Construction shells, dirty NGOs, and consent order lessons.
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U.S. Sanctions Funnull for $200M Romance Baiting Scams Tied to Crypto Fraud. The Treasury accused the Taguig-headquartered company of enabling thousands of websites involved in virtual currency investment scams that caused Americans to lose billions of dollars annually. Hacker News
Inside Boko Haramâs Wallet: Digital Pathways to Terrorist Financing in Nigeria GNET
How Russian fortunes stranded by US sanctions rocked Liechtenstein Reuters
5 missing musicians found dead near U.S. border in Mexico; cartel members arrested CBS
Mexico and the United States decimate Los Chapitos El Pais
Russia’s Vast Nuclear Modernization Exposed in ‘Unprecedented’ Security Breach Moscow Times
ConnectWise Hit by Cyberattack; Nation-State Actor Suspected Hacker News
Trump agency uncovers ‘one of the largest’ food stamp fraud, bribery schemes Fox
BitMEX thwarts Lazarus attack, discovers vast security lapses Block
Texas oil operators indicted in drug cartel smuggling scheme USA Today
US Plans Wider China Tech Sanctions With Subsidiary Crackdown Bloomberg
The U.S. Plan to Hobble China Tech Isnât Working WSJ
Ex-Goldman Sachs banker gets 2 years in prison for plot to fleece billions from Malaysiaâs 1MDB AP
US and allies accuse North Korea and Russia of violating UN sanctions AP
What Could New US Sanctions Against Russia Look Like? RFE
Senate to work on Russia sanctions bill next week Hill
American Adversaries Meet To ‘Coordinate Their Positions’ on Iran’s Nuclear Program Free Beacon
Two Foreign Nationals Indicted for Plot to Smuggle U.S. Military Technology to China DOJ
American Drone Company Claims Major Breakthrough Over Chinese Competitors Newsweek
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Mexico City attorney pleads guilty to laundering money for Sinaloa Cartel through San Diego shell companies ABC
Mexican Authorities Arrest Colombian Mercenaries Building Explosives for Cartels Breitbart
She defended drug lord El Chapo – now, she’s running for office BBC
Two Utah men charged with supporting Mexican cartel designated as terrorist group Fox
Police bust major drug trafficking ring in Portugal, seizing cash and weapons Euronews
Police Suspect Brazilian Singer Worked With Cocaine Traffickers OCCRP
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Former âWe Buy Ugly Housesâ Franchise Owner to Plead Guilty in Fraud Scheme That Cost Investors $40 Million ProPublica
Feds Seek 12.5-Year Prison Sentence for Ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan PBS
Cypriot MPs Assail Officials For Failure to Collect on âŹ14M Tax Bill From Roman Abramovich Firm OCCRP
California opens inquiry into Paramount and Trump Semafor
US court reinstates former USC coach’s college admissions scandal conviction Reuters
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Feds target Chinese couple accused in $9 million crypto ‘pig butchering” scam USA Today
SEC drops lawsuit against crypto giant Binance Cointelegraph
Is every memecoin just a scam? Experts on whether Andrew Tate and Trump are fleecing their followers Guardian
Amazon Fire Sticks enable âbillions of dollarsâ worth of streaming piracy Ars
White House investigating how Trumpâs chief of staffâs phone was hacked TechCrunch
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Mexico City attorney pleads guilty to laundering money for Sinaloa Cartel through San Diego shell companies ABC
Mexican Authorities Arrest Colombian Mercenaries Building Explosives for Cartels Breitbart
She defended drug lord El Chapo – now, she’s running for office BBC
Two Utah men charged with supporting Mexican cartel designated as terrorist group Fox
Police bust major drug trafficking ring in Portugal, seizing cash and weapons Euronews
Police Suspect Brazilian Singer Worked With Cocaine Traffickers OCCRP
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Josh Rogin / Ellen Nakashima / Matt Levitt /
Clarissa Ward / Gary Kasparov / Joseph Cox / Mark Dubowitz
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya / Bill Browder / Jen Easterly /
Zack Kopplin / Laura Shin / Dmitri Alperovitch / Tom Keatinge
Catherine Belton / Nazanin Boniadi / Chris Krebs /
Kevin Hall / Farnaz Fassihi / Kevin Collier / Patrick Howell OâNeill /
Michael McFaul / Jonathan Schanzer / Catalin Cimpanu /
Liza Lin / Enes Kanter FREEDOM / Bianna Golodryga
Financial Action Task Force /
Egmont Group /
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project /
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists /
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The Sanctions Era Is Quietly Ending. The West Isn’t Ready. Sanctions, originally considered a serious diplomatic tool, are increasingly used like political bandages, quickly slapped on, soon ignored, and easily peeled off. Newsweek
Top U.S. High School Traded Curriculum for Donations in Secretive Business Deals With CCP-Tied Groups Free Beacon
Iranian man pleads guilty in Robbinhood ransomware scheme CyberScoop
North Korea Infiltrates U.S. Remote Jobs With the Help of Everyday Americans WSJ
đ Featured Report: All Roads Lead to China â North Korean hackers, fentanyl, cartel money laundering, and global organized crime TRM Labs
Crypto kidnappings leave investors, executives on edge Semafor
Unsealed Court Documents Reveal How Drug Traffickers Targeted U.S. Banks OCCRP
Miami man pleads guilty to stealing millions from Venezuelans for wedding at French chateau Miami Herald
Turkish Fintech Firm Papara Seized in Illegal Gambling Probe Reuters
Russian billionaire Valery Kogan has sold his Versailles-style NYC condo â to another wealthy Russian NYP
Italy’s mafia abandoning rivalries to join forces Reuters
Quantum Computing Could Break Bitcoin-Like Encryption Far Easier Than Initially Thought CoinDesk
The Prince, His Money Manager and the Corruption Scandal Rocking Monaco. He safeguarded the familyâs fortune â and their secrets. Now, itâs all unraveling. WSJ
Cambodiaâs $19 Billion Financial Scam Empire Fueled by Crypto Decrypt
đď¸IE Originals: Pig Butchering Breakdown with Yaya Fanusie & Erin West Designated
German court sends VW execs to prison over Dieselgate scandal Politico
Ex-Harvard morgue manager pleads guilty to trafficking organs, brains, other remains USA Today
Is a Good Iran Deal Possible? Foreign Affairs
Secret Chinese links behind anti-Israel groups that fostered Elias Rodriguezâs hate NYP
Florida court orders convicted “supercop” and wife to pay $2.4 billion to Mexico after taking cartel bribes CBS
Luxembourg bank to pay âŹ25 million fine in 1MDB money laundering case Luxembourg Times
Texas doctor who âfalsely diagnosed patients’ in $118 million scheme sentenced to 10 years in prison NBC
How a Pentagon contractor built a global empire â and a massive tax evasion scheme ICIJ
Italian firm targeted in massive VAT fraud case OCCRP
As Trumps Monetize Presidency, Profits Outstrip Protests NYT
Goldman Sachs demands long prison stint for disgraced ex-partner Timothy Leissner over bribery scandal NYP
How Two CEOs Mixed Romance and Business, Leading to Scandal. Kohlâs CEO Ashley Buchanan and Chandra Holt lived together in Texas but kept their relationship quiet as their interests became intertwined at retail chains. WSJ
Does The EU Still Have The Sanctions Cards Needed To Hurt Russia? RFE
UK and Europe target Russia with major sanctions after Putin-Trump call Guardian
EU Finds China Responsible For 80 Percent Of Russia Sanctions Avoidance RFERL
Putin Has Retooled Russiaâs Economy to Focus Only on War WSJ
Senate GOP demands new sanctions against Russia Axios
ICE investigation leads to indictment of 8 individuals with ties to China in transnational elder fraud scheme DHS
This Chinese woman became the ‘two-faced female tyrant’ in a wheelchair, orchestrating one of the largest money laundering schemes in history Binance
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Trump Pardons Reality Stars Todd and Julie Chrisley Following Tax Evasion and Bank Fraud Convictions Variety
U.S. grants Chevron narrow authorization to keep assets in Venezuela Reuters
South African Firms Suspect UAE Companies May Have Obtained Military Intellectual Property OCCRP
Albanian ex-President Ilir Meta charged with corruption and money laundering AP
Another person arrested in connection to Feeding Our Future fraud investigation CBS
The impact of anti-money laundering measures on remittance costs Nature
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Trumpâs media company to take $2.5B investment to buy bitcoin Guardian
Shutdown Russian Exchange Garantex is Still Laundering Crypto via Tornado Cash BeInCrypto
Adidas warns cyberattack stole customer data Independent
IMF Says ‘Efforts Will Continue’ to Ensure El Salvador Doesn’t Accumulate More BTC CoinDesk
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Cocaine Cartel with Global Links Hit in EU Crackdown OCCRP
So, what really happened at the cartel training site dubbed âMexican Auschwitzâ? Reuters
Italyâs mafia joining forces, turning to Chinese âshadow banksâ Reuters
How a top Chinese AI model overcame US sanctions MIT
Taskforce on Public-Private Partnership in Fighting Financial Crime in Ukraine RUSI
The Digital Asset Ecosystem in El Salvador: Challenges and Risks to Countercheck Financial Global Financial Integrity
Money Laundering from Environmental Crime: Typologies and Trends in Countries in the Amazon Region Fact Coalition
INTERPOL Financial Fraud assessment: A global threat boosted by technology Interpol
Sanctions by the Numbers: Comparing the Trump and Biden Administrationsâ Sanctions and Export Controls on China CNAS
The threats posed by the global shadow fleetâand how to stop it Atlantic Council