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From Wagner to GRU, Russian Military Men Are Manning Moscow’s Shadow Fleet. Cargo ships transporting sanctioned Russian oil through the Baltic Sea are routinely setting sail with two extra crew on board: a pair of Russian men with backgrounds in security organizations. OCCRP
Explosive residue found in Bucks Co. storage unit connected to New York terrorism case ABC
Who Are the Men Accused of Bringing Homemade Bombs to Gracie Mansion? New York Times
Hundreds of LA hospices show multiple state indicators of fraud, 3 years after California vowed crackdown CBS News
U.S. Department of Justice Releases First-Ever Corporate Enforcement Policy for All Criminal Cases U.S. Justice Department
đ Exclusive: Sigma360 raises $17.3M to automate compliance work Axios
Turkey’s Halkbank Settles U.S. Criminal Case Over Iran Sanctions Violations Reuters
U.S. seeks October retrial for Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm CoinDesk
Switzerland Adopts New International Sanctions Against Iran Bloomberg
FinCEN Issues Expanded Southwest Border Geographic Targeting Order FinCEN
Chinese Telecommunications Company Fined $50 Million for Conspiring To Steal Technology From Motorola U.S. Justice Department
Trump says will waive some oil sanctions as Iran war roils markets AFP
Terrorist Designation of the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood U.S. State Department
Afghanistan Designated as a State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention U.S. State Department
Iran may be activating sleeper cells outside the country ABC News
Regulators urge vigilance on financial crime risks from Iran as banks brace for headwinds The Globe and Mail
Democrats eye extending foreign bribery statute of limitations The Hill
Pennsylvania Brothers Convicted of Decades Long Racketeering Conspiracy U.S. Justice Department
Marco Rubio’s Florida Bestie Is an Accused ‘Foreign Agent’ Set to Go on Trial Vanity Fair
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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
Roman Abramovich lawyers warn: Don’t confiscate ÂŁ2.35bn from Chelsea sale The Times
Chevron, Shell closing in on first big oil production deals in Venezuela since US captured Maduro Reuters
Ukraine’s Oschadbank demands money back and denies opposition links after Hungary cash seizure Euronews
Trump said he ended a war in Africa. U.S. sanctions say otherwise. Washington Post
Malaysia Smashes Cross-Border Scam Ring, Deports 16 to China OCCRP
China aims deeper fight against corruption with cross-border law Reuters
India’s 30-day Russian oil waiver comes with a steep US price tag South China Morning Post
Nexperia China says it has begun producing its own chips Reuters
Salt Typhoon is hacking the world’s phone and internet giants TechCrunch
Russia targets Signal and WhatsApp accounts in cyber campaign AIVD
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Jailed Istanbul mayor goes on trial in huge corruption case slammed by supporters as political AP News
Two directors of Capital Asia Investments arrested over suspected money laundering offences The Straits Times
Ex-Missouri lawmaker who admitted to COVID fraud sentenced to prison USA Today
‘Ghost projects’ push Philippines to record US$26.5 billion budget deficit South China Morning Post
Former head of Republic of Congo soccer federation gets life sentence for embezzling FIFA funds Washington Post
Texas man headed to jail for nearly $60M Medicare fraud UPI
Feud between Vegas gambler and Paramount exec sparks $150-million fraud lawsuit Los Angeles Times
Voting tech firm Smartmatic seeks to dismiss money laundering charge as part of Trump’s ‘campaign of retribution’ Fortune
LAUSD boss Carvalho blasted in scathing letter over alleged arts fund misuse New York Post
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Senators try to unlock stalled crypto Clarity Act with compromise on stablecoin yield CoinDesk
Treasury tells Congress mixers have valid privacy uses, recommends ‘hold law’ for suspicious crypto The Block
Bithumb faces ‘heavy disciplinary action’ after violating money laundering rules DL News
How AI Assistants are Moving the Security Goalposts Krebs on Security
New ‘Zombie ZIP’ technique lets malware slip past security tools Bleeping Computer
Ohio judge rules that Kalshi is sports betting and must adhere to state law NBC News
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Alexander brothers are convicted of sex trafficking in case that shocked real estate world AP
37 teens rescued, 7 people arrested in California human trafficking operation CBS News
Neighbors expose mysterious activity and lavish upgrades at California home linked to El Mencho daughter New York Post
Belgium at risk of becoming ‘narco-state’ The Guardian
The Race to Stop Wildlife Trafficking in Africa New York Times
Sheinbaum tells Trump: stop illegal arms trade from the US to Mexico The Guardian
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Trump eyes surprise economic deal with Cuba. Discussions have included an off-ramp for President Miguel DiĚaz-Canel, the Castro family remaining on the island and deals on ports, energy and tourism. The U.S. government has floated dropping some sanctions. USA Today
Self-radicalized ISIS protesters used explosive called ‘Mother of Satan’ inside bombs thrown at Gracie Mansion protest NYP
Conflict-Tainted Venezuelan Gold Entered World Market Through Caribbean Island OCCRP
Laden Iranian ships depart Chinese port tied to key military chemicals Washington Post
Ayatollah Khamenei’s son owns ÂŁ50million luxury apartments overlooking Israeli embassy in London – as experts warn of ‘serious security breach’ Daily Mail
Suspicious transactions at GTA crypto shops reveal links to Iran-backed terror groups Toronto Star
Sanctioned Member of ‘Criminal’ Conglomerate Bought $17 Million in London Properties OCCRP
đ Featured Report: Anchors Away â How to Hide Your Boat C4ADS
Neighbors expose mysterious activity and lavish upgrades at California mansion of daughter of ‘El Mencho’ cartel boss NYP
Binance tells Senate probe no accounts sent crypto directly to Iran CoinDesk
This Law Enforcer Is Rewriting the Playbook for Policing Companies in Trump 2.0 WSJ
SEC dismisses claims against Justin Sun and Tron Foundation, BitTorrent developer Rainberry agrees to pay $10M fine The Block
Hungary detains Ukrainians carrying $82 million in cash and gold; Kyiv calls it a hostage-taking NBC News
Chinese Oil Tankers Challenge US Blockade off Venezuela Newsweek
Why Chevron still operates in Venezuela despite US sanctions Euronews
U.S. sanctions Iranian, Venezuelan groups tied to weapons trade CNBC
Iran offers to sell advanced weapons systems for crypto The Street
Texas man accused of trying to support ISIS ordered held pending trial ABC
‘46,800 jobs’: Xinjiang official says textile industry is growing despite US sanctions SCMP
Trump Takes Forceful Steps to Pressure Latin American Leaders to Reduce China Ties U.S. News
Popular budget-friendly Chinese brand exposed for shocking CPU scam in its laptops â advertised CPU secretly swapped for an outdated chip Tom’s Hardware
Ex-Deputy Defense Minister Ruslan Tsalikov Arrested on Corruption Charges The Moscow Times
A Bizarre International War Inside One Chip Company Threatens the Global Automotive Industry Gizmodo
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Federal Judge freezes assets of Orlando man accused in $300M ponzi scheme WFTV
Brazil’s Supreme Court orders the arrest of former head of Banco Master AP News
From a small Swedish town to a global crime network: international operation strikes top-tier organized crime Europol
12 members of money laundering scheme exploiting Ukrainian women arrested in Spain Europol
Customs seizes record HK$233 million in gold and silver hidden in air cargo SCMP
Belarusian Businessman Claims Former Cyprus President’s Family Held Firms For Him OCCRP
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Fog, Proxies and Uncertainty: Cyber in US-Israeli Operations in Iran RUSI
US government contractor busted on ritzy Caribbean island for stealing $46M in crypto from US Marshals Service NY Post
Feds take notice of iOS vulnerabilities exploited under mysterious circumstances Ars Technica
Hackers Have Hijacked Part of the Ancient Internet to Invisibly Deliver Scams Vice
Binance terrorism lawsuit dismissed, but judge signals plaintiffs could refile with sharper allegations The Block
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El Mencho Is Dead. Now Comes the Hard Part For Law Enforcement Small Wars Journal
Puyallup man gets 42 months for running dark web fentanyl marketplace KOMO News
Strike on alleged drug boat kills 6 in Eastern Pacific, U.S. military says CBS News
Mexico drug cartel chief’s ‘narco-ledger’ shows ties to authorities FT
Trade-Related Illicit Financial Flows in Africa, 2013-2022 Global Financial Integrity
Do Export Controls Erode the United Statesâ LeadâOr 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: Russiaâs future rulers Atlantic Council
How overly aggressive bans on AI chip exports to China can backfire Brookings
