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Iran Says It Will Open Secret New Enrichment Site After U.N. Atomic Agency Censure.  Iran’s new nuclear steps cast a fresh shadow over struggling U.S.-Iran nuclear talks. WSJ

Russia says it’s ready to remove highly enriched uranium from Iran Reuters

Supply Chains Become New Battleground in the Global Trade War WSJ

🎙Coercive Capital: Department of Defense Supply Chain Economics – Elaine Dezenski, Wes Spurlock, and David Rader Illicit Edge

EU faces uphill battle to pass new Russia sanctions Politico

Hegseth wavers on Russia sanctions, insists U.S. should not use ‘every tool’ NYP

China-backed militia secures control of new rare earth mines in Myanmar Reuters

Telegram, the FSB, and the Man in the Middle OCCRP

Secretary of State Rubio seeking sanctions investigation of Harvard NBC

Sham Palestinian Charity Sanctioned Over Work With Hamas Has Also Partnered With Elite US Universities Free Beacon

World’s largest aircraft owner can now claim over $1B in insurance over jets stuck in Russia Guardian

DOJ Resumes Foreign-Bribery Work but Cuts Cases After Trump’s Pause WSJ

EU commission removes UAE, adds Lebanon and Algeria to money laundering list Al-Monitor

🚩 RUSSIA & CHINA

CCP Uses Harvard as ‘Fertile Human Capital Recruiting Ground’ to Further Military Goals Free Beacon 

EU Proposes Sanctioning Two Small Chinese Banks for Russia Trade Bloomberg

Huawei founder Ren’s remarks illuminate China’s strategy to overcome US curbs SCMP

China Puts Six-Month Limit on Its Ease of Rare-Earth Export Licenses WSJ

💣 TERROR

Mexico City attorney pleads guilty to laundering money for Sinaloa Cartel through San Diego shell companies ABC

Mexican Authorities Arrest Colombian Mercenaries Building Explosives for Cartels Breitbart

She defended drug lord El Chapo – now, she’s running for office BBC

Two Utah men charged with supporting Mexican cartel designated as terrorist group Fox

Police bust major drug trafficking ring in Portugal, seizing cash and weapons Euronews

Police Suspect Brazilian Singer Worked With Cocaine Traffickers OCCRP

💸 CORRUPTION & FINANCIAL CRIME

Former Lebanese economy minister is arrested on corruption charges AP

Creating a culture of corruption coda

Michael Madigan, ComEd and Corruption Chicago Tribune

Founder of N.Y.C. Public Defender Office Is Charged With Fraud NYT

French antiques fraudsters found guilty of Versailles chair scam BBC

Argentina’s top court upholds 6-year prison sentence for ex-President Fernández AP

🔐 CRYPTO & CYBER

Singapore leads multinational operation to shutter scam centers tied to $225M in thefts Record 

Suspects in New York City crypto torture case plead not guilty to kidnapping and assault ABC

Shaquille O’Neal to pay $1.8M to settle FTX investor lawsuit CNBC

Five plead guilty to laundering $36M stolen in investment scams Bleepingcomputer

🚚 TRAFFICKING 

US pushes Mexico to prosecute, extradite politicians with cartel ties Reuters

Texas Operation Rescues Over 100 Kids from Human Trafficking Newsweek

Italy Busts Immigration Ring as EU Crossings Drop OCCRP

Lake County Man Facing Up To 135 Years For Firearms Trafficking DOJ

 


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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya / Bill Browder / Jen Easterly /
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Catherine Belton / Nazanin Boniadi / Chris Krebs /
Kevin Hall / Farnaz Fassihi / Kevin Collier / Patrick Howell O’Neill /
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IN OTHER NEWS

Graham’s ‘bone crushing’ Russia sanctions bill could freeze US trade with the world’s largest economies.  Tariffs of 500% on imports made in China would send prices soaring, disrupt supply chains and could drive up U.S. unemployment to recessionary levels. Politico

White House tries to water down Russia sanctions Telegraph

Syria Moves to End Captagon Empire Built Under Assad OCCRP

Soaring Gold Prices Draw Illicit Miners — and Armed Gangs — to Colombia’s Jungles WSJ

‘Albanian Mafia Leader’ in Ecuador Accused of Laundering Cocaine Cash Via UAE Firms OCCRP

Ross Ulbricht Got a $31M Donation From a Dark Web Dealer Wired

🎙️Special Agent on the Silk Road: Jared Der-Yeghiayan Illicit Edge

US sanctions money laundering network aiding Iran FOX

Star Entertainment Could Be Wiped Out by Proposed $400M Fine Casino.org

Argentina anti-corruption office clears Javier Milei in Libra crypto promotion scandal Block

Millions of AT&T customer records repackaged for sale on the dark web ZDNet

OpenAI blocks ChatGPT accounts linked to North Korean IT worker fraud Axios

The furniture fraud who hoodwinked the Palace of Versailles BBC

Congress Nears Move To Designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a Terrorist Organization.  Momentum for the policy grew in the wake of Donald Trump’s trip to the Middle East. Free Beacon

How the Muslim Brotherhood Is Capturing Europe Free Press

Elon Musk’s Reign of Corruption Chronicled in Elizabeth Warren Report Rolling Stone

2 Chinese nationals charged with smuggling ‘potential agroterrorism’ fungus into US ABC

AI, bot farms and innocent indie victims: how music streaming became a hotbed of fraud and fakery Guardian

Citi exec tapped for Treasury terrorist financing role Banking Dive

Federal Reserve ends scandal-era restriction on Wells Fargo Axios

Are Lindsey Graham’s contortions about to prod Trump into Russia sanctions? Guardian

Trump poised to extend TikTok ban deadline – for third time NYP 

China’s New Trade Negotiator Is Ready to Play Hardball WSJ

Influencer Andrew Tate got Vanuatu Passport Around Time of Arrest on Rape Charges OCCRP

Truth Social files for Bitcoin ETF, marking Trump Media’s latest crypto expansion Block

Victoria’s Secret postponing release of report earnings amid breach impact Cybersecurity Dive

🚩 RUSSIA & CHINA

Britain’s in a legal minefield as it tries to hand Abramovich billions to Ukraine Politico

Global alarms rise as China’s critical mineral export curbs take hold Reuters

Ukrainian delegation to brief senators amid Russia sanctions push Politico

Trump’s tariff threat exposes China’s tight grip on the global pharmaceuticals industry CNN

💸 CORRUPTION & FINANCIAL CRIME

Tom Girardi, former ‘Real Housewives’ husband, sentenced to 7 years NBC

Indian Billionaire Gautam Adani Comes Under New Scrutiny from U.S. Prosecutors WSJ

Pension fraud scandal threatens stability of Lula government in Brazil UPI 

SFO investigates alleged multimillion-pound fraud at collapsed council Guardian

Firings, pardons and policy changes have gutted DOJ anti-corruption efforts NBC

These Destinations Have the Highest Levels of Travel Fraud, According to Mastercard
Travel + Leisure

🔐 CRYPTO & CYBER

Coinbase data scandal sparks calls to scrap KYC Cointelegraph

$302M Lost to Crypto Scams, Hacks, and Exploits in May CoinDesk 

MainStreet Bank reports vendor cyber incident that leaked customer info Record

Taiwanese crypto exchange BitoPro confirms estimated $11.5 million hack Fortune

North Face and Cartier customer data stolen in cyberattacks BBC

Germany hands Vodafone $51 million fine over data privacy violations Record

New Chrome Zero-Day Actively Exploited; Google Issues Emergency Out-of-Band Patch
Hacker News

Tornado Cash founder Roman Storm is running out of money for legal fees Protos

Bitcoin Scandal Triggers Czech Government Crisis OCCRP

🚚 TRAFFICKING 

Keeping the Lights On: Uncovering the Networks Enabling the Distant Water Squid Fleet
C4ADS

Brits could face death over Bali drugs plot BBC

Leader of Drug Organization That Trafficked Narcotics Shaped Like Candy Sentenced to 20 years DOJ

Swedish inquiry finds abuse and fraud in international adoptions dating back decades
AP

Attorney helps launder $52M for Sinaloa Cartel using CA companies SacBee

 


COMPLIANCE TOOLBOX

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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