Cryptocurrency financial firm to plead guilty after novel FBI probe – Yahoo Finance
Written by Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – A crypto financial services company said on Tuesday it had offered to cooperate in manipulating the market for digital tokens created at the behest of the FBI to help unravel fraud in the crypto space. He agreed to plead guilty to the charges. CLS Global, registered in the […]
EU steps up probe into Elon Musk’s X, days ahead of Trump inauguration
The European Commission said on Friday that it is intensifying its investigation into whether Elon Musk's social media network X breached EU rules on content moderation, including requests for information and orders to archive relevant documents. The commission, which began investigating Company X in December 2023, will provide the company with internal documents by February […]
Soros-backed leftist Sheng Thao indicted in corruption probe following ouster as Oakland mayor: Report
More than 60% of voters in Oakland, California, voted to remove the Soros-backed Democratic mayor from office in November, saying that Shen Tao's “incompetence and fraud have accelerated Oakland's decline and led to long-standing business closures and closures.” He clearly agreed with the recall movement's claim that the Generations of families will be separated. ” […]
American Express to pay $230M to settle deceptive marketing, fraud probe
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that American Express has agreed to pay $230 million to resolve a federal investigation into deceptive marketing practices and civil fraud charges. under settlement American Express will pay more than $108 million in civil penalties to resolve allegations that the company violated the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and […]
American Express to pay $230 million to settle DOJ fraud probe, deceptive marketing claim – CNBC
Silas Stein | Picture Alliance | Getty Images american express The company announced Thursday that it will pay approximately $230 million to resolve a federal criminal wire fraud investigation and resolve deceptive marketing allegations. The sum includes a tax as part of a non-prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York, related to allegations […]
Trump’s DOT nominee says Boeing needs ‘tough love,’ Tesla probe will go on
Sean Duffy, President-elect Trump's nominee to head the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), said during his confirmation hearing Wednesday that it will take “tough love” for Boeing to recover from a series of safety failures and that Tesla's He said advanced driver safety research is necessary. The subsidy system will continue. Duffy, a former five-term […]
CA lawmaker demands federal probe amid fire destruction, as Sacramento seeks unity and accountability
California lawmakers are calling for unity amid the historic Los Angeles wildfires, while at least one lawmaker sent a letter to Congress calling for a federal investigation into Sacramento's fire safety and environmental policies. Republican lawmakers also said at a news conference Monday that any talks about the gavel in a special session with the […]
Google search empire faces probe under new UK digital competition law
Google's online search empire is the target of a new investigation under Britain's sweeping new online antitrust laws, officials announced Tuesday. Britain's antitrust watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority, is investigating whether Google has a “strategic market position”. The designation could subject the company to a crackdown under the country's Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers […]
Two detectives under ex-NYPD chief Jeffrey Maddrey mired in overtime probe: sources
Two women who worked for disgraced former NYPD chief Jeffrey Madley have been caught up in a federal investigation into an overtime sex scandal, the Post reports. Law enforcement officials said investigators searched the home of Madley's former driver, Detectives Ingrid Sanders and Ada Reyes. “The FBI visited them, executed search warrants, issued grand jury […]
Former WWE CEO Vince McMahon, Securities and Exchange Commission reach settlement after lengthy probe
WWE co-founder and former CEO Vince McMahon and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have reached a settlement after years of investigation into an undisclosed settlement. A federal investigation revealed to the company's board of directors and others that McMahon signed two settlement agreements worth more than $10 million with two women to keep potential […]