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(Summary featured here. For full report, download below.) The Project Hertha report by the BIS Innovation Hub and Bank of England investigates how real-time retail payment systems can be leveraged to detect financial crime through advanced analytics. By using a highly realistic synthetic dataset consisting of 1.8 million bank accounts and 308 million transactions, the […]

Reported by Andrew Weichel (Excerpt featured below. To read full report, go to: https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/fentanyl-precursors-diverted-from-mexico-to-bc-trumps-fbi-director-claims-in-joe-rogan-interview/) The B.C. government is pushing back on claims made by FBI director Kash Patel while discussing the fentanyl crisis with comedian Joe Rogan. Appearing on the latest episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, Patel told the host fentanyl precursor chemicals from China […]

Reported by Joe Rogan Experience See video below. Trump’s FBI Director Kash Patel talks to Joe Rogan about the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) distributing fentanyl in the U.S. via Vancouver, Canada.

Reported by U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of California  Hector Alejandro Paez Garcia, a Mexico City-based attorney, has pleaded guilty in federal court, admitting that he and others conspired to transport, transmit, and transfer tens of millions of dollars in drug trafficking proceeds from the United States to Mexico. Paez’s plea is part of a […]

Reported by Ravi Gedela (Excerpt shown below. Read full report via https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/06/04/from-risk-to-resilience-ai-accelerators-and-the-future-of-financial-crime-management/) Fighting Financial Crimes In The Age Of AI The impact of AI on financial crime prevention is already profound, extending beyond traditional risk and compliance to include fraud detection, identity theft, cybersecurity and privacy protection. As banks adopt AI, cloud and big data, […]

Reported by Sky News Despite sanctions, some in Iran are super rich. Who are they?

Reported by Curios Clicks Rudy Kurniawan amassed a vast fortune trading in rare wines. Trouble is, he was bottling them himself.

Reported by Robert Maddox, Jonathan “Jack” Harrington Of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP The U.S. real estate market has long been a cornerstone of the American dream—a path to stability, investment, and generational wealth. But at the margins, that same market has also provided an opportunity for illicit actors who exploit all-cash deals to quietly launder dirty money […]

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