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July 31, 2026 Finance

Japan and US support yen

Japan and the United States conducted coordinated currency intervention on July 31, 2026, to support the Japanese yen after it fell to its weakest level in approximately four decades. The...

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March 2, 2026 Finance

Canadian investment in India surpasses $110 billion in 2024

In 2024, total direct and indirect Canadian investment in India surpassed $110 billion, according to statements from the Government of Canada. The figure includes both direct investment ...

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February 20, 2026 Breaking

Karl Jacobson faces embezzlement charges

Salt Lake City · Utah · United States

Karl Jacobson faces embezzlement charges On February 20, 2026, former New Haven, Connecticut, Police Chief Karl Jacobson was arrested on two counts of larceny in the first degree after a...

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February 10, 2026 Breaking

Sam Bankman‑Fried Files Motion for New Trial in FTX Fraud Case

Manhattan Federal Court · New York City · New York · United States

On February 10, 2026, former cryptocurrency executive Sam Bankman‑Fried filed a legal motion seeking a new trial in his long‑running fraud case tied to the collapse of the cryptocurrency ...

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January 26, 2026 Breaking

Top U.S. lawmakers and leaders receiving pro Israel PAC support

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee AIPAC and its affiliated political action committees are major contributors in US federal elections. They support candidates across both parti...

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January 25, 2026 Finance

David gentile clemency ends restitution in $1.6 billion investor fraud scheme

Former private equity executive David Gentile will no longer be required to pay $15.5 million in restitution after President Donald Trump commuted his sentence in late November 2025. Gent...

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March 6, 2024 Finance

FTX founder Samuel Bankman-Fried sentenced for fraud

Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse · New York City · New York · United States

Samuel Bankman-Fried, founder and former CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX and trading firm Alameda Research, was convicted in federal court in November 2023 on multiple counts of fr...

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December 12, 2023 Breaking

Sam Bankman Fried and the Collapse of FTX

Nassau · New Providence · Bahamas

Sam Bankman‑Fried, founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, became central to one of the largest financial collapses in the digital asset industry. In 2023, he was convicted of defraud...

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July 20, 2023 Breaking

Alex Mashinsky and the Collapse of Celsius Network

Hoboken · New Jersey · United States

Alex Mashinsky, founder and former CEO of the cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network, became central to the financial collapse of the company. Originally from a Jewish family in ...

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January 23, 2023 Breaking

Ukraine corruption investigations lead to senior dismissals under Zelensky

In January 2023, Ukrainian authorities announced a series of corruption investigations and dismissals involving senior government and military officials during the presidency of Volodymyr...

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November 20, 2022 Breaking

Iraqi fraud money scandal

Baghdad · Iraq

In late 2022, Iraqi authorities intensified investigations into one of the country's largest alleged corruption cases, involving the disappearance of billions of dollars from tax authorit...

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December 22, 2020 Breaking

Trump pardons Michael Milken later investigated for market violations

Federal Courthouse Manhattan · New York City · New York · United States

On December 23, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a full pardon to Michael Milken, the former financier who had pleaded guilty in 1990 to securities and tax violations. The pardon remov...

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October 15, 2020 Breaking

Amir Bramly Conviction

Tel Aviv District Court · Tel Aviv · Tel Aviv District · Israel

Amir Bramly is an Israeli businessman who operated multiple investment funds that later collapsed amid allegations of financial misconduct. Investigations by Israeli authorities revealed ...

2020 accountability amirbramly businessman conviction court

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July 9, 2020 Breaking

WE Charity Controversy: Conflicts in Canadian Politics

Parliament Hill · Ottawa · Ontario · Canada

WE Charity, which was involved in a major Canadian federal grant program, faced scrutiny over conflicts of interest involving members of the Trudeau family and the awarding of public fund...

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February 9, 2020 Breaking

Rabbi Berland fraud tax arrest Israel

Jerusalem · Israel

Eliezer Berland is an Israeli ultra-Orthodox rabbi and leader of the Shuvu Bonim sect. He was previously convicted in Israel of sexual offenses in a separate case and served a prison sent...

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January 13, 2020 Breaking

Jerusalem Rabbi Arrested Slavery Case

Jerusalem · Israel

In January 2020, a man described by Israeli authorities as a rabbi in his 60s was arrested in Jerusalem on suspicion of running a closed religious community in which dozens of women and c...

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December 7, 2019 Breaking

Leslie Wexner financial relationship with Jeffrey Epstein disclosed

In July 2019, public reporting revisited the long-standing financial relationship between billionaire retail executive Leslie Wexner and financier Jeffrey Epstein. Wexner granted Epstein ...

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March 15, 2017 Breaking

Samuel “Mouli” Cohen Conviction

Tel Aviv District Court · Tel Aviv · Tel Aviv District · Israel

Samuel “Mouli” Cohen, an Israeli‑American businessman born in Jerusalem, was involved in multiple investment schemes targeting individual and institutional investors in the United States....

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December 28, 2012 Breaking

Changes to Smith–Mundt Act in H.R. 4310 Section 1078

United States Capitol · Washington · District of Columbia · United States

Amendment of the Smith–Mundt Act in the National Defense Authorization Act On 28 December 2012, President Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal ...

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June 1, 2011 Breaking

Chief Rabbi Saul Kassin Probation Corruption Case

Trenton · New Jersey · USA

Rabbi Saul Kassin, a senior religious leader associated with the Syrian Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced in June 2011 to two years of unsupervised probation in connec...

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July 23, 2009 Breaking

Five Rabbis Arrested Corruption Money Laundering Organ Trade Case

New Jersey · USA

In July 2009, federal authorities in New Jersey arrested 44 individuals, including five rabbis, in a large-scale corruption and money laundering investigation conducted by the Federal Bur...

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June 29, 2009 Politics

Bernard Madoff Sentenced in Ponzi Scheme

United States

Bernard “Bernie” Madoff, a financier of Jewish faith, was sentenced on June 29, 2009, in Manhattan federal court to 150 years in prison for operating the largest known Ponzi scheme in U.S...

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March 20, 2003 Wars & Conflicts

Invasion of Iraq

Baghdad · Baghdad Governorate · Iraq

Background and Decision-Makers On March 20, 2003, the United States, the United Kingdom, and coalition allies launched a military invasion of Iraq. The primary justification presented...

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June 17, 1972 Politics

The Watergate Affair: Timeline, Operatives, And Unresolved Questions

Watergate Complex · Washington · District of Columbia · United States

The Watergate Affair: Timeline, Operatives, And Unresolved Questions On June 17, 1972, five men were arrested inside the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate compl...

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August 25, 1933 Breaking

Haavara agreement signed between Nazi Germany and Zionist organizations

Berlin · Germany

The Haavara (Transfer) Agreement was signed on August 25, 1933, between Nazi Germany and Zionist organizations, including the Jewish Agency. The agreement facilitated the emigration of Ge...

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January 30, 1933 Politics

Financial backers of Hitler in 1933

Berlin · Germany

Financial backers of Hitler in 1933 In early 1933, Adolf Hitler received financial support from multiple sources as he rose to power in Germany. Major contributions came from industriali...

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Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Reparations and War Debts Form a Fragile Financial Triangle

16 August 1924 — The Dawes Plan illustrates the interdependent postwar financial system: American capital flows to Germany, Germany pays reparations to Britain and France, and the Allies ...

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