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🚀 "Designated" Premieres with Shocking Story of Tigran Gambaryan

Illicit Edge - Edition for Oct 1, 2024

🎙️ Introducing DESIGNATED with Yaya Jata Fanusie

We’re thrilled to bring you Designated, a fresh, hard-hitting podcast hosted by Yaya Jata Fanusie — a former CIA analyst with years of experience in counterterrorism and financial crime investigations. If you’re curious about how the world’s most dangerous money moves and who’s working to stop it, this podcast is for you.

Designated pulls back the curtain on financial crime and sanctions enforcement, giving you a front-row seat to the behind-the-scenes action with the experts fighting to keep the global financial system safe. We’ll dive into the illicit finance threats that aren’t just headlines — they’re shaping our world.

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🚀 Launch Episodes: The High-Stakes Story of Tigran Gambaryan

We kick off with a two-part deep dive into the urgent case of Tigran Gambaryan, a former federal agent turned Binance Head of Financial Crime Compliance, now trapped in a nightmare. Tigran is being held by the Nigerian government on bogus money laundering charges. How did a crypto compliance pioneer — someone who took down dark web markets and spearheaded Binance’s new risk management plan — end up here? And who’s stepping up to bring him home?

Episode One:

  • Yuki Gambaryan – Tigran’s wife, left to raise their children alone while fighting for her husband’s release.

  • U.S. Representative Rich McCormick – Tigran’s hometown congressman demanding swift action.

  • Andy Greenberg – Wired journalist, confirming Tigran’s crucial role in battling crypto-related crime.

Episode Two (This Thursday):

  • Richard Weber – Former Chief of IRS Criminal Investigations (IRS-CI), shares insights.

  • Matthew Price – Tigran’s close friend and former IRS-CI colleague, paints a picture.

  • Noah Perlman – Binance’s Chief Compliance Officer, opens the aperture…

If you’re ready for gripping stories, expert insight, and a behind-the-scenes look at the world of financial crime, it’s time to get Designated!