Greetings! It’s April 24, and we’re tracking today’s top stories: Trump team debates lifting sanctions on Russian energy assets, Trump crypto coin buyers offered VIP tour of White House, U.S. offers Iran civilian nuclear program in possible compromise with Tehran, PGI Global founder hit with fraud charges in $200M crypto Ponzi scheme, and much more…

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White House debates lifting sanctions on Russian energy assets, Nord Stream. Lifting the sanctions currently in place on one of Russia’s main pipelines connecting its natural gas fields to western Europe would be a sharp reversal in the U.S. policy first put in place during President Trump’s first term. Politico 

Brussels rejects Russian recognition of Crimea and sanctions relief Euro News

🔥 TOP STORIES

Trump Crypto Coin Buyers Offered VIP Tour of White House Mother Jones 

U.S. Offers Iran Civilian Nuclear Program in Possible Compromise With Tehran WSJ

Iran Quietly Builds Security Perimeter Around Suspected New Uranium Enrichment Site Free Beacon

PGI Global Founder Hit With Fraud Charges in $200M Crypto Ponzi Scheme CoinDesk

DOJ unseals 1st terrorism case against alleged Tren de Aragua member ABC

Bad News for China: Rare Earth Elements Aren’t That Rare Wired

China asks Korea not to supply rare earth goods to U.S. defense firms Reuters 

Brazilian police probe a pension fraud scheme that stole $1B from retirees AP

Prominent short seller Andrew Left fails to end US SEC fraud case Reuters

‘Fighting crime blindfolded’: Europe is coming after encryption Politico

🚩 RUSSIA & CHINA

European Parliament in ‘final stages’ of talks with China to remove sanctions on lawmakers SCMP

Russia imposes sanctions on 15 UK MPs over ‘hostile statements’ Guardian

Sanctioned Russian and Belarusian wood smuggled into UK Guardian 

EU looking at options to forbid new Russian gas contracts Reuters

U.S. Army soldier gets 7 years in jail for selling American military secrets to China UPI

🔐 CRYPTO & CYBER

Over $16B in losses reported to FBI in 2024 tied to computer crime Record 

Why America’s Biggest Crypto Company Is Trying to Stop a Pro-Crypto Bill From Passing Decrypt 

Ransomware groups test new business models to hit more victims, increase profits Record

💸 CORRUPTION & FINANCIAL CRIME

Trump targeting college accreditation process in new executive order CNN 

Tycoon facing death penalty has jail term cut to 30 years in $17B Vietnam money laundering case CBS 

Convicted fraudster cardinal stripped of papal conclave voting rights insists on participating as Pope Francis lies in state NYP

🚚 TRAFFICKING

How Criminals Use Art and Culture to Launder Money Insight Crime

U.S. Online Marketplace Operator Charged with Trafficking Deadly Synthetic Opioids Stronger Than Fentanyl DOJ

Kenya's ant-smuggler bust exposes lucrative underground trade Reuters

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