Moscow’s Offshore Menace: How the Shadow Fleet Enables Russia’s Hybrid Warfare in Europe Foreign Affairs
Russia’s oil fire sale Axios
Safe haven to sanctions: how Jersey sheltered Roman Abramovich’s billions Guardian
How Sweeping Sanctions Missed a Business Partner of the Alleged Head of a Major Asian Crime Organization OCCRP
9 tigers seized every month as global trafficking crisis decimates big cat populations CBS
Scientology-Linked Startup Dream Exchange Loses Bid for SEC License WSJ
Pentagon suggests adding Alibaba, Baidu, BYD to list for aiding China military Reuters
Federal Investigators Work To Blacklist Hamas-Tied UNRWA Staffers Free Beacon
Former Peruvian President Vizcarra gets 14 years in prison in corruption case AP
FBI Reports $262M in ATO Fraud as Researchers Cite Growing AI Phishing Hacker News
Miss Universe Owner Vanishes in Thailand Amid Fraud Case Newsweek
Daughter of ex-South African leader Zuma is accused of luring men to fight in Russia-Ukraine war AP
How Venezuela uses crypto to sell oil—and what the US should do about it Atlantic Council
The emergence of the shadow shipbreaking market Politico
‘How I lost £80K to fake Jason Momoa Facebook scammers’ BBC
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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
Lukoil Co-Founder Leonid Fedun Sells Back His Stake in Company Moscow Times
How sanctions made a showpiece Chinese refinery’s Western partners run for the exits Reuters
China South Industries Group’s former deputy general manager charged with bribery Reuters
Chinese businessman jailed over money laundering operation linked to ‘zombie’ iPhone fraud Irish Times
Ex-Vladivostok Mayor Has Bribery Sentence Cleared After Receiving Military Award Moscow Times
The Impact of U.S. Sanctions and Tariffs on India’s Russian Oil Imports Carnegie Endowment
Ukraine Sanctions 56 Ships in Push Against Stolen Grain Exports OCCRP
Iraq steps in to pay salaries to maintain Lukoil’s output Reuters
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US group sues Apple over Congo conflict mineral Reuters
US sanctions high-ranking Haitian official and accuses him of supporting gangs AP
Bolsonaro ordered to begin serving 27-year prison sentence for attempted coup CNN
Credit Suisse loses UK appeal against Bermudan ruling for Georgia’s Ivanishvili Reuters
NYCHA bribery crackdown ends with convictions of all 70 workers charged Gothamist
Ukraine’s Security Council Chief Questioned in Corruption Probe Reuters
Top French court upholds former president Sarkozy’s conviction for illegal campaign financing AFP
B.C. money launderer sentenced to 18 months in jail Vancouver Sun
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House Democrats Issue Report Detailing Trump Crypto Ties as ‘New Age of Corruption’ CoinDesk
Cyber ‘issue’ hits three London councils with shared IT services Record
Code beautifiers expose credentials from banks, govt, tech orgs Bleeping Computer
CISA alert draws attention to spyware’s targeting of messaging apps Cyberscoop
Russia arrests young cybersecurity entrepreneur on treason charges Record
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How Industrial-Scale Crypto Laundering Sustains Mexico’s Synthetic Drug Trade Insight Crime
Dutch Prosecutors Seek 20-Year Sentence for Human Trafficker OCCRP
Miami-Dade crackdown on human trafficking leads to eight arrests, victim rescued Miami Herald
9 men indicted after takedown of Maryland, Texas drug trafficking organization CBS
Colombian sentenced, ordered to forfeit $1.2 million for laundering drug money Washington Times
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Malicious Blender model files deliver StealC infostealing malware Bleepingcomputer
Trump begins process of labeling Muslim Brotherhood chapters as terrorist groups Fox
Oct. 7 victim families sue Binance over $1B in secret funding for Hamas, Palestinian terror groups NYP
Trump designates Venezuela’s Maduro as member of a foreign terrorist organization CNN
Colombia Orders Probe Into Ties Between Military and Drug Traffickers WSJ
Myanmar state television broadcasts army crackdown on scam centers AP
Probe of Russian Billionaire Roman Abramovich to Continue After Jersey Court Ruling OCCRP
Trafigura’s former top nickel trader denies he colluded on $600 million fraud Reuters
Libyan Businessman Who Ran for President Squandered Sovereign Wealth Fund’s Money, Government Audit Claims OCCRP
Canadian police arrest Ryan Wedding accomplice as net tightens around Olympics star wanted by FBI Daily Mail
Risky business: how small firms can be caught in the trade sanctions crossfire Conversation
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering: Discontinuation of Annual Money Laundering Risk System Data Collection OCC
America’s Toothless Sanctions on Russian Oil. As Long as Beijing Keeps Buying, Moscow Won’t Feel the Pain. Foreign Affairs
Sanctions aren’t enough to shut down the Moscow-Tehran black market for war Hill
Ukraine’s anti-graft agency alleges $100 million energy kickback scheme. Anti-corruption agency says state nuclear power operator Energoatom taking illicit payments of 10-15%. Guardian
Cotton Presses DOJ to Investigate Code Pink’s Terror, CCP Ties Free Beacon
Mexico to send more troops and money to Michoacan after mayor’s killing AP
Iran smuggled $1B to Hezbollah this year despite US sanctions Fox
Publication of Tri-Seal Advisory: Sanctions and Export Controls Relief for Syria U.S. Treasury
Lebanon vows crackdown on illicit finance after US sanctions Hezbollah members AFP
The Lavish Lifestyle of a Chinese Agent Gets a Spotlight in Trial WSJ
Convicted crypto felon behind $500M scam found butchered alongside wife in desert DL News
Inside a Wild Bitcoin Heist: Five-Star Hotels, Cash-Stuffed Envelopes, and Vanishing Funds Wired
Brazil central bank shuts Banco Master as police detain top investor Reuters
China’s Myanmar Project Could End U.S. Sanctions WSJ
Russia sanctions bite before Senate piles on Politico
As US-China rivalry redefines economic warfare, EU scrambles for its dictionary SCMP
Moscow, Beijing discuss Russian oil exports boost Reuters
Western sanctions hurt Russia’s war economy Semafor
OFAC Imposes $4,677,552 Penalty on an Individual for Violating Russia Sanctions and Reporting Obligations U.S. Treasury
India Gets Russia’s Cheapest Oil Yet—Record $7 Discount After US Sanctions United24
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Amazon suspected of acting as ‘Trojan horse’ in Italy customs fraud case Reuters
Bendigo Bank probe reveals broad anti-money laundering risk issues Financial Review
Lawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts ProPublica
US judge throws out criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James Guardian
Visa Restrictions of Haitian Official Supporting Gangs and Other Criminal Organizations in Haiti U.S. State Department
Philippine president says 7 suspects in corruption scandal have been detained, others being sought AP
Catalonia’s former leader and his seven children face corruption trial Telegraph
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Is Your Android TV Streaming Box Part of a Botnet? Krebs
EU sanctions against A7A5 and Payeer come into effect Elliptic
Hoskinson involves FBI after developer’s ‘careless’ experiment splits Cardano blockchain Block
SEC Clears Fuse Energy Token in Win for US Crypto ‘Regulatory Clarity’ Decrypt
Hackers steal sensitive data from major banking industry vendor Cybersecurity Dive
Crypto hacks surge, fueling record demand for offline wallets like Ledger Seeking Alpha
Russian hacker to plead guilty to aiding Yanluowang ransomware group Record
Argentina’s Libra Meme Coin Case Takes a Turn With Frozen Funds, Payments Probe Decrypt
Commercial spyware “Landfall” ran rampant on Samsung phones for almost a year Ars
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Meta had a 17-strike policy for sex trafficking Verge
The women forced to scam and the families left behind CNN
35 arrests in Bulgaria in a large art trafficking investigation Europol
China says it’s cracking down on fentanyl trade to US after Trump deal NYP
Thousands of Chinese lured abroad and forced to be scammers – now Beijing is cracking down BBC
Illegal immigrants allegedly offered WhatsApp ‘menu’ of women for sex trafficking ring Fox
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
