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Greetings! It’s November 27, and we’re tracking top stories going into Thanksgiving Weekend: TD Bank to hire compliance monitors, Credit Suisse cocaine case overturned, Trump returns to ‘maximum pressure’, California man indicted for meth-laced clothing, and much more…

Featured Story

🎯 TD Bank to hire compliance monitors after pleading guilty to violating U.S. anti-money laundering laws and agreeing to $3B penalty, the largest such case in U.S. banking history. Reuters

🎙️ IE Originals: The TD Bank Disaster and How to Fix It – featuring Jim Richards Designated with Yaya Jata Fanusie

Top Stories

🌎 Credit Suisse Cocaine Case Overturned With UBS Acquittal. Swiss appeals court overturned the 2022 conviction for failing to prevent money laundering tied to a cocaine dealer, citing the death of a key employee involved. Bloomberg

🌎 Trump Returns to ‘Maximum Pressure’ as Era of Biden Alliances Ends. Trump revives tactics from his first term to target Iran and North Korea. WSJ

🎙️ IE Originals: Sanctions Warfare in the Trump Administration – featuring Juan Zarate Designated with Yaya Jata Fanusie

🌎 California man indicted for checking suitcases at LAX containing meth-laced clothing, including a cow-print pajama onesie. The clothing items were light-colored, dried stiff, and covered in a white residue. DOJ 

🌎 Trump camp says China is ‘attacking’ U.S. with fentanyl. They aim to fight back. Biden's fentanyl diplomacy faces scrutiny as Trump’s team pushes for tougher measures. Reuters

🎙️ IE Originals: Networks that Fuel the Fentanyl Crisis – featuring Ray Donovan Coercive Capital with Elaine Dezenski 

🌎 Mexico’s Gulf Cartel expands into US waters: Human smuggling, drug trafficking and illegal fishing El Pais

🌎 OFAC Overstepped in Sanctioning Tornado Cash's Immutable Smart Contracts. The decision reverses a lower court ruling and marks a significant win for blockchain developers seeking legal clarity. Decrypt 

🌎 U.S. to Introduce New Restrictions on China’s Access to Cutting-Edge Chips. The new limits, expected Monday, are intended to slow China's ability to build large and powerful AI models. Wired

🎙️ IE Originals: Defense Department Supply Chain Economics – featuring Wes Spurlock and David Rader Coercive Capital with Elaine Dezenski 

🌎 Fugitive on FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list arrested in U.K. The suspect was sought in connection to the bombings of two San Francisco-area businesses in 2003. CBS

🌎 The two highest-ranking leaders of the Gorilla Stone Bloods gang were each sentenced to 35 years in prison. All 21 defendants, including the gang’s founder and several "Godfathers" and "Godmothers," have been convicted. DOJ

Russia

🇷🇺 Kremlin tries to reassure panicking Russians over collapsing ruble Independent 

🇷🇺 European Gas Buyers Rush to Find Workaround to US Sanctions Bloomberg 

🇷🇺 EU Proposes to Sanction Chinese Firms Aiding Russia’s War Bloomberg 

🇷🇺 IS-K terrorists already pose a global threat – Russia is making the danger worse Atlantic Council

China

🇨🇳 Top Australian Criminal Target Zhao Thrived in Fiji Despite High-Level Warnings OCCRP 

🇨🇳 Chinese defense minister under investigation for corruption Semafor 

🇨🇳 Ex-CEO of freight company pleads guilty to export of U.S. products to banned Chinese companies UPI 

🇨🇳 The True Impact of Allied Export Controls CSIS

Corruption & Financial Crime

💸 Energy Billionaire’s U.S. Bribery Scandal Shows Risks of India’s Bet on Giant Firms WSJ 

💸 U.S. to sanction Maduro-aligned officials for election fraud CNN 

💸 Italy’s Bruna Szego picked as chair of new EU dirty-money watchdog Politico 

💸 ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief Semafor

Crypto & Cyber

🔐 Hacker in Snowflake Extortions May Be a U.S. Soldier Krebs

🔐 Trump’s promise to loosen crypto regulations may be boon for extremist groups Guardian 

🔐 Interpol arrests 1,000 cybercrime suspects across Africa Hacker News 

🔐 Starbucks, UK grocers impacted by ransomware attack on Blue Yonder Cyberscoop

Trafficking

🚚 'He's Not Kidding': Trump Border Czar Tom Homan Prepares for Deportation War –With Blue City Mayors. Free Beacon 

🚚 Real Estate Deal With Royal Raises Questions About Drug Trafficker Imperiale’s Business in Dubai OCCRP

🚚 Police arrest 11 linked to Balkan cocaine ring, including member of "Pink Panthers" jewel heist gang CBS 

🚚 Are 300,000 migrant children missing in the US? BBC

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