Greetings!  It’s August 1, and we’re tracking today's top stories: Leader of world's largest "narco sailboat" crime ring captured in Colombia, Harris snags top Treasury official for campaign against Trump, Glencore’s billionaire ex-oil head charged with corruption, 14 people arrested in Comic-Con human trafficking sting, and much more... 

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🎯 Man dubbed "The Professor," accused leader of world's largest "narco sailboat" crime ring, is captured in Colombia. Earlier this month, Spanish police reported the arrest of 50 linked to Farhad in Spain and seven other countries. CBS 

Top Stories

🌎 Kamala Harris Snags Top Treasury Official for Campaign Against Trump. Nelson has served as the Treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence since late 2021. Bloomberg

📌 Kamala's NatSec Adviser Probed Over Ties to Iranian Influence Network Free Beacon

🌎 Glencore’s Billionaire Ex-Oil Head Charged With Corruption by UK. Former head of oil Alex Beard has been charged with bribery offenses relating to the Swiss commodity trader's operations in Africa. Reuters

🌎 14 People Arrested in Comic-Con Human Trafficking Sting. Law enforcement officials said 10 victims were also recovered during the operation at the San Diego convention. Hollywood Reporter

🌎 China Expands Military Drone Export Curbs After Ukrainian Visit. European officials claimed Chinese and Russian companies are developing an attack drone similar to an Iranian model deployed in Ukraine. Bloomberg

🌎 Founder behind social media app IRL charged with fraud. For the second time this week the SEC has charged a venture-backed founder on allegations of fraud. TechCrunch

🌎 I was El Chapo’s lawyer. This is how drug lords do backroom deals: El Mayo could yet win over a jury — or secure better terms with a deal-making ‘dance’. Times

🌎 Ransomware attack on major U.S. blood center prompts hundreds of hospitals to implement shortage protocols. OneBlood is working with cybersecurity specialists alongside federal and state officials to resolve the crisis. Record

🌎 Meta Has Run Hundreds of Ads for Cocaine, Opioids and Other Drugs. Instagram and Facebook, already under federal investigation, still collect revenue from ads that violate its policies. WSJ

🌎 ASML shares pop 7% after report that U.S. will exempt allies from new China chip restrictions. The U.S. is considering expanding the so-called foreign direct product rule, but allies that export key chipmaking equipment will be excluded. CNBC

📌 Treasury Targets Houthi Weapons Procurement Network U.S. Treasury

IN THE NEWS

China

🇨🇳 US lawmakers seek to block Chinese firms from solar manufacturing subsidy Reuters

🇨🇳 US Weighs Restrictions on China’s Access to AI Memory Chips Bloomberg

🇨🇳 EU corruption probe targets Chinese LNG project in Cyprus FT

🇨🇳 The U.S. has sanctioned 18 Chinese fabs, dozens remain in white zone Tom’s

🇨🇳 Chinese cybersecurity firm links US sanctions to its role in uncovering hackers targeting China SCMP

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Russia

🇷🇺 Meet Dmitry Mironov, the Enigmatic Putin Aide Managing the Kremlin’s HR Department OCCRP

🇷🇺 CEO of Russian Army Supply Company Charged With Fraud MT

🇷🇺 Russia fines Google, TikTok over banned content Reuters

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Corruption & Financial Crime

💸 North Texas Bollywood singer accused in million-dollar real estate fraud scheme CBS

💸 Thai court orders class action against Deloitte over Stark fraud case Reuters

💸 U.S. arrests a former Green Beret over the failed 2020 raid into Venezuela to remove Maduro AP

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Crypto & Cyber

🔐 Germany says China was behind a 2021 cyberattack on a government agency AP

🔐 Microsoft seizes domain used by Vietnamese group to sell fake accounts Cyberscoop

🔐 Terra Blockchain Restarts After $4M Exploit CoinDesk

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Trafficking

🚚 Illegal Jordanian migrants who ‘tried to breach’ Quantico base allowed to walk free after posting bail NYP

🚚 10,000 foreign criminals have slipped through border Border Report

🚚 Inside Peru’s Deadly Cocaine Trade VICE

🚚 15 arrested in crackdown on high-profile Albanian criminal network Europol

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