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"The Macau government confirmed in a press release issued on Saturday that Alvin Chau Cheok Wa – the head of junket operator Suncity Group – has been detained in Macau."

Alvin Chau detained in Macau: govt GGRAsia.com/alvin-chau-det…
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"...Chau’s gaming group has a controlling stake in Tigre de Cristal in Russia’s Far East and is readying to begin the construction of a massive integrated resort casino in Manila."

Macau Casinos Say Suncity Junkets Continuing Despite Chau Warrant
casino.org/news/macau-cas…
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"It accuses him and another individual...of being involved in a cross-border gambling outfit that had allegedly established casino operations in mainland China."

Suncity CEO Alvin Chau Warrant: World’s Biggest Junket Boss Faces China Arrest
casino.org/news/suncity-r…
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October 10, 2021

"In 2020, Star’s managers were busy cutting deals with another entity accused of links to organised crime: a high-roller junket company called Suncity."

Star casino linked to organised crime, money laundering, foreign influence
sydneynewstoday.com/star-casino-li…
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August 1, 2019

"...adding that Mr Chau and a colleague were reportedly members of the 14K triad society."

Key Crown junket partner blocked from Australia watoday.com.au/business/compa…

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Sisu Within πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ Profile picture
27 Nov
"Zelenskiy laid out the charges at a rapidly scheduled press conference Friday, saying he had recordings of people from Akhmetov’s circle, in Ukraine and Russia, discussing a coup with $1 billion price tag."
Akhmetov -> Yanukovych’s lifelong business and political partner

Akhmetov -> brought in Paul Manafort

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27 Nov
"The plan to remove the FARC from the list, the official said, comes after an annual review that included input from the intelligence community, law enforcement, the U.S. embassy & the State Department."

Biden Colombia plan stirs up Florida hornets nest
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"Recognizing the sensitivity of the issue, the White House was quick to hold a conference call on Wednesday to explain the decision, which was not supposed to be made public for days but surfaced on Tuesday afternoon when The Wall Street Journal reported on the impending move."πŸ‘€
Who owns Wall St. Journal again?

"...Rupert Murdoch's cherished newspaper, which is a key part of the News Corp portfolio."

Wall Street Journal reporters object while opinion section prints Trump's letter to the editor
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27 Nov
Interesting pattern I've noticed.

Large 'protests' are coinciding with...
...major crackdowns on transnational organized crime and international drug trafficking.

Also Australia:

More from Australia.

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21 Nov
"The two intelligence agencies secretly arranged for 9 FBI agents to temporarily become CIA operatives in the overseas prison network where the spy agency used torture to interrogate prisoners."

FBI Agents Became CIA Operatives in Secret Overseas Prisons
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20 Nov
"It is not clear why the Rowlands would choose to refinance properties owned by Dmytro Firtash, who has been under an FBI indictment since 2013 and is currently under house arrest in Vienna..."πŸ‘€

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20 Nov
[Farese -> 'former' Colombo family consiglieri]

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