Serial Bank Robber Indicted on Federal Charges
Miami, Florida – A 52-year-old Hialeah man with a prior felony conviction who went on a four-month bank robbery spree was federally indicted yesterday on …
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South Bay Woman Charged with Attempted Arson of Bank Branch
LOS ANGELES – A South Bay woman was charged today in a federal grand jury indictment alleging she threw a Molotov cocktail inside a …
Drexel Man Shot at Stover Police Chief after Failed Bank Robbery
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Drexel, Missouri, man has been convicted after shooting at law enforcement officers while fleeing a failed bank robbery. Jacob Allen …
Fed’s Waller says he sees no need for U.S. central bank digital currency
– U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Friday he is not convinced of the need for a central bank digital currency, particularly for …
Deutsche Bank nominates former Norway wealth fund head to supervisory board
FRANKFURT – Deutsche Bank has nominated Yngve Slyngstad, the former head of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, to its supervisory board, Germany’s largest lender said on …
China’s Bank of Communications boss warns of tough year ahead
By Zoey Zhang and Engen Tham SHANGHAI – The president of China’s Bank of Communications Co Ltd (BoCom), on Friday warned it will be difficult …
World Bank approves $830 million in loans to Colombia
BOGOTA – Colombia will receive two loans totalling $830 million from the World Bank to fund COVID-19 pandemic recovery and education efforts, the country’s government …
Previously Convicted Baltimore Bank Robber Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison for Committing Two Bank Robberies at the Same Bank Within One Week
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Lloyd Phillip Simon, age 71, of Baltimore, Maryland to 70 months in federal prison, followed …
Providence Man Pleads Guilty in Fraudulent Checks, Bank Fraud Scheme
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who participated in a scheme to use stolen banking information to create fraudulent business checks and obtain hundreds of …
Helena man sentenced to prison for bank fraud in COVID-19 relief scheme
GREAT FALLS – A Helena man who admitted lying in a scheme to receive more than $400,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by …
Avery Co. Man Is Sentenced To Prison For Bank Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Elenilson Ceron, 25, of Newland, N.C., was sentenced today to 26 months in prison for using stolen identification documents to commit bank …
Deutsche Bank appoints Ahlersmeyer to U.S. building products research unit – memo
– Deutsche Bank AG has hired Joe Ahlersmeyer as vice-president of the U.S. building products research unit within the bank’s company research group, according to an …
Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud
CONCORD – Robesteur St. Felix, 47, of Manchester, pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court to bank fraud, United …
Swiss National Bank says it has sold most of its Russia-related assets
ZURICH – The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has sold most of its Russia-related assets and sees only limited risk for the Swiss financial sector from …
Sri Lanka to seek World Bank support alongside IMF loan programme – sources
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO/NEW DELHI – Sri Lanka will seek World Bank assistance to stave off a severe economic crisis in addition …
South Korea central bank governor nominee Rhee says inflation, economic risks mounting
SEOUL – South Korea’s nominee for its new central bank chief said on Thursday worries about inflationary and economic risks are mounting and that he …
El Paso Woman Indicted for Tax and Bank Fraud
EL PASO – A federal grand jury in El Paso returned an indictment today charging an El Paso woman for her role in preparing false …
ANZ becomes first Australian bank to mint stablecoin
– Australia and New Zealand Banking Group said on Thursday it carried out an Australian dollar stablecoin payment, in a landmark transaction to become the …
Delaware County Attorney Sentenced To 36 Months’ Imprisonment For Bank Fraud And Identity Theft Offenses
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 22, 2022, Dory L. Sater, age 47, formerly …
Serial Armed Bank Robber Sentenced to Over 25 Years after Attempting to Murder Pennsylvania State Trooper During Arrest
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Christopher Larue, 44, of Lansdale, PA, was sentenced to 25 years and one day in …
Santa Fe man appears in court for bank robbery charge
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Bobby Garcia, 29, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, appeared in federal court on March 22 for a preliminary and detention hearing, facing …
Brothers Facing Federal Charges for Alleged Bank Fraud in the Purchase and Sale of Two Baltimore Properties
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Philip Abramowitz, age 50, of Pikesville, Maryland, with bank fraud and conspiracy to …
Cottage Grove Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery
Minneapolis – A Cottage Grove man has pleaded guilty today to bank robbery, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Charles J. Kovats. According to court documents, in …
Bank of Mexico seen raising rates in response to Fed hike, inflation-Reuters poll
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s central bank is set to raise its benchmark interest rate this week for the seventh consecutive time, following in the footsteps …
North Hills Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robberies in Two Counties
PITTSBURGH, PA – A former resident of McCandless, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to robbing three area banks and attempting to rob a fourth …
Burlington Man Appears in Federal Court on Bank Robbery Charge
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on March 21, 2022, Malik Pratt, 24, of Burlington, Vermont was …
Catawba Co. Man Faces COVID-19 Relief Fraud And Bank Roberry Charges
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal grand jury sitting in Charlotte has returned a criminal indictment against Spenc’r Denard Rickerson, 35, of Claremont, N.C., charging him …
Swiss National Bank expected to resist global rate-hike trend: Reuters poll
(Corrects currency in 5th graf, no other changes.) ZURICH – The Swiss National Bank will likely hold fast to the world’s lowest interest rate when …
Philippines central bank to start tightening in Q4, earlier hike possible – Reuters poll
By Shaloo Shrivastava and Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU – The Philippines central bank will leave policy on hold at Thursday’s meeting to support a nascent recovery, …
Moscow exchange to trade OFZ bonds again on Tuesday – Central Bank
– The Moscow Exchange will again open for trading in OFZ government bonds on Tuesday after the trade resumed on Monday, but the stock market …
Analysts see Brazil central bank ending monetary tightening at 13% this year
BRASILIA – Brazil’s central bank will wrap up its monetary tightening with rates at 13% this year, according to a weekly survey of private economists …
Czech central bank may discuss further use of FX reserves to slow inflation
PRAGUE – The Czech central bank may discuss whether to use its large foreign exchange reserves to not only stabilise exchange rate fluctuations but also …
Minneapolis Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison for Armed Bank Robberies, Firearms Violations
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 92 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for two armed …
New Orleans Woman Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison for Bank Larceny of Over $200,000 Using Patient Information Stolen from Metairie Medical Clinic
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ASHLEY GREEN, age 39, was sentenced on March 16, 2022 to 15 months in …
Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracies
NEW ORLEANS – RYAN P. MULLEN, age 41, of Jayess, Mississippi, pleaded guilty on March 16, 2022 to one count of conspiracy to commit bank …
Columbia Man, Moberly Woman Indicted for Armed Business, Bank Robberies
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Columbia, Missouri, man and a Moberly, Mo., woman have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in …
Polish central bank programme to allow Ukrainians to convert cash
WARSAW – Ukrainians in Poland will be able to convert hryvnia bank notes into Polish zlotys from the middle of next week as part of …
Bank Teller Sentenced for Embezzling Customer Funds
NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DEMETRIA MYERS SILVIO, age 32, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on March 15, …
Man Pleads Guilty to Two Bank Robberies
A Bixby man pleaded guilty Thursday to robbing two Oklahoma banks of nearly $320,000, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. In a blind plea, Jerry Ray …
M&T Bank Corporation Announces First Quarter 2022 Earnings Release and Conference Call
BUFFALO, N.Y., March 16, 2022 — M&T Bank Corporation (“M&T”) (NYSE:MTB) plans to announce its first quarter 2022 earnings results in a press release that …
Flanders bank employee ran scheme to bilk $8 million from employer
NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced a Morris County man was indicted for his role in a conspiracy to bilk millions of …
Factbox: Five facts about Russian central bank chief Nabiullina
– The Russian central bank will hold a policy meeting on Friday as sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine leave the country increasingly isolated and …
Mexico must enact reform to boost productivity, says World Bank
MEXICO CITY – Mexico should enact a series of reforms to boost the country’s low productivity, the World Bank said in a report released on …
Two Twin Cities Men Sentenced to Prison for Their Roles in an Armed Bank Robbery
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Two Twin Cities men have been sentenced to prison for their roles in the armed robbery of a Deerwood Bank, announced …
Deutsche Bank hires tech dealmaker Tej Shah from Macquarie
– Deutsche Bank AG has named senior Macquarie Capital executive Tej Shah as a managing director, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on …
Pennsylvania man indicted for bank robberies
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – William J. Birdsall, of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, was indicted today in connection to two bank robberies, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld …
Russia’s central bank does not need to print money, Putin says
– Russia’s central bank does not need to print money and the country has enough financial resources to fight current challenges, President Vladimir Putin said …
World Bank says Ukraine war may prompt grain shortages in poor countries
By David Lawder WASHINGTON -The World Bank on Wednesday said a number of developing countries face near-term wheat supply shortages due to their high dependence …
Ukraine crisis may reshape role of central bank digital currency, says ex-BOJ official
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO – Sanctions imposed on Russia could prod more countries like China to look at central bank digital currencies …
Russian central bank sells $19 billion at ‘fine-tuning’ repo auction
– Russia’s central bank on Wednesday said it had provided banks with 2.05 trillion roubles ($18.97 billion) at a “fine-tuning” one-day repo auction, as it …