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Weekly Roundup: CIA Reportedly Collecting Remittance Data, Whitey Bulger Gets Life in Prison, and More
printThe CIA has collected data on international remittances from Western Union and other large financial institutions, The New York Times reported, citing anonymous sources. The data collection allegedly involves information about domestic bank-to-bank transfers. More Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for arms trafficking, money laundering and murder, according to Agence France-Presse. More The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ordered Little Rock, AK-based One Bank & Trust to conduct a comprehensive Bank Secrecy Act audit by an independent third party to identify any irregularities in its operations. More On Monday, the bank's...
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