Reported by Michael Kaplan and  Taylor Herzlich (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://nypost.com/2025/10/12/us-news/how-billionaires-grifter-son-david-brens-ultimate-man-cave-scheme-unraveled/) It was supposed to be the “ultimate man cave,” but to those who lost hundreds of thousands of dollars, it quickly became the ultimate scam. David Bren told investors he was creating an exclusive private space, with monthly dues costing $14,500, a high-class […]

Reported by Claire Williams (Excerpt shared below. To read full report and the SAR FAQ from FinCEN, go to: https://www.americanbanker.com/news/exclusive-regulators-move-to-ease-banks-sar-burden and https://www.fincen.gov/system/files/2025-10/SAR-FAQs-October-2025.pdf) New guidance obtained by American Banker would reduce the number of suspicious activity reports, or SARs, banks are required to file, a move aimed at easing banks’ compliance burden and making data more […]

Reported by Samuel Granados, Genevieve Glatsky and Annie Correal (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/10/09/world/americas/drug-trafficking-venezuela.html) The U.S. military has killed at least 21 people in recent strikes on small boats that it says were smuggling drugs off the coast of Venezuela. President Trump justified the attacks by saying the United States is in an “armed […]

Reported by Rachel Wolf (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.foxnews.com/us/fbi-busts-alleged-maduro-linked-money-laundering-network-spanning-multiple-nations.amp) The FBI says two men have been indicted in connection with an alleged money-laundering scheme tied to Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro’s children. The indictments come after a years-long investigation that dates back to 2019 when the FBI’s Miami Field Office launched the […]

Luc Cohen Reported by Luc Cohen (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.reuters.com/world/us-supreme-court-rejects-challenge-by-turkeys-halkbank-prosecution-2025-10-06/) The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear another bid by Turkey’s state-owned lender Halkbank (HALKB.IS) to avoid fraud, money laundering and conspiracy charges in the United States for allegedly helping Iran evade American economic sanctions. The justices turned away Halkbank’s appeal of a lower […]

Reported by Sean Buckley and April Smith (Excerpt shared below. To read full report and press release from FinCEN, go to: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/fincen-postpones-residential-real-5219824/ and https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-announces-postponement-residential-real-estate-reporting-until-march-1) FinCEN announced today that the reporting requirements for the “Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers Rule” (RRE Rule) have been postponed until March 1, 2026. The previous deadline was Dec. […]

Reported by Kevin Poireault (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cell-tower-hacking-gear-seized-nyc/) The US Secret Service has found and dismantled a network of electronic devices that could be used to shut down the cellular network in New York City. The equipment, discovered across multiple sites throughout the New York tristate area (New York, […]

Reported by the Economist So do you know what happens to those stolen cars from Britain? Sold locally? Chopped for parts? Shipped abroad?

Billionaire Snatched! Georgia’s shadow ruler accused in shocking kidnapping plot Reported by Philip Shishkin (Summary version featured below. To read full report, go to: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/opinion/bitcoin-georgia-ivanishvili-bachiashvili.html) In a tale straight out of a spy movie, George Bachiashvili, a dashing 40-year-old crypto whiz once trusted by Georgia’s most powerful man, was grabbed off the streets of Abu […]

Reported by Anirban Sen (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.reuters.com/world/us-watchdog-probes-real-estate-firm-douglas-elliman-over-anywhere-bid-2025-09-24/)  A Wall Street watchdog is probing trading activity ahead of a failed takeover bid for Douglas Elliman (DOUG.N) and has asked the luxury real estate brokerage who knew about the offer before it became public in late May, according to letters seen by […]