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Luckin Coffee Execs Fired After Fraud Probe

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An internal investigation into alleged fraud at Luckin Coffee Inc. In addition, the company has placed six other employees on suspension or leave due to involvement in or knowledge of the fraud. A special committee at Luckin hired Chicago-based law firm Kirkland & Ellis as counsel and FTI Consulting of Washington, D.C.

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Huawei CFO Charged With Bank Fraud

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prosecutors have filed criminal charges against China’s largest technology company, accusing it of stealing trade secrets and committing bank fraud. government charged Huawei Technologies , two affiliated companies and chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou with bank and wire fraud, as well as conspiracy in connection with business in Iran.

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Bitcoin Daily: Brazil Debuts Blockchain Solution For Gov’t Bids; BitFunder CEO Gets 14 Months For Crypto Fraud

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And the operator of BitFunder, a defunct trading platform that was denominated in bitcoin, and WeExchange was sentenced for obstruction of justice as well as securities fraud, CoinDesk reported. The materials were reportedly presented to agency staff at a June event in Washington, D.C. On another note, The U.S.

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Five At Five: Amazon Is Making It Big In B2B

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federal judge says that securities law applies to crypto fraud, China has a lead in an important patent area and a major bank makes a big investment push in cities. 11), touting the success of the operation four years after its launch. Judge Says US Securities Law Applies t o Crypto Fraud Cases.

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Govt Eyes BEC, Govt Slammed By BEC

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Amid reports this week that changes to accounting standards are coming over the next few weeks, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that financial professionals, including accountants, must be mindful of cybersecurity risks. BEC, the acronym for business email compromise scams, is getting its share of attention.

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Federal Websites’ Certificates Expire During Govt. Shutdown

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According to a new report in The Washington Post , with the shutdown now dragging into its 27th day, a growing number of websites operated by the federal government are breaking down. The paper reported that during this week, several web security certificates owned by U.S.

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Boosting Access To Financial Services In Brazil

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As fraudsters get more brazen and inventive in the digital information ecosystem, many companies are realizing they can’t thwart these bad actors on their own, and must instead turn to new partnerships in their fight against fraud. A recent partnership in India aims to add further biometric security to the nation’s Aadhaar system.

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