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2024 Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt (END) Wildlife Trafficking Report

Read here: https://www.state.gov/2024-end-wildlife-trafficking-report/

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Urbanization and organized crime

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/urbanization-and-organized-crime/

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US Sanctions Paraguayan Tobacco Firm Linked to Cartes

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18945-us-sanctions-paraguayan-tobacco-firm-linked-to-cartes

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A Gas Carrier Faking Its Location Helps Russia Avoid Sanctions

Read here: https://gcaptain.com/a-gas-carrier-faking-its-location-helps-russia-avoid-sanctions/

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Cowboy Cartel: How FBI busted deadly Mexican gang by tracking their quarter horses

Read here: https://nypost.com/2024/08/02/entertainment/cowboy-cartel-how-fbi-busted-mexican-gang-through-horses/

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14 People Arrested in Human Trafficking Sting at San Diego Comic-Con

Read here: https://www.ign.com/articles/14-people-arrested-in-human-trafficking-sting-at-san-diego-comic-con

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Luxury heir claims his CHF11 billion Hermès fortune has vanished

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/banking-fintech/luxury-heir-alleges-his-chf11-billion-hermès-fortune-has-vanished/85573110

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How Latin America’s Organ Trafficking Industry Preys on Migration

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/how-latin-america-organ-trafficking-industry-preys-migration/

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Newly revived terror organization uncovered in UAE

Read here: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-813148

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‘Failure to prevent bribery’ offence will soon take effect in Australia

Read here: https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/analysis/failure-to-prevent-bribery-offence-in-australia

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Uruguayan Heritage Bank under investigation for money laundering

Read here: https://www.plenglish.com/news/2024/08/05/uruguayan-heritage-bank-under-investigation-for-money-laundering/

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Bribery Is A Way Of Life For Turkmen As Officials Exploit Positions To Extort Money

Read here: https://www.rferl.org/a/turkmenistan-bribery-corruption-everyday-life/33066595.html

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SARs Reporter Booklet: August 2024

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/727-sars-reporter-booklet-august-2024/file

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Law passed in Singapore to allow courts to sell seized properties linked to criminal activities such as money laundering

Read here: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/parliament-bill-allow-courts-sell-seized-properties-criminal-activities-money-laundering-4529986

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Marijuana and Mexican cartels: Inside the stunning rise of Chinese money launderers

Read here: https://www.nbcnews.com/investigations/marijuana-mexican-cartels-stunning-rise-chinese-money-launderers-rcna158030

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Lawmakers signal crackdown on press freedom following Swazi Secrets

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/swazi-secrets/lawmakers-signal-crackdown-on-press-freedom-following-swazi-secrets/

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Associate of oligarch Petr Aven forfeits $1M at heart of UK sanctions evasion case

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/cyprus-confidential/associate-of-oligarch-petr-aven-forfeits-1m-at-heart-of-uk-sanctions-evasion-case/

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The EBA and ECB release a joint report on payment fraud

Read here: https://www.eba.europa.eu/publications-and-media/press-releases/eba-and-ecb-release-joint-report-payment-fraud

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SFO charges five former Glencore employees

Read here: https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2024/08/01/sfo-charges-five-former-glencore-employees/

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Two more Wirecard executives charged over accounting scandal

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/two-more-wirecard-executives-charged-115807593.html

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Swiss prosecutor hits Glencore with multi-million franc fine

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/multinational-companies/federal-prosecutor-sentences-glencore-to-a-multi-million-fine/86116281

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Employee of the Ministry of Interior of North Macedonia arrested in Kosovo for euro counterfeiting

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/employee-of-ministry-of-interior-of-north-macedonia-arrested-in-kosovo-for-euro-counterfeiting

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Royal Mail bid faces probe on potential Russia links

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg647wnypxvo

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Two Nigerian Men Extradited to U.S. in Connection With the Sextortion and Death of an Area Young Man

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/two-nigerian-men-extradited-us-connection-sextortion-and-death-area-young-man

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A Lawsuit Promises Justice for Rio Tinto’s Mining Disaster in Bougainville. Some Say It’s Nothing But a Cash Grab

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/feature/a-lawsuit-promises-justice-for-rio-tintos-mining-disaster-in-bougainville-some-say-its-nothing-but-a-cash-grab

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Man Charged Who Used Scam Crypto Recovery Website To Steal From Hopeful Customers

Read here: https://manhattanda.org/d-a-bragg-announces-charges-against-man-who-used-scam-crypto-recovery-website-to-steal-from-hopeful-customers/

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Record seizures in INTERPOL operation against drug trafficking

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2024/Record-seizures-in-INTERPOL-operation-against-drug-trafficking

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Luxury properties forfeited after six year NCA investigation

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/luxury-properties-forfeited-after-six-year-nca-investigation

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UK: Cross-System Professional Enablers Strategy 2024-2026

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/724-cross-system-professional-enablers-strategy/file

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Police recover over USD 40 million from international email scam

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2024/Police-recover-over-USD-40-million-from-international-email-scam

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EGMs at Australia’s pubs and clubs deemed low risk for money laundering: expert

Read here: https://agbrief.com/intel/deep-dive/04/08/2024/egms-at-australias-pubs-and-clubs-deemed-low-risk-for-money-laundering-expert/

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The Bank of Italy’s anti-money laundering: Mafias hunting for agricultural land for renewables

Read here: https://www.unionesarda.it/en/italy/the-bank-of-italy39-s-anti-money-laundering-mafias-hunting-for-agricultural-land-for-renewables-dchhx1ju

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Systematically looted? The complex paths of non-Western art

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/systematically-looted-the-complex-paths-of-non-western-art/48238276

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Ketamine Trafficking Rising in Chile’s Thriving Synthetic Drugs Market

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/ketamine-trafficking-rising-chile-thriving-synthetic-drugs-market/

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21 arrested in Spain for smuggling Algerian and Syrian migrants into the EU

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/21-arrested-in-spain-for-smuggling-algerian-and-syrian-migrants-eu

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Cameroon state oil firm says staff linked to Glencore bribes will face UK court

Read here: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/cameroon-state-oil-firm-says-131453044.html

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Convicted: Ringleader of gang which attempted to smuggle cocaine worth £11 million in bananas

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/convicted-ringleader-of-gang-which-attempted-to-smuggle-cocaine-worth-11-million-in-bananas

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Wells Fargo faces government probe on anti-money laundering, sanctions

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wells-fargo-faces-government-probe-215048093.html

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Cybercrime in Cambodia – A Ticking Time Bomb For Human Rights and Investments

Read here: https://kiripost.com/stories/cybercrime-in-cambodia-a-ticking-time-bomb-for-human-rights-and-investments

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The Sinaloa cartel arrests: Stunning tactical success, strategic blunder?

Read here: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-sinaloa-cartel-arrests-stunning-tactical-success-strategic-blunder/

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