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Europol: EU Crime Networks Regenerate Fast

Europol: EU Crime Networks Regenerate Fast

Europol says law enforcement has pushed many of the European Union’s most threatening criminal networks off its current watchlist, but organized crime continues to regenerate, with hundreds of new networks identified since 2024.

Philippines Arrest Senior Member of Japanese Fraud Syndicate

Philippines Arrest Senior Member of Japanese Fraud Syndicate

Philippine authorities arrested a senior member of Japan’s “Luffy Group,” a transnational crime syndicate accused of running large-scale fraud operations targeting Japanese citizens. The suspect, wanted under a Tokyo court warrant, was detained in Makati City and is facing deportation…

Ukraine Exposes $3.5M Scheme to Buy Off Top Anti-Graft Officials

Ukraine Exposes $3.5M Scheme to Buy Off Top Anti-Graft Officials

Ukrainian authorities claim that they have concluded an investigation into a former prosecutor with Ukraine's Prosecutor General’s Office and a team of lawyers who are believed to have orchestrated a $3.5 million scheme to buy off the country’s elite anti-corruption…