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Lawyers providing “non-typical” services in Switzerland take a stand

Read here: https://www.publiceye.ch/en/topics/corruption/lawyers-providing-non-typical-services-in-switzerland-take-a-stand

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Beneath the Surface: Terrorist and Violent Extremist Use of the Dark Web and Cybercrime-as-a-Service

Read here: https://unicri.it/Pubblications/Terrorist_and_Violent_Extremist_Use_of_he_Dark_Web_and_Cybercrime-as-a-Service Link to report: https://unicri.it/sites/default/files/2024-06/DW.pdf

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Intersections: Building Blocks of a Global Strategy Against Organized Crime

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/global-strategy-against-organized-crime-intersections/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Intersections-Building-blocks-of-a-global-strategy-against-organized-crime-2024.pdf

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U.S. Healthcare Firm Embroiled in Malta Corruption Scandal Spent Millions on Private Spies

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/us-healthcare-firm-embroiled-in-malta-corruption-scandal-spent-millions-on-private-spies

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Wildlife smugglers ‘freer to offend’ after police cuts in UK

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv2g37zn9d5o

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Operational sprint generates 197 new leads on buyers of ‘live distant child abuse’

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/operational-sprint-generates-197-new-leads-buyers-of-live-distant-child-abuse

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Europol coordinates global action against criminal abuse of Cobalt Strike

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-coordinates-global-action-against-criminal-abuse-of-cobalt-strike

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Call blocked: Hard and fast action against 54 Spanish phone fraudsters

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/call-blocked-hard-and-fast-action-against-54-spanish-phone-fraudsters?mtm_campaign=newsletter

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Nine in 10 Malaysians claiming to be human trafficking victims are actually criminals

Read here: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/07/01/nine-in-10-malaysians-claiming-to-be-human-trafficking-victims-are-actually-criminals-says-wisma-putra

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Drug trafficking network active across Europe dismantled

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/drug-trafficking-network-active-across-europe-dismantled

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The Netherlands – Still a tax haven: Money flows through Dutch letterboxes increase again

Read here: https://www.somo.nl/the-netherlands-still-a-tax-haven/

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Germany: Three new charges in large-scale VAT fraud investigation Huracán

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/germany-three-new-charges-large-scale-vat-fraud-investigation-huracan

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Home Routing is limiting law enforcement evidence gathering, warns Europol

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/home-routing-limiting-law-enforcement-evidence-gathering-warns-europol

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The EBA issues ‘travel rule’ guidance to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing in transfers of funds and crypto assets

Read here: https://www.eba.europa.eu/publications-and-media/press-releases/eba-issues-travel-rule-guidance-tackle-money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing-transfers-funds-and

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Monzo introducing new features to help stop fraudsters in their tracks soon

Read here: https://community.monzo.com/t/coming-soon-a-trio-of-industry-first-security-tools-to-help-stop-fraudsters-in-their-tracks/165249

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Singapore aims to make it easier to prosecute money laundering cases

Read here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/singapore-aims-easier-prosecute-money-075833821.html

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Russian UN envoy hints Moscow could drop sanctions on Taliban

Read here: https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/russian-un-envoy-hints-moscow-could-drop-sanctions-on-taliban/

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Darknet Diaries podcast

Read here: https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/

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Ex-F1 driver Mazepin begins testing in Europe as EU sanctions lift

Read here: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/ex-f1-driver-mazepin-begins-testing-in-europe-as-eu-sanctions-lift/10630561/

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Paradise lost? Firearms trafficking and violence in Ecuador

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/firearms-trafficking-and-violence-in-ecuador/

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Virtual Assets: Targeted Update on Implementation of the FATF Standards on VAs and VASPs

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/content/fatf-gafi/en/publications/Fatfrecommendations/targeted-update-virtual-assets-vasps-2024.html Link to report: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/content/dam/fatf-gafi/recommendations/2024-Targeted-Update-VA-VASP.pdf

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Ten years after an ICIJ exposé, Danish authorities charge Nordea bank with money laundering violations

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/offshore/ten-years-after-an-icij-expose-danish-authorities-charge-nordea-bank-with-money-laundering-violations/

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Horizontal Review of Gatekeepers’ Technical Compliance Related to Corruption

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/content/fatf-gafi/en/publications/Fatfgeneral/Gatekeeper-TC-Corruption.html Link to report here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/content/dam/fatf-gafi/reports/HRGTC.pdf.coredownload.inline.pdf

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Russia Could Legalize Stablecoins to Break Free from Sanctions & SWIFT

Read here: https://blockonomi.com/russia-could-legalize-stablecoins-to-break-free-from-sanctions-swift/

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Lithuania fines crypto firm EUR9.3m for Russia sanctions violations

Read here: https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44437/lithuania-fines-crypto-firm-eur93m-for-russia-sanctions-violations

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Spotify accuses indie band of “streaming fraud” over 8-year-old song name

Read here: https://boingboing.net/2024/07/10/spotify-accuses-indie-band-of-streaming-fraud-over-8-year-old-song-name.html

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Boeing will plead guilty to criminal fraud over 737 Max crashes

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jul/08/boeing-737-max-crashes-guilty-plea-indonesia-ethiopia

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Bitwise faces $2 million lawsuit over alleged investor fraud

Read here: https://cryptobriefing.com/bitwise-investor-lawsuit-crypto/

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Ukraine’s Police Dismantle Fake Document Network

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18849-ukraine-s-police-dismantle-fake-document-network

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How strongmen abuse tools for fighting financial crime

Read here: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/07/09/how-strongmen-abuse-tools-for-fighting-financial-crime

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Ransomware: A Life and Death Form of Cybercrime

Read here: https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/ransomware-life-and-death-form-cybercrime

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Bulgaria: EPPO charges entrepreneur with fraud involving construction of dairy facility

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/bulgaria-eppo-charges-entrepreneur-fraud-involving-construction-dairy-facility

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Treasury Sanctions Mexico and China-Based Money Launderers Linked to the Sinaloa Cartel

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2439

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Pan-European Verification of Payee delivery on track

Read here: https://www.ebaclearing.eu/news-and-events/media/press-releases/1-july-2024-pan-european-verification-of-payee-delivery-on-track/

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Project Indicators: An opportunity to detect payments for live-streamed child sexual abuse

Read here: https://ecpat.se/blog/report-project-indicators/ Link to report: https://ecpat.se/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Project-Indicators-EN.pdf

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Myanmar central bank denies UN report on weapons transactions

Read here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/myanmar-central-bank-denies-un-075435958.html

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Egyptian Tycoon Revealed As Owner of Jet in Zambian Gold Scam Case

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18842-egyptian-tycoon-revealed-as-owner-of-jet-in-zambian-gold-scam-case

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Madagascar lemurs, tortoises seized in Thai bust reveal reach of wildlife trafficking

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/madagascar-lemurs-tortoises-seized-in-thai-bust-reveal-reach-of-wildlife-trafficking/

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Drug Traffickers Found Citi ‘Favorable’ for Money Laundering

Read here: https://www.pymnts.com/aml/2024/dea-drug-traffickers-found-citi-favorable-for-money-laundering/

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Bribe or Gratuity? Supreme Court Narrows Federal Bribery Statute

Read here: https://www.swlaw.com/publications/view/bribe-or-gratuity-supreme-court-narrows-federal-bribery-statute

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