THE governor of Scotland’s biggest jail fears criminals are applying for jobs as screws to serve as secret drug mules. Barlinnie boss Mick Stoney admits the Glasgow nick is fighting a losing battle against illicit substances. 2 Barlinnie Prison 2 Mick Stoney, who is the current governor of BarlinnieCredit: BBC And he said he could … Read more
TD Bank Group, which is mired in a money-laundering scandal in the U.S., said Raymond Chun will replace chief executive Bharat Masrani, who is retiring next year. Chun, who stepped into the role of head of Canadian personal banking last December, will become chief operating officer on Nov. 1 before taking over the top job … Read more
Combined security forces have begun a specialised operation to flush out kidnappers and other criminals in Imo State, Nigeria’s South-east. The police spokesperson in Imo State, Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Mr Okoye, an assistant superintendent of police, said apart from kidnappers, the operation was also targeted at armed robbers and … Read more
Business TD Bank was ordered by a U.S. regulator on Wednesday to pay nearly $28 million US for repeatedly sharing inaccurate, negative information about its customers with credit reporting agencies, potentially tarnishing customers’ credit score. Bank provided inaccurate information about customers to credit reporting agencies Thomson Reuters · Posted: Sep 11, 2024 10:42 AM EDT … Read more
The Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice arrived with about as much subtlety as its scheduling at the Toronto International Film Festival. Just as the Ali Abassi-directed film was plopped into the festival’s opening night schedule on Thursday as a last-minute surprise, the film barrels into its thesis without much warning or preamble. Documenting the former U.S. president’s beginnings … Read more
A prominent gun control group fears the Liberal government has abandoned its commitment to enact a comprehensive ban on assault-style firearms, citing “no tangible progress” on key steps to fulfil the pledge. In an open letter to Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, PolySeSouvient spokesperson Nathalie Provost expresses concern that “we won’t see these measures materialize in … Read more
The National Health Service in England is urging people with universal blood types to donate after a ransomware attack disrupted hospitals’ ability to match patients — underlining how cyberattacks can have serious and potentially life-threatening impacts. On June 3, hackers targeted pathology services provider Synnovis with ransomware. Ransomware attacks encrypt a company’s computer system, rendering it inoperable … Read more
A former TD Bank employee falsified documents to open dozens of accounts and provided concierge-like services to help cash flow across borders, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. Gerry Aquino Vargas, the now-former retail banker in a Hollywood, Fla., outpost of TD Bank, took a series of $200 US bribes to help clients move millions to Colombia … Read more
TD Bank Group could be hit with more severe penalties than previously expected, according to a banking analyst, after a report that the investigation it faces in the U.S. is tied to laundering illicit fentanyl profits. National Bank of Canada analyst Gabriel Dechaine said in a note that the worst-case scenario of the multiple U.S. investigations TD … Read more
BJP leader Agnimitra Paul accused Mamata Banerjee’s government of being with criminals. Agnimitra Paul’s statement came after Calcutta HC’s judgment which declared the entire panel of 2016 SSC recruitment is null and void. Agnimitra Paul said, “Why are Mamata Banerjee and her government is so concerned about protecting those people who got jobs by giving … Read more
