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Virginia Man Pleads Guilty To $2.5 Million PPP Swindle

PYMNTS

A Leesburg, Virginia, man pleaded guilty to a federal bank fraud charge that he stole $2.5 District Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia stated in the release. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, in the release. Department of Justice announced in a press release.

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Five At Five: France Aims To Tax Big Tech

PYMNTS

Today’s coverage includes the latest European push to tax such companies as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon. NCR makes a fraud prevention move, Airbnb landlords get a hefty fine, Amazon does a split take and a transit startup lands a big investment. France’s Finance Minister Wants EU-Wide Digital Tax By Year End.

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What The Streamlined Sales And Use Tax Agreement Means After Wayfair

PYMNTS

Businesses depend on the public services tax revenues pay for: roads that facilitate deliveries, courts where firms resolve legal disputes and regulators that help protect businesses from fraud. Even businesses eager to pay their share, however, may feel that complying with tax laws is complicated. .

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Higher Learning, Hit By Payments Fraud

PYMNTS

In one example of fraud, crossing 74 checks totaling more than $38,000, O’Donnell forged payments made to resemble “housing refunds” for students that were made out to “pay to the order of Kevin O’Donnell” and cashed. His time in that role ended in March of last year after the thefts came to light. The employee, Merlisha A.

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Buying into AML risks in real estate

Abrigo

Key Takeaways Real estate markets are vulnerable to money laundering and fraud because of their transaction size and appreciation over time. Regulations such as Geographic Targeting Order updates help identify AML risks by requiring identification for certain real estate purchases.

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Time Tried, Panic Tested. The Forgotten Story of the First National Bank of Keystone

Jeff For Banks

September 1st, 1999, regulators from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, at the behest of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, descended on a small coal mining town in Keystone, West Virginia. billion in assets, had 87 full-time equivalent employees, and accounted for two-thirds of the town's tax revenue. billion in assets.

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Same-Day ACH And Unattended Retail Sizzle, Amazon Key and Fresh Both Fizzle

PYMNTS

No respondents have seen a boost in fraud. Fizzle: SMBs take it on the chin in India: One year into demonetization , SMBs are struggling in India, as they have dealt mainly in cash, and have also been buffeted by tax reform. Same-day ACH: Some encouraging stats from joint research from NACHA and PYMNTS. Speed, it seems, thrills.

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