suspicious

Bank of America fined $1.21 billion as regulators cite failures involving $5 billion in suspicious activity: What went wrong?

by
Bank of America faces a $1.21 billion US fine over failures to report suspicious transactions, with the penalty expected to hurt quarterly earnings.. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

Bank of America has been fined $1.21 billion by US regulators over failures to detect and report suspicious financial activity, including transactions worth more than $5 billion, as per Reuters. Bank of America faces a $1.21 billion US fine over failures to report suspicious transactions, with the penalty expected to hurt quarterly earnings.. Photographer: Michael … Read more

Lord Howe Island declared its rats eradicated, then scientists found suspicious rodents; DNA is revealing whether they are survivors or new invaders

by
Lord Howe Island declared its rats eradicated, then scientists found suspicious rodents; DNA is revealing whether they are survivors or new invaders

Lord Howe Island was considered free of rats after its rodent eradication programme ended in 2019. The last rat was detected on 9 October that year. However, black rats were found again in the island’s settlement area in April 2021.Scientists needed to determine whether these rodents had survived the eradication programme or arrived later. According … Read more

‘Strong indications’: UK PM says Iran may have played part in suspicious incident near RAF Fairford

by
‘Strong indications’: UK PM says Iran may have played part in suspicious incident near RAF Fairford

A police officer stands guard at a road closure outside the perimeter of the RAF Fairford airbase, in Gloucestershire, Britain (Picture credit: Reuters) British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Wednesday said there were “strong indications” that Iran played a part in a suspicious incident near RAF Fairford in southwest England, where five men were arrested … Read more

NYC bomb scare update: Chrysler Building in Manhattan evacuated after suspicious suitcase found amid UNGA

by
A parked NYPD Bomb Squad vehicle, as law enforcement respond to reports of a suspicious package on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York City. (REUTERS)

A suspicious suitcase found on a Manhattan sidewalk Tuesday afternoon prompted a bomb squad response and the temporary evacuation of the Chrysler Building. The incident came as New York City was under heightened security for the United Nations General Assembly. A parked NYPD Bomb Squad vehicle, as law enforcement respond to reports of a suspicious … Read more

A Florida wife grew suspicious of her husband’s phone call; deputies found him in a Lowe’s parking lot about to buy $14,000 in gift cards

by
A Florida wife grew suspicious of her husband’s phone call; deputies found him in a Lowe’s parking lot about to buy $14,000 in gift cards

Nassau County Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped a Florida resident at a retail parking lot on Thursday, preventing him from handing over $14,000 to phone scammers. The intervention took place at a Lowe’s home improvement store on State Road 200 after the man’s wife overheard a suspicious phone call at their home. Worried by the pressure … Read more