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Deutsche Bank slammed with $150 million fine for failing to flag Jeffrey Epstein's shady transactions
New York (CNN Business)New York regulators fined Deutsche Bank $150 million Tuesday and slammed the lender for "mistakes and sloppiness" in its relationship with accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Authorities said Deutsche Bank's "significant compliance failures" allowed to conduct hundreds of transactions totaling millions of dollars that should have prompted additional scrutiny. The penalties, which also relate to 's ties to scandal-ridden financial institutions and , are the first enforcement actions by regulators against a bank for dealings with Epstein.The New York State...…New York (CNN Business)New York regulators fined Deutsche Bank $150 million Tuesday and slammed the lender for "mistakes and sloppiness" in its relationship with accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Authorities said Deutsche Bank's "significant compliance failures" allowed to conduct hundreds of transactions totaling millions of dollars that should have prompted additional scrutiny. The penalties, which also relate to 's ties to scandal-ridden financial institutions and , are the first enforcement actions by regulators against a bank for dealings with Epstein.The New York State...WW…
Ghislaine Maxwell to file new motion for release on bail, according to court filings | CNN
By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend and , will file a new motion for release from jail on bail, according to court filings.Maxwell’s attorneys told the court that she has “assembled substantial information that was not available to present” when she was , as well as a proposed bail package that would be co-signed by family members and friends “who were unable to come forward at that time.”In filings made under seal in November and unsealed Friday, Maxwell’s lawyers told a federal judge that her new bail application “will rely on...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend and , will file a new motion for release from jail on bail, according to court filings.Maxwell’s attorneys told the court that she has “assembled substantial information that was not available to present” when she was , as well as a proposed bail package that would be co-signed by family members and friends “who were unable to come forward at that time.”In filings made under seal in November and unsealed Friday, Maxwell’s lawyers told a federal judge that her new bail application “will rely on...WW…
The legal threats and headaches fueling pardon appeals from Trump's family and friends | CNN Politics
By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — With the clock ticking on Donald Trump’s presidency, a number of associates have appealed to him in recent days in before he leaves office in January. While some face imminent legal threats, others are staring down potential legal headaches that a presidential pardon likely won’t alleviate.Among the names that Trump and his advisers have discussed as potential pardon recipients, CNN has reported, are Trump’s three eldest children – Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. Also included in the potential that may be issued in coming weeks,...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — With the clock ticking on Donald Trump’s presidency, a number of associates have appealed to him in recent days in before he leaves office in January. While some face imminent legal threats, others are staring down potential legal headaches that a presidential pardon likely won’t alleviate.Among the names that Trump and his advisers have discussed as potential pardon recipients, CNN has reported, are Trump’s three eldest children – Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. Also included in the potential that may be issued in coming weeks,...WW…
Jared and Ivanka are poised to return to a Manhattan social scene that no longer welcomes them
New York (CNN)If the celebrations that spilled into the streets of New York City in the wake of made one thing clear, it's that the Trumps aren't welcome here.For the President, who , that's perhaps no major loss, but for Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, the block parties celebrating the demise of the Trump administration may provide a glimpse of what awaits them once they exit the White House. Now that their political lives in Washington are over -- the question for this is what their time in the political spotlight has meant for their brand, particularly in their old Manhattan stomping...…New York (CNN)If the celebrations that spilled into the streets of New York City in the wake of made one thing clear, it's that the Trumps aren't welcome here.For the President, who , that's perhaps no major loss, but for Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, the block parties celebrating the demise of the Trump administration may provide a glimpse of what awaits them once they exit the White House. Now that their political lives in Washington are over -- the question for this is what their time in the political spotlight has meant for their brand, particularly in their old Manhattan stomping...WW…
Trump unhappy with legal team's lack of major impact on election count | CNN Politics
By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — While legal strategy to is being shaped at the highest levels by familiar, experienced hands, his legal team on the ground hasn’t seen the involvement of a top-tier team of the caliber George W. Bush had during the 2000 Florida recount.And as has come into focus in recent days, Trump has been asking why his legal team doesn’t seem more put together, suggesting he doesn’t believe they are up to the task of defending him in the courts and asking for his team to find better lawyers, according to one person who has spoken to him.The...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — While legal strategy to is being shaped at the highest levels by familiar, experienced hands, his legal team on the ground hasn’t seen the involvement of a top-tier team of the caliber George W. Bush had during the 2000 Florida recount.And as has come into focus in recent days, Trump has been asking why his legal team doesn’t seem more put together, suggesting he doesn’t believe they are up to the task of defending him in the courts and asking for his team to find better lawyers, according to one person who has spoken to him.The...WW…
Judge denies DOJ effort to end E. Jean Carroll defamation suit against Trump | CNN Politics
By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A federal judge on Tuesday to effectively end a defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump brought by a longtime magazine columnist who has alleged he raped her in a luxury department store dressing room, paving the way for the case to proceed.The DOJ had sought to intervene in the case and substitute itself as defendant in the lawsuit filed by E. Jean Carroll, a move that likely would have curbed the proceedings, since the federal government can’t be sued for defamation.Writing in her 2019 book, Carroll claimed Trump raped her in a...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A federal judge on Tuesday to effectively end a defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump brought by a longtime magazine columnist who has alleged he raped her in a luxury department store dressing room, paving the way for the case to proceed.The DOJ had sought to intervene in the case and substitute itself as defendant in the lawsuit filed by E. Jean Carroll, a move that likely would have curbed the proceedings, since the federal government can’t be sued for defamation.Writing in her 2019 book, Carroll claimed Trump raped her in a...WW…
Trump revises lawsuit to block release of tax records after Supreme Court ruling
(CNN)President Donald Trump Monday in New York federal court to argue that the Manhattan district attorney's subpoena for his financial records is "wildly overbroad" and was issued in "bad faith" -- his latest attempt to block access to such records as part of a criminal inquiry.The amended lawsuit is Trump's effort to block the subpoena to his accounting firm after the that a president does not have complete immunity from a state grand jury investigation.In the filing, Trump's lawyers said the subpoena, which seeks eight years of tax returns and other financial records from his longtime...…(CNN)President Donald Trump Monday in New York federal court to argue that the Manhattan district attorney's subpoena for his financial records is "wildly overbroad" and was issued in "bad faith" -- his latest attempt to block access to such records as part of a criminal inquiry.The amended lawsuit is Trump's effort to block the subpoena to his accounting firm after the that a president does not have complete immunity from a state grand jury investigation.In the filing, Trump's lawyers said the subpoena, which seeks eight years of tax returns and other financial records from his longtime...WW…
Deutsche Bank slammed with $150 million fine for failing to flag Jeffrey Epstein's shady transactions | CNN Business
MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestBy and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — New York regulators fined Deutsche Bank $150 million Tuesday and slammed the lender for “mistakes and sloppiness” in its relationship with accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.Authorities said Deutsche Bank’s “significant compliance failures” allowed to conduct hundreds of transactions totaling millions of dollars that should have prompted additional scrutiny.The penalties, which also relate to Deutsche Bank’s ties to scandal-ridden financial institutions and , are the first enforcement actions by...…MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestBy and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — New York regulators fined Deutsche Bank $150 million Tuesday and slammed the lender for “mistakes and sloppiness” in its relationship with accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.Authorities said Deutsche Bank’s “significant compliance failures” allowed to conduct hundreds of transactions totaling millions of dollars that should have prompted additional scrutiny.The penalties, which also relate to Deutsche Bank’s ties to scandal-ridden financial institutions and , are the first enforcement actions by...WW…
Ghislaine Maxwell, longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate, arrested for recruiting and abusing girls in sex-trafficking ring
New York (CNN), the onetime girlfriend and alleged accomplice of accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested Thursday morning and charged by federal prosecutors in New York for her alleged role in recruiting, grooming and sexually abusing underage girls as young as 14 as part of a years-long criminal enterprise.Maxwell, 58, whose whereabouts were being tracked by federal agents, was taken into custody in New Hampshire without incident and charged with six criminal counts. The charges include enticement and conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts,...…New York (CNN), the onetime girlfriend and alleged accomplice of accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested Thursday morning and charged by federal prosecutors in New York for her alleged role in recruiting, grooming and sexually abusing underage girls as young as 14 as part of a years-long criminal enterprise.Maxwell, 58, whose whereabouts were being tracked by federal agents, was taken into custody in New Hampshire without incident and charged with six criminal counts. The charges include enticement and conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts,...WW…
Ghislaine Maxwell, longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate, arrested for recruiting and abusing girls in sex-trafficking ring | CNN
By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — , the onetime girlfriend and alleged accomplice of accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested Thursday morning and charged by federal prosecutors in New York for her alleged role in recruiting, grooming and sexually abusing underage girls as young as 14 as part of a years-long criminal enterprise.Maxwell, 58, whose whereabouts were being tracked by federal agents, was taken into custody in New Hampshire without incident and charged with six criminal counts. The charges include enticement and conspiracy to entice minors to travel to...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — , the onetime girlfriend and alleged accomplice of accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested Thursday morning and charged by federal prosecutors in New York for her alleged role in recruiting, grooming and sexually abusing underage girls as young as 14 as part of a years-long criminal enterprise.Maxwell, 58, whose whereabouts were being tracked by federal agents, was taken into custody in New Hampshire without incident and charged with six criminal counts. The charges include enticement and conspiracy to entice minors to travel to...WW…