Reported by Simone Martin (Summary shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/posts/government/tokenization-vs-kyc/) Tokenization is transforming how value moves, especially in real estate, where everything from penthouses to mountain villas can be fractionalized and traded like digital shares. This shift promises unprecedented access and efficiency — but it also opens the door to criminals […]

Reported by Maria Abi-Habib (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/world/americas/ecuador-cocaine-trafficking.html) The U.S.’s shift in focus from cocaine to fentanyl has helped cocaine traffickers to thrive in Latin America. Since President Trump took office in 2017 and through the Biden administration, the United States focused on battling fentanyl, leaving room for the […]

Reported by Aaron Krolik (Summary shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/technology/how-a-cryptocurrency-helps-criminals-launder-money-and-evade-sanctions.html) Stablecoins — digital tokens pegged to the U.S. dollar — have rapidly replaced gold, diamonds and art as the laundering vehicle of choice for smugglers, sanctioned actors and global crime syndicates. A New York Times investigation shows how these crypto-dollars can […]

Reported by Benjamin Weiser (Summary featured below. To read full report, go to: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/nyregion/dea-agent-money-laundering-mexican-cartel.html) A shocking federal indictment unsealed in Manhattan alleges that Paul Campo — a 25-year veteran of the Drug Enforcement Administration and former deputy chief of its financial operations office — agreed to launder up to $12 million for what he believed […]

Reported by Sander Lutz (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://decrypt.co/350490/coinbase-c-suite-andreessen-sued-billions-alleged-insider-trading?amp=1) A group of Coinbase stockholders has filed a lawsuit against the company’s leadership over an alleged yearslong scheme involving the insider trading of billions of dollars worth of company stock. The Delaware-filed suit accuses Coinbase’s top executives and investors of suppressing […]

Reported by Eurasia Review (Summary shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.eurasiareview.com/04122025-us-targets-money-laundering-network-supporting-venezuelan-terrorist-organization-tren-de-aragua/#google_vignette) The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on December 3, 2025 that it has imposed fresh sanctions on a new network of affiliates tied to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA), marking another step in Washington’s clampdown on transnational […]

Reported by Ryan Faircloth (Excerpt featured below. To read full report, go to: https://www.startribune.com/mn-somali-fraud-money-terrorism-evidence/601532958) President Donald Trump’s move to end Temporary Protected Status for Somalis came just days after a conservative website claimed that fraudsters who bilked Minnesota government programs sent stolen money back to Somalia, where it was obtained by the terrorist group al-Shabab. The report published […]

Reported by Raga Justin (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/in-the-news/2025/zellnor-myrie/new-york-bill-would-boost-penalties-financial-fraud-crimes. To read the entire bill, go to: https://legiscan.com/NY/text/S08594/id/3286468/New_York-2025-S08594-Introduced.html) A New York lawmaker is introducing a bill to toughen criminal penalties for financial crimes, arguing the state needs to step up after the Trump administration gutted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Corporations […]

Reported by the Economist (Summary featured below. To read full report, go to: https://www.economist.com/international/2025/11/20/how-chinese-underground-banks-became-the-worlds-biggest-money-launderers) How Chinese Underground Banks Quietly Took Over Global Money Laundering Chinese underground banking networks have rapidly become the world’s most powerful money-laundering engines, eclipsing older criminal systems with unmatched scale, speed, and efficiency. Once known for dominating legal industries like steel […]