Financial crime

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Financial crime watchdog calls for countries to come clean on shell companies

By Elizabeth Howcroft and Tommy Reggiori Wilkes PARIS (Reuters) -The head of the global financial cr...

3rd September, 2025

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Argentina court orders house arrest for daughter of Nazi official in search for missing painting

By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -A federal court in Argentina ordered house arrest for the da...

2nd September, 2025

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Nine held in Sweden on suspected insider trading in Fortnox and Tethys Oil

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish police apprehended nine people on Tuesday on suspicion of gross insider...

2nd September, 2025

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Western Balkans smugglers pushing West Africa deeper into cocaine trade, report says

By Portia Crowe and Jessica Donati DAKAR (Reuters) -Western Balkans criminal groups, who are among E...

2nd September, 2025

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Egypt rounds up teenaged TikTokkers in crackdown on social media

By Menna AlaaElDin, Mohamed Ezz and Yazan Kalach CAIRO (Reuters) -Egyptian authorities have been rou...

29th August, 2025

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Austria brings criminal case against ex-official accused of spying for Russia

VIENNA (Reuters) -Former Austrian intelligence official Egisto Ott is facing a criminal case, accuse...

29th August, 2025

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Iran link to Australian synagogue attack uncovered via funding trail, spy agency says

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's intelligence agency traced the funding of hooded cri...

27th August, 2025

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Synagogue arson suspect in court for attack Australia says ordered by Iran

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia on Wednesday dismissed suggestions by Israel that its inte...

27th August, 2025

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Russian official detained over embezzlement of border fortification money, TASS says

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The deputy governor of a Russian region bordering Ukraine has been detained as par...

25th August, 2025

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Dutch online bank Bunq fined for failures in money laundering controls

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch online bank Bunq has received a fine of 2.6 million euros ($3.04 million)...

25th August, 2025

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Swiss bank Safra Sarasin fined 3.5 million francs in 'Car Wash' probe

(adds dropped part of company name in third paragraph) ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland's attorney gene...

22nd August, 2025

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UK targets Russian crypto networks and Kyrgyz firms in new sanctions

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Wednesday sanctioned financial networks it said were being used by Russ...

20th August, 2025