Greetings! It’s March 18, and we’re tracking today’s top stories: Man Says Wife Stole $172 Million in Bitcoin After 'Covertly Recording' Him, Arizona files landmark criminal charges against prediction market Kalshi, Inside the Supply Line Delivering American Guns to Mexican Cartels, Russia Is Sharing Satellite Imagery and Drone Technology With Iran, and much more…

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Man Says Wife Stole $172 Million in Bitcoin After 'Covertly Recording' Him. A man alleged in UK court that his now-estranged wife stole more than $171 million in Bitcoin after using CCTV to obtain a seed phrase. Decrypt

🔥 TOP STORIES

Arizona files landmark criminal charges against prediction market Kalshi CNN

Inside the Supply Line Delivering American Guns to Mexican Cartels New York Times

Russia Is Sharing Satellite Imagery and Drone Technology With Iran Wall Street Journal

How Trump's Treasury is shifting sanctions to punish his critics and reward friends NPR

Settlement Agreement between OFAC and TradeStation Securities, Inc. U.S. Treasury

Illegal immigrants from Africa, India and China are voting in US elections — here's how they're doing it New York Post

The era of US dominance in economic warfare is over Financial Times

SEC issues first-ever definitions for what crypto assets are securities CoinDesk

Sanctioned Iranian Banker Owns Luxury Spanish Villa via UK Company OCCRP

Deepfakes, voice cloning and weaponized AI: Global wake-up call to organized fraud UN News

Former Syrian Assad Prison Official Convicted of Torture and Immigration Fraud DOJ

Bitrefill Claims Lazarus Group Hacked Them, Stealing Funds Cointelegraph

Nonprofit Exec Sentenced to 16 Years for the Largest Public Assistance Fraud in Missouri History DOJ

The ransomware economy is shifting toward straight-up data extortion Cyberscoop

🚩 RUSSIA & CHINA

Former banker and Hubei party boss indicted for accepting 'huge' bribes South China Morning Post

How do you get off the UK sanctions list? This billionaire wants to know Financial Times

Government prepares to sue Roman Abramovich after he missed deadline to release £2.5bn from Chelsea sale Sky News

Nvidia Says It Is Restarting Production of AI Chips for Sale in China Wall Street Journal

🚀 SANCTIONS & TERROR

Rubio orders US diplomats to push countries for swift action against Iran amid 'elevated risk of attack' ABC News

The Charities of Hamas – Designations History and Policy Recommendations Middlebury

U.S. to Ease Venezuela Sanctions to Unlock More Oil Amid Iran War Bloomberg

The Iranian proxy war the world is missing Semafor

'Information Sharing and No Surprises': Qatar Demanded American Schools in Doha 'Be Aligned' in Wake of Oct 7 Free Beacon

💸 CORRUPTION & FINANCIAL CRIME

Jury deliberating in corruption trial of ex-FirstEnergy executives accused of $4.3 million bribe AP

Trump administration widens Medicaid fraud crackdown to Florida, calling it 'hotspot' AP

Pardoned for Fraud, a CEO Mounts His Comeback: 'We Can Trust You Now' Wall Street Journal

Two ex-Boilermakers plead guilty in $20M racketeering case involving KC-based union Kansas City Star

Indicted Dem Rep Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Spent $200,000 in Taxpayer Funds on Luxury Chauffeur Service Free Beacon

Colorado Funeral Home Owner Is Sentenced to 18 Years on Federal Fraud Charges New York Times

🔐 CRYPTO & CYBER

Zero lessons learned: Convicted scammer ran another athlete-focused phishing scam from federal prison Cyberscoop

Telus Digital confirms hack as ShinyHunters claims credit for massive data theft Cybersecurity Dive

Medusa ransomware gang claims attacks on prominent Mississippi hospital, New Jersey county The Record

Attackers are exploiting AI faster than defenders can keep up Cyberscoop

Brief, Bold and Beautiful? Reactions on the U.S. National Cyber Strategy RUSI

🚚 TRAFFICKING

Trump asked Latin America to use military force against drug trafficking. Here are the risks. CNN

Leader of massive drug trafficking ring on the North Shore gets time in federal prison DOJ

Stemming the tide: Arms trafficking dynamics in Central and South-Eastern Europe Global Initiative

The Last Great Weed Smuggler Rolling Stone

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