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What payments can expect from Washington this year

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From buy now, pay later to peer-to-peer payment fraud, there’s no shortage of payments targets for lawmakers and regulators.

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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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Why Traditional Fraud Methods Failed To Stop Public-Payout Systems Fraud

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Washington state has been particularly hard hit, GIACT Co-founder and CEO Melissa Townsley-Solis told Karen Webster. They are going to have to update how they mitigate and control fraud and risk and update their systems. ” But Townsley-Solis said that’s just one scammer ring. There’s No Time To Waste.

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Iran Targets Fraud And Corruption During Economic Troubles

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Iran has created a fraud court to combat rampant financial malfeasance and attempt to aid its flagging economy. Ali Vaez, the Washington-based director of the Iran Project at the International Crisis Group, said the country’s clamp down on corruption is part of a bigger political picture in the country.

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Ex-Microsoft Engineer Guilty Of 18 Felonies After Pilfering $10M In eCurrency

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Software developer and Ukrainian native Volodymyr Kvashuk, 25, from Renton, Washington, worked for Microsoft from 2016 to 2018, and was tasked with testing Microsoft’s online retail sales platform. dripping fraud and deceit every step of the way…. Sentencing takes place on June 1, and he faces up to 20 years in prison.

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From Russia, With Malware: US Charges Hackers In $100M Bank Fraud

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The duo allegedly — and with the help of more than a dozen others — worked to deploy malware known as Dridex (aka Cridex and Bugat) and for committing wire and bank fraud. They are connected with a Russian hacking group known as Evil Corp., which has been known to release malware.

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