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🎯 UAE property tycoon withdraws from sanctions-hit Belarus, collaborates with Kushner. Mohamed Alabbar, the Emirati real estate mogul, has reached an agreement to sell his interests in a multi-billion-dollar property development in Minsk. Reuters
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🌎 Yellen Threatens Sanctions for China Banks That Aid Russia’s War. While China has been the target of past warnings, Monday’s message in Beijing was unusual for its direct threat. CNBC
🌎 Frontex rattled by probe into contract with travel agency accused of fraud. The EU border agency awarded a major contract to a travel agency under investigation by the bloc’s anti-fraud agency. Politico
🌎 Warlord Turns to Death, Assault, and Rap Videos to Expand Control in Haiti. ‘Gonna whack them all,’ says the gang chief known as Izo; law enforcers are stunned by the level of violence as the country spirals. WSJ
🔥 FinCEN’s Push for Transparency: Impact on Investment Advisors, Real Estate, and the Corporate Transparency Act Sandbar and Porta Strategies
🌎 Panama Papers trial to begin eight years after tax evasion scandal. The 2016 revelations rocked governments, exposed high-profile personalities, triggered scores of investigations, and dealt a blow to Panama's reputation as an offshore financial hub. AFP
🚩 Testimony April 9th: Opaque Shell Companies – A Risk to National Security, Public Health, and Rule of Law U.S. Senate
🌎 Russia’s disbanded Wagner Group recruits fighters to aid African regimes. Eight months after the death of its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, the group is still active, offering recruits four times the average Russian salary to work in African countries. Semafor
🌎 Judge calls out blatant double standard when it comes to Biden’s Justice Department and Hunter. US District Judge Ana Reyes slammed the DOJ for stonewalling Congress on the subpoenas while imprisoning figures like former Trump adviser Peter Navarro. NYP
🌎 ‘Zombie’ kush addicts in Sierra Leone dig up human bones to get high on drug. The cheap drug provides a lengthy, hypnotic high that takes users out of reality for several hours. NYP
🌎 Elon Musk will be investigated over fake news and obstruction in Brazil after a Supreme Court order. A crusading Brazilian Supreme Court justice included Elon Musk as a target in an ongoing investigation and opened a separate investigation into the executive for obstruction. AP
🌎 The Gang That Preyed on America’s Small Museums. No one mistook them for cat burglars, but the authorities say the crew spent two decades pilfering and destroying art and sports treasures, including Yogi Berra’s championship rings. NYT
🔐 Chainalysis Hires Former IRS Criminal Investigations Chief Jim Lee CoinDesk
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