Happy Monday! It’s April 6, and we’re tracking top stories to kick off the week: How Shock Hong Kong Meeting Shows China's Power In Interpol, Vile scammer called 'Little Tiger' nailed in insanely brazen scheme, Defiant Delve Lashes Out Against Fraud Allegations, $285 Million Drift Hack Traced to Six-Month DPRK Social Engineering Operation, and much more…

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How Shock Hong Kong Meeting Shows China's Power In Interpol. Hong Kong will host the world's top law enforcement officials later this year at Interpol's annual general assembly, amid warnings from lawyers, rights activists and former police officers that meeting in China could embolden authoritarian regimes and inhibit participation by reporters and NGOs. Newsweek

🔥 TOP STORIES

Vile scammer called 'Little Tiger' nailed in insanely brazen scheme — after appearing in viral YouTube clip New York Post

Defiant Delve Lashes Out Against Fraud Allegations Inc.

$285 Million Drift Hack Traced to Six-Month DPRK Social Engineering Operation The Hacker News

Executive of Indian Chemical Company Pleads Guilty to Distributing and Smuggling Fentanyl Precursor Chemicals Department of Justice

Frenchman executed by China for drug trafficking The Telegraph

US authorities arrest relatives of late Iranian military commander who were living in Los Angeles The Guardian

Meloni hails arrest of top crime family suspect after raid at an Italian resort AP News

Long Island Investment Advisor Pleads Guilty to $160 Million Investment Fraud Department of Justice

Israel Goes After the Man Behind Iran's Crypto Empire The Free Press

Roman Abramovich plans to defy UK government with charity foundation for frozen Chelsea sale funds The Athletic

The Iran War Is Making the American Economy More Dominant Than Ever The Wall Street Journal

Chinese securities regulators targeted for graft as China woos global capital Reuters

Trump announces 'fraud' crackdown in Democratic states as arrests begin in California The Guardian

Russian Military Trafficking in Africa Foreign Policy Research Institute

Cleveland Man Who Led Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Operation Gets More Than 24 Years in Prison Department of Justice

🚩 RUSSIA & CHINA

Russia Is Sending a Second Oil Tanker to Fuel-Starved Cuba The New York Times

Telegram's Durov says Russia triggered payment system problem by blocking VPNs Reuters

Democratic Senators Call on Trump to Block Chinese Automakers From Manufacturing in U.S. The Wall Street Journal

US targets Chinese chipmaking with proposed export restrictions on ASML and others Reuters

Bill to ban sale of key AI chipmaking equipment to China introduced in House NBC News

🚀 SANCTIONS & TERROR

Rosneft Profit Slides as Sanctions and Lower Oil Prices Bite OilPrice

Venezuelans still fighting corruption and crippling 700% inflation -- but remain optimistic as US lifts sanctions New York Post

Chinese-Americans Accused Of Terrorism Were Anchor Babies For Illegal Parents Daily Wire

Notorious Gen. Soleimani's sultry grandniece led lavish lifestyle touring US hotspots, as her mom promoted Iranian regime New York Post

💸 CORRUPTION & FINANCIAL CRIME

Wealthy Donors Are Hiding Political Money in Secretive Nonprofits The New York Times

Nonprofit at the center of federal corruption probe still has a $94M city contract Gothamist

The IRS Wants Smarter Audits. Palantir Could Help Decide Who Gets Flagged. Wired

California's fraud problem is so bad the DOJ will 'never have enough' prosecutors to fight it New York Post

'Substantial Risk': Democratic Fundraising Juggernaut ActBlue May Have Misled Congress About Vetting Foreign Donations, Its Own Attorneys Warned Free Beacon

N.J. man charged in no-fault auto insurance fraud scheme topping tens of millions of dollars Washington Times

The rich register Ferraris and Porsches in Montana to avoid taxes. California is cracking down. Los Angeles Times

MPs 'promoted' Dubai desert city despite UK ban on 'corrupt' tycoons Daily Mail

🔐 CRYPTO & CYBER

Italy's famed Uffizi admits cyber-attack but denies security breach BBC

Fake deliveries, then guns: How a 'wrench attack' crime ring chased crypto millions from S.F. to L.A. San Francisco Chronicle

I knew about North Korean hackers—they still tricked me and got into my computer Fortune

Stealing Satoshi's Bitcoin Becomes a Quantum Computing Threat Bloomberg

Claude Code leak used to push infostealer malware on GitHub BleepingComputer

Google issues 2nd security warning in days over Chrome browser attacks New York Post

Coinbase (COIN) wins initial OCC nod for trust charter, boosting custody push CoinDesk

USDC Stablecoin Issuer Circle Unveils New Token to Give Bitcoin More Utility Decrypt

SoFi is launching a 24/7 banking hub that blends traditional cash with crypto CoinDesk

🚚 TRAFFICKING

NY man accused of trafficking enough fentanyl 'to kill millions' after client's fatal OD New York Post

Hondurans arrested with 'proof of life' videos of migrants Border Report

Tribal Rule Trumps Regulation as Yemen Warlords Plunder Marble OCCRP

Despite European Extradition Requests, Guinea Keeps Convicted Robber in Prison OCCRP

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