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🎯 U.S. accuses Iran of sending Russia ballistic missiles to use in Ukraine. U.S. Secretary of State Blinken and British Foreign Secretary Lammy said sanctions would be announced Tuesday. AP
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🌎 He’s Known as ‘Ivan the Troll.’ His 3D-Printed Guns Have Gone Viral. From his Illinois home, the firearm he helped design is linked to terrorists and drug dealers in 15 countries. NYT
🌎 U.S. bill to restrict business with China's WuXi AppTec, BGI passes House. Supporters argue the measure is necessary to protect Americans' personal health and genetic information and U.S. pharmaceutical supply chains. Reuters
📌 U.S. House votes to bar new DJI drones as 'China week' gets underway Reuters
🌎 The Shadow Dollar That’s Fueling the Financial Underworld. Cryptocurrency Tether enables a parallel economy that operates beyond the reach of U.S. law enforcement. WSJ
📌 Tron, Tether and TRM Labs Start Financial Crime Fighting Force CoinDesk
🌎 Sanctioned Russian Gas Plant Sends Cargo to Asia for First Time. The vessel was sanctioned last month due to its connection to a suspected dark fleet. Bloomberg
🌎 China poised to embed ‘Communist Party spies’ inside U.S. firms. Corporate spies could seek to infiltrate confidential meetings or facilitate IP theft by telling an employee to put a flash drive into a particular computer. NYP
🌎 Inside the global illegal organ trade. Several countries, including Pakistan, Egypt, India, Turkey, and China identified as centers of organ trafficking in transnational operations. Guardian
🌎 Millions of Dollars, Classified Information, and Biometric Data: Inside What the Biden-Harris Admin Left Behind in Afghanistan. House Foreign Affairs report, three years in the making, details scope of security failures. Free Beacon
🌎 'Terrorgram' leaders charged by DOJ for soliciting assassinations. The target list included U.S. federal, state and local officials, leaders of private companies, and NGOs. Axios
🌎 Americans lost $5.6B last year in crypto fraud scams. Scammers make contact through dating apps to build trust over several months before suggesting crypto investing. AP
📌 SEC crypto enforcement hits $4.7B this year, rising 3,000%. Cointelegraph
🌎 Police in Guinea-Bissau seize nearly 3 tons of cocaine on plane from Venezuela. The agents confiscated 78 bales of drugs smuggled in on a Gulfstream IV. AP
🌎 Wiretaps suggest Tate brothers used offshore account to conceal webcam profits as fresh allegations emerge involving minors. New criminal case shines fresh spotlight on the brothers’ tactical use of multiple banks. ICIJ
🚩 FinCEN Issues In-Depth Analysis of Check Fraud Related to Mail Theft FinCEN
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