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    Enforcement

    QLD Police Charge Four for ‘Boiler Room’ Investment Fraud

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/05/2024

    Approximately 30 people were defrauded of over A$1.5 million between 2018 and 2021. Four people were arrested and charged.

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    Enforcement

    US DOJ Secures Guilty Plea in Export Control Evasion Case

    By Editors | 30/04/2024

    The defendant allegedly tried to procure dual-use electronic components for entities in Russia involved in the development and manufacture of drones.

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    Enforcement

    Korea FSS to Launch Inspections at NongHyup Bank

    By Editors | 30/04/2024

    The bank experienced two misconduct incidents involving embezzlement, potentially due to weak internal controls.

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    Enforcement

    Sri Lanka Adopts Law to Enable Confiscation of Crime Proceeds

    By Mark Johnston | 30/04/2024

    Sri Lanka’s Cabinet approved a law that enables the tracing and confiscation of criminal proceeds, including to retrieve assets hidden overseas.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Taiwan Prosecutors Charge 32 Suspects Over Crypto Fraud

    By Editors | 29/04/2024

    The suspects encouraged investors to purchase various tokens and manipulated their prices, causing TWD 800 million in losses.

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    Enforcement

    Law Enforcement Agencies to Boost Data Sharing: INTERPOL

    By Mark Johnston | 29/04/2024

    Delegates at INTERPOL’s Heads of NCBs conference identified initiatives to encourage greater operational sharing of criminal data.

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    AML / KYC

    Message Encryption In Focus for Indian, European Authorities

    By Editors | 29/04/2024

    WhatsApp will leave India if it is required to break encryption. Europol expresses concern with message encryption on Messenger.

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    Enforcement

    China Securities Regulator Issues Warning to CICC

    By Editors | 29/04/2024

    The regulator said CICC employs unqualified personnel and does not have adequate monitoring of employees in place.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Crypto Software Firm Consensys Files Suit Against US SEC

    By Nithya Subramanian | 29/04/2024

    Consensys has asked a federal court to declare that Ethereum is not a security, and therefore outside the SEC’s jurisdiction.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    UK Law Enforcement Gets Stronger Powers to Seize Crypto

    By Editors | 29/04/2024

    UK law enforcement agencies will be able to seize crypto assets from a suspect without having to make an arrest first.

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