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🎯 Crypto-Friendly Silvergate Bank Pays $63M to Settle Charges With SEC, Fed, CA Regulator. Silvergate's executives were aware of 'critical deficiencies' in the bank's AML protections. CoinDesk
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🌎 Judge Rejects Biden Admin Bid To Dismiss Lawsuit Over 'Illegal and Dangerous' $1.5B Palestinian Payment Plan. There is evidence the U.S. continued awarding taxpayer cash to UNRWA even after Congress blocked funding. Free Beacon
💥 U.S. victims of October 7 attacks sue Iran, Syria and North Korea over Hamas support CNN
🌎 Colombia captures one of the founders of the Tren de Aragua gang. Álvarez, also known as Larry Changa, is wanted in Chile and Venezuela for terrorist financing, weapons trafficking, extortion, and kidnapping. AP
🌎 'Local Residents' Terrorizing City Council Meetings Were Actually Overseas. A racist 'Zoom Bombing' group was made up of American teenagers collaborating on a Roblox-owned chat with foreign nationals. 404
🌎 Affirm card users' personal information possibly compromised in Evolve Bank cyberattack. Evolve Bank is a third-party issuer of Affirm card and last week was a victim of a cyber incident where customer data was leaked. Reuters
🌎 Why Did Pilatus Bank’s Iranian Owner Use St. Kitts CBI Passports? Why did the owner of Malta’s notorious (and now shuttered) money laundering financial institution choose to employ one of his four CBI passports when applying for a banking license? Illicit Edge
🌎 China Extends Crucial Lifeline to Russia's Wartime Economy. Gazprom is ramping up gas flows through the Power of Siberia and will achieve 38 bcm when the pipeline reaches full capacity. Newsweek
🌎 How Is Huawei Growing, Despite Heavy US Sanctions? Huawei is pivoting toward expanding its product portfolio and venturing into areas that could challenge U.S. chip dominance. Diplomat
🌎 U.S. sanctions drug cartel money launderers. OFAC sanctioned Diego Acosta Ovalle in Mexico and Tong Peiji and He Jiaxuan in China for money laundering activities with the Sinaloa Cartel. VOA
🌎 Citi was money launderers’ favorite bank. In an indictment unsealed last week, prosecutors detailed how two CA residents, who worked with the Sinaloa cartel, deposited tens of thousands of dollars at Citi ATMs. FT
🌎 Iranian Official Slams Massive Oil Discounts To Evade Sanctions. A member of Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council has revealed details about large discounts offered to buyers to sell sanctioned oil. Iran Int’l
🚩 June 2024 Iran Tanker Tracking UANI
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