Trump and federal agencies share May the 4th memes as Star Wars takes over official accounts
President Donald Trump and multiple federal agencies marked Star Wars Day on Saturday with posts that mixed galactic imagery and political messaging, sparking debate and drawing attention across social media. The U.S.…
Former Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Failing to File Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Virgil Sever Santa, 49, formerly of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to failing to file a report of foreign bank and financial accounts (FBAR) with the Department of the Treasury,…
Former Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Failing to File Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Virgil Sever Santa, 49, formerly of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to failing to file a report of foreign bank and financial accounts (FBAR) with the Department of the Treasury,…
Worcester Man Sentenced for Attempting to Purchase $83,000 Sports Car and Opening Bank Accounts Using Stolen Identities
BOSTON – A Worcester man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for using two victims’ identities to open bank accounts and attempting to purchase an $83,000 Chevrolet Camaro. Brandon Brouillard,…
Caretaker of Senior Couple Sentenced for Stealing Hundreds of Thousands from Elderly Couple’s Bank Accounts
Miami, Florida – A U.S. federal district judge sentenced 52-year-old Sherri Lynn Smith to 51 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release for stealing nearly $300,000 from two seniors…
LGBT Nonprofit Leader Locked Out Of Company Bank Accounts, Flees The U.S. Amid Investigation
LGBT Nonprofit Leader Locked Out Of Company Bank Accounts, Flees The U.S. Amid Investigation Laurel Duggan on August 1, 2022 D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine is attempting to freeze the bank…
New Vatican policy orders foreign investment accounts closed
By Philip Pullella (Reuters) – The Vatican on Tuesday issued an overarching investments policy to ensure they are ethical, green, low-risk, and avoid weapons industries or health sectors involved in abortion, contraception…
Student Who Hacked Over a Dozen Email and Snapchat Accounts of Female Students from the University of Puerto Rico Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On July 13, 2022, Iván Santell-Velázquez pled guilty to cyberstalking before United States District Court Judge Silvia Carreño-Coll, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2261A(2), announced W.…
Accounts Payable Clerk Sentenced for Fraud
PROVIDENCE – An accounts payable clerk who misappropriated more than $300,000 belonging to a Providence small business for his own personal use was sentenced on Wednesday to eighteen months of incarceration, announced…
California Man Known As “icloudripper4you” Sentenced To Nine Years In Federal Prison For Stealing Nude Photographs And Images From Apple iCloud Accounts
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has sentenced Hao Kuo Chi (41, La Puente, California) to nine years in federal prison for conspiracy and computer fraud. Chi had pleaded…
United States Recovers Over $15 Million from Swiss Bank Accounts as Proceeds of Global Digital Advertising Fraud Scheme
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced today that $15,111,453.84 in illicit proceeds derived from an international digital fraud scheme has been transferred by Switzerland to…
Maryland Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Stealing Over $120,000 From Bank Customer Accounts
WASHINGTON – Michael Drummond, 36, of Hyattsville, Maryland, was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for his role in a scheme in which Wells Fargo…
Outspoken market analyst’s Chinese social media accounts suspended
SHANGHAI – The Chinese social media accounts of an outspoken Hong Kong-based market strategist were suspended after a series of downbeat commentaries and a slump in mainland equities to two-year lows on…
Worcester Man Pleads Guilty to Opening Bank Accounts and Attempting to Purchase $83,000 Sports Car Using Stolen Identities
BOSTON – A Worcester man pleaded guilty today to using two victims’ identities to open bank accounts and attempting to purchase an $83,000 Chevrolet Camaro. Brandon Brouillard, 28, pleaded guilty to two…
Monmouth County Man Admits Orchestrating Multimillion-Dollar Accounts Receivable Factoring Scheme
TRENTON, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man today admitted defrauding lenders of approximately $50 million dollars in connection with an invoice factoring scheme perpetrated over nearly a decade, U.S. Attorney…
Twitter won’t recommend Russia govt accounts, will prohibit some POW content
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) – Twitter said on Tuesday it will not recommend Russian government accounts to users as part of a rule change affecting accounts run by states which limit access…
Lacey Investor Scammed After Allowing “Help Desk” Caller Access to Accounts
LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – The infamous “Help Desk” scam claimed a victim in Lacey Township last week. Police here said a resident was scammed by the help desk caller who convinced them…
House Swiftly Passes Key Tax Benefits For Retirement Accounts. Here’s How It Works
House Swiftly Passes Key Tax Benefits For Retirement Accounts. Here’s How It Works Harry Wilmerding on March 30, 2022 The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill Monday providing massive tax benefits…
Omicron sub-variant BA.2 accounts for about 55% of COVID variants in U.S. – CDC
(Reuters) -The U.S. national public health agency said on Tuesday that BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron was estimated to account for more than half the coronavirus variants in the country. A resurgence of…
Russia to pay external debt in roubles if forex accounts remain blocked, TASS says
– Russia will service its external obligations in roubles if foreign exchange accounts of the central bank and the government remain blocked by the western sanctions, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov was quoted…
U.S. crypto exchange CoinZoom pausing new accounts within Russia -CEO
By Hannah Lang – Utah-based cryptocurrency exchange CoinZoom is pausing applications for new accounts within Russia following the country’s escalating conflict in Ukraine, the company’s chief executive officer told Reuters. While CoinZoom…
Exclusive – Russian firms rush to open Chinese bank accounts as sanctions bite – sources
By Samuel Shen and Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI – The Moscow branch of a Chinese state bank has seen a surge in enquiries from Russian firms wanting to open new accounts, a person…
Crypto exchange Coinbase stops short of blanket ban on Russian accounts
– U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc will continue to block accounts and transactions of Russian clients targeted by sanctions, but it stopped short of banning all users from the country. “At…
Two Philadelphia Men Convicted of Running Credit Card Fraud Ring Using 200,000+ Stolen Accounts
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Malan Doumbia, 38, and Souleymane Diarra, 36, both of Philadelphia, PA, were convicted after trial of nine counts including conspiracy to commit…
Meta Says Russian Hackers Tried To Commandeer Accounts Of Ukrainian Military
Facebook parent company Meta said late Sunday it had thwarted the attempts of Russian hackers to seize control of accounts belonging to Ukrainian military officials and public figures. A group of hackers…
Meta says restricts some Russian state media accounts at Ukraine request
By Elizabeth Culliford – Meta Platforms Inc has restricted some accounts in Ukraine, including some accounts belonging to Russian state media organizations, at the request of the Ukrainian government, the company’s head…
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