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Trump pardons three co-founders of BitMex crypto exchange. Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo and Samuel Reed previously pled guilty to a range of federal criminal charges related to money laundering and failure to police the exchange. CNBC
Charlie Javice Convicted of Defrauding JPMorgan Over Deal AP
FBI Seizes $200,000 in Crypto From Hamas-Linked Wallets, Accounts CoinDesk
U.S. sanctions Hezbollah sanctions evasion team Bloomberg
Inside the Law Firm That Decided to Fight Back Against Trump’s Attack WSJ
Jenner & Block, WilmerHale sue over Trump orders targeting law firms Hill
Russia and US discuss restarting Nord Stream pipelines Politico
Crypto Bill to Combat Illicit Activity Gets New Push After Passing U.S. House in 2024 CoinDesk
Iranian Oil Tankers Are Idling Off Malaysia With Millions of Barrels Stuck Regtechtimes
Mexico resort claims jailed Michigan couple ‘encouraged’ other guests to commit fraud amid timeshare dispute NYP
AG Bondi details arrest of top MS-13 leader who joined vicious gang in middle school Fox
Huawei corruption scandal: Police search European Parliament Strasbourg offices Politico
After years of survival, China’s Huawei returns to revenue peak Reuters
AI is making it easier to commit financial crimes, so the IRS is overhauling its tech after finding $21B in fraud AP
Putin Tests How Far Trump Will Go Against Europe on Sanctions Bloomberg
European leaders say now not the time to lift sanctions on Russia in clear message to Trump Politico
Russia remands billionaire Moshkovich in custody for two months Reuters
BlackRock sells Shanghai tower at 34% discount as it pulls back from China property SCMP
SiCarrier says its tools can help China make advanced chips Reuters
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Trump pardons founder of electric vehicle start-up Nikola, Trevor Milton AP
Morgan Stanley financial adviser sentenced for multi-million dollar fraud NBC
NY AG files $200M settlement with Galaxy Digital over LUNA Axios
‘Flying Lady’ owner gets 5 years for fraud involving Chicago party yacht with stripper pole Chicago Tribune
Cyprus says it will adopt FBI guidance on tackling financial crime and sanctions evasion Euro News
Whisky barrel scam cons victims out of life savings BBC
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SEC Officially Drops Cases Against Kraken, ConsenSys, and Cumberland DRW Decrypt
“Cops, AI, drug companies”: Who wants to buy your DNA from 23andme? Salon
Lazarus Group’s 2024 pause was repositioning for $1.4B Bybit hack Cointelegraph
Oracle Health breach compromises patient data at US hospitals Bleepingcomputer
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New regulation on money transfers will likely impact San Diego border region PBS
Trump asks Supreme Court for permission to resume deporting Venezuelan migrants under wartime law AP
‘Migrant influencer’ who urged other illegals to squat in US homes deported to Venezuela NYP
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Nearly $13 million stolen from Abracadabra Finance in crypto heist. The crypto lending platform said the issue was sourced back to a product it calls “cauldrons” — isolated lending markets that allow users to borrow against a variety of cryptocurrencies. Record
Bessent opens door to Russian return to major international banking system Politico
There’s a right way to lift sanctions on Russia. Follow these Dos and Don’ts. Atlantic Council
The March Massacres Show That Syria Urgently Needs Solutions, Not Sanctions WOTR
U.S. gave Syria list of conditions for partial sanctions relief Reuters
Western Banks Sent Billions in Cash to Russia on Eve of Ukraine Invasion OCCRP
US adds Chinese tech firms to its export control list AP
Trump Takes Tough Approach to Choking Off China’s Access to U.S. Tech WSJ
Senate likely to send repeal of IRS DeFi broker rule to White House Axios
As Trump offers new nuclear talks, Iran weighs the cost of losing its final leverage CNN
U.S. Files Civil Forfeiture Complaint for $47M from Sale of 1M Barrels of Iranian Oil DOJ
Russian Explosive Makers Use Fertilizer Firms to Blunt Sanctions Bloomberg
U.S. slaps Iran-related sanctions on oil tankers, China ‘teapot’ refinery. China and Iran have built a trading system that uses mostly Chinese yuan and a network of middlemen, avoiding the dollar and exposure to U.S. regulators. Reuters
💸 Illicit Edge Originals: Sanctions & Economic Security with Juan Zarate Coercive Capital
Using Drones for Peeping, Burglaries On Rise: “It’s Gotten Dramatically Worse” Hollywood Reporter
Huge Ecosystem of Unregulated Payment Providers Helps Scammers Collect Victims’ Money OCCRP
💸 Illicit Edge Originals: Pig Butchering Uncovered with Erin West DESIGNATED
FinCEN Removes Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for U.S. Companies and U.S. Persons, Sets New Deadlines for Foreign Companies FinCEN
Trump Has a China Trade War Weapon He Hasn’t Picked Up WSJ
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U.S. Agrees to Help Russia Boost Exports in Ukraine Talks WSJ
Russia says sanctions must be lifted before Ukraine maritime ceasefire can start BBC
EU says ‘unconditional withdrawal’ of Russia from Ukraine is a precondition to amend sanctions Reuters
How Elon Musk’s SpaceX Secretly Allows Investment From China ProPublica
China frees staff of US consultancy firm after two years BBC
Leaked data exposes a Chinese AI censorship machine TC
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro to stand trial on coup charges BBC
Ex-Giants running back ran massive dog-fighting operation NYP
Social Security Administration delays and curtails new anti-fraud policy CNN
12 members of an Irish high-risk criminal network arrested Europol
What lies beneath: Germany’s hidden organized corruption threat Global Initiative
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DOGE staffer ‘Big Balls’ provided tech support to cybercrime ring Reuters
Trump-Tied World Liberty Financial Pitches Its Stablecoin in Washington With Don Jr. CoinDesk
Crypto Giants Seek Congressional Clarity on U.S. Money Transmitter Rules Decrypt
Chinese ‘FamousSparrow’ hackers back from the dead and targeting North America Record
Polymarket Suffers UMA Governance Attack After Rogue Actor Becomes Top-5 Token Staker CoinDesk
SEC drops investigation into Australian crypto firm Immutable Block
New York’s cyber chief on keeping cities and states safe from cyberattacks Record
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Libya Arrests 4 Human Trafficking Suspects Believed to Have Tortured and Killed Migrants OCCRP
Kristi Noem tours El Salvador’s hell-hole CECOT prison ahead of negotiations for more gangbanger deportation flights NYP
South Korea’s truth commission says government responsible for fraud and abuse in foreign adoptions AP
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 Administrations’ Sanctions and Export Controls on China CNAS
The threats posed by the global shadow fleet—and how to stop it Atlantic Council
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