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Hamas Scheme, Narco Attack Drones, and GENIUS Act
Illicit Edge - Edition for June 18, 2026
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Greetings! It’s June 18, and we’re tracking today’s top stories: Prosecutors Say Man Used Charity Scheme to Raise Thousands for Hamas, The Deadly Drone War Terrorizing Colombia, FinCEN Proposes Rule to Implement GENIUS Act Customer Identification Program Requirement, Russian Payment Agents Tout Sanction-Busting Services on Telegram, and much more…
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🎯 FEATURED STORY
Prosecutors Say Man Used Charity Scheme to Raise Thousands for Hamas. The suspect used social media accounts, crowd-funding sites and a charity to solicit hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations. New York Times
🔥 TOP STORIES
The Deadly Drone War Terrorizing Colombia WSJ
FinCEN, Agencies Propose Rule to Implement GENIUS Act Customer Identification Program Requirement U.S. Treasury
“There Will Be No Trace”: Russian Payment Agents Tout Sanction-Busting Services on Telegram OCCRP
US and Iran sign initial deal to end war, ease sanctions and open strait as nuclear talks continue Associated Press
How Trump’s agreement with Iran compares to Obama’s NBC News
Inside Gavin Newsom and wife's $30M fortune: Homes, wineries, a gazillionaire patriarch – and the nonprofits under the microscope New York Post
Ahead of World Cup, Mexico Quietly Orders Banks to Tighten Terror-Finance Controls OCCRP
How Hackers Found a Back Door Into the American Living Room Wall Street Journal
Bolivia signs $20m deal with US to fight drug trafficking BBC
Cybercriminals hacked tens of thousands of Fortinet firewalls used by major companies all over the world TechCrunch
Niño Guerrero Is Dead. This Is How He Built Tren de Aragua InSight Crime
The City at the Center of Colombia’s War on Cocaine Wall Street Journal
Shane Hennen, the One Man Linking 3 Gambling Scandals, Is Ready to Talk New York Times
Trump's AI export strategy runs into Trump's export controls Axios
Anthropic got hit by export rules nobody understands The Verge
IN THE NEWS
🚩 RUSSIA & CHINA
G7 promises to support Ukraine and sanction Russia in joint declaration Politico
Sabre Corp's UK unit hit with $1.3 million fine over Russia sanctions breach Reuters
U.S. holds off blacklisting China's DeepSeek, more than 100 firms deemed security risks Reuters
US agency removes Chinese toy drones from import ban list Reuters
Germany's Bosch to pay U.S. $36 million for shipments to China's Huawei Reuters
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🚀 SANCTIONS & TERROR
China tees up digital payments system to compete with dollar Financial Times
How White House UFC attack plotters organized across four states Fox News
Feds indict 15 Antifa radicals for disrupting Minnesota ICE operations New York Post
The fallout from Islamic State prisoner transfers Politico
💸 CORRUPTION & FINANCIAL CRIME
Romanian national sentenced for bank fraud after HSI Los Angeles disrupts transnational criminal organization ICE
Brazil's top court convicts son of former President Bolsonaro for coercion Washington Times
Fighting on Two Fronts: Ukraine’s High-Stakes War Against Wartime Corruption OCCRP
Ex-Cyprus President May Face Criminal Charges in Corruption Probe OCCRP
Spain's former PM Zapatero faces questioning by judge in corruption probe AP
Nigeria's ex-oil minister Alison-Madueke cleared of all charges in UK corruption trial BBC
Short Seller Left Loses Mistrial Bid Over Court Error, for Now Bloomberg
🔐 CRYPTO & CYBER
Why Account Takeovers Are Rising and How to Stop Them BleepingComputer
Iran-linked group claims cyberattack against Bay Area-based Cal Water NBC
Crypto’s security nightmare won’t be solved by ordinary audits CoinDesk
INTERPOL report highlights escalating cyber threats across Asia and South Pacific INTERPOL
U.S. senators urge Treasury not to leave states out of GENIUS Act stablecoin process CoinDesk
House, Senate Strike Deal on Housing Bill With CBDC Ban Through 2030 Decrypt
Assessing the Malicious Use of Advanced AI Models Soufan Center
🚚 TRAFFICKING
Andrew Tate liquidated again amid fresh trafficking charges Protos
Swiss police help break up Europe-wide arms smuggling ring Swissinfo
Mexican Citizen Sentenced for Role in Prolific Human Smuggling Voice of America
Coast Guard opens fire on boat smuggling 25 Chinese nationals near Florida after it refused to stop Fox News
A Shattered Peace: Inside Colombia’s Never-Ending Drug War New York Times
Mexican National Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Role in Large Scale International Cocaine Trafficking Offense Justice Department
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