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BREAKING: EBay Pays $3M Criminal Penalty For Cyberstalking Ploy
by Gunnar Larson 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

BREAKING: EBay Pays $3M Criminal Penalty For Cyberstalking Ploy <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1785141?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Brian Dowling EBay Inc. has agreed to pay a maximum $3 million criminal penalty for a campaign of terror that its security employees rained down on a married Massachusetts couple who published online reports critical of the e-commerce giant that irked executives, Boston federal prosecutors said Thursday. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1785141?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1785141?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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Bank-Fintech Partnerships Can Thrive Despite A Tough 2023
by Gunnar Larson 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

Bank-Fintech Partnerships Can Thrive Despite A Tough 2023 <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1780371?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> Many banking-as-a-service players experienced regulatory enforcement activities in 2023, including consent orders and more targeted, detailed guidance aimed at bank-fintech partnerships, and while it seems this trend will continue in 2024, savvy banks can use the turmoil of last year as a guide for how to better manage the risks inherent in partnerships, says Justin Steffen at Barack Ferrazzano. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1780371?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1780371?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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FSOC Must 'Tread Carefully' On Crypto, GOP Lawmakers Say
by Gunnar Larson 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

FSOC Must 'Tread Carefully' On Crypto, GOP Lawmakers Say <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1784078?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Jon Hill Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee said Wednesday that a top U.S. systemic risk watchdog should butt out when it comes to digital asset regulation and leave that job to Congress. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1784078?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1784078?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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SDNY Whistleblower Program Aims To Boost Self-Disclosure
by Gunnar Larson 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

SDNY Whistleblower Program Aims To Boost Self-Disclosure <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1784650?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Rachel Scharf Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams unveiled a new whistleblower pilot program on Wednesday to encourage individual criminal participants to come forward in exchange for nonprosecution agreements, echoing recent efforts by the U.S. Department of Justice to boost corporate self-disclosure. 1 document attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1784650?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1784650?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Willis Tryst Claims A 'Big PR Headache' In Trump Prosecution
by Gunnar Larson 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

Willis Tryst Claims A 'Big PR Headache' In Trump Prosecution <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1783855?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Chris Villani The explosive and unsubstantiated allegations by a Donald Trump co-defendant that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is having a "clandestine" relationship with the special prosecutor in the election interference case in Georgia could lead to Willis' team being booted, experts told Law360, even as they cautioned to wait for all the facts to come out. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1783855?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1783855?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Lloyds Worker Fired For Using Racial Slur Wins £470K
by Gunnar Larson 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

Lloyds Worker Fired For Using Racial Slur Wins £470K <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1784277?nl_pk=a94fc…> By William Janes A tribunal has ordered Lloyds Banking Group PLC to pay a former senior employee more than £470,000 ($598,000) after concluding that the lender unfairly fired him for using a racial slur during an online training session. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1784277?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1784277?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Ex-HSBC Banker Says Boss Was 'Hangman' In Software Row
by Gunnar Larson 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

Ex-HSBC Banker Says Boss Was 'Hangman' In Software Row <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1784306?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Ronan Barnard A former HSBC risk manager said at a London tribunal on Wednesday that his superior at the banking giant became his metaphorical "hangman" after managers decided to fire him using false justifications. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1784306?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1784306?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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FBI Poster Board
by Gunnar Larson 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

Gunnar Larson may just have to put a poster board together so my friends the Republicans are treated fairly: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzrlLdLA6YF/?igsh=MWJmZXZyNmtpYmkyOQ==

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UN court hears South Africa genocide case against Israel - BBC News
by Gunnar Larson 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67942983 The UN's International Court of Justice is hearing a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The submission also calls on the court to order Israel to stop military operations there. The ICJ will deliver only an opinion on the genocide allegation as the case is not a criminal trial, although it is being closely watched. Israel has vehemently rejected the accusation as "baseless". There were angry scenes outside the ICJ's Peace Palace on Thursday as Dutch police struggled to keep groups of Palestinian and Israeli supporters apart. Hundreds of people waving Palestinian flags gathered outside the ICJ, calling for a ceasefire. Israeli supporters set up a screen showing images of some of the hostages still being held in Gaza. Pro-Palestinian protests also took place in Cape Town, South Africa. South Africa will present its case on Thursday and Israel its defence on Friday. In its submission, South Africa says Israel's actions "are intended to bring about the destruction of a substantial part of the Palestinian national, racial and ethnical group". It says Israel's actions include "killing Palestinians in Gaza, causing them serious bodily and mental harm, and inflicting on them conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction". It calls for "provisional measures" to be implemented by the court as a matter of urgency, including that Israel cease all military activities in Gaza. Israel has defended its actions in Gaza, saying it is responding to Hamas's deadly attacks on 7 October, but speaking in court on Thursday, South Africa's Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said no attack "can provide justification for or defend breaches of the [Genocide] Convention". Israel is a signatory to the Genocide Convention of 1948, which defines genocide and commits states to prevent it. The ICJ is the UN's top court, based in the Hague in the Netherlands. Its rulings are theoretically legally binding on parties to the ICJ - which include Israel and South Africa - but are not enforceable. In 2022, the court ordered Russia to "immediately suspend military operations" in Ukraine, an order that was ignored. Under international law, genocide is defined as committing one or more acts with the intention to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group. Red and white police tape has been placed outside the Peace Palace - as the ICJ building is called - in an attempt to bring some semblance of order to the chaotic scenes outside. It is in contrast to the formality inside the court, where the Israeli delegation is listening to South Africa's lawyers accuse the country's forces of committing genocide in Gaza. Israel denies this, and on Friday will have a chance to respond. Its delegation is expected to highlight its right to self-defence under international law - this week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel has no intention of permanently displacing the people of Gaza, or occupying the territory.

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Cryptocurrency: CommieFornia WealthTax Triggers Mass Boating Exodus
by grarpamp 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

The 'Hotel California' Wealth Tax Advances, You Cannot Leave To Escape It Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, The California legislature takes up the wealth tax idea this week. It’s a Hotel California doozie... California’s Wealth Tax in the Batter’s Box The Wall Street Journal reports California’s Wealth Tax Arrives. It hasn’t yet, but it’s in the batter’s box. Democrats introduced the bill last winter, and it will get a hearing Wednesday in the state Assembly as lawmakers scrounge for revenue to fill a projected $68 billion budget hole. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday will also unveil his budget for the coming year. Democratic legislators are proposing a wealth tax as an alternative to spending restraint. Wealth Tax Details The bill would impose an annual excise tax of 1.5% on the worldwide net worth of every full- and part-year California resident that exceeds $1 billion, starting this tax year. Come Jan. 1, 2026, the state would tax wealth that exceeds $50 million at a rate of 1% each year, with an additional 0.5% tax on assets valued at more than $1 billion. Part-time residents would be taxed on a pro rata share of their wealth based on the number of days they spend annually in California. The tax would also apply to nonresidents who have recently left the state. Democrats exempted real property from the tax as a favor to their high-end real-estate industry and Hollywood donors. To spread the wealth around to plaintiff-bar donors, the bill would apply the state’s False Claims Act to wealth-tax records and statements. This means plaintiff attorneys could sue affluent individuals on behalf of the state for allegedly under-reporting assets. Plaintiff attorneys would be entitled to a share of the state’s recovery. Constitutionality I highly doubt this is constitutional and I am certain that taxing people who don’t live in the state isn’t. But no one gives a damn about such things anymore. If this passes, there will be an accelerated exodus from the state. Won’t that be fun. California Paying for Illegal Migrants to Gender Transition Meanwhile, please note California Paying for Illegal Migrants to Gender Transition Sparks Fury Conservatives have reacted with fury after it was reported that illegal migrants in California can be eligible for gender-affirming care from Medi-Cal, the state’s version of Medicaid. Beginning January 1, all undocumented immigrants in California who meet certain criteria, such as having been resident in the state since 2014 and having income below a certain threshold, automatically qualified for Medi-Cal. Hard Times: San Francisco Runs Out of Money, Eliminates Slave Reparations Office On December 18, I noted Hard Times: San Francisco Runs Out of Money, Eliminates Slave Reparations Office San Francisco wanted to give blacks $5 million each. Instead it eliminated the entire reparations office. California Has a $68 Billion Budget Deficit On December 10, I noted California Has a $68 Billion Budget Deficit With Only $30 Billion in Reserves The boom-bust cycle in California is back to bust again. Governor Newsom faces some tough economic and political choices. Apparently the no-so-tough choice is to raise taxes even on people who flee the state to avoid them. If this passes, the Supreme Court will strike it down. Get the hell out of California anyway. Other tax hikes are sure to come.

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