JMDavis
@JessMarinDavis
PhD. Social scientist and entrepreneur combining research and practice. Illicit finance expert, newsletter writer, consultant.
The US announced a civil forfeiture action for the ~$2 million dollars in digital currency held by Tether Limited and Binance Holdings LTD accounts connected with Buy Cash Money and Money Transfer Company (BuyCash), that financially supported Hamas" justice.gov/opa/pr/united-…
🚨📺Tomorrow! I'm going live on Substack with Stephen Reimer to talk through the new @FATFNews report on #TerroristFinancing. Everyone is welcome to join us! open.substack.com/live-stream/42…
This is a really interesting look at Hamas' war economy. Beyond the headline, it illustrates how Hamas has maintained its taxation / extortion activities even during wartime, and how that motivates the demands it makes for a peace deal. washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…
Risk based approach in action: "the reason for its account being frozen last month was that it had a button on its website to donate to Palestine Action before the group was banned" theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…
If the United States and its partners will treat drug cartels as terrorist organizations, what counterterrorist financing experience should guide their efforts? @jessmarindavis reviews 25 years of lessons learned. lawfaremedia.org/article/lesson…