February 2025 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

2 Men Cop To Crypto Mining Fraud Conspiracy, Forfeit $400M
by Gunnar Larson 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

2 Men Cop To Crypto Mining Fraud Conspiracy, Forfeit $400M <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2297472?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> By Emilie Ruscoe A pair of Estonians have pled guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and agreed to forfeit assets worth $400 million in connection with Washington state federal prosecutors' claims that they ran a $577 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, the government said Thursday. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2297472?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2297472?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…>

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NASCAR Asks 4th Circ. To Quash Injunctions In Antitrust Row
by Gunnar Larson 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

NASCAR Asks 4th Circ. To Quash Injunctions In Antitrust Row <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2297705?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> By Elaine Briseño NASCAR urged the Fourth Circuit in an opening brief to reverse injunctions that forced the organization to offer charter contracts to two teams suing the organization for alleged antitrust violations, arguing that any of the lower court's "many errors warrants reversal" and could have broader implications. Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2297705?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2297705?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…>

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Kash Patel's FBI Director Nomination Goes To Full Senate
by Gunnar Larson 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

Kash Patel's FBI Director Nomination Goes To Full Senate <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2297291?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> By Courtney Bublé The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10, along party lines, Thursday to send Kash Patel's nomination to be FBI director to the full Senate. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2297291?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> |

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Goldstein Freed As Judge Doubts Feds' Crypto Claims
by Gunnar Larson 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

Goldstein Freed As Judge Doubts Feds' Crypto Claims <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2297769?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> By Ali Sullivan A Maryland federal magistrate judge on Thursday ordered Tom Goldstein released from jail after expressing skepticism toward federal prosecutors' claims that the SCOTUSblog publisher and U.S. Supreme Court advocate secretly made millions of dollars' worth of cryptocurrency transactions in recent days. Memorandum attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2297769?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2297769?nl_pk=34b724c6-…>

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SDNY US Atty Resigns, Alleging Trump-Adams 'Quid Pro Quo'
by Gunnar Larson 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

SDNY US Atty Resigns, Alleging Trump-Adams 'Quid Pro Quo' <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2298034?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> By Frank G. Runyeon Danielle R. Sassoon, the interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, resigned Thursday after she refused an order by U.S. Department of Justice officials to drop the federal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams and expressed concern the move was part of an improper quid pro quo with President Donald Trump. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2298034?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2298034?nl_pk=34b724c6-…>

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Essity Faces Investors' Claim Over Chinese Tissue Biz Sale
by Gunnar Larson 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

Essity Faces Investors' Claim Over Chinese Tissue Biz Sale <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2283136?nl_pk=9aaa8…> By William Janes A group of investment companies has sued Essity at a London court, alleging that the manufacturer of hygiene and health products defaulted on bond notes when it sold its controlling stake in a Chinese tissue company. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2283136?nl_pk=9aaa8…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2283136?nl_pk=9aaa8…>

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President Trump to reporter: "You're not very talented" if you agree with where tax dollars are currently being spent.
by Gunnar Larson 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

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Qatari Royal Loses Fight Over 70-Carat 'Idol's Eye' Diamond
by Gunnar Larson 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

Qatari Royal Loses Fight Over 70-Carat 'Idol's Eye' Diamond <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2297637?nl_pk=9aaa8…> By Eddie Beaver A Qatari sheikh can't force a fellow royal to sell him a £10 million ($12.5 million) 70-carat diamond, after a London court ruled Thursday that there was no desire to sell and therefore no promise to sell that was broken. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2297637?nl_pk=9aaa8…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2297637?nl_pk=9aaa8…>

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Fwd: We’ll be shutting this down at midnight.
by Gunnar Larson 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

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Re: [spam] Non-Canon Traffick Boss Spinoffs Reboot 3
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

> traffick boss is furious at the lemonade that is going to be served to > a visiting demigod from an alternative dimension that managed to > survive when he nuked it with a spacetime fractalization bomb and > convinced was sending a gift rather than an attack karl's consciousness part is the demigod T_T

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