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Austrian Bankers' Extradition Bogged Down Over Toilet Space
by Gunnar Larson 26 Feb '25

26 Feb '25

Austrian Bankers' Extradition Bogged Down Over Toilet Space <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2302432?nl_pk=9aaa8…> By Christopher Crosby An English court has temporarily barred the extradition of an Austrian banker to face money laundering charges in the U.S. over a Brazilian corruption scandal, saying on Tuesday it wanted assurances that his cell would meet minimum space requirements — excluding the toilet. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2302432?nl_pk=9aaa8…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2302432?nl_pk=9aaa8…>

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HATS OFF: President Trump tosses new MAGA merchandise to reporters inside the Oval Office. The red hats say, "Trump was right about everything!" https://www.facebook.com/share/15kV9Ft6Ri/
by Gunnar Larson 26 Feb '25

26 Feb '25

https://www.facebook.com/share/15kV9Ft6Ri/ HATS OFF: President Trump tosses new MAGA merchandise to reporters inside the Oval Office. The red hats say, "Trump was right about everything!"

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Re: Memo #4 - Goldman Sachs Deferred Prosecution Agreement; Filmmaker Seeks New IP Trial Against Shyamalan, Others; Patent Eligibility Appeals 'Will Not Go Away,' Justices Told
by Gunnar Larson 26 Feb '25

26 Feb '25

Goldman Sachs: Filmmaker Seeks New IP Trial Against Shyamalan, Others <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2301472?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…> By Andrea Keckley A filmmaker has asked for a new copyright infringement trial against writer-director M. Night Shyamalan and his co-defendants Friday after a jury found that they did not have access to the film she claimed they infringed, arguing that the court failed to answer a crucial question from the jury before the verdict was delivered. Memorandum attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2301472?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2301472?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…> Patent Eligibility Appeals 'Will Not Go Away,' Justices Told <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2301998?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…> By Andrew Karpan Another plea to hear a patent eligibility case has been lodged at the U.S. Supreme Court, this time in an amicus brief from the owner of two invalidated patents covering medical machinery that warned "the problem will not go away. The problem will get worse and worse." 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2301998?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2301998?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights. Thank you, Gunnar Larson -- Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson xNY.io - Bank.org 646-554-7514 On Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 10:15 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > Goldman Sachs: > > Check out Gunnar Larson's recent article: > https://litigationfinancejournal.com/will-the-uk-supreme-court-decision-in-… > > The Hong Kong Department of Justice’s approach to litigation finance and > third party funding is coming into greater focus following the UK Supreme > Court’s July 26, 2023 ruling on R. (on the Application of PACCAR Inc) v > Competition Appeal Tribunal [2023] UKSC 28. > > Mondaq reports that PACCAR has defined “damaged-base agreements” or “DBAs” > in the United Kingdom. DBAs are strictly regulated in the UK, now including > litigation funding agreement contract law. Many UK courts have operated > under the assumption that funding of litigation agreements does not fall > under the purview of DBAs. PACCAR’s Supreme Court decision has sparked a > fervent debate around this topic. > > Mondaq says that Hong Kong DBA relevancy differs from the UKs DBA > approach. Specifically, in Hong Kong, champerty and maintenance are illegal > factors that can lead to a fine and prison sentence. > > It’s important to note that Hong Kong does allow waivers to the general > prohibition of litigation investment if: > > 1. Third parties share a common interest in funding the outcome of a case. > > 2. Accessible justice is a prime consideration. > > 3. Insolvency proceedings are necessary. > > -- > > - *xNY.io - Bank.org will totally defend ourselves in Hong Kong. * > > Crypto Exchange OKX To Pay $504M For Allowing Illicit Deeds > <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2302170?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> > > By Stewart Bishop > > Cryptocurrency exchange OKX on Monday agreed to pay $504 million in a deal > with New York federal prosecutors who said the company ran afoul of U.S. > anti-money laundering rules and allowed its platform to be used for more > than $5 billion worth of suspicious transactions. > > Read full article » > <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2302170?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> > | Save to favorites » > <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2302170?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> > > Thank you, > > Gunnar Larson > -- > Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson > xNY.io - Bank.org > 646-554-7514 > > On Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 3:12 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > >> Goldman Sachs: >> >> xNY.io - Bank.org is concerned of potential Deferred Prosecution >> Agreement malfeasance by Goldman Sachs. >> >> *xNY.io - Bank.org's running hypothesis is to move the Deferred Agreement >> conversation to official Discovery.* >> >> - Discovery could eventually summerise an enterprise software racket >> perpetuated by Goldman Sachs; >> - Perhaps, an enterprise software RICO could be argued visavie >> Goldman Sachs' software relationships at Coinbase, Fireblocks, Robinhood, >> Apple Card and WorldBank.org; >> - While under active Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the United >> States of America. >> >> BREAKING: Elizabeth Holmes Loses 9th Circ. Appeal Over Theranos Fraud >> <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1858891?nl_pk=7f7472c8-af4a-4299…> >> >> By Dorothy Atkins >> >> A Ninth Circuit panel on Monday affirmed the criminal fraud convictions >> of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes and former Theranos executive >> Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani along with their respective 11-year and nearly >> 13-year prison sentences, rejecting arguments that the lower court made >> multiple evidentiary errors that unfairly swayed jurors. >> >> Opinion attached | Read full article » >> <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1858891?nl_pk=7f7472c8-af4a-4299…> >> | Save to favorites » >> <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1858891?nl_pk=7f7472c8-af4a-4299…> >> >> xNY.io - Bank.org is concerned Goldman Sachs' Deferred Prosecution >> Agreement was designed to prevent Goldman Sachs' potential malfeasance; >> Such as market misrepresentations. >> >> >> - It is alleged that Goldman Sachs has made multiple market >> misrepresentations against xNY.io - Bank.org; >> - It is alleged that Goldman Sachs' CEO continues to make market >> misrepresentations against xNY.io - Bank.org's co-founder; Gunnar Larson. >> >> Denmark Argues Misrepresentation Led To £1.4B Tax Refunds >> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2301730?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >> >> By Joanne Faulkner >> >> Denmark's tax authority told the High Court of Justice on Monday that it >> would not have paid out billions in refunds to a British trader and others >> accused of involvement in a fraudulent trading scheme had they not >> submitted forms purporting to show eligibility for tax refunds. >> >> Read full article » >> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2301730?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >> | Save to favorites » >> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2301730?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >> >> >> - Some of these potential misrepresentations of xNY.io - Bank.org's >> best interests may have transpired during Goldman Sachs active Deferred >> Agreement with the United States of America. >> >> Ex-WealthTek Partner Denies Defrauding Clients Out Of £64M >> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2301720?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >> >> By Ronan Barnard >> >> A former partner at wealth management firm WealthTek LLP denied >> accusations by the Financial Conduct Authority that he defrauded clients >> out of more than £64 million ($80.8 million) when he appeared at a London >> criminal court on Monday. >> >> Read full article » >> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2301720?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >> | Save to favorites » >> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2301720?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights. >> >> Thank you, >> >> Gunnar Larson >> -- >> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >> xNY.io - Bank.org >> 646-554-7514 >> >> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025, 3:21 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >> >>> Art Director: William Hopkins >>> Designer: Allen Hurlburt >>> Photographer: Art Kane >>> Publisher: Cowles Communications, Inc./Look Magazine >>> >>> *THE* >>> *ISSUES* >>> >>> WAR >>> AND >>> PEACE >>> >>> Vietnam has given us no songs, no >>> glory. There have been 38 other >>> wars fought since World War II, >>> but the U.S. has bumbled into one >>> whose aims are unclear, and whose >>> outcome is uncertain. Our little war, >>> like some vast malevolent genie, >>> has engulfed us. >>> >>> Our mass media forever drone its witless incantations; escalate, >>> killrate, defoliate. >>> We see the young, frightened face >>> of a soldier go lifeless on the 6:00 >>> news. We are thrust onto the field >>> to witness the old insanity of man >>> pruning out his kind. Vietnam >>> has done something to the >>> American mind. >>> >>> It has given us a >>> new view of the meaning of modern >>> war, and called into question the >>> virtue of U.S. military ventures. >>> >>> With over 1,000 ICBM's sheathed >>> in hidden scabbards, we could >>> rain random death on over half the >>> population of our planet. Before we >>> are led to unleash this power, we >>> might well reexamine our over- >>> committed role as global peace offi- >>> cer. We have sought to come to terms >>> with other nations, whose people >>> fear America. Now, our own scared >>> citizens sense our need to >>> come to terms with ourselves. >>> >>> WAR >>> AND >>> PEACE >>> >>> TEXT BY WILLIAM HEDGEPETH >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025, 9:43 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>> >>>> Goldman Sachs: >>>> >>>> xNY.io - Bank.org submits to Goldman Sachs' Board Directors that xNY.io >>>> - Bank.org is not time-barred from seeking justice over any Goldman Sachs >>>> Deferred Prosecution Agreement malfeasance. >>>> >>>> Swizz Beatz Says Suit Over 1MDB Funds Is Time-Barred >>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2301086?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>> >>>> By Elliot Weld >>>> >>>> Hip-hop artist Swizz Beatz has told a Manhattan federal judge that a >>>> suit claiming he received millions of dollars that were stolen in the >>>> 1Malaysia Development Berhad fraud scandal should be tossed since it was >>>> brought after the six-year statute of limitations. >>>> >>>> Memorandum attached | Read full article » >>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2301086?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>> | Save to favorites » >>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2301086?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>> >>>> Childish Gambino Nabs Fees In 'This Is America' IP Case >>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2301119?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>> >>>> By Andrew Karpan >>>> >>>> A New York federal judge has ordered a Miami rapper to pay out nearly >>>> $287,000 in legal fees for litigating a failed copyright case targeting >>>> Childish Gambino's 2018 hit song "This Is America," less than a third of >>>> what the record label lawyers and others had asked for. >>>> >>>> Memorandum attached | Read full article » >>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2301119?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>> | Save to favorites » >>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2301119?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights. >>>> >>>> Thank you, >>>> >>>> Gunnar Larson >>>> -- >>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>> 646-554-7514 >>>> >>>> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025, 9:03 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Goldman Sachs: >>>>> >>>>> Did Goldman Sachs try to take advantage of xNY.io - Bank.org? >>>>> >>>>> Apple Can Claw Back Mistakenly Produced Docs In Epic Fight >>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2301376?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>> >>>>> By Bonnie Eslinger >>>>> >>>>> A California federal magistrate judge said Friday that Apple can claw >>>>> back two documents the tech giant said it accidentally produced during >>>>> discovery for an antitrust suit brought by Epic Games, rejecting the game >>>>> developer's assertion that Apple's bid was "opportunistic." >>>>> >>>>> Read full article » >>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2301376?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2301376?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org has organized seven references to xNY.io - >>>>> Bank.org's Apple Card research for Goldman Sachs' Board Directors. >>>>> >>>>> *xNY.io - Bank.org: Apple Card NYDFS Superintendent Linda Lacewell:* >>>>> >>>>> - >>>>> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TK34x1EdMVKJkJ3oWreaen9ETHoTezjq >>>>> >>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org's research on Apple Card paints a stark image for >>>>> Goldman Sachs' Board Directors if the firm knowingly made effort to defraud >>>>> the United States of America *AND* xNY.io - Bank.org; While under >>>>> active Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the United States of America. >>>>> >>>>> Stellantis Loses €770M Auto Parts Cartel Claim >>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2301155?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>> >>>>> By Joanne Faulkner >>>>> >>>>> The Competition Appeal Tribunal dismissed on Friday a €770 million >>>>> ($805 million) claim brought by Peugeot and other car manufacturers after >>>>> they failed to show how a European car safety parts cartel caused them to >>>>> pay higher prices. >>>>> >>>>> Read full article » >>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2301155?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2301155?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Drugmakers Slam 'Untimely' Claims In Employers' Antitrust Suit >>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2301148?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>> >>>>> By MJ Koo >>>>> >>>>> Pharmaceutical companies targeted by sweeping antitrust lawsuits from >>>>> major employers, including Target, Lowe's and American Airlines, have asked >>>>> a Pennsylvania federal judge to trim conspiracy claims from a lawsuit >>>>> accusing them of orchestrating illegal agreements for price-fixing and >>>>> customer allocation, arguing the allegation was unsupported and untimely. >>>>> >>>>> 2 documents attached | Read full article » >>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2301148?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2301148?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights. >>>>> >>>>> Thank you, >>>>> >>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>> -- >>>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>> 646-554-7514 >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025, 7:07 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Goldman Sachs: >>>>>> >>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org's research on Coinbase paints a stark image for >>>>>> Goldman Sachs' Board Directors if the firm knowingly made efforts to >>>>>> defraud the United States of America *AND* xNY.io - Bank.org; While >>>>>> under an active Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the United States of >>>>>> America. >>>>>> >>>>>> Compliance Pointers For DOJ's Sweeping Data Security Rule >>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2300838?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> >>>>>> >>>>>> A new Justice Department rule broadly restricts many common data >>>>>> transactions with the goal of preventing access by countries of concern, >>>>>> and with an effective date of April 8, U.S. companies must quickly assess >>>>>> practices related to employee, customer and vendor data, says Sam Castic at >>>>>> Hintze Law. >>>>>> >>>>>> Read full article » >>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2300838?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> >>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2300838?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> >>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org confirms, Goldman Sachs' Deferred Prosecution >>>>>> Agreement holds certain employee, customer and vendor data requirements. >>>>>> >>>>>> *Goldman-Sachs-Deferred-Prosecution-Agreement.pdf:* >>>>>> >>>>>> - >>>>>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yx88RMoeLyyfbNK0RtPl4r-m8N21_1Sp/view?usp=… >>>>>> >>>>>> These employee, customer and vendor data safeguards should have >>>>>> prevented Goldman Sachs' potential market abuses against xNY.io - Bank.org. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional >>>>>> rights. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>> >>>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>> 646-554-7514 >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025, 6:26 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Goldman Sachs: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org reminds Goldman Sachs; xNY.io - Bank.org's >>>>>>> co-founder Gunnar Larson is a Bill and Melinda Gates Millennium Scholar. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - Taking themes of software purity; >>>>>>> - It would appear that all enterprise software deals Goldman >>>>>>> Sachs potentially structured against xNY.io - Bank.org would need to pass >>>>>>> standard wire fraud compliance. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> For example, xNY.io - Bank.org investigated Goldman Sachs' >>>>>>> relationship with Coinbase; Visavie NYDFS contact before 2023 A.D. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Coinbase Trade Secret and Determination Letter 2023-093329.pdf:* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - >>>>>>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QgEzT-VwvT54S1nMuotxj3OVRgYb0JEU/view?usp=… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org shares with Goldman Sachs' Board Directors; 187 >>>>>>> highlights to the Department of Justice’s >>>>>>> "Prosecuting Computer Crimes, Computer >>>>>>> Crime and Intellectual Property Section, Criminal Division," >>>>>>> published by the Office of Legal Education, Executive Office for >>>>>>> United States Attorneys. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Computer Crimes Manual Highlights.pdf:* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - >>>>>>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/11tbgHgDg8qagomO-NBffvIFpxXKmBC3g/view?usp=… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Coinbase Says SEC Will Drop Suit Amid Crypto Policy Shift >>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2301164?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> By Aislinn Keely >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Coinbase said Friday the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has >>>>>>> committed to dropping its enforcement action against the crypto exchange, a >>>>>>> move that would see the regulator walk away from one of its flagship crypto >>>>>>> suits amid a wider policy shift under the Trump administration. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Read full article » >>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2301164?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> >>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2301164?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org's research on Coinbase paints a stark image for >>>>>>> Goldman Sachs' Board Directors if the firm knowingly made efforts to >>>>>>> defraud the United States of America *AND* xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>>> symaltaniouly while under active Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the >>>>>>> United States of America. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Goldman-Sachs-Deferred-Prosecution-Agreement.pdf:* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - >>>>>>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yx88RMoeLyyfbNK0RtPl4r-m8N21_1Sp/view?usp=… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional >>>>>>> rights. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>>> 646-554-7514 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025, 2:37 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Goldman Sachs: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *Please find the attached memo with 23 reference footnotes.* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *xNY.io - Bank.org | DOJ Memo #4 - Goldman Sachs Deferred >>>>>>>> Prosecution Agreement:* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ajVVx6NGB9wd2GDXfLRftf0RVFpqjl8WWITvdNV… >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org reminds Goldman Sachs, that xNY.io - Bank.org's >>>>>>>> co-founder is a Bill and Melinda Gates Millennium Scholar. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Taking themes of software purity; It would appear that all >>>>>>>> enterprise software deals Goldman Sachs structured against xNY.io - >>>>>>>> Bank.org would need to pass standard wire fraud compliance. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> As mandated by Goldman Sachs' Deferred Prosecution Agreement with >>>>>>>> the United States of America. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *Goldman-Sachs-Deferred-Prosecution-Agreement.pdf:* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yx88RMoeLyyfbNK0RtPl4r-m8N21_1Sp/view?usp=… >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Mastercard Wins Green Light For £200M Swipe Fee Settlement >>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2301056?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> By Joanne Faulkner >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The Competition Appeal Tribunal said Friday it would approve a £200 >>>>>>>> million ($250 million) settlement between Mastercard and Walter Merricks to >>>>>>>> end litigation over credit card fees, despite "some concerns about how the >>>>>>>> matter was dealt with" in the lead-up to the deal being reached. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Read full article » >>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2301056?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2301056?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org has organized seven complete references to xNY.io >>>>>>>> - Bank.org's Apple Card research for Gomdman Sachs' Board Directors. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *xNY.io - Bank.org: Apple Card NYDFS Superintendent Linda Lacewell:* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TK34x1EdMVKJkJ3oWreaen9ETHoTezjq >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org's Apple Card research paints a stark image for >>>>>>>> Gomdman Sachs' Board Directors if the firm knowingly made efforts to >>>>>>>> defraud the United States of America *AND* xNY.io - Bank.org; >>>>>>>> While under active Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the United States of >>>>>>>> America. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Vatican Was 'Utterly Let Down' By Financier In Property Deal >>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2301050?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> By William Janes >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The Vatican was "utterly let down" by an Italian financier who did >>>>>>>> not act in good faith in a failed €350 million ($366 million) property >>>>>>>> deal, a London court ruled on Friday, although it did not find that he had >>>>>>>> conspired to defraud the state. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Read full article » >>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2301050?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2301050?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org shares 187 highlights to the Department of >>>>>>>> Justice’s "Prosecuting Computer Crimes, Computer >>>>>>>> Crime and Intellectual Property Section, Criminal Division," >>>>>>>> published by the Office of Legal Education, Executive Office for >>>>>>>> United States Attorneys. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *Computer Crimes Manual Highlights.pdf:* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/11tbgHgDg8qagomO-NBffvIFpxXKmBC3g/view?usp=… >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org previews what it could look like for Goldman >>>>>>>> Sachs' Board Directors if xNY.io - Bank.org is forced to seek relevant >>>>>>>> injunctive relief in Orange County, California. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *Here's How Orange County Went Broke:* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>> https://www.ocregister.com/2019/12/06/heres-how-orange-county-went-broke/am… >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "The scene, 25 years ago this month, could have been lifted from a >>>>>>>> mob movie: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ten top power-brokers in Orange County government headed to an >>>>>>>> exclusive Italian restaurant for a secret Saturday dinner. Strung out from >>>>>>>> a string of all-nighters — they’d been working to keep the county’s $20 >>>>>>>> billion investment pool from imploding — the meal was to be a >>>>>>>> pressure-reliever, a breather, a reward. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Despite the headlines just two days earlier — “O.C. fund down $1.5 >>>>>>>> billion” — it seemed, on Dec. 3, 1994, that things might work out. During >>>>>>>> marathon calls with Wall Street brokers and local city bureaucrats they’d >>>>>>>> delivered a smooth new mantra — *“It’s just a paper loss. >>>>>>>> Everything’s under control… Don’t panic!*”" >>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional >>>>>>>> rights. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>>>> 646-554-7514 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sun, Feb 23, 2025, 3:33 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> *Please find the attached memo with reference footnotes.* >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> *xNY.io - Bank.org | DOJ Memo #4 - Goldman Sachs Deferred >>>>>>>>> Prosecution Agreement:* >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ajVVx6NGB9wd2GDXfLRftf0RVFpqjl8WWITvdNV… >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> March 10, 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 #4 - Goldman Sachs Deferred Prosecution Agreement >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Dear Mr. Marzulli: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The Department of Justice has yet to respond to Memo #1, Memo #2 >>>>>>>>> and Memo #3 with our recent inquiry 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 #4 aims to associate the malfeasance in Malaysia with war >>>>>>>>> crimes of aggression (in the planning, initiation, or execution >>>>>>>>> of a large-scale and serious act of aggression), leveraging the world’s >>>>>>>>> only military divided capital city Nicosia, Cyprus. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 1. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Additionally, Memo #4 aims to earn the DOJ’s assessment of New >>>>>>>>> York State’s regulatory marketplace manipulation deriving the war crime >>>>>>>>> against peace, related to the planning, preparation, >>>>>>>>> initiation, waging or participation in a common plan or conspiracy related >>>>>>>>> to a war of aggression, which can only apply in relation to international >>>>>>>>> armed conflict. >>>>>>>>> 2. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> In this case, the first challenge is to observe and consider >>>>>>>>> the simple idea that the DOJ’s Deferred Prosecution Agreement with Goldman >>>>>>>>> Sachs alone, through means of regulatory arbitrage naively fails to >>>>>>>>> recognize the ‘cause and effect’ relationship at play at the inception of >>>>>>>>> Memo #4’s assertion of war crimes. >>>>>>>>> 3. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Even with the best of intentions, perhaps unknowingly the DOJ >>>>>>>>> may be amplifying the effect of potential war crimes by indirectly >>>>>>>>> supplementing the root cause of the problem and financial model of the >>>>>>>>> Deferred Agreement being self-policing. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Mr. Marzulli, there has been an active United Nations peacekeeping >>>>>>>>> mission in Cyprus since the 1964 Turkish military invasion and occupation >>>>>>>>> of the northern third of Cyprus. Only Turkey recognises the >>>>>>>>> Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, while there is broad recognition that >>>>>>>>> the ongoing military presence constitutes occupation of territories that >>>>>>>>> are under Turkish military control. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The graduate education behind Memo #4 is a product of the >>>>>>>>> University of Nicosia’s (UNIC) main campus, located adjacent to the United >>>>>>>>> Nations Buffer Zone that separates the invaded Turkish Republic of North >>>>>>>>> Cyprus and the Republic of Cyprus, which joined the European Union in 2004. >>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Memo #4 is also a product of United Nations consultancy, based >>>>>>>>> at its Manhattan headquarters, where (today, what is now xNY.io - Bank.org) >>>>>>>>> was credited with increasing the breadth and accessibility of reference >>>>>>>>> content from the world’s most important multinational organization. >>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Memo #4’s subject of war crimes has preeminent association >>>>>>>>> with such projects as the Audio Visual Library of International Law. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Over the following sections, Memo #4 will provide a detailed >>>>>>>>> timeline that would constitute real concern of the war crime of aggression >>>>>>>>> yielding the war crime against peace in active war conflict in the world’s >>>>>>>>> only military divided capital, funded from Manhattan Island. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The Bank of Cyprus and Illegal Short Selling Irregularities of >>>>>>>>> Turkey’s Markets >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Mr. Marzulli, turn this matter as we will, and look at it from any >>>>>>>>> side whatsoever, and it presents the appearance of a cross-border act of >>>>>>>>> aggression. Goldman Sachs’ potential disrespect to the Deferred Agreement’s >>>>>>>>> core values has cultivated new crimes that aim to manipulate cross-border >>>>>>>>> war crime regulatory frameworks. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On April 02, 2021 the Financial Times reported that Turkey >>>>>>>>> fined Goldman Sachs over alleged irregularities in short selling, just a >>>>>>>>> week after foreign investors pulled $1.9B from the country’s stock and bond >>>>>>>>> markets. Turkey’s Capital Markets Board said that Goldman Sachs was among >>>>>>>>> 10 securities firms that had placed orders for short selling without proper >>>>>>>>> notification, violating rules enacted previously that temporarily >>>>>>>>> prohibited such transactions. >>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On April 20, 2021 the CyprusMail (Cyprus’ only English >>>>>>>>> Language daily newspaper) reported Goldman Sachs International >>>>>>>>> acted as Global Coordinators and Dealer Managers in a $330M bond issuance >>>>>>>>> for the Bank of Cyprus. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Given the active military conflict in Cyprus, Memo #4 notes that >>>>>>>>> there is one place on the planet you are not supposed to do this sort of >>>>>>>>> thing. Furthermore, the DOJ’s Deferred Agreement with Goldman Sachs may >>>>>>>>> have been tainted with the potential war crime of aggression, risking >>>>>>>>> international peace and the lives of United Nations peacekeepers, while >>>>>>>>> jeopardizing the United States of America’s financial security. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Concern of New York Prime Bank Instrument Fraud and Marketplace >>>>>>>>> Manipulation >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The United States Department of the Treasury warns that Prime Bank >>>>>>>>> Instrument Fraud schemes have attracted significant international >>>>>>>>> attention, since individuals and organizations have lost billions of >>>>>>>>> dollars worldwide. "Prime Bank Instrument Fraud" is the general term given >>>>>>>>> to prime bank fraud schemes that go by many different names. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> During April 2021, Goldman Sachs could not in good faith (and, >>>>>>>>> plausible deniability) make any reasonable claim of holding a pristine >>>>>>>>> relationship with Turkey’s Central Bank or with Cyprus’ largest financial >>>>>>>>> institutions, given the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal and then >>>>>>>>> pending Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the United States of America. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Memo #4 suggests that Goldman Sachs developed a Prime Bank >>>>>>>>> Instrument Fraud program to level out yo-yo market dynamics caused by >>>>>>>>> failed marketplace manipulation exercises in Turkey and Cyprus. >>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Systematic bank fraud and/or marketplace manipulation of any >>>>>>>>> kind between Turkey and Cyprus could constitute the war crime of >>>>>>>>> aggression. >>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Furthermore, Memo #4 argues that Goldman Sachs may have tried >>>>>>>>> to bambooze governments in New York, Cyprus and Turkey through regulatory >>>>>>>>> arbitrage loopholes, while Goldman seemingly may have not considered the >>>>>>>>> totality of such actions as war crimes. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Turkey has the highest inflation in Europe. It has the >>>>>>>>> second-highest rate of inflation among emerging markets, just behind >>>>>>>>> Argentina. It has the 13th highest inflation rate in the world, ranking it >>>>>>>>> between South Sudan and Nigeria. After Goldman Sachs was fined >>>>>>>>> for illegal stock and bond market short selling by the Turkish government, >>>>>>>>> logic would argue further malfeasance potentially could have been avoided >>>>>>>>> by the DOJ’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad investigation. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On April 15, 2021 CNBC reported that Goldman Sachs (note, the >>>>>>>>> previous section’s milestones of April 02, 2021 and April 20, 2021) >>>>>>>>> crucially removed its bias toward Turkey tightening interest rates. Goldman >>>>>>>>> issued guidance highlighting the fact that the bank thought that, “…the >>>>>>>>> removal of the tightening bias against rising inflation expectations >>>>>>>>> suggests that the TCMB (Turkish Central Bank) now has a more dovish >>>>>>>>> reaction function.” >>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On August 14, 2021 the CyprusMail reported serious concern >>>>>>>>> among economists about data reporting from the Turkish Statistical >>>>>>>>> Institute. Ahmet Takan, a former official with the office of the Turkish >>>>>>>>> prime minister, acted as a whistle blower, warning that Turkey potentially >>>>>>>>> was manipulating inflation data. >>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On September 1, 2021 Reuters reported that Goldman Sachs hiked >>>>>>>>> Turkish growth forecasts. Goldman economists issued guidance stating, >>>>>>>>> "Overall, the Turkish economy has been able to grow faster than we thought >>>>>>>>> without a deterioration in its external balances, as the pickup in foreign >>>>>>>>> demand has been very supportive." >>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On November 30, 2021 Reuters reported that Goldman Sachs >>>>>>>>> trimed Turkey’s 2022 growth forecast. Goldman Sachs' Murat Unur stated, "We >>>>>>>>> think that the GDP figures released today tell us little about the pace of >>>>>>>>> economic activity going forward as the recent sell-off in the Lira is >>>>>>>>> likely to impact economic activity significantly" >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Mr. Marzulli, the DOJ’s Deferred Prosecution Agreement with >>>>>>>>> Goldman Sachs was signed on October 21, 2021. The timeline of >>>>>>>>> events above do not coincide with terms and conditions of the Deferred >>>>>>>>> Agreement mandated by the United States of America. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Furthermore, as an international graduate scholars of the world’s >>>>>>>>> only military divided capital on the planet, xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>>>>> should be protected from any association of crimes against peace, related >>>>>>>>> to the planning, preparation, initiation, waging or participation in a >>>>>>>>> common plan or conspiracy related to a war of aggression, which can only >>>>>>>>> apply in relation to international armed conflict. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> War Crimes Against Humanity >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Mr. Marzulli, xNY.io - Bank.org is concerned that potential >>>>>>>>> breaches to the Deferred Agreement are impacting our global enterprise. >>>>>>>>> Crimes against humanity can be committed in peacetime as well as during an >>>>>>>>> armed conflict. Even a single act could fall under this exclusion ground >>>>>>>>> provided it forms part of a widespread or systematic attack against a >>>>>>>>> civilian population and the act is committed by any person (including a >>>>>>>>> civilian) who had knowledge of the attack and the link of the act to the >>>>>>>>> attack. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 1. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> We are looking to learn more about the DOJ’s approach to >>>>>>>>> assessing any potential breaches to the Deferred Agreement’s mandates as we >>>>>>>>> determine New York State’s role in cross-border bank regulation and >>>>>>>>> corresponding innovation beyond war crimes against humanity. >>>>>>>>> 2. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> In order to establish whether a war crime or a crime against >>>>>>>>> humanity has been committed, the case officer should consult the relevant >>>>>>>>> international instruments and case law. >>>>>>>>> 3. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Crimes against humanity are fundamentally inhumane acts, >>>>>>>>> committed as part of a systematic or widespread attack. Inhumane acts, >>>>>>>>> which could reach this threshold when committed pursuant to or in >>>>>>>>> furtherance of a State or organizational policy (potentially, New York >>>>>>>>> State bank regulation). >>>>>>>>> 4. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Persecution against any identifiable group or collectivity on >>>>>>>>> political, racial, national, ethnic, cultural, religious, gender, or other >>>>>>>>> grounds that are universally recognised as impermissible under >>>>>>>>> international law. >>>>>>>>> 5. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Furthermore, we have made 28 highlights to the Deferred >>>>>>>>> Agreement providing supporting reference to Memo #4’s overarching premise. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org submits Memo #4 for DOJ consideration of other >>>>>>>>> inhumane acts of a similar character intentionally causing great suffering, >>>>>>>>> or serious injury to body or to mental or physical health. Some crimes >>>>>>>>> against humanity would require an additional specific intent, such as >>>>>>>>> Goldman Sachs willfully disrespecting New York State and/or overall peace >>>>>>>>> and security of the United States of America. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Memo #1, Memo #2, Memo #3 and Memo #4 outline instances that >>>>>>>>> correspond with the associated definitions of the potential war crimes >>>>>>>>> abroad and jeopardize the future of bank innovation from New York, at great >>>>>>>>> sacrifice to the Homeland. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> We hope to learn the DOJ’s approach to comment on Memo #4’s >>>>>>>>> subject matter or, without delay refer these concerns to the International >>>>>>>>> Criminal Court and/or International Court of Justice for comment. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sat, Feb 22, 2025, 3:55 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Art Director/Designer: Timothy Bent >>>>>>>>>> Copywriter: Peter Nord >>>>>>>>>> Agency: Solow/Wexton, Inc. >>>>>>>>>> Client: International Ladies Garment Workers Union >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> *The walk to the Registrar's Office was the easy part. * >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The tough part was deciding to take >>>>>>>>>> the walk. 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Fwd: FBI Top Stories: A Secret in South Philly
by Gunnar Larson 26 Feb '25

26 Feb '25

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: FBI <fbi(a)subscriptions.fbi.gov> Date: Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 5:17 PM Subject: FBI Top Stories: A Secret in South Philly To: <g(a)xny.io> A Secret in South Philly On February 19, 2005, young couple Danielle Imbo and Richard “Rich” Petrone left a cheerful, informal get-together with friends at a Philadelphia bar and seemingly disappeared into the night, never to be seen again. Feb. 20, 2025 Full Story <https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/a-secret-in-south-philly?utm_campaign=emai…> ------------------------------ <https://www.facebook.com/FBI> <https://twitter.com/FBI> <https://www.youtube.com/user/FBI> <https://www.fbi.gov/e-mail-updates?utm_campaign=email-Immediate&utm_medium=…> * You have received this message because you are subscribed to one or more of the following categories: FBI Top Stories * Manage Subscription <https://delivery.fbi.gov/account-reminder> | Unsubscribe <https://delivery.fbi.gov/subscriber/c57956fe9830b3f02d21fe7a2581942df706f0b…> If you have questions about this service, email us at delivery(a)subscriptions.fbi.gov. Help <https://www.fbi.gov/e-mail-updates?utm_campaign=email-Immediate&utm_medium=…> | Privacy Policy <http://www.fbi.gov/privacy_policy?utm_campaign=email-Immediate&utm_medium=e…> | Visit FBI.gov <https://www.fbi.gov/?utm_campaign=email-Immediate&utm_medium=email&utm_sour…>

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What is this? -Gunnar
by Gunnar Larson 26 Feb '25

26 Feb '25

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Fwd: Scaling Customer Support Across 155+ Languages—Effortlessly
by Gunnar Larson 25 Feb '25

25 Feb '25

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Louis Thompsett <louis.thompsett(a)email.fintechmagazine.com> Date: Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 9:37 AM Subject: Scaling Customer Support Across 155+ Languages—Effortlessly To: <G(a)xny.io> <https://email.fintechmagazine.com/c/12YTs7jOPGth3pCGPNkP1oFxOa> <https://email.fintechmagazine.com/c/12YTsPcBDqw5y3oSWiC8SnqiNJ> Hi , In FinTech, customer trust is everything—and nothing builds trust like native-language support. But scaling that support across 155+ languages? That’s where smart technology makes all the difference. Join us for* Fluent Fintech: Scaling Customer Support Across 155+ Languages, *where we'll reveal how fintech leaders are: ✅ Centralizing operations to boost efficiency & reduce costs ✅ Expanding globally—without building a new team for every market ✅ Delivering culturally fluent, secure, and high-quality interactions *Register Now* <https://email.fintechmagazine.com/c/12YTueYbeUBIxkXh9jaMAkVOMR> *📅 Thursday, March 20, 2025, 11:00 a.m ET | 3:00 p.m. GMT* Not free that day?* Register here * <https://email.fintechmagazine.com/c/12YTuWQY2EEx1YJtfOs6rjGzMq>for the on-demand recording [image: Facebook] <https://email.fintechmagazine.com/c/12YTvEJKQoHlwCvFmjJqiirkLZ> [image: Twitter] <https://email.fintechmagazine.com/c/12YTwmCxE8Ka1ghRsP0K9hc5Ly> [image: LinkedIn] <https://email.fintechmagazine.com/c/12YTx4vkrSMYvU43zki40fWQL7> [image: YouTube] <https://email.fintechmagazine.com/c/12YTxMo7fCPN0xQfFPznReHBKG> [image: Website] <https://email.fintechmagazine.com/c/12YTyugU3mSBvbCrMkQHIdsmKf> *Copyright © 2025 BizClik Media, All rights reserved.* *Unsubsctibe <https://email.fintechmagazine.com/k/1zwzrZAPS5VQTQ9rH42txo> | View in browser <https://email.fintechmagazine.com/q/1HVHRKTSnyZeiCKgUMo1s/wv>*

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In other news: Former Japanese diplomat Masato Kanda became the Asian Development Bank’s 11th president, pledging to promote sustainable development. [Nikkei Asia]
by Gunnar Larson 25 Feb '25

25 Feb '25

In other news *Nepal said seven more U.S.-funded projects* across education, health, agriculture, climate, and biodiversity have been suspended due to the U.S. aid freeze. [Reuters <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGY2_jXflukV4kh78aYyz7ywcAG3b63lSUVcnt…> ] Former Japanese diplomat *Masato Kanda became the Asian Development Bank’s 11th president*, pledging to promote sustainable development. [Nikkei Asia <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGY2_jXfq7_1ZOa0jQXWS_TdblyrSgHscKd4pU…> ] *Médecins Sans Frontières suspended operations in Sudan’s famine-stricken Zamzam camp* in North Darfur, citing increased violence that has made providing medical assistance impossible. [Al Jazeera <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGY2_jXfl564zwsri9juuEY8rUdIZTIFQLcJDF…> ]

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Collateral Damage; The ripple effects are real. In Malawi, 108,443 babies and children will go without full immunizations if funding doesn’t resume. In Kenya, the organization needs funding to provide nutrition support for 175,995 children.
by Gunnar Larson 25 Feb '25

25 Feb '25

Trump’s foreign aid freeze has pummelled organizations, large and small, around the world — and each has a story to tell. My colleague Sara Jerving chronicles one group’s up-and-down-and-still-uncertain journey. Nairobi-based Amref Health Africa <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGY2_jXfgqYiT38AcNdQF5xBySsJ_DSYNH9NcO…> initially had to *put 692 of its staff members on unpaid leave* for at least three months and *halt 20 of its initiatives* across multiple countries after the aid freeze went into effect. However, it received waivers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGY2_jXflEsEwJrOSShG3GOqORd2QrdGk2sHIV…> to continue some work covering five programs largely related to HIV. This will bring about 300 of the 692 Amref staffers placed on unpaid leave back to work. *However, 15 of its programs are still paused* and the waivers are only temporary. Because of this, Amref Health Africa could lose about $30 million <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POlvuwoZ3mha23SXcuNGmj4RRCMLbMnIQ…> it receives from the U.S. this year, Dr. Githinji Gitahi, the group’s CEO, tells Sara. The ripple effects are real. In Malawi, 108,443 babies and children will go without full immunizations if funding doesn’t resume. In Kenya, the organization needs funding to provide nutrition support for 175,995 children. Across five countries under Amref’s programs, nearly half a million children won’t be treated for common childhood diseases such as pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, and measles. The organization also trains over 6,000 health workers in the public sector across multiple countries in skills ranging from delivering babies to detecting and containing Ebola. Gitahi told colleagues that while the organization anticipated a future where foreign assistance was reduced and domestic resources from African countries increased, “it’s just coming sooner than we expected and therefore we have to take urgent and significant measures for resilience.” Still, Amref may be in a better position than most. Some 80% of its work across Africa — worth over $200 million — remains unhindered “due to diversified resources in light of shifting aid dynamics,” he says. *Read:* US aid freeze could cost Amref $30M amid some work stoppages and furloughs <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POlvuwoZ3mha23SXcuNGmj4RRCMLbMnIQ…>

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Pete the reaper; Read: Why are thousands being culled from USAID, and who will be left standing?
by Gunnar Larson 25 Feb '25

25 Feb '25

Pete the reaper Peter Marocco, a once-relatively-unknown Republican political appointee who cycled through multiple jobs at the Pentagon, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the State Department <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGY2_jXfkgnT2sWyRaW_Ievy4SIyiOwECRzaxs…>, and USAID during Trump’s first term, has emerged as *the dominant arbiter of who does and doesn’t get U.S. foreign assistance* in the president’s second term. As such, he’s been named in one of the main lawsuits contesting the administration decision to pull thousands of USAID employees from their jobs, and in a recent legal rebuttal, he accused some of those employees of disobeying Trump’s directives <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POr0sH_bOwKHh5br1NxNDZC6hn6dW2dTm…> to halt and review foreign assistance programs. “The placement of a substantial number of USAID personnel on paid administration leave was the only way to pause operations, faithfully implement the pause, and conduct a full and unimpeded audit of USAID’s operations,” Marocco wrote in response to a lawsuit <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POp_Hs-eLlqXZ5H-RoYoukth3mwLfJzyD…> filed by a pair of unions representing USAID staffers. In that lawsuit, the administration *persuaded the judge that it had the right to place thousands of staff on administrative leave* and recall employees stationed overseas. Shortly after that ruling, on Sunday night, USAID began removing nearly everyone left at what was once a 10,000-person agency. Thousands were placed on administrative leave, and more — between 1,600 to 2,000 <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POlEl9RSRUZlYbrmNpaBWzbOpU-jtGmM6…> staffers — have been told they will be eliminated entirely <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POlEl9RSRUZlYbrmNpaBWzbMJpzFzneHJ…> . In the recent court filing, *Marocco laid out which staff he expects to survive* the Trump administration’s widespread culling, and which of these *611 employees have been deemed “essential.”* He mentioned staffers in the travel office, stating they were needed to help other USAID employees being recalled to the United States. Also on the list: Those with “subject matter expertise,” including staff from USAID’s regional bureaus; employees overseeing emergency humanitarian, food, and medical assistance, along with information, security, and legal issues; and the agency’s human resources team, even though USAID’s chief human resources officer was previously severed from the agency after refusing to fire more staff <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POiKRGbNY2OKC42jxnUn9zvrGHbbOZF6L…> . *Read:* Why are thousands being culled from USAID, and who will be left standing? <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POr0sH_bOwKHh5br1NxNDZC6hn6dW2dTm…>

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Losing Faith; Read: Trump’s 'beautiful Christians' left knocking on White House’s door
by Gunnar Larson 25 Feb '25

25 Feb '25

It appeared as if faith-based groups, especially conservative Christian evangelicals, would enjoy a leg up over their secular counterparts in a second Trump administration. After all, Republicans have long lamented that the development sector tends to marginalize religious aid groups. However, it appears religion has offered no safe harbor for faith-based groups <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POjbW6rOsZ37Uc-AtgCDeIvcu8O5-GiJM…> that have found themselves ensnared in Trump’s foreign aid freeze <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGY2_jXfhEIm4efr56GbAWmM-LU62PRKChgQFB…> . The first Trump administration sought to champion the priorities of religious charities, establishing a $50 million program at USAID <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGY2_jXfoDjCfBCVuwbGhASwJ2dQQ6H7GO1Rrg…> to promote religious freedom and diversify the agency’s aid recipients. It also heralded programs that helped religious minorities, such as Christian and Yazidi communities in northern Iraq. Furthermore, the Heritage Foundation <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGY2_jXfmfwW8C3j9xfNDffTVy5Ot9yAt7dB0i…>’s Project 2025 playbook, from which Trump has borrowed several pages, singled out faith-based groups, arguing that: “The next conservative Administration must champion the core American value of religious freedom, which correlates significantly with poverty reduction, economic growth, and peace.” Yet today, some of the largest Christian aid organizations, including World Vision <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGY2_jXftiUM1tv_05TzSmjnYibh70kM8mEIkD…> , Catholic Relief Services <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGY2_jXfmxdRTD5Cm1MTwOXro-lHq-VQW0AjRf…>, and Samaritan’s Purse <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGY2_jXfoxe2G5qU33ljMgixhBS0UO8Drnr1ZZ…>, have been *subject to the same cuts as other secular aid agencies* and are *competing for the same waivers*, my colleague Colum Lynch writes. “I initially thought this was a misunderstanding,” Noah Gottschalk of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGY2_jXfpI9b2QitvHNR9RojYiv0BWsTI-8BCL…> tells Colum. “We all wanted to believe that, oh, if we can just explain that actually a pause is really harmful people would say oh, okay, oops that wasn’t our intention, let's fix it. *That point has been made and it’s not being heard*.” In fact,* it’s having some cruelly ironic consequences*. “In May 2024, then-Sen. [Marco] Rubio spoke at an International Republican Institute (IRI) event honoring exiled Catholic Bishop Rolando Álvarez for his advocacy of religious freedom in Nicaragua,” Samah Alrayyes Norquist, who served as the first Trump administration’s religious freedom envoy at USAID, wrote in Newsmax <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGY2_jXfsfAtpaocH7zA4ACINedG3IQ9VUVq0F…>. “What Rubio likely didn’t know is that IRI’s work on religious freedom in Nicaragua was funded by USAID.” Ironically, she added, the State Department’s stop-work order <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POrHUo-5KRfbBK_1WFNkKZULhh1jcRC9X…> prevented IRI from participating in this month's International Religious Freedom Summit, where U.S. Vice President JD Vance delivered a speech underscoring Washington’s commitment to persecuted religious minorities. *Read:* Trump’s 'beautiful Christians' left knocking on White House’s door <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POjbW6rOsZ37Uc-AtgCDeIvcu8O5-GiJM…>

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