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🎯 BNP Is Latest Bank to Pay Fine in Sprawling US Messaging Probe. BNP set aside $139 million after reaching proposed resolutions with the CFTC and SEC following a probe linked to compliance with records preservation requirements. Bloomberg
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🌎 Trump charged with new crimes in classified documents case. In a revised indictment, prosecutors accused Trump of seeking to erase security camera footage at Mar-a-Lago. Politico
🌎 China’s Push to Expand BRICS Membership Falters. India and Brazil are pushing back against a Chinese bid to rapidly expand the BRICS group of emerging markets to grow its political clout and counter the US. Bloomberg
🌎 Wagner chief Prigozhin seen back in Russia for first time since rebellion. Prigozhin was seen in St. Petersburg, meeting with an African dignitary on the sidelines of the Russia Africa summit. CNN
🌎 Obscure traders ship half Russia's oil exports to India, China after sanctions. The number of little-known trading firms relied on by Moscow to export large volumes of crude exports to Asia has mushroomed in recent months Reuters
🌎 Life Under U.K. Sanctions: Chauffeurs, Chefs and $1 Million Allowances. Despite tough talk, Britain’s new sanctions program against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has proved shaky. Some oligarchs have received generous exemptions. NY Times
🌎 China provides warfare parts, helps Russia evade sanctions. Intelligence officials believe China has been providing navigation equipment and parts for fighter jets to Russian defense companies. UPI
🌎 Head of US 'KleptoCapture' unit targeting Russian oligarchs leaves Justice Department. During Adams' tenure, the unit unveiled indictments against aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska and TV tycoon Konstantin Malofeyev for alleged sanctions busting, and seized yachts belonging to sanctioned oligarchs. Reuters
🌎 Colombia police seize $329 million in property, bank accounts tied to stolen oil. Thousands of barrels of oil are stolen from Colombia's pipelines each day, often by criminal gangs who refine it into a bootleg fuel for use in making cocaine. Reuters
🌎 Prosecutors drop another charge against FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried. The moves narrow the criminal exposure of the former billionaire, who prosecutors allege conspired to defraud investors and customers out of billions. CNBC
🌎 Binance Accuses CFTC of Overreach in Motion to Dismiss Complaint. Addressing the Commission’s allegations, Binance argues that the CFTC is inappropriately enforcing U.S. laws on overseas activities. Decrypt
🌎 Congress pushes law to make it easier for 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia. The bi-partisan legislation seeks to close loopholes in the current law that has enabled foreign state defendants, such as Saudi Arabia, to argue that they are not subject to “aiding and abetting”. NY Post
🌎 Treasury Designates Senior ISIS-Somalia Financier. Mohamed Yusuf has played a key role in the delivery of foreign fighters, supplies, and ammunition on behalf of the terrorist group. U.S. Treasury Department
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