islands-andrew-fahie-corruption-britain-tries-to-clean-up-its-dirtiest-secret/

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Bitrace warns of new crypto scam using QR codes

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitrace-warns-new-crypto-scam-using-qr-codes

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Family of Georgian Oligarch Has Unreported Real Estate in Russia

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/scoop/family-of-georgian-oligarch-bidzina-ivanishvili-has-unreported-real-estate-in-russia

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Identitàgate: Stolen identities, bribery and debauchery

Read here: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/130764/identitgate_stolen_identities_bribery_and_debauchery

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Investigation Goliath: Suspected ringleaders of international crime group charged with €93 million VAT fraud

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/investigation-goliath-suspected-ringleaders-international-crime-group-charged-eu93

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Justice Department Disrupts North Korean Remote IT Worker Fraud Schemes Through Charges and Arrest of Nashville Facilitator

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-disrupts-north-korean-remote-it-worker-fraud-schemes-through-charges-and

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Former Finance Minister of Mozambique Convicted of $2B Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-finance-minister-mozambique-convicted-2b-fraud-and-money-laundering-scheme

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Counterfeit Medicines Surge in Africa Amid Regulatory Gaps

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/counterfeit-medicines-surge-in-africa-amid-regulatory-gaps

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Hong Kong Customs detects money laundering case involving about $1.5 billion

Read here: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202408/08/P2024080800430.htm

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Fighting Against Crude Oil Theft, Nigeria Dismantles 63 Illegal Refineries

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/fighting-against-crude-oil-theft-nigeria-dismantles-63-illegal-refineries

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Inside Britain’s Small Boats Crisis: The Greed of Traffickers

Read here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13738349/Inside-Britains-small-boats-shame-like-youve-never-seen.html

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Chainalysis alerts rise in crypto hacks and ransom in 2024

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/chainalysis-crypto-hack-ransom-rise-2024

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Amazon Fraud 101: How timber credits mask illegal logging in Brazil

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/amazon-fraud-101-how-timber-credits-mask-illegal-logging-in-brazil/

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PwC fined £15 million for failing to alert the FCA to suspected fraudulent activity at London Capital & Finance plc

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/pwc-fined-failing-alert-fca-suspected-fraudulent-activity-london-capital-finance-plc Link to Final Notice: https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/final-notices/pricewaterhousecoopers-llp-2024.pdf

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Bulgaria: EPPO charges entrepreneur with fraud involving farm for laying hens

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/bulgaria-eppo-charges-entrepreneur-fraud-involving-farm-laying-hens

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U.S. Joins Britain, Other Countries In Issuing New Sanctions On Belarus On Anniversary Of 2020 Election

Read here: https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-sanctions-treasury-lukashenka/33072754.html

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Drug production booming in UK’s empty high streets

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2x0x6ypgneo

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UAE Suspends 32 Gold Refineries in Anti-Money Laundering Investigation

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/uae-suspends-32-gold-refineries-in-anti-money-laundering-investigation

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Financial scammers detained following actions coordinated by Eurojust

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/financial-scammers-detained-following-actions-coordinated-eurojust

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‘Open Secret’: The Growing Scourge of Labour Exploitation in the Western Balkans

Read here: https://balkaninsight.com/2024/08/08/open-secret-the-growing-scourge-of-labour-exploitation-in-the-western-balkans/

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UK to Freeze Assets Belonging to ‘Cryptoqueen’ and Associates

Read here: https://www.cryptotimes.io/2024/08/08/uk-to-freeze-assets-belonging-to-cryptoqueen-and-associates/

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Lithuanian vehicle export company fined €13.6m for breaching Russia sanctions

Read here: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2334708/lithuanian-vehicle-export-company-fined-eur13-6m-for-breaching-sanctions

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Brazilian Police Uncover Drug Gang-Linked Crypto Money Laundering Ring

Read here: https://cryptonews.com/news/brazilian-police-uncover-crypto-money-laundering-ring.htm

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Alleged bandit charged after stealing $600,000 worth of Bluey limited edition ‘dollarbucks’ in Sydney

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/07/bluey-limited-edition-coins-stolen-sold-australia

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Cognac, tortoises and a pink-striped helicopter: Inside the mystery of Alice Guo, the missing Philippines mayor

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/04/inside-mystery-alice-guo-missing-philippines-mayor

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Vietnamese billionaire tycoon Trinh Van Quyet jailed for defrauding stockholders of nearly $150m

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/vietnamese-billionaire-tycoon-trinh-van-quyet-jailed-for-defrauding-stockholders-of-nearly-150m-13191394

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Mexico’s Long War: Drugs, Crime, and the Cartels

Read here: https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/mexicos-long-war-drugs-crime-and-cartels

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New US Treasury plan targets criminal groups profiting from the destruction of the Amazon

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/deforestation-inc/new-us-treasury-plan-targets-criminal-groups-profiting-from-the-destruction-of-the-amazon/

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Chinese nationals jailed over ‘eye-watering’ money laundering scheme in Melbourne’s east

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-07/men-jailed-over-eye-watering-money-laundering-scheme/104195074

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US Customs Makes Historic Fentanyl Seizure

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/us-customs-makes-historic-fentanyl-seizure/

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Counterfeit watch seller must pay £10,000 in legal fees in 28 days, after court orders forfeiture of 2,300 fake watches

Read here: https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2024/august/counterfeit-watch-seller-must-pay-10000-in-legal-fees-in-28-days-after-court-orders-forfeiture-of-2300-fake-watches/

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US judge derails Mexico’s $10bn trafficking suit against US gunmakers

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/07/mexico-lawsuit-american-gun-manufacturers-dismissed

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European Drug Lord “The Professor” Exploits Latin America for Cocaine Smuggling

Read here: https://latinamericanpost.com/americas/european-drug-lord-the-professor-exploits-latin-america-for-cocaine-smuggling/

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Narco folly: Inside the crumbling Honduran zoo built by a drug cartel

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/aug/05/narco-folly-inside-the-crumbling-honduras-zoo-built-by-drug-cartel-money-joya-grande-cachiros-cartel

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Synthetic diamonds, shell companies, overvalued jewellery – How money is laundered in diamond trade

Read here: https://theprint.in/india/synthetic-diamonds-shell-companies-overvalued-jewellery-how-money-is-laundered-in-diamond-trade/2202645/

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Sanction Evasion: How Georgia Facilitates Russia’s Military Supply Chain

Read here: https://ifact.ge/en/sanction-evasion/

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Former British Virgin Islands Premier Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Import Cocaine into the United States

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/former-british-virgin-islands-premier-sentenced-prison-conspiring-import-cocaine

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Replacement for Action Fraud, UK’s cybercrime reporting service, delayed again until 2025

Read here: https://therecord.media/uk-action-fraud-replacement-delayed-2025

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Cybercrime Rapper Sues Bank over Fraud Investigation

Read here: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/08/cybercrime-rapper-sues-bank-over-fraud-investigation/

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