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Mass Transfer of Mexican Cartel Leaders Signals Escalation in US Terrorism and Money Laundering Strategy
The transfer of 37 Mexican nationals from Mexico to the United States on 21 January 2026 represents a significant escalation in the United States’ approach to cartel-linked organised crime, narcoterrorism and financial crime enforcement. It is the largest use to date of Mexico’s National Security Law to expel fugitives, and only the third time the mechanism has been invoked. The scale, profile and charges involved signal a decisive shift from traditional drug trafficking pros
OpusDatum
Jan 223 min read
Export Controls Bite as US Jails India-Based Broker for Russia Aviation Scheme
A Delhi-based businessman has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison by a US court for conspiring to illegally export controlled aviation components from Oregon to Russia, underscoring the continued convergence of export controls, sanctions enforcement and national security priorities. Sanjay Kaushik, 58, was sentenced in Portland, Oregon on 16 January 2026, alongside 36 months of supervised release, after pleading guilty to conspiracy under the Export Control Reform A
OpusDatum
Jan 162 min read
Chinese AML Mirror Laundering Network Exposed in Major US Drug Proceeds Case
US authorities have charged a key figure in a Chinese-linked money laundering network accused of laundering tens of millions of dollars in drug trafficking proceeds through sophisticated mirror transaction schemes. The case underscores the central role of professional laundering networks in sustaining the global fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine trade. Yan Lin, 41, of California, appeared in federal court in Cincinnati on 8 January 2026 following the unsealing of an indic
OpusDatum
Jan 92 min read
Pandemic Pyramid Scheme Convictions Expose Scale of Community Fraud
A federal jury in Sherman, Texas has convicted LaShonda Moore and Marlon Moore of conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering for operating a large scale illegal pyramid scheme during the COVID-19 pandemic. The convictions underscore how fraudsters exploited economic distress, digital platforms and community trust at a time of heightened vulnerability across the United States. The scheme, known as Blessings in No Time or BINT, operated between June 2020 and June 2021 and targ
OpusDatum
Jan 92 min read
TD Bank Insider Guilty Plea Exposes Deep AML Control Failures
A former TD Bank employee has pleaded guilty to facilitating one of the largest insider-enabled money laundering schemes prosecuted in recent years, exposing serious weaknesses in frontline controls, insider risk management and transaction reporting frameworks at large retail banks. On 6 January 2026, Wilfredo Aquino, a former assistant store manager at TD Bank N A, admitted to conspiring to launder monetary instruments while employed at the bank. Between 2019 and February 20
OpusDatum
Jan 62 min read
US DoJ Seizes Tai Chang Scam Compound Domain Used in Cryptocurrency Fraud
The Justice Department has announced the seizure of tickmilleas.com , a fraudulent web domain linked to the Tai Chang scam compound in Kyaukhat, Burma. The site posed as a legitimate cryptocurrency investment platform and was used to lure victims into depositing their funds, which were then diverted through sophisticated fraud and money laundering schemes. The action forms part of the accelerating crackdown on cryptocurrency investment fraud, a threat that continues to genera
OpusDatum
Dec 2, 20253 min read
Colombian Cartel Money Laundering Leader Jailed for Five Years
The sentencing of Colombian national Michael Nunez Daza highlights the continuing threat posed by sophisticated transnational money laundering networks that exploit U S banks to clean drug trafficking proceeds. As the leader of a long-running organisation spanning Colombia, Mexico and the United States, Nunez Daza relied on bulk cash pickups, third-party bank accounts and rapid cross-border fund transfers to disguise the origin of illicit proceeds and repatriate value to cart
OpusDatum
Nov 26, 20251 min read
Mississippi Businessman Admits $19M Medicare Fraud in DME Kickback Scheme
The guilty plea of Mississippi businessman Willie De Gibbs highlights yet another major fraud operation exploiting weaknesses in Medicare oversight and the wider US health care reimbursement system. Gibbs admitted to orchestrating a $19 million scheme centred on the purchase of fraudulent doctors’ orders and the systematic billing of medically unnecessary orthotic braces through seven durable medical equipment (DME) companies. By operating through both personally owned entiti
OpusDatum
Nov 20, 20251 min read
FEMA Fraud & Money Laundering Alleged in Indictment of Congresswoman
The indictment of South Florida Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus McCormick presents a significant financial crime case involving the alleged theft of $5 million in FEMA disaster relief funds. Prosecutors claim the congresswoman and several co defendants engaged in a multi layered scheme involving fraud, money laundering, and illegal campaign contributions, all linked to Covid 19 emergency funding. The allegations highlight the ongoing risks of financial crime within public sect
OpusDatum
Nov 19, 20252 min read
Brother Wang Extradited to US to Face International Drug Trafficking & Money Laundering Case
The return of alleged drug trafficker Zhi Dong Zhang to the United States marks a significant escalation in the Justice Department’s global campaign against high level narcotics syndicates and transnational money laundering networks. Zhang, widely known by multiple aliases including Brother Wang, is accused of directing a sprawling criminal enterprise responsible for moving large volumes of cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl across Mexico and the United States while laund
OpusDatum
Nov 19, 20252 min read
California Defendants Sentenced over $16m Hospice Fraud & Money Laundering Scheme
Four California residents have been sentenced for orchestrating an extensive hospice fraud and money laundering operation that extracted nearly $16 million from Medicare. The case highlights the continuing threat of organised health care fraud in the United States and reinforces the Justice Department’s commitment to pursuing those who exploit vulnerable patients and critical public health programmes. On 18 November 2025, the Justice Department confirmed the most recent sente
OpusDatum
Nov 18, 20252 min read
US Actions Disrupt North Korean Cybercrime & Sanctions Evasion Schemes
The latest announcement from the Justice Department marks a significant escalation in US efforts to dismantle North Korea’s illicit global revenue networks. With five guilty pleas secured and over 15 million dollars in virtual currency subject to civil forfeiture, the Department has underscored both the scale and sophistication of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) exploitation of remote IT work and cryptocurrency theft to finance its weapons programmes in def
OpusDatum
Nov 14, 20253 min read
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