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U.S.-Mexico Collaboration to Combat Drug Cartel Finances
The U.S. Treasury Department is working with Mexican banking authorities to enhance anti-money laundering efforts following the designation of six Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations, leading to asset freezes and increased scrutiny of financial flows.
U.S.-Mexico Collaboration to Combat Drug Cartel Finances
The U.S. Treasury Department is working with Mexican banking authorities to enhance anti-money laundering efforts following the designation of six Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations, leading to asset freezes and increased scrutiny of financial flows.
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40% Bias Score
Telegram Shuts Down Major Cryptocurrency Laundering Network
Telegram's shutdown of thousands of channels linked to the Cambodian group Haowang Guarantee, a branch of the Huione Group accused by the US Treasury of laundering nearly $4 billion, highlights the fight against cryptocurrency-related crime. Elliptic estimates Haowang Guarantee alone laundered $27 b...
Telegram Shuts Down Major Cryptocurrency Laundering Network
Telegram's shutdown of thousands of channels linked to the Cambodian group Haowang Guarantee, a branch of the Huione Group accused by the US Treasury of laundering nearly $4 billion, highlights the fight against cryptocurrency-related crime. Elliptic estimates Haowang Guarantee alone laundered $27 b...
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36% Bias Score
Spanish Police Bust $21 Million Hawala Money Laundering Network
Spanish National Police dismantled a $21 million clandestine money laundering operation using the hawala system, arresting 17 individuals linked to drug and human trafficking; the investigation, codenamed Karasu, followed the money trail of a Syrian migrant trafficking group.
Spanish Police Bust $21 Million Hawala Money Laundering Network
Spanish National Police dismantled a $21 million clandestine money laundering operation using the hawala system, arresting 17 individuals linked to drug and human trafficking; the investigation, codenamed Karasu, followed the money trail of a Syrian migrant trafficking group.
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40% Bias Score
Lebanon Arrests Ex-Central Bank Governor Amidst Global Embezzlement Probe
Former Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh, accused of embezzling hundreds of millions of euros and running a decades-long Ponzi scheme, was arrested in Beirut, facing investigations in multiple countries with potential compensation claims reaching $1 billion.
Lebanon Arrests Ex-Central Bank Governor Amidst Global Embezzlement Probe
Former Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh, accused of embezzling hundreds of millions of euros and running a decades-long Ponzi scheme, was arrested in Beirut, facing investigations in multiple countries with potential compensation claims reaching $1 billion.
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48% Bias Score
One in Five Brits Asked to Launder Money: Crime Gangs Target Ordinary Citizens
A survey of 2,000 British adults revealed that 21 percent have been asked to participate in money laundering schemes, with a disproportionate number of Gen Z individuals (23 percent) targeted, often via social media; many were unaware of the potential 14-year prison sentence.
One in Five Brits Asked to Launder Money: Crime Gangs Target Ordinary Citizens
A survey of 2,000 British adults revealed that 21 percent have been asked to participate in money laundering schemes, with a disproportionate number of Gen Z individuals (23 percent) targeted, often via social media; many were unaware of the potential 14-year prison sentence.
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52% Bias Score
EU Parliament Lifts Immunity of AfD Politician Amid Corruption Investigation
The European Parliament in Strasbourg lifted the immunity of AfD politician Petr Bystron, enabling the continuation of an investigation into money laundering, corruption, tax evasion, and fraud allegations linked to his alleged pro-Russia activities and ties to the banned pro-Russian online portal V...
EU Parliament Lifts Immunity of AfD Politician Amid Corruption Investigation
The European Parliament in Strasbourg lifted the immunity of AfD politician Petr Bystron, enabling the continuation of an investigation into money laundering, corruption, tax evasion, and fraud allegations linked to his alleged pro-Russia activities and ties to the banned pro-Russian online portal V...
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48% Bias Score
Brazilian Crime Boss Arrested in Bolivia
Brazilian and Bolivian police arrested Marcos Roberto de Almeida, a leader of Brazil's First Capital Command (PCC) criminal organization, in Bolivia on Friday after he was found using a false identity document; Almeida had been on the run since 2020 after being sentenced to 12 years in prison for dr...
Brazilian Crime Boss Arrested in Bolivia
Brazilian and Bolivian police arrested Marcos Roberto de Almeida, a leader of Brazil's First Capital Command (PCC) criminal organization, in Bolivia on Friday after he was found using a false identity document; Almeida had been on the run since 2020 after being sentenced to 12 years in prison for dr...
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28% Bias Score
Mexican Cartels' Drug Trafficking and Violence: A 2025 DEA Report
The 2025 DEA report details how Mexican cartels, Sinaloa and CJNG, are the primary producers and traffickers of fentanyl and methamphetamine into the US, using precursor chemicals from China, sophisticated money laundering schemes involving Chinese networks, and clandestine Mexican labs, resulting i...
Mexican Cartels' Drug Trafficking and Violence: A 2025 DEA Report
The 2025 DEA report details how Mexican cartels, Sinaloa and CJNG, are the primary producers and traffickers of fentanyl and methamphetamine into the US, using precursor chemicals from China, sophisticated money laundering schemes involving Chinese networks, and clandestine Mexican labs, resulting i...
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44% Bias Score
Fintel Alliance Nets Money Launderers in Melbourne
AUSTRAC's Fintel Alliance with major Australian banks led to the arrest of five individuals involved in a Melbourne ATM money-laundering scheme, uncovering previously undetectable criminal networks through the analysis of 50 million data points, and prompting plans for global expansion of this progr...
Fintel Alliance Nets Money Launderers in Melbourne
AUSTRAC's Fintel Alliance with major Australian banks led to the arrest of five individuals involved in a Melbourne ATM money-laundering scheme, uncovering previously undetectable criminal networks through the analysis of 50 million data points, and prompting plans for global expansion of this progr...
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52% Bias Score
US Family Charged with $300 Million Crude Oil Smuggling Scheme
A US family, the Jensens, faces federal charges for allegedly smuggling over $300 million worth of Mexican crude oil into the US between May 2022 and April 2024, using false documents and their company, Arroyo Terminals LLC, to evade customs.
US Family Charged with $300 Million Crude Oil Smuggling Scheme
A US family, the Jensens, faces federal charges for allegedly smuggling over $300 million worth of Mexican crude oil into the US between May 2022 and April 2024, using false documents and their company, Arroyo Terminals LLC, to evade customs.
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44% Bias Score
EU Parliament Lifts Immunity of AfD Politician Petr Bystron Amidst Money Laundering and Bribery Investigation
The European Parliament in Strasbourg lifted the immunity of AfD politician Petr Bystron, allowing investigations into money laundering, bribery, tax evasion, and fraud allegations stemming from his alleged ties to the pro-Russian "Voice of Europe" portal and actions during his time as a member of t...
EU Parliament Lifts Immunity of AfD Politician Petr Bystron Amidst Money Laundering and Bribery Investigation
The European Parliament in Strasbourg lifted the immunity of AfD politician Petr Bystron, allowing investigations into money laundering, bribery, tax evasion, and fraud allegations stemming from his alleged ties to the pro-Russian "Voice of Europe" portal and actions during his time as a member of t...
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48% Bias Score
EU Parliament Lifts Immunity of AfD Politician Amidst Money Laundering Investigation
The European Parliament in Strasbourg lifted the immunity of AfD politician Petr Bystron, allowing investigations into money laundering, bribery, tax evasion, and fraud allegations linked to the pro-Russian website "Voice of Europe".
EU Parliament Lifts Immunity of AfD Politician Amidst Money Laundering Investigation
The European Parliament in Strasbourg lifted the immunity of AfD politician Petr Bystron, allowing investigations into money laundering, bribery, tax evasion, and fraud allegations linked to the pro-Russian website "Voice of Europe".
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40% Bias Score
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