Dealmakers and breakers face overhaul in banking reform
Washington negotiators push a combined House Senate banking rewrite aimed at ending riskier derivatives trading and separating bank trading from client markets. Key battles center on the Volcker rule, Lincoln provisions, debit card fees, and a new federal consumer protection bureau with limited carve outs for auto dealers and small banks.
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California Ponzi Swindler Heckscher Sentenced to 20 Years
Roberto Heckscher ran a decades long Ponzi scheme targeting mainly elderly and working class investors in California. He duped at least 290 people out of over 50 million dollars and faced 20 years in federal prison after a suicide attempt in 2009 and subsequent conviction. He ran the scam from a San Francisco area unemployment to a San Mateo home, drawing on his roles in a local accounting business and ties to Henry Irving's clients.
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BP deploys sensors to aid spill containment measures
BP expands its Gulf response by deploying undersea sensors to measure the spill and speed containment ahead of President Obama's Gulf visit. The firm also eyes burning captured oil and strengthening financial reserves as officials pressure BP to cover spill claims.
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