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September 07, 2017

Wells Fargo Malfeasance Too Big To Ignore, For Wall Street Water-Carrying Committee Chair

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The true depth of Wells Fargo’s accounts falsification scandal is forcing a top lawmaker and friend of the industry to be on alert. Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) last week declined a New York Times request to comment on revelations about millions more unauthorized sales by Wells. But the Senate Banking Committee Chair promised on Thursday that he is looking into the matter, when prodded by Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). “I will keep you informed as I learn more and, as I said, your request is under…

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DEA Sex and Abuse Scandal Exposes Flaws in Accountability Structure, Watchdog Finds

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An agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was busted for giving his mistress access to an evidence room and investigatory wiretaps, but the agency’s highest rungs of leadership intervened on his behalf and allowed him to temporarily keep his job and security clearance. The Department of Justice Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigated the wrongdoing to determine if then-DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart inappropriately mediated to protect the agent, and if she then lied to Congress about her role in security clearance reviews. The watchdog didn’t…

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