Hello Saturday! It’s January 18, and we’re tracking top stories to take you through the weekend: One ship’s U-turn and race to Russia spotlight oil market mayhem, TD Bank overhauls board in money laundering fallout, SEC enforcement blitz targets 7 financial firms, Russia hikes payments for soldiers as their wives flaunt newfound wealth, and much more…

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🎯 One Ship’s U-Turn and Race to Russia Spotlight Oil Market Mayhem.  A week after Washington rolled out its harshest sanctions to date on tankers carrying Russian oil, shippers are moving quickly but stealthily to rebuild disrupted supply chains. Bloomberg

Top Stories

🌎 TD moves up CEO start date, overhauls board in money laundering fallout Canadian Press

💥 The TD Bank Disaster and How to Fix It – with Jim Richards DESIGNATED

🌎 SEC enforcement blitz targets 7 financial firms as Biden admin winds down Fortune

🌎 ‘I’m a Real-Life Katyusha’: As Russia Hikes Payments for Soldiers, Their Wives Flaunt Newfound Affluence MT

🌎 Facing a Flurry of U.S. Sanctions, China Prepares to Hit Back NYT

🌎 Chicago’s crypto ATMs are magnets for drug dealing and scams Chicago Sun-Times

💥 Uncovering Pig Butchering – with Erin West DESIGNATED

🌎 Chevron Filed Taxes in Venezuela Despite Sanctions Bloomberg

🌎 Cash App fined $255M in back-to-back settlements Verge

🌎 U.S. sanctions Yemeni bank in action against Houthis Reuters

🌎 U.S. sanctions hacker and company behind Treasury and telecom breaches Record

🌎 How to Stop Cyberattacks on the U.S. Financial System Bloomberg

🌎 Imran Khan jailed for 14 years in corruption case BBC

Russia & China

📌 Looming TikTok ban poses financial nightmare for Google, Apple – and other American tech firms with ties to ByteDance NYP

📌 Moscow-Born Former Trump Associate Felix Sater Granted New Money Laundering Trial Bloomberg

📌 Russia and Iran sign a partnership treaty to deepen their ties in the face of Western sanctions AP

📌 SLB says its Russia business aligns with new US sanctions as revenue drops Reuters

📌 Tracking China’s Investment in Overseas Airports CFR

Corruption & Financial Crime

💸 Jailing negligent management boards? EU’s aggressive financial sector regulation goes into force. Record

💸 LA Mayor Karen Bass’ office hit with scandals over hush money, bribes, and accusations of ‘legalized corruption’ NYP

💸 Former Oakland mayor, longtime partner indicted in bribery scheme AP

💸 Former CIA analyst pleads guilty to leaking Israeli retaliation plans ABC

💸 Raids targeting anti-corruption chief rock Hungary's government BBC

💸 Charlotte financial services firm to pay $18M to settle AML charges Charlotte Observer

Crypto & Cyber

🔐 FBI has warned agents it believes hackers stole their call logs Wired 

🔐  ‘A thief and a crooked cop’: L.A. deputy committed crimes for crypto mogul LAT

🔐 DCG, Former Genesis CEO to Pay SEC $38.5M to Settle Securities Fraud Charges CoinDesk

🔐 Crypto Exchange WazirX Freezes $3M Stolen in Hack Decrypt

🔐 Trump Treasury Pick Bessent Opposes Idea of U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency CoinDesk

Trafficking

🚚 Will Trump plan to label Mexican cartels as terrorists bring US military strikes? Guardian 

🚚 A Trump-Voting Farmer's Warning: Mass Deportations Would Be a Disaster Bloomberg

🚚 China and Thailand detain 12 crime ring members suspected of trafficking actor to Myanmar SCMP

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

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