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Enforcement Drift: Chinese Money Laundering Networks Serving Mexico-Based Cartels. Beyond FinCEN Advisory FIN-2025-A003: Where Enforcement Has Moved and Where It Is Headed. Illicit Edge
From Russia With Expertise: Iranian Students Return Home With Potentially Deadly Knowledge Of Drones, AI, And More. In addition to shells and other ammunition, Iran provided many of the drones used by Russia in the earlier stages of the full-scale invasion, and Russia is now churning out domestically made versions using the same technology. RFE/RL
How a billion-dollar sanctions dodge kept Chinese goods flowing to Iran Reuters
The Narco Highway: Mapping the Pacific’s Drug Trade CSIS
North Korea’s military partnership with Russia has consequences far beyond Ukraine Chatham House
The state of terrorism, 25 years after 9/11 Atlantic Council
U.S. Takes Action Against Iran’s Terrorist Proxies U.S. Department of State
Iran Is Producing Ballistic Missiles Again Wall Street Journal
Group of bipartisan lawmakers ask US government to ban several hack-for-hire firms TechCrunch
Treasury Uncovers $17.5 Billion in Suspected Health Care Fraud U.S. Treasury
Treasury Cracks Down on Transnational Criminal Organization Behind Cyber Scam Operations Targeting Americans U.S. Treasury
Covert Compute: How Advanced AI Chips Reach China C4ADS
Anthropic says it blocked possible attempts to use AI to develop bioweapons CNN
Top US Lobby Firm Had Hidden Ties to Iran, Russia Oil Tycoons Bloomberg
The Crypto Scam Victims Fighting the U.S. to Get Their Money Back Wall Street Journal
TFTC Announces Follow-On Designations Targeting Hizballah’s Gold Exchange Network Terrorist Financing Targeting Center
Trafficked into fraud: An African crisis in Cambodia DW
India’s financial intelligence unit flags 15 crypto platforms for AML lapses CoinDesk
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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
Trump administration to sanction unnamed ‘large’ bank on Monday, Bessent says Reuters
EU court hands another defeat to Abramovich in fight against sanctions Politico
The Quiet Battle Against Russia’s Shadow Fleet CEPA
Secret documents expose new network selling sanctioned Iranian oil Iran International
Why America Can’t Strangle Iran: The Sources of Tehran’s Economic Resilience Foreign Affairs
25 Years After 9/11, Questions About the FBI’s Pursuit of Saudi Suspects in the Case Have Only Grown ProPublica
Two arrested in London on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligence service Sky News
Islamic State Plots Disrupted and Operatives Arrested in 4 Countries FDD
Iran-backed fighters in Yemen and Iraq are threatening the Gulf AP
Ontario man found guilty of participating in terrorist group activities CBC
Chinese nationals indicted in North Texas for trafficking drugs to prison inmates across United States Fox
US disrupts Xinbi Guarantee marketplace fueling the cyber scam economy Record
India to push BRICS digital currency link despite hurdles Reuters
Russia’s Enduring Role in Latin America and Its Implications for U.S. Hemispheric Interests RAND
India’s Serious Fraud Office recommends ‘detailed’ probe into Xiaomi’s business in country Reuters
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Orange County Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Orchestrating Massive Health Care Fraud that Submitted $270 Million in Bogus Claims DOJ
Oz’s Medicaid fraud war room is prompting ‘aggressive’ state crackdowns Politico
Brothers Plead Guilty to Bribing NYC Buildings Commissioner Under Mayor Adams New York Times
Glencore’s former head of oil pleads not guilty to bribery charges Guardian
Ousted Bangladesh PM’s Daughter Steps Down as WHO Regional Chief after Fraud Probe OCCRP
Malaysia to charge former minister over haj fund corruption South China Morning Post
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Mexican Musician and Family Killed Over Bitcoin Cold Wallet Believed to Hold Millions Decrypt
ID verification giant IDScan confirms data breach with more than 150 million driver’s licenses stolen TechCrunch
Gigabud Creates Android Work Profiles to Hide From Banking App Malware Checks The Hacker News
Multiple Chinese hacking groups seen using identical Chrome zero-day exploit Record
Wyden, Harrigan and Whitehouse Call on Commerce Department to Sanction Mercenary Foreign Hacking Firms U.S. Senate
Ukrainian National Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Wire Fraud Conspiracy in Connection with Conti Ransomware DOJ
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Russia ‘trafficking’ foreigners to Ukraine’s front line Politico
Thousands of horses caught up in Europe-wide trafficking scheme Europol
Five Mexicans in court over Warwickshire meth lab National Crime Agency
U.S. Takes Aim at New Target in Deadly Boat Strike Campaign New York Times
Turkey Detains 24 in Belgium-Linked Drug Trafficking Probe OCCRP
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China’s Huawei Technologies faces racketeering trial in New York. The indictment alleges that, besides stealing trade secrets, Huawei and some of its subsidiaries did business in North Korea despite U.S. sanctions there and installed surveillance equipment that helped Iran spy on protesters during 2009 anti-government demonstrations in Iran. AP
Drug trafficking investigation leads to some of the world’s biggest underground bankers Europol
Gen AI Tools Are Now Being Used to Push ‘Slop Jihad’ WIRED
Iranian Airline Favored by the Regime Is Defying Sanctions and Expanding Wall Street Journal
US hits remaining parts of Iran’s aviation sector with sanctions in latest move to isolate Tehran AP
Russian national could face up to 175 years in bank fraud case Washington Times
Ukraine’s prosecutor general quits after anti-corruption agents raid his office Guardian
CMS Cracks Down on Massive $3.4 Billion Medical Equipment Supplier Fraud Scheme CMS
Singaporean Ringleader of $245 Million Cryptocurrency Racketeering Enterprise Pleads Guilty in Washington D.C. DOJ
China-Based Artificial Intelligence Companies Conducting Industrial-Scale Distillation Campaigns Against U.S. AI Companies NSA/CISA/FBI
Former Swiss Banker Handed Suspended Two-Year Sentence for Corruption OCCRP
Philippine Ex-Speaker Arrested in $118M Plunder Case OCCRP
GTIG AI Threat Tracker: From Prompting to Autonomy – The Evolution of Adversarial AI Google
Organized crime driving illicit cigarette factory boom ‘in almost every EU state’ Guardian
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Russian Gold Imports to Hong Kong Reach Record 100 Tons Amid Western Sanctions United24
Japan protests as China slaps new measures against exports of key chipmaking material AP
Trump administration expresses ‘profound concern’ over Ford’s ties to China CNBC
Russia Turns to Sabotage, Cyberattacks Against Ukraine’s Allies Wall Street Journal
Before Waging War, Check Your Supply Chains Small Wars Journal
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European Nations Impose Trade Bans on Israel Over West Bank Settlements Wall Street Journal
EU pursues closer Israel ties on air defense and space Politico
UK publishes legislation for tougher sanctions on Iran over nuclear program Reuters
The Renaissance of the Dissident Republican Threat RUSI
A third of terror suspects arrested across the EU last year were under 18 Fortune
New menace driven by young people online alarms EU security officials AP
The Rise and Fall of Global Jihadism: How America Contained—but Didn’t End—the Terrorist Threat Foreign Affairs
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Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans’ Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over 404 Media
Temple terminates $55 million gift from school’s largest donor amid federal investigation into his company Philadelphia Inquirer
Murder For Hire: Details Emerge About Alleged Cross-Border Plot to Kill Twin Brothers in Cyprus OCCRP
Ex-ICBC Branch Head Gets 10.5-Year Sentence in Bribery Case Caixin Global
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A Hacking Tool Built With A.I. Can Breach Phones Without a Click New York Times
Crypto platforms have lost over $3.63 billion to cyberattacks — even though most of them did security checks CNBC
DoppelCart fraud network uses 119,000 fake shops to steal credit cards BleepingComputer
Coldcard exploiter moves 45% of funds stolen from ‘Wave 3’ attacks, Galaxy says The Block
Slim Spider Steals Crypto Custody Secrets From Brazilian Financial Institution Hacker News
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Renoir Paintings Worth Millions Stolen In French Riviera Museum Heist Forbes
Rubio arrives in Latin America to push US counter-drug priorities with Trump-friendly leaders AP
US restricts government travel to Mexican border city over threat concerns New York Post
Hong Kong seizes HK$1.4b suspected drugs over summer as cartels target students South China Morning Post
Suspected migrant smugglers go on trial in Paris over mass drowning in Channel Reuters
Trade-Related Illicit Financial Flows in Africa, 2013-2022 Global Financial Integrity
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
