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FTC Seeks Comment on Identity Theft Detection Rules
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Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment on whether the agency should make changes to rules requiring that financial institutions and creditors take certain steps to detect signs of identity theft affecting their customers.
U.S. Seeks to Recover over $73 Million in Proceeds Traceable to Bank Fraud to Conceal the Involvement of Jho Taek Low
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New York - The Department of Justice announced Friday the filing of a civil forfeiture action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to forfeit and recover more than $73 million in funds associated with an international conspiracy to defraud U.S. financial institutions and to launder funds controlled by Jho Taek Low, also known as “Jho Low,” an individual who is the subject of an indictment filed in the Eastern District of New York, alleging that Low and others conspired to launder billions of dollars embezzled from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Malaysia’s investment development fund, and pay hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes to foreign officials, among other things.
Justice Department Awards More Than $16.7 Million to Support Victims of Las Vegas Shooting
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Las Vegas, Nevada - The Justice Department Friday announced that the Office of Justice Programs’ (OJP) Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded more than $16.7 million in Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) funding to aid survivors of the October 1, 2017, mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker made the announcement in a speech to state, local, and federal law enforcement in Cincinnati.
North Las Vegas Felon Pleads Guilty To Possession Of A 12-Inch Pipe Bomb
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Las Vegas, Nevada - A felon who threatened to “blow up the house” pleaded guilty Thursday to possession of a 12-inch pipe bomb, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson of the District of Nevada.
United States Sues UBS to Recover Civil Penalties for Fraud in the Sale of Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
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New York - Thursday, in federal court for the Eastern District of New York, the United States filed a civil complaint against UBS AG and several of its United States affiliates (together, “UBS”), alleging that UBS defrauded investors throughout the United States and the world in connection with its sale of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) from 2006 through 2007.
District Court Permanently Enjoins 20 Defendants Connected to a Multi-Million Dollar Mail Fraud Scheme
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Las Vegas, Nevada - A federal court in Las Vegas, Nevada permanently enjoined six individuals and 14 corporate entities from activities related to an alleged mail fraud scheme, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.
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