52-Yr-Old Apartment Manager Caught STEALING BALLOTS of Former Tenants and VOTING For Them

Building manager arrested for voting MULTIPLE times in 2024 by filling ballots… "for former tenants"

These fraudulent mail-ins COUNTED

Her name: Esperanza Contreras

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Most US Debanking Cases Stem From Government Pressure, Report Says

Cato Institute analyst Nicholas Anthony argues the US Congress needs to reform the Bank Secrecy Act, repeal confidentiality laws and end reputational risk regulation to address debanking.

The majority of debanking cases in the US are a result of government pressure, rather than individual banks’ policies, according to a new report from the American think tank the Cato Institute.

Cato Institute analyst Nicholas Anthony explained in a report on Thursday that debanking could take several forms: religious or political, the idea that a financial institution closes accounts solely due to political or religious belief or affiliation; operational, when a bank chooses to close a customer’s account as it’s no longer in the bank’s interest; or government, when a government pressures a financial institution to close a customer’s account.

“While media and political narratives often attribute these closures to political or religious discrimination, this study finds that the majority of debanking cases stem from governmental pressure,” he said.

Cato Institute analyst Nicholas Anthony said there are generally four types of debanking. Source: Cato Institute

“Based on public evidence, governmental debanking appears to be the most significant issue majority of cases over time can be found where government officials have intervened in the market by either directly or indirectly telling banks how to run their business.”

Crypto firms have been facing account closures and denials of banking services for years, and many in the industry have speculated these actions are part of a policy-driven effort to suppress the digital assets sector, particularly by the Biden administration.

Two forms of government debanking

Anthony said government debanking can take two forms: direct, when it uses a letter or court order to order an account closure, or indirect, when lawmakers use regulations and legislation to force an account closure.

He cites the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation sending letters to financial institutions ordering them to halt crypto-related activity as an example of direct action.

“Furthermore, the agency failed to provide a timeline or follow up with those financial institutions. So, in practice, these letters were effectively termination orders,” Anthony added.

In December, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon denied debanking customers based on their religious or political affiliation during an interview with Fox News. He also claimed both sides of politics in the US, Democrats and Republicans, were equal offenders when it came to leaning on banks to debank people.

In November, Jack Mallers, the CEO of the Bitcoin Lightning Network payments company Strike, accused JPMorgan of closing his personal accounts without explanation, and Houston Morgan, the head of marketing at non-custodial crypto trading platform ShapeShift, shared a similar story the same month.

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Thanks to the Emiratis: Thirdeye jumps 17% in Tel Aviv trading

Thirdeye, which specializes in detecting unmanned aerial vehicles and drones, reported a deal to sell 30% of its shares to the UAE-based EDGE Group for $10 million; following the announcement, the stock jumped in trading

Thirdeye, which develops electro-optical systems integrated with artificial intelligence to detect unmanned aerial vehicles and drones, jumped 17% in trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange on Monday (up 70% over the past three months).

The move followed the company’s announcement that it has called a general meeting for February 15 to approve a deal to sell 30% of its shares to the UAE-based EDGE Group in exchange for a $10 million investment. The transaction is still subject to regulatory approvals.

Thirdeye supplies the IDF with AI-enabled systems for detecting drones, ground-based sky-facing systems and specialized drone-mounted observation systems used for intelligence gathering, such as identifying people or vehicles on the ground. The company went public in 2010 at a valuation of 112 million shekels. Its current market value is 161 million shekels.

Thirdeye is riding a wave of global demand for solutions to detect unmanned aircraft, a threat that has intensified on the battlefield since the Russia-Ukraine war and became more acute during Swords of Iron war. The company’s systems entered operational use for the first time during the war.

EDGE Group is an advanced technology and defense conglomerate from the United Arab Emirates, founded in November 2019 and based in Abu Dhabi. The group brings together more than 25 companies specializing in military and civilian solutions and employs more than 12,000 people. EDGE is ranked among the world’s top 25 defense suppliers, operates in 140 countries and has an order backlog of $12.8 billion. The group focuses on developing advanced technologies, including unmanned systems, electronic warfare, cyber, air, land and naval systems and precision weapons.

As previously reported, in January Third Eye first disclosed an agreement with EDGE that also includes the establishment of a joint venture, in which the buyer will invest an additional $12 million. EDGE will hold 51% of the joint venture’s equity, though the Israeli company says it will not have control. Third Eye will hold 43%, with a third party holding 6%. The joint venture will receive a license to use Third Eye’s relevant intellectual property and will focus on developing, commercializing and marketing electro-optical detection systems, with an emphasis on specific territories worldwide.

EDGE Group President Rodrigo Torres said at the time: “Thirdeye’s solutions provide an important layer of protection in the field of unmanned aircraft detection. We believe the cooperation will benefit both sides and promote the development of new products that will lead detection capabilities on the new battlefield of aerial warfare.”

Thirdeye was not the only defense-related stock to post sharp gains on Monday. Arit Industries rose 9.5%, Elbit Systems gained 7.5% and NextVision climbed 5.5%. By contrast, shares of Partner fell 3.5% and Isracard dropped 3.1%.

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