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🎯 Ex-Citi banker says she was fired for refusing to give false data to regulator. A former managing director sued the bank and its COO on Wednesday. Reuters
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🌎 One of the most unusual heists unfolding at Taco Bell. When you look at them in person, it’s easy to understand why people would want to keep the artwork for their personal collections. SFGate
🌎 JPMorgan poised to pay $100M over CFTC trade reporting violations. JPMorgan previously agreed to pay $348M to U.S. bank regulators over a related issue. Reuters
🌎 Merck unit avoids DOJ prosecution after exposing drug diversion scheme. Two men, including employee of the German company’s subsidiary, pleaded guilty in scheme to divert sensitive biochemicals to China. Fierce Pharma
🌎 Russians bought up $6.3B in Dubai property after 2022 Ukraine invasion. A trove of leaked records reveals Russian property holdings soared more than tenfold. ICIJ
🌎 Two From Transnational Money Laundering Organization Arrested for Laundering Millions in Drug Proceeds. Perps coordinated with co-conspirators in China to conceal the illicit source of funds. DOJ
🚚 Drug Cartel Victims’ Families Swamp Courts to Claim Seized Cash Bloomberg
🌎 How Soda, Chocolate and Chewing Gum Are Funding War in Sudan. A powerful militia and the country’s military both profit from trade in gum arabic. WSJ
🌎 Spyware found on U.S. hotel check-in computers. Computers are running a remote access app which is leaking screenshots of guest information. TechCrunch
🌎 Tech tycoon Mike Lynch, accused of massive fraud, set to testify. Lawyers for founder of Autonomy, charged over $11B HP deal, may move for mistrial. Guardian
🌎 John Kerry ‘Actively And Persistently Interfered With FBI’ Arresting Terrorists. Kerry’s efforts to obstruct law enforcement became such an issue that then-Attorney General Lynch had to intervene. Daily Wire
🌎 India’s Adani Group implicated in coal scam as scrutiny on founder’s political ties grows. Adani more than doubled its sales profits by selling imported low-grade coal as a far higher grade to Indian companies. Semafor
🌎 SEC slaps $10M penalty on owner of NYSE over 2021 cyber intrusion. The Regulation SCI rule mandates that cyber intrusions be reported immediately — unless it is determined that the incident had no impact on operations. Record
🌎 Hacked data reveals a new nightmare for U.S. gun industry. Massive data leak ties names of American shops and buyers to thousands of guns recovered at Mexican crime scenes. Courier Journal
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