WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * The Department of Justice Announces Results of Law Enforcement and Private Industry Joint Disruption Week Targeting Online Scam Accounts and Transnational Criminal Networks Operating in West Africa October 13, 2026 Dozens of Arrests; More Than 3.7 Million Accounts Removed; More Than 100 Trafficking Victims Rescued - Transnational criminal scam networks operating from West Africa suffered major disruptions last week during a coordinated internati more PR

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 14 -- The State University of New York Polytechnic Institute posted the following news: * * * Dr. Matt Brigida Examines What Drives Cryptocurrency Returns * SUNY Poly Professor of Finance and Chair of the Department of Chair of Accounting and Finance, Dr. Matt Brigida, is exploring the evolving relationship between cryptocurrency and traditional financial markets in his new paper, "Crypto Pricing with Hidden Factors," published in Finance Research Letters. The research examines which types of risk help explain expect more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Haynes Boone, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Ivey in Law360: CFTC Outlines Creative Path to Crypto Oversight * After the CLARITY Act failed to advance in the Senate last month, the CFTC is exploring a new path to federal oversight of cryptocurrency spot markets that could ease state-by-state licensing requirements for these platforms. Haynes Boone Partner Ed Ivey spoke with Law360 about the proposal's potential impact on crypto businesses and how states may respond to expanded more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn, Iowa Leaders Highlight $1 Million Wapello County Scam, Urge Senate to Pass GUARD Act * OTTUMWA, IA -- Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today joined Wapello County Sheriff Don Phillips, Ottumwa Mayor Ben Foote, Iowa Bankers Association Chair Melissa Spurgin, and other local leaders to urge Senate passage of his bipartisan Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception (GUARD) Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives 414-7 in September more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 14 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Sheriff Pulls Inmate Data from Website After Bond Scam * The Davidson County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) has removed active inmate and recent booking information from its website after a rash of telephone scams traced to publicly posted data. According to Fox17 News, the DCSO said scammers appeared to have automated the use of that information to target arrestees and their families, with callers posing as DCSO employe more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 14 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Standard Chartered, a banking and financial services company, issued the following news release: * * * Standard Chartered unveils first-of-its-kind cryptocurrency trading solution for affluent clients * Launch marks a global first for Standard Chartered and the UAE's first cryptocurrency trading offering by an international bank Singapore - Standard Chartered ("the Bank") today announced the launch of a new, first-of-its-kind cryptocurrency trading solution, enabling affluent cl more PR