Maduro ally Alex Saab pleads guilty to money laundering, fraud
Alex Saab pleads guilty in US court to laundering bribe and fraud proceeds linked to Venezuela’s welfare programme.
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Reform UK’s Farage failed to disclose funds from convicted criminal: Report
George Cottrell provided funds for Reform UK leader’s security, drivers, staff and accommodation, Sunday Times reports.
Italy seizes $232m in Mafia assets tied to Cosa Nostra
Probe uncovers luxury resorts and offshore wealth as government crackdown targets Mafia networks.
Google employee charged with insider trading over Polymarket bets
Michele Spagnuolo allegedly used insider information to profit from bets on people on Google’s most-searched list.
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Raid on Indian opposition leader triggers violence in Kerala
Raid on Indian opposition leader triggers violence in Kerala
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Mexico’s Jalisco drug cartel commander ‘El Jardinero’ found hiding in ditch
Mexican Navy says special forces apprehended Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader ‘without a single shot being fired’.
How banks, billionaires aided Epstein after his 2008 conviction
Federal documents reveal how financiers, billionaires and major banks remained intertwined with Epstein for years.
How Epstein tried to buy a Moroccan palace months before his death
As US federal charges loomed for Epstein, newly released documents show offshore structuring, rejected bank transfers.
Iran seeks to get out of FATF blacklist amid domestic political divisions
North Korea and Myanmar are other two countries on global financial blacklist as Tehran promises countermeasures.
Mexico’s oil industry faces new pressures from Venezuela oil under US
Pemex, burdened with significant debt, financial and operational constraints, now faces competition from Venezuelan oil.
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Malaysian ex-PM Najib Razak found guilty in 1MDB trial: What we know
The judge has yet to deliver the complete verdict, but Najib has been found guilty of abuse of power, money laundering.
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