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Mayor Eric Adams NYCCoin Touting
by Gunnar Larson 27 Aug '24

27 Aug '24

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> Date: Fri, May 12, 2023, 2:46 PM Subject: Re: Mayor Eric Adams NYCCoin Touting To: <PressOffice(a)cityhall.nyc.gov> Cc: <district3(a)council.nyc.gov>, Harris, Adrienne A (DFS) < Adrienne.Harris(a)dfs.ny.gov>, <cypherpunks(a)cpunks.org>, Reader, Shaun < sreader(a)curtis.com>, <letitia.james(a)ag.ny.gov> Ms. Camille Joseph Varlack: Today Bloomberg is reporting NYC Pensions attached to ESG share sales: NYC Pension Funds Are Sued for Cutting Fossil-Fuel Stakes https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-12/nyc-pension-funds-are-su… Bloomberg says, "In a new attack against ESG investing, three New York City pension funds were sued for allegedly breaching their fiduciary duty by selling billions of dollars of fossil-fuel assets." Ms. Camille Joseph Varlack, Bloomberg has also recently reported that NYC Mayor’s Chief of Staff Will Keep a Public Board Seat With Possible Conflict https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-13/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-chi… . "The incoming chief of staff to New York City Mayor Eric Adams serves on the board of a publicly owned energy company that does business with the city, a role she plans to keep despite a conflict of interest policy that generally prohibits the practice." xNY.io - Bank.org kindly seeks to know if Directors and Officers of your public board are insured separately to New York City Directors and Officers at the Mayor's office. This is an urgent request given Directors’ and officers’ (D&O) liability insurance is designed to protect the directors, supervisors, and senior management from personal liability that may stem from negligence or misconduct in the course of performing their regular duties. From xNY.io - Bank.org research on important matters such as this last year we collated 37 highlights to "Can D&O insurance improve corporate ESG performance?" for NY-DFS Superintendent Harris: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kYBR93f7fzdculQZk9MGUkPlX23WTKQm/view?usp=… . The seal of New York City may hold further clues to the 37 highlights above. Knowing insights into your public company officer insurance and the City of New York's D&O policies may hold exclusions to your past New York State ethics role. The Mayor's Office may be inclined to confirm D&O coverage from the past State, Plubic and now City roles. Sending you the very best regards. 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 On Fri, Mar 10, 2023, 4:00 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > Please find the attached memo with reference footnotes. > > -- > > March 10, 2023 > > BY ELECTRONIC MAIL > > Ms. Camille Joseph Varlack > Office of the Mayor of New York City > City Hall Park, 260 Broadway > New York, NY 10007 United States > PressOffice(a)CityHall.NYC.gov > > Re: Mayor Eric Adams NYCCoin Touting > > Dear Ms. Joseph Varlack: > > Today’s memo is to kindly submit xNY.io - Bank.org's inquiry into Mayor > Eric Adams' promotion of NYCCoin. > > > 1. > > The federal securities laws are clear that any celebrity or individual > who promotes digital assets must disclose the nature, source and amount of > compensation they received in exchange for the promotion. > 2. > > As a matter of ethics, risk and compliance associated with digital > asset innovation, xNY.io asks if NYCCoin promotion by the Mayor of New York > City damaged the market for the xNY digital asset (by, for example, > devaluing it through parody or sealed via embossed criticism). > 3. > > xNY.io - Bank.org concerns made above have evidentiary support to > interlocking director and officer conflicts recognized by the Department of > Justice as potential threats that stifle individual and corporate freedom. > > > Ms. Joseph Varlack, as a matter relating to working at one of the world's > most ethical companies, famous for risk management and corporate > governance, and as an internationally recognized Blockchain Scholar, I must > adhere to federal securities laws. > > > - > > As such, I classify Mayor Adams as an individual who promoted the > digital asset NYCCoin and must disclose the nature, scope, and amount of > compensation associated. > > > A failure to disclose this information may violate the anti-touting > provisions of the federal securities laws. Mayor Adams' making these > endorsements may also be liable for potential violations of the anti-fraud > provisions of the federal securities laws, for participating in an > unregistered offer and sale of securities, and for acting as unregistered > brokers. > > xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully requests the Office of the Mayor of New > York City to respond to this request by Wednesday March, 15 2023 by Noon > EST. > > > Respectfully yours with appreciation, > > > Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xny.io> - Bank.org > <http://bank.org>MSc > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> > - Digital Currency > MBA > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> > - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) > G(a)xNY.io +1-917-580-8053 >

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Fwd: xNY.io - Bank.org | DOJ Memo #2 - Goldman Sachs Deferred Prosecution Agreement
by Gunnar Larson 27 Aug '24

27 Aug '24

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> Date: Mon, May 27, 2024, 2:25 AM Subject: xNY.io - Bank.org | DOJ Memo #2 - Goldman Sachs Deferred Prosecution Agreement To: <cypherpunks(a)cpunks.org> We refuse to lie to our friends in France, London, Cyprus, Australia, Turkey, Germany and Hong Kong. Gunnar ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> Date: Mon, May 6, 2024, 3:41 PM Subject: xNY.io - Bank.org | DOJ Memo #2 - Goldman Sachs Deferred Prosecution Agreement To: <cypherpunks(a)cpunks.org> https://docs.google.com/document/d/10BYgCtCf9F7A4YnhN792cTBU6P-pfdaOg0UTRbt… February 1, 2022 BY ELECTRONIC MAIL Mr. John Marzulli United States Department of Justice Eastern District of New York 271 Cadman Plaza East Brooklyn New York, 11201 John.Marzulli(a)usdoj.gov Re: Memo #2 - Goldman Sachs Deferred Prosecution Agreement <https://www.justice.gov/criminal-fraud/file/1329926/download> Dear Mr. Marzulli: The Department of Justice has yet to respond to Memo #1 with our recent inquiry <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OsxfjN3TUepftKklopkQDSMwFWstWozuku4IPPu…> to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad Deferred Agreement. Goldman Sachs' Deferred Prosecution Agreement <https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/goldman-sachs-resolves-foreign-bribery…> with the United States of America is in potential breach, with ethical enforcement being concerned. Memo #2 aims to associate the malfeasance in Malaysia with the Middle East. The Bank of London vs. The Bank of London and the Middle East - November 30, 2021 two New York based firms lead investment in The Bank of London based in the United Kingdom. - July 1, 2007 The Bank of London and the Middle East opened in the United Kingdom. - The Bank of London and the Middle East confirms they have no association with The Bank of London (correspondence referenced here <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZLYO6qxOX5TIn0kPd69SQbvG-mn0I5R_/view?usp=…> ). The Bank of London seemingly has been funded from New York to irritate the Middle East. Recently, we made 91 highlights of research <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O2piNMJ3CI0wbfaFW33to3KhgOgZ8-dl/view?usp=…> associated with The Bank of London and the Middle East's recent sale to a firm in Kuwait. Harvey Schwartz is the Chairperson at The Bank of London, after spending over 20 years at Goldman Sachs Group, where he oversaw sales and trading, finance, technology, and operations. He completed his tenure as the firm’s President and Co-Chief Operating Officer. He joined Goldman Sachs in 1997 and subsequently held numerous senior leadership positions including Chief Financial Officer, Global Co-Head of the Securities Division, amongst other positions. He additionally served as a member of the firm’s Management Committee and co-headed its Risk Committee, Steering Committee on Regulatory Reform and Finance Committee. Mr. Schwartz established the firm’s Investment Policy Committee on which he also served as a member. It would appear that Mr. Schwartz has no friendly diplomatic agenda in London banking, potentially looking to profit off of The Bank of London and the Middle East. Furthermore, Goldman Sachs seemingly has a part in the scheme from New York. Bank of London and the Middle East is listed on the NASDAQ, Dubai. - Mr. Marzulli, during a recent telephone discussion together it was your general assessment that the Deferred Agreement in question was self policing. Can you kindly advise at your earliest convenience what (if any) DOJ systems, processes and control mechanisms are in place to monitor the purity of the Deferred Agreement? - Furthermore, if the Deferred Agreement is self-policing, can the DOJ kindly share any and all supporting material information that would prevent the agreement from being violated without the DOJ's general oversight? - Finally, we have made 28 highlights to Deferred Agreement <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yx88RMoeLyyfbNK0RtPl4r-m8N21_1Sp/view?usp=…> as a reference resource tool. Memo #1 and Memo #2 both outline instances that correspond with the associated highlight references. We are concerned that potential breaches to the Deferred Agreement are impacting our global enterprise. We are looking forward to learning more about the DOJ’s approach to assessing any potential breaches to the Deferred Agreement’s mandates. Respectfully yours with anticipation, Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xny.io> | Bank.org <http://bank.org>MSc <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> - Digital Currency MBA <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) G(a)xNY.io +1-646-454-9107

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Directorates Who Discredit Truthful Witnesses (W/80 Highlights)
by Gunnar Larson 23 Aug '24

23 Aug '24

“And the persons who ultimately are harmed by all of this, of course, is the average consumer, the average citizen, who has no knowledge, unless it paid attention to this hearing, of the extent of the manipulations that have been carried out by the largest financial institutions in America and, indeed, probably the world.” - Senator John McCain *Highlights and working notes on the ethical limits of discrediting the truthful witness, observing modern directorates and ethics rules that fail to prevent truth distortion by unethical means (Source research by Marquette Law Review).* History provides the epic example of Enron and a cunning Board of Directors of misleaders, a team of flimflam artists who used sly rhetorical skills to bamboozle the public, turning night into day. In this conception, directorates tell stories only in order to seduce and beguile regulators who fall prey to the advocate’s star-crossed tricks. Why do company Directors employ unethical, false story techniques to advance a false defense when ethical means are available? The exponential effects of this troublesome behavior requires that the firm’s every word, action and attitude be consistent with the conclusion that is dishonest. Board directors are the ultimate self policing body of an organization, responsible for setting the tone for ethical rules and standards. Not only are modern ethical rules unable to prevent directorates who use of false-story techniques, but little can be done in the way of reforming the rules themselves so that they can more effectively regulate the unethical means by which honesty is systematically discredited and made to look untruthful. - As witnessed in New York State recently, top leaders sometimes ignore ethical rules by rationalizing away conduct known to be unethical standards of professional behavior. - More abstract-oriented discussions concerning whether society’s best interests are advanced with attempts to distort outcomes by discrediting the truth has even impacted virtual currency innovation out of New York. These points simply seem invented as an outrageous scenario presented to the public by way of question, yet they are indeed true. - There is a pattern of routinely using an arsenal of tricks to subvert the truth. The culprit may argue that the version of events is untruthful, because of a motive to fabricate the truth. In actuality, incompetence is the only true motive to fabricate directorate supported dishonesty. Now more than ever, honest and ethical leaders know that each time a directorate uses talents and skills to pollute the marketplace with lies (either explicit or implicit) to manipulate profits is an act that initially diminishes the chances of a prosperous society. Such practice of engaging in conduct that involves dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation is impermissible and should not be tolerated. Without swift action, the public may lose confidence in both system wide innovation and maximizing the whole human potential of our species. - Alternatively, employing truthful answers to string together a series of inferences that collectively weaken the case of interlocking directorates. - Vigorously defending potentially problematic interlocking directorates can be systematically re-purposed with the goal of protecting the innocent. We share 80 highlights to Todd A. Berger’s (published by Marquette Law Review) “The Ethical Limits of Discrediting the Truthful Witness: How Modern Ethics Rules Fail to Prevent Truthful Witnesses from Being Discredited Through Unethical Means.” ---- Directorates Who Discredit Truthful Witnesses (W/80 Highlights): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XzfRqxxDD5OzQgkH1Ok2wdO25JZiqVev/view?usp=… -- *Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xNY.io> | Bank.org <http://Bank.org>* MSc <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> - Digital Currency MBA <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) G(a)xNY.io +1-917-580-8053 New York, New York 10001

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Meme Stock Investor Opposes Robinhood Settlement For Now
by Gunnar Larson 22 Aug '24

22 Aug '24

Meme Stock Investor Opposes Robinhood Settlement For Now <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1861836?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Aislinn Keely A meme stock investor on Wednesday urged a Florida federal judge to deny a settlement between Robinhood and other traders who say they sustained losses when the exchange restricted trading of certain stocks during a social media fueled run, since he says he hasn't received any details on the deal. Motion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1861836?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1861836?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Re: Morning Spam
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 17 Aug '24

17 Aug '24

cinematic poster of traffick boss traffick boss grips onto an empire of slavery, genocide, and spy/military contracting with an electronic vice that has been sewn onto his wrist to replace his hand the rest of his body is vaporizing diversely, along with the very parts of the planet his headquarters is stationed on, and his guts and body parts are being strewn to the space winds by rebels, reporters, grassroots activists, democracies, innocent soccer moms, and nanites (computer virus says mistake?) current details and a little trippy bands of color make the poster striking

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Retail trader demand for Rumble stock hits record after Trump picks Vance for VP nominee
by Gunnar Larson 08 Aug '24

08 Aug '24

Retail trader demand for Rumble stock hits record after Trump picks Vance for VP nominee PUBLISHED THU, JUL 18 20249:58 AM EDTUPDATED THU, JUL 18 20242:13 PM EDT [image: thumbnail] Jesse Pound <https://www.cnbc.com/jesse-pound/>@/IN/JESSE-POUND <https://linkedin.com//in/jesse-pound>@JESSERPOUND <https://twitter.com/@jesserpound> WATCH LIVE <https://www.cnbc.com/live-tv/> https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/18/retail-trader-demand-for-rumble-stock-hits-…

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Re: [spam][crazy][fiction][random] Non-Canon MCBoss Spinoffs
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 08 Aug '24

08 Aug '24

so now i am trying to port it to c++ to organize it better this is harder, i can't do c++ effectively while confused on an ipad i made the attached c++ code today at a student center that i think or hope is also open to the public. it performs the same code for the inverse involute, calculates optimized points for an involute curve rasterized to 1.0 unit output precision via subdivision, and starts to lay out classes for a gear assembly. it's another stretch for me to use c++ again. excited the rasterization seems to work.

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Atty Smuggled Marijuana-Soaked Papers To Inmate, Feds Say
by Gunnar Larson 02 Aug '24

02 Aug '24

Atty Smuggled Marijuana-Soaked Papers To Inmate, Feds Say <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1863814?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Julie Manganis A Massachusetts solo practitioner has been charged with using her status as an attorney to try to smuggle papers soaked in synthetic cannabis to an inmate at a Rhode Island detention center, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1863814?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1863814?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Pot Cos. Can't Push RICO Claims Against Calif. City
by Gunnar Larson 02 Aug '24

02 Aug '24

Pot Cos. Can't Push RICO Claims Against Calif. City <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1863228?nl_pk=c844ee6a-f80e-4e60-b…> By Mike Curley A California federal judge has thrown out racketeering claims by six cannabis companies that accuse the city of Cudahy of illegally assessing fees, saying that because Congress listed cultivation and sale of cannabis under the definition of racketeering, they can't recover damages. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1863228?nl_pk=c844ee6a-f80e-4e60-b…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1863228?nl_pk=c844ee6a-f80e-4e60-b…>

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Exxon Loses Bid For Avangrid Docs In Mass. Climate Suit
by Gunnar Larson 02 Aug '24

02 Aug '24

Exxon Loses Bid For Avangrid Docs In Mass. Climate Suit <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1863887?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> By Chris Villani ExxonMobil will not gain access to potentially millions of documents from wind energy company Avangrid as part of the Massachusetts attorney general's long-running climate change suit, after a state court judge found it "inconceivable" that the sought-after material could be relevant to the case. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1863887?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1863887?nl_pk=4126fe73-…>

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