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Tornado Cash Case: Appeals Court Says Treasury OFAC 'Overstepped' Authority In Sanctions Move

A U.S. Appeals Court has ruled that Tornado Cash can't be blocked in the country and the Treasury Department's OFAC committed overreach when it sanctioned the crypto mixing tool.

International Business Times

US Treasury Department Hits One of Mexico's Biggest Drug Cartels With Sanctions

The sanctions target the group known as the "Bonques Brothers," involved in fentanyl, heroin drug trafficking and money laundering.

International Business Times

U.S. Department of the Treasury Hits One of Mexico's Biggest Drug Cartels With Sanctions

Concretely, the sanctions target the group known as the "Bonques Brothers," involved in fentanyl, heroin drug trafficking and money laundering

Latin Times

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Biden Admin Stops Telling Americans Which Foreigners They Can Debate

The Treasury Department tried to stop an overseas conference that included politicians under sanctions. Now they’re backing down.

Reason

Five Members of 'La Linea' Cartel Sanctioned By Department of the Treasury For Fentanyl Trafficking

The OFAC also sanctioned two companies owned by La Linea members that were used for money laundering purposes

Latin Times

Ice Cream Chain and Pharmacy Sanctioned by the U.S. for Being Linked to the Sinaloa Cartel

Over the past two years, the Treasury Department has sanctioned more than 350 targets for involvement in drug trafficking activities

Latin Times

US Treasury sanctions a chain of ice cream shops and a pharmacy tied to the Sinaloa Cartel

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a Mexican ice cream shop chain and a local pharmacy used as investments by drug traffickers

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'El Tanque' is among those accused by the U.S. of leading a fuel theft ring for the CJNG cartel

Over the past two years, the U.S. Treasury has sanctioned more than 300 targets for involvement in drug trafficking activities

Latin Times

A Lawsuit by Christian Zionists Says Biden's West Bank Sanctions Violate the First Amendment

By targeting "persons undermining peace, security, and stability," the plaintiffs argue, the president is threatening to punish people for opposing a two-state solution.

Reason

Paris Olympics: France's OFAC requested to remove leaked private data of Israeli athletes from social media

France's OFAC cybercrime unit has been asked to remove leaked personal data of several Israeli athletes competing in the Paris Olympic Games from social media. This follows a cyberattack in which sensitive information, including blood test results and login credentials, was published on Telegram on Friday. The incident is being…

The Times of India

Israeli Airstrike Kills Sanctioned Syrian Businessman Near Lebanese-Syrian Border

Israeli airstrike kills Syrian businessman linked to fuel and weapons trade with Syrian regime and ISIS near Lebanese-Syrian border.

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Tornado Cash Most Used In Majority Of Security Incidents During Q1: Security Firm

CertiK revealed that OFAC-sanctioned Tornado Cash was still used by threat actors in most of the security incidents in crypto in the first three months of the year.

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Is Cyber Warfare Heating Up? Biden Administration, UK Take Aim At Chinese Hackers

The Biden administration collaborates with the UK to announce indictments and sanctions against individuals tied to China's APT 31 hacking group.

Latin Times

US Announces Sanctions Against Nicaragua's Attorney General

According to the Treasury, the sanctions are related to Morales Urbina's conduct after the 2018 civil protests.

The Guardian - UK

Crypto firm moved $4.2m of assets to digital wallet linked to alleged Russian arms dealer

Analysis shows link between Copper Technologies and Jonatan Zimenkov, who was later hit with US sanctions over Ukraine invasion

International Business Times

US Bans 10 Crypto Addresses Linked To LockBit Ransomware Group

The Treasury's OFAC has blacklisted 10 Bitcoin and Ether addresses that it said were linked to two LockBit-associated individuals.

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Treasury’s Wally Adeyemo wants to crack down on illicit finance enabled by crypto: ‘A clear and present danger for national security’

The Treasury deputy secretary is laying out a new approach to the digital asset industry.

Fortune

Used by North Korea–linked hackers, Sinbad.io becomes 3rd crypto mixer slapped with U.S. sanctions in last 18 months

Sinbad.io is the third crypto mixer to be sanctioned by OFAC since May 2022.

Reason

Government Blocking of "Tornado Cash" Cryptocurrency-Related Service Was Legal, Didn't Violate First Amendment

From Monday's opinion by Judge T. Kent Wetherell, II (N.D. Fla.) in Coin Center v. Yellen (for a similar decision, see this August post about Van Loon v. Dep't of Treasury): Plaintiffs argue that [the government's restriction on the use of] Tornado Cash [a mechanism for further anonymizing cryptocurrency transactions]…

The Hindu

Court orders attachment of property linked to Khalistan Liberation Force’s “narco-terror” module accused

The NIA had registered the case on January 22, 2020, based on the original first information report (FIR) dated May 31, 2019.

The Independent UK

First Indian companies sanctioned over trade with Russia, report reveals

Punitive sanctions were imposed on Indian businesses for links with world’s biggest diamond miner Alrosa

Reason

Government Blocking of "Tornado Cash" Cryptocurrency-Related Service Was Legal, Didn't Violate First Amendment

So a federal court held Thursday.

The Independent UK

Foes of Myanmar's military regime applaud new US sanctions, but want action to block gas revenues

Opponents of Myanmar's military government are applauding fresh financial sanctions imposed by the United States on the Southeast Asian nation

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