Hello Thursday! It’s March 5, and we’re tracking today’s top stories: Confronting the Illicit Finance Hydra in Crypto Markets, Taiwan and Singapore Add to Growing Action Against Cambodian Crime Group, US excludes Rosneft Germany from Russia sanctions, Yakuza Leader Sentenced to 20 Years for Trafficking Nuclear Material, and much more…

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🎯 FEATURED STORY

Confronting the Illicit Finance Hydra in Crypto Markets: Protecting Retail Investors and Disrupting Hostile Government Exploitation Henry Jackson Society

🔥 TOP STORIES

Taiwan and Singapore Add to Growing Action Against Cambodian Crime Group OCCRP

US excludes Rosneft Germany from Russia sanctions indefinitely Reuters

Gangster Fallout – Yakuza Leader Sentenced to 20 Years for Trafficking Nuclear Material NYT

Sanctions Evasion, Statecraft, and the New Crypto Geography in the Asia-Pacific The Diplomat

US turns up heat on Venezuela with threat to indict new leader Delcy Rodriguez Reuters

Japanese regulators want private sector's help to fight crypto money laundering DLN

British American Tobacco faces UK shareholders' lawsuit over North Korea sanctions breaches Reuters

DOJ Announces Distribution of over $15.5 Million to Compensate Victims of Massive Global Securities Fraud Scheme DOJ

Swiss court clears UBS in Bulgaria case SWI

United States Leads Dismantlement of One of the World's Largest Hacker Forums DOJ

Millions of dollars in crypto left Iranian exchanges after strikes Reuters

LexisNexis says hackers accessed legacy data in contained breach The Record

Prosecutors open investigation into Monaco for money laundering and corruption related to DR Congo sponsorship Fox Sports

🚩 RUSSIA & CHINA

Sanctioned Russian Propaganda Body Funded EU-Based Analyst's Presentation to Global Security Conference OCCRP

US lawmakers raise concerns about Intel's testing of tools from China-linked firm Reuters

China's war on corruption – is this just the end of the beginning? SCMP

Chairman of China's second-largest liquor producer under corruption probe SCMP

TikTok starts court battle to save China ties Politico

🚀 SANCTIONS & TERROR

U.K. Lifts Sanctions on British Financier Tied to Russia's Shadow Fleet OCCRP

UK lifts Russia-linked sanctions on British accountant FT

US sanctions Rwanda military over east Congo fighting DW

Turkey eyes lifting U.S. CAATSA sanctions before U.S. midterms Reuters

Boss of Violent Sinaloa Cartel Indicted in Chicago on Drug, Firearm, and Material Support of Terrorism Charges DOJ

Judge Blocks DeSantis's Declaration of Muslim Group as Terrorist Organization NYT

💸 CORRUPTION & FINANCIAL CRIME

Can a Task Force set up to punish the little guy, take on Trump? Coda Story

Dr. Oz launches fraud probe of New York's $124B Medicaid program NY Post

Tunisia Jails Ex Prime Minister and Billionaire in Major Corruption Ruling OCCRP

House Republicans grill Walz and Ellison over Minnesota's welfare fraud scandal CNN

Minneapolis man sentenced for bribery scheme in Feeding Our Future fraud trial Washington Examiner

The Big Problem With Tariffs Isn't the Rates. It's the Corruption. NYT

Arm's $250 million deal with Malaysia probed by anti-corruption authorities Tom's Hardware

How corruption kills Kenya's babies DW

🔐 CRYPTO & CYBER

Possible U.S.-developed exploits linked to first known 'mass' iOS attack CyberScoop

Sprawling FBI, European operation takes down Leakbase cybercriminal forum The Record

Crypto hack losses fell to $26.5 million in February amid sharp monthly and annual declines The Block

149 Hacktivist DDoS Attacks Hit 110 Organizations in 16 Countries After Middle East Conflict The Hacker News

🚚 TRAFFICKING

International Narcotics And Weapons Trafficker Sentenced To 186 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Import Hundreds Of Kilograms Of Cocaine DOJ

US and Ecuador forces launch operation to fight drug trafficking BBC

Europol supports takedown of cocaine trafficking network linked to Los Lobos cartel Europol

“For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled.” —Richard P. Feynman

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