Russia
🇷🇺 U.S., allies press UAE over Russia trade, sanctions Reuters
🇷🇺 Belarus firm accused of bypassing UK sanctions BBC
🇷🇺 U.S. State Dept Says Oil Service Firm SLB Not Violating Russia Sanctions Reuters
🇷🇺 Regional Leader Of Sanctioned Russian Organization Pleads Guilty To Lying To FBI DOJ
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China
🇨🇳 Ralph Baric, Whose Virology Techniques Were Used in Wuhan, Testified That Lab Leak Was Possible VF
🇨🇳 Chinese money laundering criminals team up with Mexican cartels to menace US Fox
🇨🇳 Delusions of strong-arming China into compliance are dangerous Hill
🇨🇳 U.S. to probe GoPro claims Chinese firm violated its patents Reuters
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Corruption & Financial Crime
💸 Rare Editions of Pushkin Are Vanishing From Libraries Around Europe NYT
💸 Anglo takeover attempt triggers corruption claims against South Africa’s ruling party Telegraph
💸 With Latest Resignations, Vietnam’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Intensifies Diplomat
💸 Manhattan Man Charged With Running $43M Ponzi Scheme DOJ
📌 AML/CFT: Supervision Report 2022-23 UK Government
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Crypto & Cyber
🔐 House Speaker Opposes Fast-Tracking Pot Banking, Stablecoin Bills Bloomberg
🔐 Member of ransomware gang sentenced to 13 years in prison over 2021 attack CNN
🔐 Dropbox says hacker accessed passwords, authentication info during breach Record
🔐 Zelensky Sacks Senior Cybersecurity Officer Amid Corruption Allegations RFE
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Trafficking
🚚 Deadly human smuggling through Mexico thrives in ‘perfect cycle of impunity’ ICIJ
🚚 Migrant with ISIS ties was living in the U.S. for more than two years NBC
🚚 EU, UN reschedule launch of anti-human trafficking project in Cambodia after questions about venue AP