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Dutch Authorities Warn Organized Crime Syndicates Are Laundering Money Through Residential Mortgages

Police and financial watchdogs in the Netherlands report that organized crime syndicates are increasingly using falsified mortgage applications to wash illicit money through residential property. Authorities warn the influx of criminal capital is inflating home prices and worsening an already acute national housing shortage.
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