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🎯 U.S. Treasury Shakes Up Leadership in Charge of Sanctions, AML/CFT Units. The changes come as their mandates gain additional significance amid geopolitical events, including Russia’s invasion in Ukraine and the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. WSJ
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🌎 Fresh sanctions on Hamas leaders highlights key NATO ally's troubling relationship with terrorists. Turkey has hosted Hamas leaders since 2020 in defiance of US concerns. Fox
🌎 Boston Mayor Michelle Wu plans no Whites holiday party for officials. An aide accidentally sent a group email invite meant only for 'electeds of color'. Daily Mail
🌎 Terrorism and Israel-Gaza war weaponized to destroy crypto. Draconian anti-crypto legislation could soon be passed to solve a terrorism funding “crisis” that many argue is vastly overstated. Cointelegraph
🌎 Crypto Exchange CoinList Settles OFAC's Russian Sanctions Allegations for $1.2M. CoinList did not detect users who claimed to be from non-embargoed countries but provided addresses in Crimea. CoinDesk
🚩 Testimony of Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Before the House Committee on Financial Services U.S. Treasury
🌎 The Most Consequential Act of Sabotage in Modern Times. On September 26, 2022, at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, an explosion tore open one of the four massive underwater conduits that make up the Nord Stream pipeline. Atlantic
🌎 How the West Can Make Russian Sanctions Bite Again. The Russian economy has started to grow again, amid ramped up military spending that has reached 10% of GDP, compared with 3-4% before the full-scale invasion. Time
🌎 GOP Rep. Mike Garcia Secretly Sold Boeing Stock Ahead of Damning Report. The congressional stock trading scandal of 2020 claimed its share of political victims, but one member’s curiously well-timed trades that year flew under the radar. NYT
🌎 Venezuelan accused of bribing top officials convicted on US drugs charges. A federal jury in New York found Carlos Orense guilty on three counts of drug trafficking and criminal weapons possession after a two-week trial. Reuters
🌎 How to China-Proof the Global Economy. Although Washington should not seek to cut off all or even most trade with China, it needs to reduce its dependence on its rival in a number of critical sectors. Foreign Affairs
🌎 Brothers Sentenced to More Than 35 Years Manufacturing and Distributing Machine Guns for ISIS. In late 2018, the Dannon brothers began manufacturing untraceable, fully automatic rifles and selling them to an undercover agent. DOJ
🌎 U.S. House votes to formalize impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Authorizing the monthslong inquiry ensures that the impeachment investigation extends well into 2024, when Biden will be running for reelection. CNN
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