ICIJ found that even after attorneys general in Massachusetts, Iowa and Washington, D.C. alleged that top ATM operators were dealing heavily in scam transactions, major crypto companies continued selling them big sums of bitcoin.
From BBC: A senior member of the Kinahan organized crime group has been sentenced to 24 years in prison.
On Monday, Sean McGovern pleaded guilty to two charges of directing the activities of a criminal organization.
Former Trump administration adviser and intelligence official Amaryllis Fox Kennedy previously helped her father secure at least $12M from a Russian investment bank that cooperated with the Kremlin, leaked documents show.
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Since 2023, Tunisian authorities have targeted Inkyfada’s publisher Al Khatt under the guise of regulatory action, blocking bank transfers, demanding proof of Al Khatt’s legal formation, and even suspending the nonprofit’s activities for a month last year.
After a surge in crypto scams, Maine began requiring crypto firms to verify the ownership of certain digital wallets to prevent would-be victims from paying scammers.
But Coinbase suggested Maine’s rule was unconstitutional, before it found a workaround.
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An "amparo" is a Latin American legal remedy, similar to an injunction, that protects constitutional rights from abuses by the state and, sometimes, private entities.
Access to costly health care is a common reason to file amparos.
The U.S. and its key intelligence partners say that Chinese intelligence officers are posing as recruiters on LinkedIn and other sites to target foreigners who could have access to classified or privileged information.
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In multiple interviews, experts told ICIJ that pharmaceutical companies and policymakers should do more to address the underlying problems that cause counterfeits to flourish in the first place: pricing and availability.
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From @irishtimes.com: U.S. special forces have seized a ship carrying $192 million of smuggled Iranian oil tied to the Kinahan crime cartel and have begun legal proceedings to seek the forfeiture of the vessel and its illicit cargo.
In a wealthier country, some oncology patients would be candidates for treatment with the blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda.
But in Guatemala, access to the expensive treatment is determined by timing, availability and luck.
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As governments seek to ban the machines, bitcoin ATMs remain entwined with cryptocurrency industry's most mainstream players.
The U.S. and its Five Eyes partners warned that Chinese military intelligence services were behind “cover companies” using job platforms to pry sensitive information from foreigners.
I had read countless legal documents about the world's bestselling drug. But it took a trip to Latin America to see how scarcity shapes life and death decisions.
