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Kinahan Catch, Sanctions Valley, and Terror Flow
Illicit Edge - Edition for August 10, 2026
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Happy Monday! It’s August 10, and we’re tracking top stories to start the week: Crime boss Daniel Kinahan’s return to Ireland ends global game of cat-and-mouse, Russia’s Hottest Startup Is a State-Backed Sanctions Evasion Network, Inside the War on Hezbollah’s Finances, How North Korea amassed $22 billion despite sanctions, and much more…
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🎯 FEATURED STORY
Crime boss Daniel Kinahan’s return to Ireland ends global game of cat-and-mouse. Kinahan built boxing empire while in exile in Dubai but now faces trial in Dublin charged with directing organized crime. Guardian
🔥 TOP STORIES
Russia’s Hottest Startup Is a State-Backed Sanctions Evasion Network WSJ
Inside the War on Hezbollah’s Finances NYT
How North Korea amassed $22 billion despite sanctions Los Angeles Times
Trump Crypto Took $100 Million From a Businessman With Red Flags NYT
Treasury Dismantles Iranian Regime’s Global Clandestine Currency Networks U.S. Treasury
These major banks enabled Epstein's crimes Axios
Tether: a $200 billion crypto company you can’t look inside ICIJ
Police dismantle alleged triad group accused of laundering HK$600 million South China Morning Post
Google says hackers are calling financial firm employees to hack and extort victims TechCrunch
EU watchdogs warn scammers are posing as crypto firms and regulators after MiCA deadline The Block
EU urges Caribbean nations to shut down golden passport programs or face travel restrictions CNBC
Former Goldman Sachs Investment Banker Convicted of Foreign Bribery and Money Laundering DOJ
US sanctions Dubai crypto exchange for aiding Iran's IRGC Independent
IN THE NEWS
🚩 RUSSIA & CHINA
Former SK Hynix employee jailed for leaking information to a Chinese firm Reuters
Russia: hardware wallet sales more than double as crypto rules near CoinDesk
China’s Legal Weapon: Beijing Is Quietly Seizing a New Form of Power Foreign Affairs
A Chinese spyware tool operates in 13 countries, cyber firm says Straits Times
US telecoms regulator chief says curbs on Chinese tech imports aim to spur production, counter security risks Reuters
Argentina extends US$19 billion China currency swap despite US pressure South China Morning Post
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🚀 SANCTIONS & TERROR
Treasury Sanctions Crypto Exchanges Funding Iran’s IRGC and Enabling Illicit Finance U.S. Treasury
UK targets ships and banks with new Russia sanctions Reuters
EU sanctions Russian weapons makers after dozens of civilians killed, injured in Kyiv bombing Washington Times
US sanctions Cuba’s military representative in Beijing over China procurement South China Morning Post
British Muslim charity funded Hamas, says FBI Telegraph
London-based Muslim Brotherhood member, 74, accused of living double life as terror financier by funnelling cash to Hamas through two sham charities Daily Mail
The UK, Turkey, and Europe Must Do More to Dismantle Hamas Financial Networks Washington Institute
💸 CORRUPTION & FINANCIAL CRIME
China-born scam kingpin Chen Zhi’s key lieutenants revealed Straits Times
Pair wanted in $50M money laundering scheme arrested in Colombia NBC
Former Banker Convicted in Scheme to Bribe Ghanaian Officials DOJ
Billions are pouring into a Medicaid therapy for children — sparking fraud questions Fox Business
Deutsche Bank, KBC Freeze Some Radiant World Funds in Singapore Bloomberg
Treasury Continues to Follow the Money in Minnesota to Eliminate Fraud U.S. Treasury
🔐 CRYPTO & CYBER
Brazil tightens crypto transfers to curb fraud Reuters
Bybit sues North Korea and Lazarus Group over $1.5 billion hack, secures asset freeze CoinDesk
More than $30 million stolen in violent crypto attacks in 2026 as France emerges as 'wrench attack' hotspot The Block
Cyberattacks expose deeper vulnerabilities in U.S. water systems Axios
🚚 TRAFFICKING
How a defaced handgun and a shell casing led to an international gun smuggling ring CNN
Spanish-Led Operation Busts Violent Mediterranean Smuggling Ring OCCRP
Cardiff men accused of trafficking teens to Thailand as drug couriers BBC
The New Era of the Sinaloa Cartel InSight Crime
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