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Re:Fake-branded bars slip dirty gold into world markets by blobbers on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @10:45AM (#20820286)
The scale of this article seems to not be 'crisis' worthy.

Criminal organizations, governments or oligarchs laundering 50 million dollars is nothing new or noteworthy.

Re:Fake-branded bars slip dirty gold into world markets by wiglaf1979 on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @11:07AM (#20820518)
Yep. If you do want to hear some 'crisis' worthy numbers in a similar vein as this article I highly recommend giving "Moneyland" a chance. That's where the money laundering gets bumped up into the professional level. I am glad I listen to the audiobook but man is it disheartening to hear how bad it is globally.

https://www.npr.org/2019/05/01/719001286/moneyland-reveals-h...

Re:Fake-branded bars slip dirty gold into world markets by lostgame on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @10:51AM (#20820348)
I'd agree - it's not crisis-worthy, but it is at least technically interesting, which makes it alright to be here, IMHO. I've seen a lot of posts on the front page the last few days that seem to be losing technical relevance, or, straight-up just don't even pique my curiosity.

I should find another aggregator and try to submit some quality technical stuff the next couple days. :) No point in complaining about something you can help fix.

Re:Fake-branded bars slip dirty gold into world markets by Ellen_Monp on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @11:28AM (#20820745)
Is it just 50 million or could there be more that hasn't been reported? Is the money used to bribe officials, pay for espionage efforts worth $10b? Is a crisis based on the base value or the overall cost that comes from it?