Happy Friday! It’s April 11, and we’re tracking top stories to take you into the weekend: TD anti-money laundering ex-staffer pleads guilty to data theft, hedge fund veteran set to lead Trump’s sanctions strategy, Ross Ulbricht to make first public appearance at Bitcoin conference, Harvard advisor steps down after lawsuit details alleged ties to Hamas, and much more…

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TD anti-money laundering ex-staffer pleads guilty to data theft.  Sewell’s phone contained images of 255 checks belonging to customers and personal information of nearly 70 others, including names, addresses, and social security numbers. Bloomberg

💸 How TD Bank Laundered $670M Illicit Edge

U.S. to keep monitors in place for TD Bank Reuters 

🔥 TOP STORIES

Hedge Fund Veteran Set to Lead Trump’s Sanctions Strategy Bloomberg

Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht to make first public appearance at Bitcoin conference Block 

💥 Head of Silk Road Tried to Murder His Staff Illicit Edge

Harvard advisor steps down after lawsuit details alleged ties to Hamas Independent

China admits cyberattacks on U.S. in secret meeting Telegraph 

🇨🇳 Can we prevent American tech leaks to China? Illicit Edge

Block Agrees to $40M Settlement With NY Over Faulty AML Controls CoinDesk 

How Nintendo Is Navigating Tariff Chaos with Secret Shipments and New Factories WSJ

Meta whistleblower tells senators Facebook worked "hand in glove" with China CBS 

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One of the dark web’s largest drug-dealing networks was run by four L.A. County men LAT

Ballerina imprisoned by Russia after $52 donation to Ukraine charity released NBC

💥 IRAN

US and Iran to begin critical nuclear talks as Trump threatens war CNN 

Why Iran’s Supreme Leader Came Around to Nuclear Talks With the U.S. NYT

How UN sanctions on Iran could be restored Reuters

US targets China oil storage terminal in new Iran-related sanctions Reuters

🚩 RUSSIA & CHINA

3 senators lead effort to ban Chinese-owned GNC from military installations Fox

Russian Sanctions And Trump's Tariffs Help Chinese EVs Make Inroads In Central Asia RFE 

China-based SMS Phishing Triad Pivots to Banks Krebs 

Estonia seizes Russian shadow tanker in Baltic Sea Politico 

Allies pledge €21B in weapons for Ukraine Politico

Hong Kong police arrest 6, bust cross-border syndicate that laundered HK$290M SCMP

🔐 CRYPTO & CYBER

US to sign Pall Mall pact aimed at countering spyware abuses Record

New York AG warns Congress of non-US stablecoin issuers like Tether amid legislation talks Block

North Korean IT workers are spamming tech firms with fake résumés. One founder came up with ‘a foolproof way’ of weeding them out. Fortune

Researcher uncovers dozens of sketchy Chrome extensions with 4 million installs TC

Moroccan cybercrime group Atlas Lion hiding in plain sight during attacks on retailers Record 

Atomic, Exodus wallets targeted in new cybersecurity exploit Cointelegraph

💸 CORRUPTION & FINANCIAL CRIME

USG moves for release of ex-FBI informant who fabricated bribery story about the Bidens AP

Fintech founder charged with fraud after ‘AI’ shopping app found to be powered by humans in the Philippines TC 

DOGE discovers millions in taxpayer dollars wasted on unemployment claims for ‘fake people’ NYP 

Hundreds of barbers, car washes and American sweet shops raided in money laundering crackdown Sky 

Art dealer led plot to sell forged Andy Warhol pieces at Miami gallery MH

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