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Silicon Valley Bank closed by regulators.
2nd largest bank failure in US history.
CEO was on the board of the San Fran Federal Reserve Bank now fired.
Funded the #SiliconValleyOligarchs
Major player in venture funding & ESG shell games.
#ButNothingsHappening
A lot of Chinese involvement in that bank too...
It is a key nexus of tech companies, hedge funds, crypto, woke banking & hostile foreign investment.
Looks like the insiders got to sell their stock before it collapsed though...
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After the organizations reach a deal with prosecutors, then the investors sue the companies! Image
This is another deal involving corrupt officials, mining rights & an oligarch buying those rights by paying into various Swamps to get the rights & protect them.

This oligarch is Dan Gertler, sanctions by President Trump using the Magnitsky Act. ImageImage
This sets a key precedent that after DOJ imposes a settlement, other investors who were denied the mining rights due to the corruption can sue in US courts as victims of the scheme.
It's all about setting precedents that help drain the Swamp! Image
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Ten financial institutions: Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Citibank & others have been issued subpoenas in recent weeks from the office of USVI Attorney General Denise George! #ButNothingsHappening
They are demanding the #receipts from Epstein's network of shell companies & bank accounts!
They are attempting to seize his island & any other assets they can lay their hands on as instruments & proceeds of his crimes!
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Banks 'unintentionally' laundering money for marijuana & other drug sales. Fake websites set up to process the transactions for legal products to camouflage the illegal services.
DOJ & FTC teaming up to expose these transactions.
#ButNothingsHappening
fcced.com/banks-unintent…
The big players like Visa, MasterCard & American Express all claim they have no idea that their networks were being used in this way. They get their cut of the transactions either way so have no motivation to look closely or understand it. ImageImage
Of course, the weak link are '3rd party' processors who handle e-commerce from small time players to #SiliconValleyOligarchs.
This was the business of #Wirecard who managed to disappear more than $2B in this business until they collapsed under scrutiny several weeks ago. Image
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