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Tuesday, 1 June 2010

Troubled Spanish savings bank agrees to merge with larger peer < Spanish news | Expatica Spain

Troubled Spanish savings bank agrees to merge with larger peer < Spanish news | Expatica Spain: "Troubled Spanish savings bank Caixa Girona agreed Monday to merge with Spain's largest savings bank, La Caixa, in the latest merger aimed at shoring up the nation's weaker banks.The board of Caixa Girona unanimously approved the merger with La Caixa, its president Manel Serra told reporters.The two banks, which are both based in Spain's wealthy northeastern region of Catalonia, announced last week that they were in merger talks.Earlier this month...

Mafia-like ring with global assets funded by drugs, guns and human trafficking - The Irish Times - Thu, May 27, 2010

Mafia-like ring with global assets funded by drugs, guns and human trafficking - The Irish Times - Thu, May 27, 2010: "PROPERTY assets linked to the Christy Kinahan-led international drugs cartel in Brazil alone are worth an estimated €500 million.That sum is more than treble the value of all cash and assets seized by the Criminals Assets Bureau in Ireland since the bureau’s inception almost 15 years ago. The details that continued to emerge in Spain yesterday reveal that Kinahan is at the head of a mafia-style operation with assets worldwide funded...

2 arrests in fraud investigation; 1 suspect faces 91 charges | rgj.com | The Reno Gazette-Journal

2 arrests in fraud investigation; 1 suspect faces 91 charges | rgj.com | The Reno Gazette-Journal: "The investigation identified John Eugene Marsh, 41, of Reno, as a suspect in numerous identity theft, credit card fraud and multiple other offenses, authorities said in a news release. Jennifer Ann Copling 33, of Reno, was arrested as an alleged accomplice, the news release stated.Marsh was booked into the Washoe County jail on 91 separate charges, including burglary, fraudulent use of a credit card,forgery, identity theft, obtaining money under...

NY beauty school raided in federal fraud probe - WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports-

NY beauty school raided in federal fraud probe - WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports-: "beauty school in New York's Chinatown has been raided by federal agents after getting an outsized $4 million in government aid in as many years.Agents from the departments of education and labor seized boxes of documents Friday at the USA Beauty School.The small business first came under scrutiny two years ago after authorities received an anonymous complaint about the fortune in federal aid.According to court papers filed by the federal Education...

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