"Chinese tech giant Tencent now plans to lead a new Series D funding round for Reddit, the social news forum plagued by controversy over the past decade."
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"Vincent Delgiudice (aka Uncle Mick) pleaded guilty...to conducting an illegal sports gambling business & laundering the proceeds through an offshore company."
Suburban Chicago Man Pleads Guilty to Conducting Illegal Sports Gambling Business justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/s…
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"...he retained the services of a company in Costa Rica to manage the accounting, recordkeeping, and website management of his bookmaking operation...in 2018 & 2019 he sent the company at least $113,625 to promote the continued operation of the illegal gambling business."
"Uncle Mick" forfeited over $1 million in cash, gold coins, silver bars, jewelry, a 2017 Lexus GX, and a house with a market value of over $500,000 as part of the plea deal.
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"The Zurich-based company's brokerage arm, Crypto Broker AG, won a securities house license from Swiss regulator Finma, it said in a statement on Monday."
"Zurich-based Crypto Finance Group can now offer its trading solutions to customers of private banks. A partnership with one of the major banking IT providers is the key to the new service."
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"...the troubled conglomerate disclosed that its creditors had applied for its bankruptcy and that nearly $10 billion had been embezzled by shareholders of its three units."
China's embattled HNA Group unit shares slump as creditors seek bankruptcy reut.rs/3oAPEpF
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"...went on a global shopping spree starting in 2014. Financed by state banks, bond sales & their own rising revenues, they bought hotels, insurance companies, sports teams & other assets."
"The company attracted attention in Washington in 2017 when it agreed to buy a hedge fund from Anthony Scaramucci, who was due to take a WH post as then-President Trump’s liaison to Wall Street."
Significant chance of TOC involvement relating to this "coup" situation IMO. Sam Gor syndicate reportedly has significant presence there.
Related story from last week:
Man accused of running one of the world's biggest drug cartels arrested in Amsterdam us.cnn.com/2021/01/23/asi…
"As well as pioneering industrial-scale meth production in super-labs in Myanmar, Tse’s syndicate built its customer base...by offering to replace any drugs that were seized by LE at no extra cost."
Explainer: The arrest of Asia's 'most-wanted' drug boss reut.rs/3qM78Rl