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The philosophical puzzle of rational artificial intelligence

To what extent can an artificial system...

AUSTRAC backs newly regulated sectors with release of AML/CTF program starter kits

AUSTRAC has released its anti-money laundering program starter kits...

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Mexico: New Law of Acquisitions, Leases and Services of the Public Sector and amendments to the Public Works and Related Services Law

In brief On 16 April 2025, the decrees enacting the Law of Acquisitions, Leases and Services of the Public Sector (“Acquisitions Law“) and amending the...

Australia: ASIC consults on greater public transparency of firm-level reportable situations and complaints data

In brief On 10 April 2025, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) released Consultation Paper 383 ‘Reportable situations and internal dispute resolution data publication’...

South Africa: Coin vs. Capital – Cryptocurrency is not subject to exchange control

In brief In a landmark ruling, the Pretoria High Court in Standard Bank v South African Reserve Bank ruled that cryptocurrencies do not constitute “capital”...

Iranian Man Pleaded Guilty to Role in Robbinhood Ransomware

An Iranian national pleaded guilty today to participating in an international ransomware and extortion scheme involving the Robbinhood ransomware. According to court documents and statements made...

Five Individuals Indicted in Insider Trading Scheme

Five individuals were charged in a 19-count indictment yesterday for their participation in a scheme to trade securities on the basis of material nonpublic information...

Leader of Qakbot Malware Conspiracy Indicted for Involvement in Global Ransomware Scheme

A federal indictment unsealed today charges Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov, 48, of Moscow, Russia, with leading a group of cyber criminals who developed and deployed...

Law Enforcement Seize Record Amounts of Illegal Drugs, Firearms, and Drug Trafficking Proceeds in International Operation Against Darknet Trafficking of Fentanyl and Opioids; 270...

Today, the Attorney General and the Department of Justice’s Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team, and international law enforcement partners announced the...

Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission File Statement of Interest on Anticompetitive Uses of Common Shareholdings to Discourage Coal Production

Today, the Justice Department, joined by the Federal Trade Commission (the “Agencies”) filed a statement of interest in the Eastern District of Texas in...

Justice Department Seizes Domains Behind Major Information-Stealing Malware Operation

The Justice Department announced today the unsealing of two warrants authorizing the seizure of five internet domains used by malicious cyber actors to operate...

Washington D.C. Accountant Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud and Tax Crimes

A Washington, D.C., Certified Public Accountant (CPA) was sentenced yesterday to 20 months in prison for making a false statement on a mortgage loan...

Washington State Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking

Dominique Terrel Gonzales, 35, was sentenced today to 11 years in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to one...

Alabama Man Sentenced to 14 Months in Connection with Securities and Exchange Commission X Hack that Spiked Bitcoin Prices

WASHINGTON – An Alabama man was sentenced today to 14 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in the...

Leader of Prolific Guatemalan Drug Trafficking Organization and Guatemalan Politician Who Supplied Tons of Cocaine to the Sinaloa Cartel Presented in U.S. District Court

Today, Freddy Arnoldo Salazar Flores of Guatemala, a representative of the Central American Parliament, made his initial appearance in federal court in the District...

Army Soldier Charged with Child Pornography Offenses

A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging Seth Herrera, 35, a U.S. Army soldier, previously of El Paso, TX, with attempted sexual...

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