Day: November 27, 2019

A news release from the FSA in the Isle of Man on 27^th November relayed a call from the Isle of Man Government’s Office of Cyber-Security & Information Assurance (OCSIA), which is seeking to establish a network of organisations within the financial and professional services sectors with whom it can share intelligence, advice and warnings.  The FSA says that it encourages all regulated and registered entities to participate.  At a starting point, OCSIA is asking those wishing to join the information-sharing community to nominate a trusted member of staff to be the single point of contact.

https://www.iomfsa.im/fsa-news/2019/nov/cyber-security-establishing-an-information-sharing-community/

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Insight Crime on 27^th November carried an article reporting that authorities in Argentina are prosecuting 48 customs officials accused of leading an elaborate network that made millions forging records of Chinese imports, highlighting, it says, how vulnerable the country’s ports are to customs fraud.  The “mafia” is accused of falsifying records of goods imported from China to Argentina, mainly between 2014 and 2015, in order to avoid taxes.

https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/argentina-customs-mafia-dodges-millions-china-imports/

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On 27^th November, a Europol news release announced that Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) had arrested 9 individuals in connection with match-fixing and money laundering during the second phase of an operation named Oikos. The suspects allegedly made deals to arrange results of second division matches so the team could reach the playoffs and enter the first division in the Spanish National League.

https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/football-match-fixing-9-arrests-in-spain

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Yahoo News reported on 26^th November that a UN report has said that Kenya and Uganda have failed to enforce sanctions on South Sudan, including an arms embargo and travel bans.  Infringements are said to include bank accounts in Kenya linked to rebel leaders and evidence of Ugandan military forces inside South Sudan.  Ethiopia and Sudan are also identified as having “not demonstrated full and consistent engagement in the peace process” and breaching terms of UN sanctions designed to prevent further conflict.

https://news.yahoo.com/kenya-uganda-fail-enforce-sudan-sanctions-un-204448045.html

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