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xNY.io Active FOIL Requests
by Gunnar Larson 26 Feb '24

26 Feb '24

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> To: "Mazza, Stephanie (DFS)" <Stephanie.Mazza(a)dfs.ny.gov> Cc: cypherpunks(a)cpunks.org Bcc: Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2024 10:58:02 -0500 Subject: Re: xNY.io Active FOIL Requests Dear Ms. Mazza: Thank you for your email. Have a nice day. Gunnar -- Gunnar Larson xNY.io - Bank.org 917-580-8053 On Mon, Feb 26, 2024, 10:38 AM Mazza, Stephanie (DFS) < Stephanie.Mazza(a)dfs.ny.gov> wrote: > *Dear Gunnar Larson: Below please find all your active open FOIL requests, > including the subject and due date.* > > > > 2024-097305: 3/11/24: Dear Madam or Sir: On March 30, 2022 New York > Magazine published a profile of NY-DFS Superintendent Adrienne Harris > titled "Crypto’s Most Powerful Regulator Is Here Adrienne Harris, New > York’s financial watchdog, has enormous sway over the industry’s future" ( > https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/03/adrienne-harris-is-cryptos-most-pow…) > The profile of Superintendent Harris quotes "... that she would recuse > herself from any dealings with companies she has conflicts with." xNY.io - > Bank.org seeks access to any and all records specific to Superintendent > Harris' recusal(s) as of February 1, 2024. Thank you, Gunnar -- Gunnar > Larson xNY.io | Bank.org MSc - Digital Currency MBA - Entrepreneurship and > Innovation (ip) G(a)xNY.io +1-917-580-8053 New York, New York 10001 > > > > 2024-097182: 3/29/24: Dear Madam or Sir: xNY.io - Bank.org seeks access to > any and all records concerning the New York State Department of Financial > Services (DFS) investigation of Genesis Global Trading, Inc. (“Genesis > Global Trading”) leading to seizure of the firm's BitLicense. Additionally, > xNY.io - Bank.org seeks access to records that explain DFS' calculated $8 > million penalty to New York State for compliance failures that violated > DFS’s virtual currency and cybersecurity regulations and left the company > vulnerable to illicit activity and cybersecurity threats. xNY.io - Bank.org > notes DFS has recently published other BitLicense penalties of $100M and > $30M. As such, we aim to review accessible records in congruence with > Genesis' $8M penalty. xNY.io - Bank.org seeks records that indicate any > human rights violations part of the compliance failures that violated DFS’s > virtual currency and cybersecurity regulations and left the company > vulnerable to illicit activity and cybersecurity threats. Finally, xNY.io - > Bank.org seeks any and all STX records associated with the Genesis > investigation. The very best, Gunnar Larson > > > > 2024-097130: 3/8/24: We would like to revisit this FOIL request. Can you > please update update us if DFS has any records concerning BREX and the The > Alliance for Regulatory Innovation and Brex, Inc. > > > > 2024-096848: 3/13/24: While surveying 2022 New York City > Pension/Investment Management Asset Performance, xNY.io - Bank.org noticed > an overall negative return for the five systems referenced here: > https://comptroller.nyc.gov/services/financial-matters/pension/asset-perfor…. > xNY.io - Bank.org seeks access to any and all records explaing 2022 New > York City Pension/Investment Management Asset Performance as a loss for all > five funds. Comprehensively, the mechanisms for garnering public equity are > easily understood and easy to execute. An advantage for public equity is > its liquidity as most publicly traded stocks are available and easily > traded daily through public market exchanges. Related to New York City > Pension/Investment Management Asset Performance, public equity investments > do not include individual stocks under "asset type" and "asset name." > xNY.io - Bank.org would like to receive record if the five systems owned > PayPal (PYPL) as an individual investment as part of fund investment across > the systems between FY 2020 and 2022. Additionally, xNY.io - Bank.org seeks > trading history ststements of PYPL across the five systems between FY 2020 > and 2022. > > > > 2024-096828: 3/13/24: Please submit any and all records related to the > LendingClub.com September 11 Board of Directors resignation below. The date > of the resignation is in question. You may understand the sensitive nature > of the date of the resignation Gunnar Larson Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 5:06 PM to > Anuj, Investor, Press Hello there: Thank you very much for the reply. > Gunnar On Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 11:36 AM Anuj Nayar wrote: Hi Gunnar On > September 11, 2021, in connection with her nomination to serve as > superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services, > Adrienne Harris notified us of her resignation, effective September 12, > 2021, from the Company’s Board. Details can be found in the 8k filed on > 9/15/21 (below) https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK- > 0001409970/bbc437e4-2920-4d5d-8e0d-86bca622f0ca.pdf From: Gunnar Larson > Date: Saturday, October 23, 2021 at 9:37 AM To: Investor Relations , Press > Cc: Gunnar Larson Subject: [EXT] LendingClub: Current Board of Directors > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not > click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know > the content is safe. Dear Madam or Sir: Good day to you. Surveying market > research, I was wondering if you can kindly confirm, from LendingClub's > July 15, 2021 press release: Is Ms. Adrienne Harris currently a member of > LendingClub's board of directors? > https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lendingclub-appoints-adrienne-harr… > board-of-directors-301335198.html#financial-modal [prnewswire.com] > Reviewing your website, Ms. Harris is not referenced: > https://www.lendingclub.com/company/leadership Bloomberg and other > sources do not reference Ms. Harris as a LendingClub board member: > https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/LC:US [bloomberg.com] Sending you the > very best regards. Thank you, Gunnar -- Gunnar Larson - xNY.io [xny.io] | > Bank.org [bank.org] MSc [unic.ac.cy] - Digital Currency MBA [unic.ac.cy] > - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) G(a)xNY.io +1-646-454- 9107 New > York, New York 10001 >

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Social Media Addiction Fight Akin To Big Tobacco, Judge Says
by Gunnar Larson 26 Feb '24

26 Feb '24

Social Media Addiction Fight Akin To Big Tobacco, Judge Says <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1805955?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> By Dorothy Atkins A California federal judge appeared skeptical Friday of dismissing claims by parents and children seeking to hold Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg liable in sprawling personal injury multidistrict litigation over social media's allegedly addictive design, comparing the addiction allegations to Big Tobacco cases that proceeded past the pleading stage. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1805955?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1805955?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…>

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Pointers For Attys To Build Trust, Credibility On Social Media
by Gunnar Larson 26 Feb '24

26 Feb '24

Pointers For Attys To Build Trust, Credibility On Social Media <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1796172?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> In an era of information overload, attorneys can use social media strategically — from making infographics to leveraging targeted advertising — to cut through the noise and establish a reputation among current and potential clients, says Marly Broudie at SocialEyes Communications. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1796172?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1796172?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Yes, Justices Mainly Use Arguments To Talk To Each Other
by Gunnar Larson 26 Feb '24

26 Feb '24

Yes, Justices Mainly Use Arguments To Talk To Each Other <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1805646?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Katie Buehler U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor confirmed Friday a common complaint from attorneys who've argued in front of her and her eight colleagues: The justices are most definitely using their questions at oral arguments to talk to each other, not the lawyers. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1805646?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1805646?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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FTX Settles $324M Ch. 11 Suit Over European Deal For $33M
by Gunnar Larson 26 Feb '24

26 Feb '24

FTX Settles $324M Ch. 11 Suit Over European Deal For $33M <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1806436?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…> By Alex Wittenberg Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading Ltd. has asked a Delaware court to approve a plan to resolve a $323.5 million clawback action aimed at the co-founders of its European unit by selling the subsidiary back to the executives for $32.7 million. Settlement attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1806436?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1806436?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…>

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Ga. Judge Suggests Dismissal Bid Puts Cart Before Horse
by Gunnar Larson 26 Feb '24

26 Feb '24

Ga. Judge Suggests Dismissal Bid Puts Cart Before Horse <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1806446?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Chart Riggall A Georgia federal judge considering whether to dismiss a lawsuit from a man who says he was wrongfully denied reimbursement for funds stolen from his bank account drilled counsel for a payment processing company Friday on why it had not used its most obvious argument in trying to have the case tossed. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1806446?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1806446?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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Giuliani's Creditors Try To Make $148M Judgment Stick
by Gunnar Larson 26 Feb '24

26 Feb '24

Giuliani's Creditors Try To Make $148M Judgment Stick <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1806385?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Hilary Russ A pair of creditors of bankrupt former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani moved to ensure that their $148 million jury award against him will stick, filing a complaint on Friday in his Chapter 11 case that seeks to block him from discharging the debt. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1806385?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1806385?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Citibank Looks To Dodge Ch. 7 Trustee's Fraud Claims
by Gunnar Larson 26 Feb '24

26 Feb '24

Citibank Looks To Dodge Ch. 7 Trustee's Fraud Claims <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1806014?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Emlyn Cameron Citibank has urged a New York federal judge to ax claims that the financial institution assisted with a Ponzi scheme involving a now-defunct sports and concert ticket broker, saying the Chapter 7 Trustee for the troubled business who brought the claims was assigned them to subvert a rule that would otherwise bar his case. Memorandum attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1806014?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1806014?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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GameStop Can't Ditch Suit Over Data Sharing With Facebook
by Gunnar Larson 26 Feb '24

26 Feb '24

GameStop Can't Ditch Suit Over Data Sharing With Facebook <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1805464?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> By Allison Grande A California federal judge has refused to shut down a putative class action accusing GameStop Inc. of unlawfully sharing its customers' personal information with Facebook, ruling that the video game retailer qualified as a "video tape service provider" covered by federal privacy law. Memorandum attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1805464?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1805464?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…>

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Jamie Dimon and Nine of His Top Executives at JPMorgan Chase Have Dumped Over $150 Million of their JPMorgan Stock in Last Two Months
by Gunnar Larson 26 Feb '24

26 Feb '24

https://wallstreetonparade.com/2024/02/jamie-dimon-and-nine-of-his-top-exec… By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: February 26, 2024 ~ According to Form 4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by corporate insiders, ten of the key executives at the largest bank in the United States, JPMorgan Chase, have dumped more than $150 million in common stock in the bank this year. The sales come as the bank’s stock has been hitting all time highs while the scandals at the bank are also hitting unprecedented levels. The largest seller by far was the Chairman and CEO of the bank, Jamie Dimon. According to his Form 4, on February 22 of this year, Dimon sold 737,420 shares of the bank’s common stock for $135 million. The newly promoted Troy Rohrbaugh, who is now Co-CEO of JPMorgan Chase’s Commercial and Investment Bank (CIB), sold 75,000 shares on February 22 of this year for $13.7 million. Stacey Friedman, General Counsel at the bank, sold 6,030 shares on February 22 for $1.1 million. Peter Scher, Vice Chairman, sold 1,810 shares on February 16 of this year for approximately $324,000. Jennifer Piepszak, Co-CEO, Commercial and Investment Bank (CIB), on February 16, 2024, sold 1,648 shares for $295,000. Piepszak has been selling large chunks of the bank’s stock since 2019. Marianne Lake, CEO of the Consumer and Community Bank (CCB), on Feb 16 sold 4,459 shares for $798,000. Ashley Bacon, Chief Risk Officer (at a bank that is ranked by its regulators as the riskiest bank in the U.S.) sold 3,368 shares on February 16 of this year for approximately $602,856. Bacon has been selling large chunks of JPMorgan Chase stock since 2013. Mary Erdoes, who has been implicated in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking scandal at the bank, but remains CEO of the Asset & Wealth Management unit, on January 16, 2024 sold 4,814 shares for $861,664. Erdoes has also been selling large chunks of JPMorgan Chase’s stock since 2010. This is how the New York Times reported Erdoes’ role with Epstein in August 2019: “When compliance officers at JPMorgan Chase conducted a sweep of their wealthy clients a decade ago, they recommended that the bank cut its ties to the financier Jeffrey E. Epstein because his accounts posed unacceptable legal and reputational risks. “Yet Mr. Epstein, who had been charged with sex crimes and pleaded guilty in 2008 to solicitation of prostitution, remained a JPMorgan client until 2013. “The main reason, according to six former senior executives and other bank employees familiar with the matter, was that Mary C. Erdoes, one of JPMorgan’s highest-ranking executives, intervened to keep him as a client.” Other key executives at JPMorgan Chase selling the bank’s stock this year included: Lori Beer, Chief Information Officer, sold 3,920 shares for $716,000. Doug Petno, previously the head of the commercial bank, but now reporting to Piepszak and Rohrbaugh, sold 3,267 shares of common stock in January and another 3,266 shares this month for a combined $1.1 million. It does not appear that Daniel Pinto, JPMorgan’s president and chief operating officer, has sold stock yet this year. However, Pinto has been selling large blocks of JPMorgan Chase stock since 2013. For example, on May 11, 2023, Pinto sold 113,640 shares of the bank’s common stock for proceeds of $15.4 million. In most cases, when an insider executes a transaction, he or she must file a Form 4 with the SEC within two business days following the transaction date. Transactions in a company’s common stock as well as derivative securities, such as options, warrants, and convertible securities, are reported on the Form 4. We will watch to see if other key executives report sales and if Dimon increases his sale of common stock. Dimon initially reported that he would be selling 1 million shares of his stock.

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