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Xi Jinping’s family wealth persists despite anti-corruption drive. Xi’s relatives have retained significant financial holdings and benefited from political connections through private and state-owned businesses. RFA
Cocaine trafficking soars at border as fentanyl overdoses decline News Nation
Iranian oil tankers using forged Iraqi documents Reuters
Lawsuit Targets Anti-Israel Campus Leaders for ‘Aiding and Abetting’ Hamas NYP
China Has Already Remade the International System Foreign Affairs
The U.S. is not prepared to win an economic war against China-built containerships CNBC
Treasury defangs anti-money-laundering law Politico
Treasury’s play for regulatory control puts it on collision course with Fed Semafor
An American Helped Build Russia’s Economy. He Was Jailed on Bogus Charges. NYT
Trump’s Advisers Are Divided on Iran. Which Way Is the President Leaning? Free Press
Trump says any country buying Venezuelan oil will face a 25% tariff CNN
Iran Sanctions Come to China WSJ
China rolls out new rules to step up countermeasures to foreign sanctions Reuters
Russia starts trial of former defense official accused of bribery and embezzlement AFP
Asymmetric sanctions on Russian individuals CEPR
Malaysia to tighten semiconductor regulations under US pressure Reuters
Indonesia to join BRICS’ New Development Bank Reuters
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Another person pleads guilty in Feeding Our Future fraud CBS
UK Art Businesses Fined for Money Laundering Compliance Failures Art News
Ex-FIFA chief Blatter and Platini cleared in corruption case Reuters
New report sounds alarm on ‘staggering’ amount of foreign money pouring into US universities Fox
Wife of Bob Menendez was ‘partner in crime’ Politico
Ex-Michigan football assistant pleads not guilty to cyber fraud ESPN
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A Crypto Coder’s Invention Was Used by North Korean Hackers. Did He Commit a Crime? WSJ
How Gamergate foreshadowed the toxic hellscape that the internet has now become CNN
23andMe faces an uncertain future — so does your genetic data TechCrunch
Canadian citizen allegedly involved in Snowflake attacks consents to extradition to US Cyberscoop
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The small-town mayor accused of trafficking and spying for China BBC
Secret ovens and human remains: grisly Mexico killing site spotlights forced disappearances Guardian
22 charged for role in drug trafficking organization linked to Beltran Leyva Cartel Fox
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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
Illicit Edge Originals: Corporate America’s China Challenge Coercive Capital
Trump eyes lifting sanctions, potential sale of prized fighter jet to Turkey Fox
Feeding Our Future leader convicted in $250M scheme that exploited child nutrition program USAT
Trump Weighs Sanctions on Foreign Funders of Pro-Hamas Campus Protests Free Beacon
Media tycoon who bankrolled Taylor Swift, Rihanna sued for corruption and money laundering in Africa NYP
Feds in Chicago Seizes $214M in “Pump and Dump” Fraud Investigation DOJ
Inside the competitive world of billionaires racing to collect the most citizenships NYP
U.S. sanctions Argentina’s Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and a former minister MH
Zadeh Kicks Owner Pleads Guilty to $80M Sneaker Fraud CFO Dive
DOJ and FBI announce a new task force to target Hamas over Oct. 7 attack. The task force, made up of prosecutors and FBI officials, also will investigate civil rights violations and potential acts of terrorism by anyone providing support or financing to Hamas. AP
Director Charged For Fraud In $11M Scheme Over Unfinished Netflix Sci-Fi TV Series Hollywood Reporter
Trump will make — or break — Europe’s Russia sanctions Politico
A genocidal militia in Sudan controls a key ingredient in Coke and Pepsi Bloomberg
🔥 IE Originals: Mapping Illicit Business Networks with Varun Vira DESIGNATED
The $7B Defense Contractor Who Became One of America’s Biggest Tax Cheats WSJ
5 charged, new raids in Huawei corruption probe at EU parliament in Belgium AFP
Smugglers Found Guilty Three Years After 53 Migrants Died in Texas NYT
Ex-Credit Suisse Client Pleads Guilty to Hiding Money From IRS Bloomberg
Iran official exposes Tehran’s global assassination program as US trial of regime hitmen continues Fox
Mexico arrests MS-13 leader on FBI’s most wanted list CNN
UBS’s auditor warns over bank’s financial reporting controls Reuters
How Bribes Helped a Crime Ring Steal Thousands of iPhones From Porches WSJ
First 250+ migrant gang members from US arrive in El Salvador — where they’ll be held in a notorious mega-prison. The flights included 238 members of the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua, as well as least 21 members of MS-13, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, revealed Sunday morning. NYP
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New U.S. sanctions to slow but not stop China’s Iranian oil imports Reuters
U.S. Retreating From Push to Enforce Russia Sanctions Bloomberg
FCC probes Huawei, other Chinese firms are seeking to evade curbs Reuters
Biden Export Control Official Predicts Continued Aggressive Approach Under Trump WSJ
Hong Kong’s richest man is in hot water over Panama Canal ports deal AP
Russia Touts Economic Opportunities. Western Companies Are Wary. WSJ
Seizing frozen Russian assets is ‘an act of war,’ says Belgian PM Politico
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Supreme Court Rules for Chicago Politician in Bank Fraud Case NYT
🔥 Illicit Edge Originals: The Laundry Man DESIGNATED
Huawei suspended from key tech lobby group over corruption scandal Politico
U.K., France and Switzerland Launch New Task Force to Fight Bribery UK Gov
Six Defendants Charged With Stealing $80M In Government Check Fraud Scheme DOJ
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U.S. Government Removes Tornado Cash Sanctions CoinDesk
Modernizing the U.S. Dollar for the Future of Digital Networks Digital Dollar Project
Thorchain watched Lazarus launder $900M in stolen crypto. That’s a big problem for DeFi DLN
SEC crypto roundtable begins work of regulatory overhaul Axios
South Korea Plans Sanctions Against BitMEX, KuCoin, Others CoinDesk
HellCat hackers go on a worldwide Jira hacking spree Bleepingcomputer
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Gangbanger wanted for human trafficking is first migrant detained under Trump’s newly invoked Alien Enemies Act NYP
‘People will die’: alarm as Trump’s DEI rollback hits anti-trafficking efforts Guardian
Fentanyl Traffickers, U.S. Adversaries Biggest Winners in New Treasury Proposal Benefitting Money Launderers FACT Coalition
Taxpayer-Funded Immigration Group Chaired by DOJ Employee Wants To Abolish ICE, Defund Police Free Beacon
Venezuela’s Maduro calls US deportation of migrants to El Salvador a ‘kidnapping,’ backs calls for their return CNN
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
