Cartel Kidnappings - The Ransom Pipeline: How Your Wire Transfer Funds a Kidnapping

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Host Alexandra Reeves examines how cartels use U.S. wire transfer services to collect kidnapping ransoms from migrant families. Drawing on VICE investigations spanning 2014-2024, the episode traces an $800 million ransom pipeline and questions whether financial companies enable cartel operations. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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