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🎯 Daleep Singh to return to White House. A key architect of the Biden administration's economic sanctions on Russia is rejoining the White House. Axios
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🌎 Federal regulators are probing whether Cash App leaves door open to money launderers, terrorists. The payment app, used by millions and celebrated by rappers, “had no effective procedure" to establish the true identity of customers. NBC
🌎 The $2.8B Hole in U.S. Sanctions on Iran. New investigation reveals how lax government oversight allowed shadowy oil tankers, covered by American insurance, to fund Iran’s regime. NYT
📌 Iran’s Rise as Global Arms Supplier Vexes U.S. and Its Allies WSJ
🌎 NatWest Claws Back Bonuses From Ex-Staff Over Laundering Penalty. NatWest is clawing back bonuses from ten former staff to address the “collective failure” that led to the firm’s 2021 money laundering conviction. Bloomberg
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🌎 Why Sanctions Haven’t hobbled Russia. Moscow’s continued strength is a humbling result for the U.S. and its allies. NYT
🌎 Seizing Russian assets: A feel good bill that will absolutely boomerang. A Senate measure under consideration would breed contempt and prolong the war in Ukraine. Responsible Statecraft
🌎 HK customs arrests 7 in a $1.8B money laundering case linked to transnational crime. The accused were part of a large-scale syndicate that used various shell companies and bank accounts under the guise of international businesses. AP
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🌎 Trump’s New York hush-money case will start March 25. A judge in New York dismissed the last obstacle to the first-ever criminal trial of a former president. CNN
🌎 Shameful Biden tries to reward Hamas terror with a Palestinian state. The PA is a corrupt entity, which siphons off international funds to impoverish the Palestinian people and make the leadership rich. NYP
🚩 OFAC SDN List Update: Counter Terrorism Designation, General License, Compliance Guidance, etc. U.S. Treasury
🌎 NY Mag’s Financial Columnist Scammed Out of $50K in Elaborate Con. I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam. NY Mag
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🌎 Former FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens’ role in Ukraine business. Alexander Smirnov is facing charges in connection with lying to the FBI and creating false records. CNN
🌎 Kevin Morris, Hunter Biden’s $6.5M Patron, Draws Fire From All Sides. No one has been more influential in helping Hunter Biden rebuild his life after a devastating battle with addiction. NYT
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