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Mushroom murderer

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Three renowned writers of true crime Helen Garner (greatest contemporary writer), Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein (legal expert) tracked Erin Patterson’s preminary hearings and trial, joined the media scrum at the Latrobe Valley Law Courts, slept over in Morwell, a town east of Melbourne, and close to Leongatha, where the deadly dish was served, and spent unlimited hours in fervent discussion of the case and the themes it raises: Love, Hate, Jealousy, Revenge, Marriage, Money, Mycology and Murder. The writers explore the gap between the certainties of the law and the messiness of reality, their own ambivalence about the true … Continue reading Mushroom murderer

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The Largest Sting operation

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This is cat-and-mouse sting story of a vast FBI operation revealing how the criminal underworld has become an globalized economy in its own right one that can’t be policed without crossing complicated ethical boundaries. In 2018 many of the world’s most sophisticated criminals began using Anom, a supposedly secure encrypted communications app. Little did they know Anom was a front company run by the FBI. Dark Wire highlights the devious lengths to which law enforcement agencies will go to ensnare criminals. But they go too far? Anom, began to take root among drug dealers and other criminals. It had extraordinary … Continue reading The Largest Sting operation

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Gang who smuggled £200m of cocaine in banana boxes convicted

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Bulgarian national, Petko Zhutev, Ghergii Diko and Bruno Kuci were convicted after pleading guilty to smuggling in cocaine with a street value of about £200, into the UK inside a shipment of bananas from South America. Erik Muci and Olsi Ebeja were found gujlty of their involvement following a trials at the Old Bailey. On Friday Judge Rebecca Trowler KC adjourned sentencing to November 11. Police cracked the case believed to be one of the biggest drug seizures ever seen in the UK- and how undercover officers posed as lorry drivers to foil the gang in February 2021. The cocaine … Continue reading Gang who smuggled £200m of cocaine in banana boxes convicted

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Discreet alliances, Virtual money-laundering by new cyber super cartels & Silicon Valley wizardry

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The battle between cops and criminals on the new frontier of financial crime. As long as people are stealing money, there has been an industry ready to launder it. This is exactly what happened when our economy went digital.  Rinsed reveals how organised crimes have joined forces with the world’s most sophisticated cybercriminals, resulting in virtual money-laundering machine too intelligent for most regulators to crack.  Geoff reveals how thieves are uniting to successfully get away with the most atrocious crimes on an unprecedented scale. Rinsed follows the money from the outrageous luxury of Dubai hotels to sleepy backwaters of coastal … Continue reading Discreet alliances, Virtual money-laundering by new cyber super cartels & Silicon Valley wizardry