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April 21, 2024

Florida Steel Traders Sentenced for Money Laundering and Russia-Ukraine Sanctions Violations!

Two key figures in the Florida-based steel trading company, Metalhouse LLC, have been sentenced after pleading guilty to multiple charges involving money laundering and breaches of U.S. sanctions. John Can Unsalan, the president of Metalhouse LLC, has been sentenced to six years in prison and ordered to forfeit $160 million. Sergey Karpushkin, a Belarusian national residing in Miami, received a 21-month prison sentence and was ordered to forfeit $4.7 million.

October 4, 2023

KleptoCapture: US Admitted To Conspiring In Money Laundering With Sanctioned Ukrainian-Russian Oligarch!

John Can Unsalan, a/k/a Hurrem Can Unsalan, 41, from Orlando and head of Metalhouse LLC, admitted to conspiring in money laundering activities that violated U.S. sanctions. He was involved in transactions exceeding $150 million in metal products from businesses owned by the sanctioned oligarch Sergey Kurchenko, who faced sanctions from the Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in 2015 due to misappropriation of Ukrainian state assets.

Cash Cow Crypto: U.S. CFTC Enforcement Sets Records in FY 2024 with $17.1 Billion in Monetary Relief!

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) achieved a landmark year in FY 2024, securing over $17.1 billion in monetary relief, including $2.6 billion in civil penalties and $14.5 billion in restitution. The agency’s groundbreaking actions spanned digital asset (crypto) markets, voluntary carbon credits, and major compliance cases, highlighting its leadership in safeguarding market integrity.

U.S. DOJ’s Whistleblower Pilot Program: 250+ Tips in Just Months!

Whistleblowers are the only effective way to fight financial crime. The U.S. DOJ whistleblower pilot program has already proven effective, generating over 250 tips of potential misconduct since its launch in August, according to Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller. According to a Reuters report, the initiative targets corporate malfeasance and encourages internal self-disclosure by companies.

Online Gambling: Lokinvestigation in Curaçao, its Maltese Connections, and How to Shut Down!

For many years, the far-far-away Curacao was the regulatory mecca of global online gambling. But that is over. The Lokinvestigation, spearheaded by opposition politician and forensic investigator Dr. Luigi Faneyte, reveals systemic failures and alleged corruption in Curaçao’s online gambling sector. With ties to Maltese investors and global financial networks, the report demands transparency but also carries political implications.

KTM’s Collapse: How Pierer and Blazicek Possibly Misled Investors and Profited Amid a €2.9 Billion Crisis!

The recent insolvency filing by KTM AG, Europe's largest motorcycle manufacturer, has unveiled significant managerial failures under CEO Stefan Pierer and Chairman of the Supervisory Board Josef Blasicek of Pierer Mobility AG. Despite clear indicators of financial distress, the company continued to distribute substantial dividends, misleading investors about its fiscal health. Here is an investor update on the KTM case.

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Investor Briefing: Why Elon Musk’s SpaceX is valued at $350 Billion!

SpaceX, Elon Musk's private aerospace company, is reportedly in discussions to sell insider shares at a valuation of approximately $350 billion. This would be double what the company was reportedly selling shares at one year ago. In December 2023, Bloomberg reported SpaceX shares were being sold at a $175 billion valuation. Musk's closeness to Trump is apparently paying off.