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April 21, 2026
Attys Nab $20M Cut Of $84M Wells Fargo ESOP Deal
A Minnesota federal judge has greenlit a $20 million fee request from attorneys who secured an $84 million settlement in a suit claiming Wells Fargo violated federal benefits law by using dividends earned by its employee stock ownership fund to offset its 401(k) contributions.
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April 21, 2026
Mass. Man Says Coinbase, Kraken Failed To Stop $500K Scam
Cryptocurrency platforms Coinbase and Kraken failed to adequately protect a Boston man from a sophisticated "support" scam that led to the loss of $500,000, according to a lawsuit filed in Massachusetts state court on Tuesday.
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April 20, 2026
UK Wine Fraudster Gets 10 Years For $97M Ponzi Scheme
A Brooklyn federal judge on Monday sentenced a former executive of a U.K. wine company to 10 years in prison for his role in a $97 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors in loans that were falsely billed as being fully collateralized by high-value wine collections, calling it a "very brazen crime that led to mass amounts of theft."
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April 20, 2026
US Firm Kicks Off Ukraine Claim Over Alleged Asset Grab
A California entity that previously bought the assets of liquidated Ukrainian banks has initiated an investment treaty claim against Ukraine after its license to do so was yanked, weeks after it slapped the country with a $127 million lawsuit in Washington, D.C., accusing it of violating international law.
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April 20, 2026
9th Circ. Open To Reviving FCRA Suit Against Wells Fargo
A Ninth Circuit panel appeared open Monday to reviving a proposed class action alleging Wells Fargo violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by pulling credit reports after fraudsters opened illegitimate accounts, with one judge expressing concerns the dismissal was "jumping the gun" and another judge criticizing the ruling as ambiguous.
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