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‘Crypto Godfather’ Sentenced in Carjacking and Attempted Robbery
The alleged criminal mastermind has been ordered to serve 15 years in prison for coordinating a violent attack in Connecticut in 2024
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Olympian Turned Alleged Drug Kingpin Ryan Wedding Arrested
The Canadian former snowboarder, who authorities say forged connections with the Sinaloa Cartel, had been the subject of a global manhunt after he was placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list in 2024
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Are Authorities Closing In on Olympian Turned Drug Kingpin Ryan Wedding?
Developments in the hunt for the alleged leader of an international trafficking network — including new murder charges — suggest his days on the run may be numbered
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‘Crypto Godfather’ Faces New Charges in Kidnapping Case
The alleged criminal mastermind has now been charged in connection with a carjacking and violent abduction linked to a $243 million crypto heist
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He Was a Teen Tech Prodigy. Then He Became the ‘Crypto Godfather’
Adam Iza was a wiz in the world of cryptocurrency. But when he fell in with notorious hackers, authorities say, his business turned criminal
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‘What Is the Price of Your Life? That's What You’re Paying Me For’
The fixer of Sinaloa brings foreign journalists face to face with Mexican cartel leaders — and makes sure they walk away alive
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Olympian Turned Drug Lord Ryan Wedding Added to FBI 10 Most Wanted List
The former snowboarder, who competed at the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, has been charged with ordering contract killings and is believed to be hiding in Mexico
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‘He Had No Fear’: Ryan Wedding’s Path From Olympic Athlete to Drug Lord
A champion snowboarder who competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics, he pivoted to a life of crime. Today, the FBI says, he's a cocaine dealer with ties to Mexican cartels — and he's on the run
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The Lawless Frontier at the Heart of the Burning Amazon
Inside the battle for the forest's future — and ours — as Brazilian ranchers and farmers vow to protect their way of life at any cost
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Brazilian Farmers Believe They Have the Right to Burn the Amazon
“The people in the big cities of Sao Paulo and Rio, they want us to live on picking Brazil nuts,” a farmer says. “That doesn’t put anyone’s kid in college”
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