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19 Dec

"Both sides agreed to strengthen their cooperation in combating terrorism, drug trafficking, transnational crimes, 'colour revolutions', money laundering & terrorist financing..."🤦‍♂️

Cambodia, Russia join hands to tackle transnational crime
phnompenhpost.com/national-polit…

They do this kind of thing frequently.

November 22, 2021

"Russia has accused the west of building up forces on its borders in remarks that appeared tailored to mirror recent US warnings..."

Russia accuses west of building up forces on its borders
theguardian.com/world/2021/nov…

Classic.

January 29, 2018

Russia accuses US of meddling in its elections
cnn.com/2018/01/29/eur…

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@sisu_sanity

18 Dec

ICYMI.👇

December 15, 2021

"Addressing the core causes & sources of transnational criminal activities is an urgent priority..."

FACT SHEET: The Biden Administration Launches New Efforts to Counter Transnational Criminal Organizations & Illicit Drugs
whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

"The two executive orders, Establishing the U.S. Council on Transnational Organized Crime and Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade will help to counter the threat posed by transnational criminal organizations to American communities."

"The Administration is formally establishing the U.S. Council on Transnational Organized Crime (USCTOC), bringing together 6 key departments and agencies..."

Executive Order on Establishing the United States Council on Transnational Organized Crime whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

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@sisu_sanity

18 Dec

"CommunityBank of Texas (CBOT) has agreed to pay $8 million as part of a consent order reached with FinCEN regarding deficiencies in its anti-money laundering (AML) program..."

CommunityBank of Texas fined $8M over AML failures complianceweek.com/regulatory-enf…

One of the related cases:

June 25, 2019

"...an enterprise federal authorities described as one of the nation's biggest illegal sports gambling and money laundering operations."

Feds: Texas family ran $33M illegal sports gambling outfit
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"In addition to prison time, the Tillerys have agreed to forfeit a total of more than $35 million in judgments, cash, properties, watches, jewelry, and sports memorabilia."

Feds: Texas Dealership Fronted Gambling Enterprise autodealertodaymagazine.com/357406/feds-te…

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@sisu_sanity

16 Dec

What could go wrong? Plenty.

"Reddit, known for its message boards that became the go-to destination for day traders during this year's meme stock frenzy, was looking at a valuation of more than $15 billion."

Reddit Confidentially Files to Go Public money.usnews.com/investing/news…

"The current populist moment in financial markets will only serve to amplify that redistribution toward the rich & informed, all the while suggesting that it is doing the opposite."

Reddit & Robinhood gamified the stock market, and it’s going to end badly
qz.com/1966818/with-g…

Stock market pump and dumps.

"In particular, Reddit's online trading community r/WallStreetBets helped pump share prices for GameStop and other companies in a bid to punish short sellers."

Reddit, Robinhood, Citadel CEOs to Testify at GameStop Hearing coindesk.com/policy/2021/02…

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14 Dec

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"...after judges overturned an oil executive’s conviction as part of a sprawling bribery suit that it dedicated years to investigating."

U.K. judges overturn an oil exec’s bribery conviction in an embarrassing blow to the country’s top fraud prosecutor
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

"Akle had been one of four businessmen convicted for his role in a corrupt scheme run by a consultancy, Unaoil, that paid huge bribes around the world for years."

Attorney general begins review of SFO after judges overturn bribery conviction theguardian.com/law/2021/dec/1…

This doesn't sound good.

"...criticized the Serious Fraud Office for its relations with a U.S. fixer and for not disclosing key documents."

U.K. Attorney General to probe top fraud prosecutor over failures in oil bribery case
fcced.com/uk-ag-probe-pr…

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@sisu_sanity

12 Dec

"Assange’s fiancée told the Mail on Sunday Assange was suffering like an animal trapped in a cage in a zoo. He had a 'mini-stroke' in Belmarsh Prison in October, she said."

Australian government stares down calls to press UK & US for Assange’s release
theguardian.com/media/2021/dec…

This is getting pushed by certain types of outlets, along with the British tabloids.

July 15, 2019

"Assange took at least 7 meetings that month [June 2016] with Russians and others with Kremlin ties, according to the visitor logs."

Exclusive: Security reports reveal how Assange turned an embassy into a command post for election meddling
cnn.com/2019/07/15/pol…

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