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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
The Playboy Who Inherited the World’s Most Notorious Mercenary Force. The son of Wagner Group’s late founder hangs on to an African stronghold, making a fortune from guns, drugs and gold. Wall Street Journal
Toronto 18 ringleader no longer shows signs of extremism, granted full parole Global News
Trump puts new Russia sanctions that he recently signed into law on hold, citing national interest AP
Bessent says there was no sanctions relief for Russia after U.S. diesel deal The Hill
Dolly Parton’s nephew, former lawmaker struck arms deal in Haiti. Millions are missing. Miami Herald
Iran-backed militias sending money back to cash-starved IRGC Axios
Digital Hawala: Hezbollah’s Evolving Financial Infrastructure in the Tri-Border Area Small Wars Journal
Documents Show How Israel Steered Qatari Payments to Gaza TIME
Crypto audits give investors false sense of security as Q3 hacks cost $1.18 billion CoinDesk
Fiber-optic drones and cartel members at the front: Ukraine’s imprint on Mexico’s narco groups El País
Mexico arrests state official accused of allowing unauthorized CIA role in drug raid CNN
Prominent Guatemalan anti-corruption lawyer killed in shooting Reuters
Turkey confirms Hex founder Richard Heart’s arrest, says police seized $7.15 million and six cold wallets The Block
Hackers breach Microsoft 365 tenants via ConnectWise supply-chain attack BleepingComputer
Over $1 billion spent, few miles driven: How California’s flagship clean transit initiative was hit by accusations of fraud and waste Los Angeles Times
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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 Is Giving Houthis Targeting and Intelligence for Attacks on Saudi Arabia Wall Street Journal
Turkey will get some diesel from US-Russia supply deal, energy minister says Reuters
The Rising Islamic State Threat to Europe and the West Lawfare
The Rabbit Hole: A “Black Swan” in the Breadbasket Court Watch
Youth found guilty of terrorism charges tied to plan to kill Jewish people in Ottawa Globe and Mail
US threatens Europe over Starlink restrictions Financial Times
Corrupt officials have nowhere to hide, China’s anti-graft watchdog warns South China Morning Post
New details emerge in US probe of Chinese-American scientists over China ties South China Morning Post
Congress’ watchdog faults FBI for ‘challenges’ in battling nontraditional spies, mainly from China Washington Times
State Department warns travelers to China they risk “wrongful detention” Semafor
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The many ways Trump is kneecapping white-collar crime enforcement Mother Jones
Labor Department watchdog concerned Minnesota employment agency ‘misspent’ $210M New York Post
Bank of America says it has completed a lot of work on consent order Reuters
Israeli arrested in Colombia over alleged $16 million bank fraud in Dubai Times of Israel
DHS Secretary Mullin calls Ilhan Omar probe a “strong case,” says agents executed multiple search warrants CBS News
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The Crypto Devices Built to Foil Hackers Came With Spies Inside Bloomberg
Data centers have become war targets. The attacks signal a new front in global conflict. NBC News
Bugging scandal triggers Silicon Valley panic over spying The Telegraph
Hackers steal sensitive personal info from millions of California students in massive breach New York Post
Crypto Firms Launch Quantum Alliance as 6 Million Bitcoin Sit Exposed Decrypt
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Urgent warning as super-drug 10 times more powerful than fentanyl claims first LA victim New York Post
A wave of homemade, synthetic drugs sweeps US and deepens crisis BBC
Iran’s IRGC exploits women through sex trafficking, uses children to fund proxy wars Jerusalem Post
ICE arrests more than 130 alleged gang members — including violent MS-13, TdA suspects — in a single week New York Post
Man Convicted at Trial for His Role in North American Drug Trafficking Organization That Transited Through Los Angeles FBI
Cartel hitman earning $220 weekly claims he incinerated 250 people at Mexican ranch New York Post
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Africa CDC says over $700 million in Ebola response funds unaccounted for in Congo. Only about a third of implementing partners attended a recent meeting organized by Congo’s health ministry and shared financial information. Reuters
U.S. extends sanctions waiver for Russian oil giant Lukoil Euronews
Rubio urges Lebanon to resist Hezbollah pressure over seized explosives Axios
SF retiree loses $500,000 in pig butcher scam, then falls for the same scam again ABC News
Iran ships some LPG, jet fuel despite US blockade Reuters
How the Treasury Is Hindering Efforts to Combat Illicit Finance National Interest
Alleged Chinese agent has ties to overseas scam group CBS News
Brazilian Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Managerial Role in Conspiracy to Launder Tens of Millions of Dollars in Illicit Cash Proceeds DOJ
Global financial watchdog calls for more human oversight of agentic AI Reuters
Sweden extradites to the U.S. a Russian national accused of supplying sanctioned microelectronics to Russia via Hong Kong The Insider
Here’s What Telegram Giving Data to the U.S. Government Looks Like 404 Media
Matt Gaetz accused in suit of sex trafficking two women in Florida The Guardian
Supermicro promised a new CFO in December 2024. A $2.5 billion smuggling case and a cofounder’s arrest later, it has one. Fortune
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China’s top prosecutor arrests former Chengdu mayor suspected of bribery Reuters
Russia Will Soon Ban Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Trading Decrypt
Russia moves on more European firms ahead of Zelenskiy’s appearance at EU summit Reuters
Russia Is Using an Army of Bots to Push Fake US Election Videos Bloomberg
Man extradited to Albany in alleged plot to sell US tech to Russia Times Union
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U.S. imposes fresh Iran-related sanctions, blacklisting Iraqi bank UPI
Iran is backing and encouraging escalated Houthi attacks Al Arabiya
Al-Qaeda and IS rivalry sparks fierce fighting across Sahel Africanews
Lebanon Revokes Bank Saderat Iran’s License amid US Pressure Asharq Al-Awsat
Omar al-Bayoumi, the Saudi ‘guardian angel’ of two 9/11 terrorists Le Monde
Prominent Sikh separatist Pannun says FBI told him of new “imminent threat” against his life CBS News
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Corruption Trial Begins for Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and City Contractors New York Times
Woman Accused of Extorting Fortress Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to Fraud Wall Street Journal
Swiss journalist risks court sentence for exposing top banker Reuters
A 23-Year-Old Kazakh Owns Two New State-Backed Universities. He’s the President’s Great-Nephew. OCCRP
Feds bust ticket brokers accused of snapping up millions of Beyoncé, Post Malone and other tickets in billion-dollar scheme New York Post
St. Louis County Man Admits Using Fraudulent Deed Filings to Steal At Least 14 Properties DOJ
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Scammer who duped job seekers loses $4.9 million in bitcoin to Ledger spy-chip exploit CoinDesk
Three Canadian Armed Forces Members Charged in Kidnapping of Crypto Exchange Owner Decrypt
OpenAI Model Used Testnet Ethereum Wallet Without Permission to Finish Coding Task Decrypt
China-Linked Hackers Exploited BeyondTrust Zero-Day to Take Over Remote Support Servers The Hacker News
Massive Cyber Attack Threatens Release of Data from 38 Maritime Companies Maritime Executive
AI Companies Play Cat-and-Mouse With Secret-Stealing Spies Wall Street Journal
India becomes the latest country to report rogue AI agent activity TechCrunch
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Oil theft is on the rise in the heart of U.S. shale country—and it’s mostly carried out in targeted, organized heists Fortune
Serbian national sentenced to 17 years for international cocaine trafficking FOX
13 charged after shutdown of “major cocaine trafficking pipeline” from Ohio to Pennsylvania CBS News
Mexico Released Captured Cartel Boss After Gunmen Take Cops Hostage Breitbart
Seize crew, then blow up boat. U.S. shifts tactics in anti-drug strikes at sea. Washington Post
Fentanyl in Italy and the European Opioid Market RUSI
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
