Reported by Neil Vigdor (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/world/europe/louvre-heist-jewelry-thieves.html) So what do former jewelry thieves make of the brazen heist that the entire world can’t stop talking about? Some gave their, ahem, professional insight into last Sunday’s break-in at the Louvre in Paris, where intruders breached a second-floor window of the world’s most-visited […]

Reported by The Herd A sweeping federal investigation has exposed deep ties between organized crime and professional sports betting. The case underscores how criminal networks adapt — merging old-school racketeering with modern financial crime tactics. For compliance and risk professionals, it’s a powerful reminder of why vigilance in sports finance and entertainment matters more than […]

Reported by David Waldstein (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/nyregion/new-york-basketball-betting-scandals.html) New York is known as the heart of the basketball world, but it could also be called the capital of basketball betting scandals. Less than a decade after the first N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament, college players in the city were already […]