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June 6, 2014 2:13 PM
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Ex-bank director who faked death pleads guilty to fraud

Ex-bank director who faked death pleads guilty to fraud | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it
A former bank director who faked his own death pleaded guilty Thursday to bank, securities and wire fraud.
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May 30, 2014 3:28 AM
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Koch Brothers Flout Law Getting Richer With Secret Iran Sales

Koch Brothers Flout Law Getting Richer With Secret Iran Sales | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it
In May 2008, a unit of Koch Industries Inc., one of the world’s largest privately held companies, sent Ludmila Egorova-Farines, its newly hired compliance officer and ethics manager, to investigate the management of a subsidiary in Arles in southern France. In less than a week, she discovered that the company had paid bribes to win contracts.

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May 23, 2014 9:00 AM
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No rush to regulate forex over fixing scandal: British MP

No rush to regulate forex over fixing scandal: British MP | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it
LONDON (Reuters) - Governments should not leap into full-scale regulation of currency trading in the wake of claims leading banks rigged market benchmarks, a member of the UK parliament committee overseeing
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May 16, 2014 8:23 AM
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Citi Fires 11 More in Mexico Over Fraud

Citi Fires 11 More in Mexico Over Fraud | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it
Among those fired were four of the bank’s top executives in Mexico: its head of corporate banking, head institutional risk officer, head of trade finance and head of trade and treasury solutions.
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May 12, 2014 9:08 AM
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Central Bank governor: Anglo Irish Scandal 'a sorry story'

Central Bank governor: Anglo Irish Scandal 'a sorry story' | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it
The governor of the Central Bank has said he agrees with a judge’s withering attack on the former financial regulator over a loans-for-shares scam at Anglo Irish Bank.
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May 12, 2014 8:12 AM
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Lies and the Lying LIBOR at New Lows

Lies and the Lying LIBOR at New Lows | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it
The Fed's recent tapering spree doesn't mean it's doing any credit tightening.
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May 10, 2014 9:16 AM
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Sonoma fraudster pleads guilty in $1.6 million investment scheme - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Sonoma fraudster pleads guilty in $1.6 million investment scheme - Santa Rosa Press Democrat | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

Michael Thomas Hamilton, 49, was charged in November with 22 counts of mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering as part of a scheme in which he solicited...

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May 9, 2014 2:00 PM
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Seadrill strikes deal after Svalbard tax haven flop - The Local.no

Seadrill strikes deal after Svalbard tax haven flop - The Local.no | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

Norwegian shipping magnate John Fredriksen has reportedly reached a secret deal with Norway's tax authorities after a plan to use the Arctic Svalbard Islands as a tax haven...

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May 8, 2014 10:17 AM
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Supreme Court: Helping Biggest Donors, But What About Voters? | Brennan Center for Justice

Supreme Court: Helping Biggest Donors, But What About Voters? | Brennan Center for Justice | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it
The Brennan Center for Justice is a non-partisan public policy and law institute that focuses on the fundamental issues of democracy and justice.
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May 2, 2014 12:54 PM
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GOP lawmaker suggests trading wage hike for Keystone pipeline | The Hill

GOP lawmaker suggests trading wage hike for Keystone pipeline | The Hill | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

Republicans, meanwhile, have been urging Obama to approve construction of the northern leg of the Keystone pipeline. The State Department recently announced his decision will be delayed and might not happen until after the midterm elections in November. 

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Maybe it's time for someone to have a little chat with Satan.  It's not like he's going to be hard to find.  He's sitting in the Oklahoma Statehouse.

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May 1, 2014 8:15 AM
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Co-op Bank report reveals extraordinary picture of amateurism

Co-op Bank report reveals extraordinary picture of amateurism | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it
Sir Christopher Kelly's report into multiple failings does not contain big revelations but highlights need for reformSir Christopher Kelly's report on the "sorry tale" of the multiple failings of the Co-op Bank contains no great factual revelations.
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April 28, 2014 8:20 AM
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10 things scam artists won’t tell you - Marketwatch.com

10 things scam artists won’t tell you - Marketwatch.com | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

Banks let them open accounts in your name. The IRS gives them your tax refund. They dip into databases and snag your personal information. The modern con artist looks beyond your wallet to hijack your financial identity.

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April 22, 2014 11:58 PM
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Scandal-stricken Co-op bank reveals £1.3bn annual loss

Scandal-stricken Co-op bank reveals £1.3bn annual loss | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it
The bank, now controlled by bondholders, was forced to refinance to fill a £1.5bn hole in its books, and also hit by a drugs scandal involving ex-chairman Paul Flowers.
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June 6, 2014 2:09 PM
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Iran billionaire executed over $2.6B bank fraud

Iran billionaire executed over $2.6B bank fraud | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A billionaire businessman at the heart of a $2.6 billion state bank scam in Iran, the largest fraud case since the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution, was executed Saturday, state television
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One can only hope this trend will catch on in the United States.

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May 23, 2014 10:00 AM
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U.S. fines broker RP Martin over manipulation of LIBOR rate

U.S. fines broker RP Martin over manipulation of LIBOR rate | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it
WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commodity FuturesTrading Commission on Thursday fined broker RP Martin HoldingsLtd and its British subsidiary $1.2 million over charges ofmanipulating crucial
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May 23, 2014 7:00 AM
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Putting the London in the Libor Scandal - MoneyBeat - WSJ

Putting the London in the Libor Scandal - MoneyBeat - WSJ | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it
Welcome to the Britishisms of the Libor scandal, courtesy of sanctions levied Thursday against brokerage RP Martin by U.K. regulators.
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May 12, 2014 9:42 AM
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Insider's view to CBA financial planning scandal

Insider's view to CBA financial planning scandal | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it
The man at the centre of the Commonwealth Bank financial planning scandal that sparked a senate inquiry has lashed out at the bank, claiming it never properly trained him or supervised his activities.
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May 12, 2014 8:47 AM
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U.K.'s Barclays Bank to cut 19,000 jobs by 2016

U.K.'s Barclays Bank to cut 19,000 jobs by 2016 | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it
Barclays Bank is to cut 19,000 jobs by 2016, greatly simplifying its operations by pulling back on investment banking and returning to its roots in retail banking.
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May 11, 2014 8:13 AM
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Forex: The Next Big Financial Scandal?, Business Daily - BBC World Service

Forex: The Next Big Financial Scandal?, Business Daily - BBC World Service | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it
Have currency markets been rigged by traders at some of the world's biggest banks?
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May 9, 2014 2:14 PM
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Four indicted in alleged Jupiter Ponzi scheme

Four indicted in alleged Jupiter Ponzi scheme | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it
A federal grand jury Thursday indicted four people on multiple charges in an alleged Jupiter-based Ponzi scheme that sold Virtual Concierge machines as investments to about 1,500 investors nationwide.
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Nowadays, shameless cheats are a dime-a-dozen.  #crime #fraud #PonziScheme

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May 8, 2014 1:34 PM
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Charges in Libor Case for 3 From Barclays

Charges in Libor Case for 3 From Barclays | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it
Britain’s Serious Fraud Office said the three men, all former employees of Barclays in New York, would face charges of conspiracy to defraud.
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May 4, 2014 11:45 PM
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Singapore's Central Bank Committed to Strong SGD, Drawn Into FX Fixing Scandal | Forex Magnates

Singapore's Central Bank Committed to Strong SGD, Drawn Into FX Fixing Scandal | Forex Magnates | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it
The Monetary Authority of Singapore remains committed to a strong exchange rate after its first monetary policy meeting in 2014, no official comment regarding its involvement in the FX fixing scandal.
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May 2, 2014 11:11 AM
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Bank of England warns housing market boom may turn to crash | The Guardian

Bank of England warns housing market boom may turn to crash | The Guardian | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

TToughest warning yet from Bank about rising property prices, as one in 15 London homes now sell for £1m or moreBritain's booming housing market could be heading for a fresh crash, the Bank of England said in its toughest warning yet about the...

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April 30, 2014 8:30 AM
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FDIC's Libor Suit: Greed Doesn't Equal Damages - American Banker

FDIC's Libor Suit: Greed Doesn't Equal Damages - American Banker | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., acting as receiver for 38 failed banks, recently launched a lawsuit against 16 major banks and the British Bankers Association,...

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It's time the parasites of banking to "pony up" the dough they stole.

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April 23, 2014 3:20 AM
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Lloyds' Global FX Chief Darren Coote Exits Amid FX Fixing Scandal for 'Personal Reasons'

Lloyds' Global FX Chief Darren Coote Exits Amid FX Fixing Scandal for 'Personal Reasons' | Operation Deimos | Scoop.it
Sources tell IBTimes UK that Coote exit has 'nothing to do with' FX market rigging
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