"Long before she was speaker, Ms. Pelosi served as the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, overseeing the secretive workings of America’s national security apparatus..."
"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