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Weekly Roundup: Arab Bank Trial Set to Begin, Cartel Set Up Elaborate Texas Network, and More
printThe first terrorist financing case against a bank to go on trial is slated to begin next week, Reuters said. Jordan-based Arab Bank Plc is accused in a civil case of maintaining accounts and processing payments for Hamas operatives and their family members. Civil terrorist financing cases against the Bank of China Ltd and Credit Lyonnais SA are currently pending. More Florida's Office of Financial Regulation is warning banks that accepting cash deposits from legal marijuana businesses could trigger a number of federal charges, Tallahassee-based Capitol News Service reported Wednesday. Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania will vote this year whether to...
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