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The recent storming of the US Capitol seems to be hitting President Donald Trump not only politically, but financially as well. CNN reports a growing number of businesses suddenly want very little to do with Trump after he incited a mob of his supporters to attack the Capitol. Twitter and Facebook banned Trump indefinitely, and Stripe is no longer processing credit card payments for his campaign. Shopify stopped operating online stores for the Trump Organization and the campaign and the PGA is pulling a major golf tournament from a Trump resort. It's also unclear which, if any, banks will want to loan money to the Trump Organization.
The US Justice Department announces it is fining Binance, the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, a total of $4.3 billion over violations of anti-money laundering and sanctions laws. "This is one of the largest penalties we've ever obtained from a corporate defendant in a criminal matter," US Attorney General Merrick Garland tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Lisa O. Monaco, Deputy Attorney General, says authorities have arrested the owner of China-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato for alleged money laundering, saying the move has "disrupted a busy corner of this criminal ecosystem." SOUNDBITE
The EU says it will set up a stand-alone agency to crack down on money laundering across Europe where major banks have been hit by a wave of dirty money scandals. Many cases have involved northern countries such as Denmark, Sweden and Finland with a reputation for playing by the rules, but criminal gangs and terrorism are also a central concern. SOUNDBITE
Lima, Jun 21 (EFE).- Keiko Fujimori on Monday was spared from returning to prison for alleged money laundering in the middle of her campaign to overturn the result of Peru's recent presidential election won by the leftist Pedro Castillo.Fujimori will remain on probation, but was warned by Judge Víctor Zúñiga of the Fourth National Preparatory Investigation Court Specialized in Organized Crime and Corruption for having failed to comply with the judicial requirement not to meet with witnesses in her case. (Camera: MIKHAIL HUACAN).SHOT LIST: PERUVIAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE KEIKO FUJIMORI ARRIVE AT A COURT IN LIMA, PERU.
San Salvador, May 19 (EFE).- Costa Rican authorities extradited Juan Guzmán, father-in-law of former Salvadoran president Mauricio Funes (2009-2014), to El Salvador to face criminal proceedings for money laundering. (Camera: VLADIRMIR CHICAS).SHOT LIST: THE EXTRADITION OF JUAN GUZMAN, A FATHER-IN-LAW OF FORMER SALVADORAN PRESIDENT, MAURICIO FUNES. SOUND BITES: ATTORNEY GENERAL, RODOLFO DELGADO (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: This procedure, which is also a part of the criminal proceedings against Mr. Mauricio Funes Cartagena, gave a clear message that there will be no more impunity in this country. And that we will not tolerate the corruption and bad Salvadorans who have caused a lot of harm to the nation.