New Jersey Migrant Who Killed Mother in Child in DWI Crash Nearly Hit Red Bank Cop Head On Weeks Prior
Red Bank, NJ – An undocumented immigrant (illegal alien) accused of killing a mother and her 11-year-old daughter in a DWI crash was released by New Jersey judges three times in four…
Bank of Italy says it is ending COVID-related relief measures for banks
MILAN – The Bank of Italy said on Tuesday it would remove a number of relief measures on banking requirements that had been introduced to help lenders through the COVID-19 crisis. The…
Ukraine’s banking system is running smoothly, say central bank
LVIV – Ukraine’s banking system is running smoothly and banks are replenishing cash machines where possible, central bank governor Kyrylo Shevchenko said in a statement on Tuesday. Online banking is operating as…
Eastern Panhandle woman admits to bank fraud
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Ana Amesquita, of Kearneysville, West Virginia, has admitted to bank fraud, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Amesquita, 26, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Bank Fraud.”…
Malaysia central bank to wait until third quarter to raise rates – Reuters poll
By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU – Malaysia’s central bank will wait until the third quarter before raising interest rates from a record low to support an uneven economic recovery, according to a Reuters…
Australia’s CBA to sell 10% stake in Bank of Hangzhou for $1.31 billion
– Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the country’s No. 1 lender, said it would sell a 10% stake of China’s Bank of Hangzhou for about A$1.8 billion ($1.31 billion), exiting a nearly two-decade-old…
Check And Credit Card Scammer Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Bank and Wire Fraud
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced Warren Tillery, age 46, of Atlanta, Georgia and previously of Baltimore to five years in federal prison, followed by five years of…
Lynn Man Sentenced for Bank Fraud Conspiracy and Identity Theft
BOSTON – A Lynn man was sentenced on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, for his involvement in a scheme to defraud several financial institutions and obtain money from customers using fraudulent identification documents.…
Three Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Bank and Wire Fraud
RALEIGH, N.C. – Shawn Franklin, Sabrina Wiggins Branch and Anthony Maryland were each sentenced today to terms of imprisonment for conspiring with one another to commit bank and wire fraud. Franklin, currently…
Charlottesville Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A Charlottesville woman pleaded guilty today to altering and forging checks she obtained without the consent of the check owners. Samantha Leigh Thomas, 38, pleaded guilty to one count…
Metro East Man Sentenced to Prison for Bank Fraud Scam
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Lagardo Wright, 21, of Fairview Heights, Illinois, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison today for orchestrating a large-scale bank fraud scheme. From at least February 2019…
Two Pittsburgh-area Men Charged with Robbing PNC Bank in Washington, PA
PITTSBURGH – Two Pittsburgh-area residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of bank robbery, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. The three-count Superseding Indictment…
Russian central bank reserves: what are they made of?
LONDON – Major Western economies have launched moves to exclude Russian banks from the main global payments system while imposing curbs on Russia’s central bank to undermine its ability to support the…
Bank of Ireland posts highest profit in more than a decade
DUBLIN – Bank of Ireland on Monday posted its biggest annual profit since the global financial crisis more than a decade ago and said it plans to return of 104 million euros…
Russian central bank orders block on foreign clients’ bids to sell Russian securities – document
MOSCOW -Russia’s central bank has ordered professional stock market participants to suspend the execution of all orders by foreign legal entities and individuals to sell Russian securities from Monday morning, an internal…
World Bank may be able to disburse Ukraine aid funds in days – Malpass
By David Lawder WASHINGTON – World Bank President David Malpass said on Sunday the bank may be able to provide Ukraine with more financial resources within days and that additional aid for…
Russian central bank to resume gold purchases on domestic market from Monday
MOSCOW – Russia’s central bank on Sunday said it would resume buying gold on the domestic market from Feb. 28, as it undertakes measures to try and ensure financial stability during Western…
Russian central bank eases caps on banks’ open foreign currency positions
MOSCOW – Russia’s central bank said on Sunday it was temporarily easing restrictions on banks’ open foreign currency positions after the West decided to block certain Russian banks’ access to the SWIFT…
Russian central bank says repo auction on Monday will have no limit
MOSCOW – Russia’s central bank said on Sunday there would be no limit at a “fine-tuning” repo auction it plans to hold on Monday and added that the banking system remained stable…
DeKalb Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
PEORIA, Ill. – A DeKalb, Illinois, man, Christopher Simmons, 41, of the 800 block of Edgebrook Drive, was sentenced on February 24, 2022, to concurrent terms of 46 months’ imprisonment and five…
Caldwell Woman Sentenced for Bank Fraud
BOISE – A Caldwell woman was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison for bank fraud. According to court records, Melissa A. Castellanos, 52, of Caldwell, worked as a…
Russian central bank to give banks more cash for ATMs
MOSCOW – Russia’s central bank on Friday said it was increasing the amount of cash it gives to banks to replenish ATM machines, the latest measure the regulator has taken in an…
Russian central bank increases daily limit on euro-rouble forex swaps to 3.5 billion euros
MOSCOW – The Russian central bank increased the daily limit for its foreign exchange swap operations in euros to 3.5 billion euros from 2 billion euros, it said on Friday, further increasing…
Russian central bank provides banks with $23 billion at 3-day repo auction
MOSCOW – Russia’s central bank on Friday said it had provided banks with 1.9 trillion roubles ($22.87 billion) out of 3 trillion roubles on offer at a “fine-tuning”, three-day repo auction. Seeking…
Japan’s central bank lowers limits on CP, corporate bond purchases
TOKYO – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) said on Friday it had decided to reduce the maximum amounts of commercial paper (CP) and corporate bonds it can buy in a single issuer’s…
Russian central bank raises limit for Friday’s repo auction to 3 trln rbls
MOSCOW – The Russian central bank on Friday said it was raising the limit at a “fine-tuning” repo auction later on Friday to 3 trillion roubles ($35.55 billion) from 2 trillion roubles,…
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