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New York Man Sentenced in Arizona to 121 Months for Laundering Elder Fraud Proceeds

Federal prosecutors have secured a 121-month prison term against a New York resident convicted of laundering nearly $1 million taken from elderly victims in a phishing scam network. Ivan Wilbur Seales, 58, a New York resident and citizen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, was also ordered to pay approximately $855,000 in restitution, says the […] The post New York Man Sentenced in Arizona to 121 Months for Laundering Elder Fraud Proceeds appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

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Finance

Metro Bank up for sale, with billionaire investor in line for £420m windfall

Shares up 7% after announcement as Jaime Gilinski Bacal seeks exit three years after helping to rescue bank Metro Bank is putting itself up for sale three years after its near-collapse, in a move that could hand a £420m windfall to its Colombian billionaire investor, Jaime Gilinski Bacal. Metro Bank made the rare decision to publicly announce it was open to bids on Thursday, paving the way for a wider pool of suitors. The announcement pushed the share price up by 7% by mid-morning, valuing the bank at about £1.3bn. Continue reading...

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Crystal Palace sack Pierre Sage and in advanced talks to appoint Thomas Frank

Hiring and firing Sage cost more than £10m for 16 games He goes with club bottom and could return to Lens Pierre Sage has been sacked as Crystal Palace’s manager after 16 games, with Thomas Frank in advanced talks to succeed him. The Frenchman, appointed in mid-June on a three-year contract to replace Oliver Glasner, has gone after Sunday’s 3-1 defeat by Liverpool left his team bottom of the Premier League. Frank, out of work since his dismissal by Spurs in February, has emerged as the main candidate to succeed Sage. He spoke to Palace in the summer and is keen for a new challenge after a succ

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Crypto

Barclays Boosts Bitcoin ETF Holdings By 48% — Can BTC Reclaim $80,000?

Wall Street’s relationship with Bitcoin continues to evolve. Barclays has disclosed a 48% increase in its holdings of BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, while Citigroup has also expanded its exposure. The filings arrive as Bitcoin struggles to recover its momentum, raising an important question: could institutional positioning help support the next BTC price recovery? According […]

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Burberry returns to profit as sales soar, from £85 socks to £9,000 coats

CEO says ‘democratic approach’ has helped brand outperform tough market, with big rises in China and US Burberry has returned to profit as its back-to-basics strategy drove strong sales of the British brand’s coats, jackets and handbags over the summer. Joshua Schulman, the chief executive, said the luxury brand had outperformed a “challenging luxury market” to achieve sales growth of 6%, helped by strong online and wholesale sales particularly in China and the US. “Our strategy is working,” he said. Continue reading...

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