Global RADAR Blog

Treasury vs. Cartels: America’s Escalating Crackdown on Fentanyl Financing Networks

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a string of money laundering charges levied against two Chinese nationals with significant ties to multiple transnational criminal organizations. The indictment of the two men, Ruhuan Zhen and Hongce Wu, became the latest escalation in an increasingly global war over cartel money, a conflict that no […]

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The AI Compliance Trap: Why Raw Agents from Anthropic Are a Multi-Million Dollar Fine Waiting to Happen

On May 5, 2026, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei officially took the stage in New York to unveil a suite of ten specialized AI financial agent templates, a move that sent shockwaves through the fintech sector. Designed to automate everything from investment pitchbooks to complex compliance workflows, the announcement triggered a flurry of speculative headlines questioning […]

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From Guidance to Law: This Week in AML, May 16, 2026

Four developments this week point in the same direction. The expectations that supervisors have communicated for years through guidance, examination findings, and enforcement actions are being written into statute and treaty law. In Washington, the CLARITY Act cleared the Senate Banking Committee on a 15 to 9 vote, with a floor vote expected after the […]

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