3rd February 2021
EncroChat, Organised Crime and UK Courts: Crack On
“An unparalleled victory for law enforcement against the Untouchables.” That’s how one senior police source described Europol’s Earth-shattering Spring 2020 hack of EncroChat, the secure double-ended encryption service favoured by…
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20th January 2021
Say it ain’t so, Joe: political corruption overlooked by new transparency law
Joe Biden was today sworn-in as president and must tackle the most challenging “to do” list faced by a new US leader for decades. From steering his country through the…
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16th November 2020
Ecuador and organised crime: between ‘rock’ and a hard place
It is an often reported fact that an incredible 90 per cent of the world’s illicit cocaine supplies come from either Colombia or Peru. But look at the two countries…
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11th November 2020
Covid-19: UN warning over fake vaccines
Law enforcement bodies are on high-alert amid fears that organised criminal gangs (OCGs) will soon offer fake Covid-19 vaccines, experts have warned. Speaking at a global online conference on…
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6th November 2020
Covid-19: NHS doctors demand urgent clarity over ‘Level 4’ powers
Doctors warn some hospitals are already full as they cope with a second wave described as “far worse” than the first. Ministers should actively support NHS trusts seeking to postpone…
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21st September 2020
FinCEN Files: Shocking Revelations on Failure to Tackle Illicit Finance
I couldn’t help but feel a sense of déjà vu when the ICIJ released the long-awaited “FinCEN Files” – so quickly has global failure to tackle money laundering become normalised….
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