The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office has announced it seized over $420,000 in illicit United States currency last month. On May 24, deputies conducted traffic stops on separate vehicles and discovered each of them had large amounts of cash. When questioned by the deputies about the money, each occupant in the vehiles denied knowing how the […]
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The illicit trade with China fuelling Mozambique’s insurgency
Timber smuggling, estimated to be worth $23m (£18m) a year, from Mozambique’s ancient forests into China is helping to fund a brutal Islamist insurgency as well as a large criminal network in the north of the Southern African country. This illicit trade in rosewood is linked to the financing of Mozambique’s violent militants with links […]
Jersey returns illicit funds to Mozambique
Jersey has seized £829,500 from a corrupt trust account and returned it to the authorities in Mozambique. An investigation found the funds, which had been held in a Jersey Trust, came from bribes paid to a high ranking civil servant in Mozambique by firms wanting to secure construction contracts in the country. Jersey’s Attorney General […]
Jersey returns illicit funds to Mozambique
Jersey has seized £829,500 from a corrupt trust account and returned it to the authorities in Mozambique. An investigation found the funds, which had been held in a Jersey Trust, came from bribes paid to a high ranking civil servant in Mozambique by firms wanting to secure construction contracts in the country. Jersey’s Attorney General […]
NY shops selling illicit weed could lose licenses to sell tobacco, booze, lottery tickets
Retail shops caught possessing or selling illicit cannabis in New York would lose their licenses to sell cigarettes, tobacco products, alcohol and lottery tickets under a bill being debated in Albany. Lawmakers are considering the bill to expand upon measures approved last year to crack down on the thousands of shops statewide selling illicit marijuana, […]
Two men charged with distributing illicit drugs in death of transgender activist
Two men were charged with distributing illicit drugs that caused the death of prominent transgender activist, author and actor Cecilia Gentili last month, the Department of Justice announced Monday. Michael Kuilan, 44, and Antonio Venti, 52, were charged with distributing a fentanyl and heroin mixture to Gentili, 52, who died from an overdose on Feb. […]
Casino president pretended to not notice man gambling with ‘illicit funds,’ feds say
The former president of the MGM Grand casino knew a patron was gambling with “illicit funds” from an illegal sports betting business — but pretended to not notice, federal officials said. Scott Sibella, 61, of Las Vegas told authorities in 2022 that he was aware of the illegal sports bookmaking, but “didn’t want to know” […]