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Category: Economic & Financial Crime
Oct 08 2025
U.S. Senator Drafts Legislation to Force Trump Administration to Release Epstein Financial Records
Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, is demanding the administration of President Donald Trump release records involving more than $1.5 billion in wire transfers. The move comes after the U.S. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform this week made public files that included a sexually suggestive note bearing a signature that looks like Trump’s. The …
Oct 06 2025
Montenegro Suspends Extradition of Convicted Money Launderer to China
Wang Shuiming was convicted in Singapore’s largest ever money laundering case. He is currently wanted on separate charges in China for allegedly running illegal gambling operations. The court said it decided to suspend the extradition of the 44-year-old on the basis of a “legitimate question” whether he could face torture or inhumane treatment at the …
Oct 06 2025
Moldova’s Pro-European Party Wins Majority Despite Alleged Russian Pressure
Moldova voted decisively for a pro-European path in parliamentary elections. The ruling Action and Solidarity Party secured 55 of 101 seats in Parliament. Much of its support came from Chișinău, the diaspora, and 24 districts. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declared in a message: “You made your choice clear: Europe. Democracy. Freedom. And …
Oct 06 2025
Here’s How BRC-20 Tokens and Images Are Speeding Up Bitcoin Node Verification
BRC-20 tokens create more problems for some Bitcoin node runners than Ordinal images. The former make up 92.5 million transactions while the latter account for only 2.7 million, yet both use about 30GB of storage. Large Ordinals are easier for nodes to handle than regular transactions since they are in a non-executed part of the …
Oct 06 2025
Peru’s Ex-President Sentenced Amid Sweeping Odebrecht Scandal
Alejandro Toledo, who led Peru from 2001 to 2006, was sentenced to 13 years and four months for money laundering. It was his second conviction in connection with the sprawling scandal. Toledo funneled the funds through an offshore company in Costa Rica to hide their origin. Nearly a year ago, another court found he had …
Oct 04 2025
One Dead, Hundreds Arrested in Philippine Anticorruption Protests
Protesters turned mobs assaulted police officers with stones and anything they could get their hands on, police say. The clashes erupted Sunday when tens of thousands of demonstrators took to Manila’s streets to denounce corruption. The Department of Health says one unidentified person died from a stab wound and was among 48 people taken to …
Oct 03 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Burkina Faso Land Grabbing Report ‘Deliberately Withheld’ to Protect Politicians, Anti-Corruption Group Says
Parliamentary report on links between housing crisis and property development practices in Burkina Faso was “deliberately withheld” to protect members of the former ruling party. Municipal councils doled out far more land to real estate companies than they were legally permitted to, according to the report. Report was produced by a parliamentary commission of inquiry …
Oct 02 2025
Ethereum Price Analysis: Can ETH Make Another Run at $5K?
Ether is stabilising above the $4.2K–$4.3K support zone, but has failed to generate momentum toward the upper channel boundary near $5K. The RSI sits around neutral, underscoring the absence of strong momentum in either direction. If ETH reclaims the channel’s midline and holds above its current base, the broader bullish structure will remain intact. On …
Sep 29 2025
XRP Flashing Early Breakout Signals: Is the Wait Over? (Ripple Price Analysis)
Ripple’s native token continues to trade in a calm environment, with neither bulls nor bears showing decisive strength. The market is consolidating inside established structures, and order flow has not yet shifted strongly enough to break the deadlock. On the daily timeframe, Ripple is holding above the $2.7–$2.8 support zone, a level further reinforced by …