On 24 June, a Notice from HM Treasury advised that the existing entry for a Russian company, SINS AVIA TRADING HOUSE LLC, had been amended.
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This report from Control Risks and the Americas Society and the Council of the Americas published the fourth edition of the Capacity to Combat Corruption (CCC) Index. First launched in 2019, the Index assesses Latin American countries’ ability to detect, punish and prevent corruption. It evaluates and ranks countries based on how effectively they can combat corruption. Countries with a higher score are deemed more likely to see corrupt actors prosecuted and punished. Continued impunity is more likely in countries at the lower end of the scale. The Index looks at 14 key variables, including the independence of judicial institutions, the strength of investigative journalism, and the level of resources available for combating white collar crime. The country with the highest score in the 2022 CCC Index is Uruguay, Panama is at the mid-point (scoring 4.96 out of 10) and Venezuela has the lowest score (1.93).
https://www.as-coa.org/sites/default/files/inline-files/CCC_Report_2022_0.pdf
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On 21 June, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency said that distributed ledger technology (DLT), such as blockchains, has become more prevalent across a variety of contexts over the past decade. The premise is that blockchains operate securely without any centralised control and that they are immutable or unsusceptible to change. DARPA set out to understand those security assumptions and determine to what degree blockchains are actually decentralised. It says that its study resulted in a report that provides holistic analysis that’s available to anyone considering blockchains for important matters so they can better understand the potential vulnerabilities within these systems.
https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-06-21
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A news release from Europol on 24 June said that a joint operation by European law enforcement entities has dealt yet another major blow to organised crime groups involved in global glass eel trafficking – Operation Lake VI ran from November 2021 to June 2022. 27,701 inspections were carried out all over Europe, which led to the arrest of 49 individuals and the seizure of 1,255 kg of glass eels worth about €1.9 million in total. The trafficking of glass eels is one of the most substantial and lucrative illegal trades of protected species worldwide, with illegal profits estimated to be up to €3 billion in peak years.
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On 24 June, HM Treasury announced publication of 2 post-implementation reviews and a forward-looking review of the UK AML/CFT regime.
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On 24 June, a Notice from HM Treasury advised that 58 entries have been amended on the Consolidated List, and that the entry relating to Alexey Ivanovich ISAYKIN had been amended.
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On 24 June, the Law Society Gazette reported that the SRA chief executive has said that the regulator had identified a cohort of cases where it had received reports or intelligence that a firm may be involved in a SLAPP. Critics accuse law firms of aiding kleptocrats – including oligarchs and allies of Vladimir Putin – in intimidating journalists and shutting down reports of corruption. Even when such cases are meritless they can be prolonged so that costs escalate and defendants are forced to back down.
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sra-reveals-number-of-open-slapps-investigations/5112901.article
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On 24 June, the International Business Times published an article saying that coin mixers or crypto mixers or cryptocurrency tumblers is a service that allows users to ‘mix’ their cryptocurrencies with cryptocurrencies from various addresses, making them untraceable. These mixers have often been criticised for their use in multiple money laundering cases.
https://www.ibtimes.com/what-are-coin-mixers-how-are-they-used-money-laundering-3550560
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On 23 June, Kharon published Part 1 of a series investigating risks to importers under the UFLPA. It notes that China produces more beer than any other country, while its western region of Xinjiang is one of the leading hop-producing regions in the world, accounting for more than 14% of global production. Xinjiang-origin hops are inputs for both homegrown Chinese breweries and western conglomerates with brewing operations in China.
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