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🎯 Citigroup whistleblower denied share of $400M penalty. A federal appeals court says Citigroup VP is not entitled to share a civil fine the bank agreed to pay in 2020 over its risk management failures. Reuters
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🌎 Minnesotan charged with kingpin statute for running sprawling Mexican drug trafficking ring. A Twin Cities man and 14 others are charged in connection to what federal law enforcement officials call one of the most sophisticated international drug trafficking operations they've ever seen. CBS
🌎 Avocado goldrush links U.S. companies with Mexico’s deforestation disaster. New lawsuits shine light on the supply chains of U.S. companies operating in Mexico’s lucrative avocado industry. Reuters
🌎 Pakistani national with ties to Iran charged in connection to a foiled assassination plot targeting Trump. Asif Merchant is accused of traveling to New York City and working with a hit man to carry out the assassinations. CNN
🌎 Binance Challenges $86M Indian Tax Showcause Notice. The notice, a first step taken by the authority when it suspects tax evasion, was issued to Binance last week. CoinDesk
🌎 ‘Cockroaches of the factory’: Workers paint a picture of chaos and dysfunction at Boeing. The FBI has notified passengers and crew members that they might be considered crime victims. CNN
🌎 Meet the Little-Known Activist Group That Has Tens of Thousands of Doctors Registering Patients To Vote. From psychiatric hospitals to the NICU, clinical settings have become political battlegrounds. Free Beacon
🌎 U.S. imposes sanctions on Paraguayan cigarette producer for enriching the former president. Deep-rooted corruption in Paraguay often prevents convictions in AML/CFT cases. AP
🌎 Costa Rica with U.S. help nabs 21 suspects linked to human trafficking. The operation included 18 raids in different parts of the Central American country. Reuters
🌎 U.S. Regulators Fine Piper Sandler $16M for Record-Keeping Failures. The SEC has been conducting a multi-year initiative to investigate whether Wall Street banks have been adequately logging employees' text messages and emails. Reuters
🌎 New Plan to Break the Cycle of Destructive Critical Infrastructure Hacks. As digital threats against U.S. water, food, health care, and other vital sectors loom large, a new project called UnDisruptable27 aims to help fix cybersecurity weaknesses. Wired
🌎 Vicente Zambada: Another piece in the puzzle of the ‘El Mayo’ case in the U.S. The man who was once one of the heirs to the Sinaloa Cartel empire was freed from prison in 2021 after testifying against El Chapo in a plea deal. El Pais
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