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2-Part Live Briefing
August 26 & 28 • 2-3 PM ET
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Live Q&A with Sarah Beth Felix & Jim Richards
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Man with same name as Babe Ruth charged in fraud case. George Herman Ruth is charged with mail fraud, identity theft, fraudulent use of Social Security numbers, money laundering, making false statements to his probation officer, and possessing firearms after having previously been convicted of felonies. AP
How China Influences Elections in America’s Biggest City. NYT
Chinese Companies Buying Up Land Across New Hampshire Under Scrutiny. Newsweek
Sinaloa leader ‘El Mayo’ Pleads Guilty in U.S. Trafficking Case. CBS
Record cocaine haul had enough to fatally overdose the entire population of Florida. CBS
Trump fires Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations. NYP
Dutch online bank Bunq fined for failures in money laundering controls. Reuters
U.S. Tariffs Squeeze India’s Diamond hub, Freezing Exports and Jobs. WaPo
Trump says China has to give U.S. magnets or face 200% tariff. Reuters
Norway Wealth Fund Divests From Caterpillar Over Gaza ‘Rights Violations’. AFP
Argentina investigates kickback scheme entangling President Milei’s inner circle. AP
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Time to Stir the AML Pot FinCrime Unfiltered
Human Intelligence in Conflict Zones Coercive Capital
WISE and Monzo Penalties, and FinCEN Special Measures FinCrime Unfiltered
Tehran’s Tightrope: The Cost of Confrontation Coercive Capital
Iran faces reimposition of sanctions unless it negotiates on nuclear program. CNN
Trump weighs sanctions on officials implementing EU tech law. Reuters
Oil rises as Ukraine strikes and new Russia-sanctions talk tighten supply. Reuters
Banco do Brasil urges legal action over social media posts on U.S. sanctions. Reuters
Publication of Final Rule to Remove the Syria Sanctions Regulations. U.S. Treasury
China’s Nvidia Ban Is a Win for the U.S. WSJ
How U.S. nuclear sanctions on China backfired. SCMP
In Africa, Russia is swapping a ruthless paramilitary for a replica it can control. CNN
Former Agricultural Bank of China vice president given life sentence for graft. Xinhua
China tightens rare earth rules, extending controls to imported minerals. SCMP
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How a Florida Congresswoman Siphoned Millions From Taxpayers To Fund Her Campaign. Free Beacon
How the Richest People in America Avoid Paying Taxes. Atlantic
HSBC’s Swiss unit culls wealthy Middle East clients amid regulator scrutiny. FT
Ex-Directors of Abramovich-Linked Firm Indicted in €25M Cyprus Tax Case. OCCRP
Billions in ‘nonprofit’ peculation now largely fund America’s left. NYP
Money laundering Allegations Surface Around Smartmatic. Guardian
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Bug bounty cuts are setting crypto up for billion-dollar hacks. Cointelegraph
Farmers Insurance says 1M customers affected by cyberattack on third-party vendor. Record
U.S. Banks Warn Stablecoin “Loophole” Could Trigger $6.6T Deposit Flight. BeInCrypto
South Korea arrests Chinese hacker accused of targeting BTS singer. Record
Russia Weighs Banning Google Meet Amid Wider App Crackdown. Record
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Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. Released Pending Trial Over Alleged Cartel Ties. AP
Cartel-linked Ring Moved Fentanyl and Meth by Semi-truck up the West Coast. DOJ
Bill would treat fentanyl trafficking as attempted murder. NYP
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U.S. targets Iran’s oil shadow fleet — Treasury sanctioned 13 entities and eight vessels tied to moving Iranian crude via Hong Kong, China, the UAE and Marshall Islands. U.S. Treasury
U.S. Military Preparing Attacks on Mexican Cartels Under Secret Orders. Ken Klippenstein
Mexico Denies DEA Deal on New Cartel Operation. NYT
‘Ketamine Queen’ who sold drugs to ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry, to plead guilty. ABC
Six severed human heads discovered in central Mexico. CNN
Nvidia orders suppliers to halt work on China-focussed H20 AI chip. Reuters
How Trump Will Decide Which Chips Act Companies Must Give Up Equity WSJ
493 Cases of Sextortion Against Children Linked to Notorious Scam Compounds Wired
U.S. vs. ICC: When Judges Land on the Sanctions List CNN
Russia, China push back on EU move to reimpose U.N. Iran sanctions. Newsweek
Brazil Challenges U.S. Trade Probe as Dispute Widens. Semafor
New York appeals court tosses Trump’s $500M civil fraud penalty. CNBC
How Top Companies Bankrolled a Qatari Influence Op. Pfizer and Amazon have funneled millions to the Attorney General Alliance, a nonprofit that brings state AGs to the gulf state. Free Beacon
DOJ, SEC charge two men in $200M water vending machine Ponzi scheme CNBC
A Radical Answer to the Fentanyl Crisis Atlantic
Tennessee car accident leads to $10M bounty for Mexican drug cartel leader dubbed “The Grandfather” CBS
Trump Holds Back on New Sanctions After Putin Meeting MT
Sanctions Force Russia to Cancel $230M Icebreaker Contract United24
U.S. Sanctions Russia-Linked Garantex, Successor Grinex, and A7A5 Token Network HackerNews
UN Blacklists Hamas Over Conflict-Related Sexual Violence YNetNews
NY lawsuit against Zelle creator alleges features allowed $1B in thefts Record
China considers yuan-backed stablecoins to boost global use of its currency. Reuters
U.S. Charges Florida Dealer with Routing Export-controlled Weapons Parts via Kazakhstan to Russia. DOJ
India and Russia Vow Deeper Trade Ties. Reuters
U.S. Navy Sailor Convicted of Spying for China. DOJ
China in Talks With Taliban for Mining and Infrastructure Projects. Al-Monitor
Russia Routes Sanctioned Oil to China via Iran’s 2019 Shadow Network. FT, C4ADS
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Aspiration cofounder to plead guilty in $248M fake-revenue fraud. DOJ
Ex-Adams chief adviser and six others indicted in City Hall corruption probe. AP
DOJ signals probe of Fed Governor Lisa Cook, as housing official says a third property is now under scrutiny. CNN
Whistleblower Says Politics Skewed DOJ Antitrust. American Prospect
Mali’s Ex-Prime Minister Jailed on Corruption Allegations. AP
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Hackers who exposed North Korean government hacker explain why they did it TechCrunch
OCC drops consent order against Anchorage Digital amid regulatory shift. Block
Member of the Scattered Spider Hacker Group gets 10 years and $13M restitution. Record
Kyrgyzstan asks Trump and Starmer to rethink UK crypto sanctions. Reuters
Microsoft Limits Chinese Firms’ Early Access to Vulnerability Alerts. Reuters
Inotiv Discloses Ransomware Attack in SEC Filing. Record
Scammers turn to ‘ghost-tapping’ retail fraud to launder funds Record
Tajikistan & Kazakhstan See Rise in Illegal Bitcoin Mining Decrypt
Binance joins as first member of T3+, the crypto crime unit founded by TRON, Tether, and TRM Labs Block
Brazilian Mom Held for Bitcoin Ransom After Kidnappers Stalk Crypto-Trading Son Decrypt
Why Digital Currency Group Is Suing Its Own Subsidiary Over $1.1B Loan Cointelegraph
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Navy destroyers join fight against cartels off Venezuela shore News Nation
Department of Defense recruiting civilian volunteers for Trump’s immigration crackdown. Fox
11 Sentenced in Major Indiana Fentanyl Trafficking Ring. NBC
FinCEN Extends Key Dates for New Fentanyl Finance Orders. FinCEN
U.S. Sanctions Timeshare Fraud Network Tied to Mexico’s Jalisco Cartel CBS
In rare move, Singapore commutes drug trafficker’s sentence from death to life in prison SCMP
Hochul pardons ex-con migrants — including Laotian man who killed someone in 1990 NYP
These Are Drug Cartels Designated as Terrorists by the U.S. NYT
Do Export Controls Erode the United States’ Lead—Or Protect It? CSIS
Three Years of War in Ukraine: Are Sanctions Against Russia Making a Difference? CFR
Why does the U.S. use secondary sanctions, and do they work? DW
Teaching the Business and Art of Sanctions Circumvention RUSI
Understanding the Libra Case: Identifying Red Flags in The Crypto Assets Industry GFI
The next generation: Russia’s future rulers Atlantic Council
How overly aggressive bans on AI chip exports to China can backfire Brookings
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