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Money transfer giant Wise investigated for half a billion in suspicious transactions

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By Simon Lock Verified
| The Bureau of Investigative Journalism Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Fintech giant Wise is under investigation by prosecutors in Belgium Hundreds of judicial requests have been submitted from around Europe involving half a billion euros of suspicious transactions Wise may have failed to comply with anti-money laundering legislation – which is vital in protecting the public from financial crime The digital money transfer giant Wise boasts 15 million customers around the world who use its services for quick, easy payments.
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A-list libel lawyers cast clients as underdogs in bid to halt anti-SLAPP law

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By Simon Lock Verified, Lawrence Marzouk Verified
| The Bureau of Investigative Journalism Verified
A group of elite libel lawyers told government officials that the issue of abusive litigation used by the rich to suppress criticism was being exaggerated by the press The group has long lobbied against a crackdown on SLAPPs – expensive lawsuits that silence people speaking out against wrongdoing Much-promised anti-SLAPP legislation was absent from the King’s speech yesterday, disappointing free-speech campaigners Feared by journalists and hired by the ultra-rich, London’s libel lawyers used...
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Beds pension savers unwittingly bankrolling rapid expansion of gas terminals in the United States

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By John Guinn Verified, Josephine Moulds Verified, Simon Lock Verified
| MSN UK Verified
Josephine Moulds and Simon Lock, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism via John Guinn, Local Democracy Service Residents say these terminals are already causing health problems in their communities, and experts say they represent one of the biggest threats to the future of the planet. TBIJ reports said over seven million school staff, civil servants and other public sector workers either save with, or receive their pension from local government pension schemes.
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