Tag: FinCrime

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  Commission on Narcotic Drugs establishes Expert Panel to contribute to the 2029 global drug policy review

  UNODC

  March 13, 2026

  The Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), at its sixty-ninth session, announced today the members of the new Expert Panel established to provide recommendations for the global drug policy review to take place under the Commission in 2029. Welcoming the selection of the Expert Panel, H.E. Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan (Armenia), Chair of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs said: “I am confident that the collective expertise and experience represented in this Panel will contribute to informed and constructive reflections in support of the Commission’s work. The Commission looks forward with interest to the recommendations that will emerge from the Panel’s work.”

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  Investigation Carosello: EPPO investigates large-scale VAT carousel fraud in the IT sector in Italy

  European Public Prosecutor's Office

  March 13, 2026

  (Luxembourg, 13 March 2026) – At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Naples and Venice (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) in Naples and Caserta executed a seizure order targeting assets worth more than €32 million in an investigation into a large-scale VAT carousel fraud in the IT sector.

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  HKMA releases new anti-fraud A.I. music video “Confronting Lachachu” Innovative promotional strategy wins international “Communications Initiative” award

  HKMA

  March 13, 2026

  The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) today (13 March) released the full music video (MV) of its new anti-fraud song “Confronting Lachachu” under its 2026 anti-fraud public education campaign, aiming to deliver anti-fraud messages in an entertaining yet educational way, and to unite all sectors of the society in combating scams.