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🎯 U.S. Treasury Sanctions Former Lebanese Central Bank Governor. Salameh abused his position of power to enrich himself by funneling hundreds of millions of dollars through shell companies to invest in European real estate. U.S. Treasury Department
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🌎 Who is Fernando Villavicencio, the anti-corruption candidate shot dead in Ecuador? The Ecuadorian presidential candidate, shot dead on the campaign trail on Wednesday, was known as a tireless anti-corruption campaigner. CNN
🌎 Russia to Test Digital Ruble With Banks, Clients. Russia – heavily sanctioned by the U.S. and Europe following the invasion of Ukraine – views the digital ruble as a way of circumventing financial restrictions. CoinDesk
🌎 Hackers Rig Casino Card-Shuffling Machines for ‘Full Control’ Cheating. Security researchers accessed an internal camera inside the Deckmate 2 shuffler to learn the exact deck order—and the hand of every player at a poker table. Wired
🌎 US announces curbs on outbound investments to China. The long-anticipated measures come as US President Joe Biden issued an executive order to tighten outbound financial flows – a key step as Washington seeks to safeguard national security. AFP
🌎 The world’s biggest law firm is splitting off its business in China. Dentons, the world’s biggest law firm, is distancing itself from its business in China in response to intensifying regulation in the country. CNN
🌎 U.S. sanctions fugitive dubbed "The Anthrax Monkey" and 2 other Sinaloa cartel members for trafficking fentanyl. It was the second round of sanctions in as many months against leading fentanyl traffickers from the notoriously violent Sinaloa drug cartel. CBS News
🌎 Coinbase Officially Launches Base Blockchain in Milestone for a Public Company. The largest U.S. crypto exchange says its blockchain is the first to be launched by a publicly traded company and gives it a new revenue opportunity. CoinDesk
🌎 Iran says it has technology to build supersonic missiles amid US tensions. Concerns about Iran's ballistic missiles contributed to then-U.S. President Donald Trump's decision in 2018 to ditch Tehran's 2015 nuclear pact and reimpose sanctions on Tehran. Reuters
🌎 US Navy sailor’s mom encouraged him to pass military details to China. Jinchao Wei is one of two sailors based in California accused of providing sensitive military information to China. AP
🌎 98 Arrests in Child Abuse Inquiry That Followed Killing of FBI Agents. The men were “members of a technologically sophisticated online child abuse network” who shared pedophilia materials through the dark web and used encryption to avoid detection. NY Times
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