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Chiefs superfan sentenced after pleading guilty to bank robbery charges

Xavier Bavdal, an avid Kansas City Chiefs fan known in the NFL community as “ChiefsAholic,” pleaded guilty to bank robbery and was sentenced to 17 years and six months in prison. According to the US Attorney's Office, Babdar admitted to stealing more than $800,000 during 11 bank robberies in seven states, and also laundered the […]

TikTok Users Exploiting Chase Bank ‘Glitch’ Were Really Just Committing Check Fraud

A Chase ATM “glitch” that allowed customers to deposit counterfeit checks and then withdraw large amounts of cash has prompted TikTok users to post videos online bragging about their ill-gotten gains, but experts warn that this is not a harmless trick – it's an outright check scam that could have serious legal consequences. Daily Mail […]

TikTok ‘Chase bank glitch’ shows people trying to exploit ATMs

A new trend on TikTok sees people trying to take advantage of a Chase ATM “glitch” to offer up “unlimited free money,” but it quickly becomes clear that banks and their money are not so easily given up. Experts say the “glitch” video closely resembles one of the oldest forms of fraud: check fraud. Videos […]

Custodia Bank laying off employees as Biden admin’s crypto crackdown weighs on digital asset industry

The hosts of the CoinStories podcast discuss the state of cryptocurrencies following the global market sell-off. The Biden administration's tightening of regulations on cryptocurrencies has led to major restructuring at some of the smaller but better-known crypto banks. Custody Bank, a Wyoming-based financial institution that provides banking services to cryptocurrency companies, notified employees on Thursday […]

Israeli forces kill at least 10 Palestinians in West Bank raids | West Bank

Israeli forces killed at least 10 Palestinians in the West Bank in overnight raids and airstrikes that were allegedly aimed at preventing attacks on Israelis with Iranian-supplied weapons. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the operation in the West Bank, one of the largest in recent years, was likely to last for several days as […]