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Lebanon Issues New Charges Against Former Central Bank Chief Riad Salame
Prosecutors launch fresh proceedings against Riad Salameh and former Bank Audi head Samir Hanna as the country's central bank pursues legal action to recover billions lost in the 2019 financial crash.
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Spain and Ecuador Bust International Drug Ring, Seize 21 Tonnes of Cocaine
Police in Spain and Ecuador arrested 44 suspects and seized 21 tonnes of cocaine in a multi-year operation targeting an international drug ring allegedly financed by Dubai-based Albanian investors, Spain’s Interior Ministry announced. Investigators revealed that the financiers…
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Head of FinCEN Leaving to Join Citibank as Global Head of Sanctions
Andrea Gacki has served as director of FinCEN since 2023. She’s the second top anti-money laundering regulator in the last five years to leave and join Citibank.
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EU Prosecutors Raid Two Latvian Hospitals in Fraud Probe
Latvian authorities have raided two hospitals as part of an investigation into the suspected fraud of 657,000 euros ($749,779) in European Union funds, the EU prosecutor’s office said Wednesday.The probe, led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO),…
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Will Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance yield big changes for parties?
Nicholas Stephanopoulos says probably not, but it may make it easier for wealthy donors to bypass individual giving limits
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