July 5, 2024
Property

New Georgia laws regulate hemp products, set standards for rental property and cut income taxes

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia on Monday imposed new restrictions on the sale of hemp products, required some basic standards for rented residences, cut income taxes and required cash bail for dozens of new crimes. Those are among many laws passed earlier this year by the General Assembly that took effect on July 1. Part of

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Crypto

BNB token surge makes Binance’s Changpeng Zhao even richer in prison

The BNB token, a cryptocurrency linked to Binance and its incarcerated co-founder Changpeng Zhao, surged to a record high in the first week of his four-month jail sentence in the US.  Its rally underscores Zhao’s status as the richest person ever to do time in a US federal lock up. Zhao reported to a prison in California

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Mortgage

Ex-top prosecutor for Baltimore to be sentenced for mortgage fraud and perjury convictions

A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore is to be sentenced this week for lying about her finances to improperly access retirement funds during the COVID-19 pandemic May 23, 2024, 1:10 AM ET • 2 min read GREENBELT, Md. — A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore is to be sentenced

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Funds

Montana AG commits to supporting funds for Flathead Reservation law enforcement

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen committed to Lake County Commissioners earlier this week that he would support legislation to fund law enforcement on the Flathead Indian Reservation and would serve as a mediator between the county and the governor’s office. Knudsen said he’s met with the governor’s office on the issue of funding public safety

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Crypto

UK empowers law enforcement to seize cryptocurrency assets

In a development aimed at combating crypto-related crime, law enforcement agencies in the UK have been granted enhanced powers to seize cryptocurrency assets more easily. With the implementation of new rules that came into effect today (26 April), authorities will no longer be required to await an arrest before confiscating crypto holdings. The UK Home

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Crypto

A cryptocurrency mogul arrested in Montenegro faces extradition to South Korea after a court ruling

A Montenegrin court has ruled that cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon should be handed over to his native South Korea, the latest twist in the months-long legal procedure that followed the arrest of the Terraform Labs founder in the Balkan nation last year By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press March 7, 2024, 10:29 AM ET • 2

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Banking

Colorado court upholds Google keyword search warrant which led to arrests in fatal arson

DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s highest court on Monday upheld the search of Google users’ keyword history to identify suspects in a 2020 fatal arson fire, an approach that critics have called a digital dragnet that threatens to undermine people’s privacy and their constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. However the Colorado Supreme Court cautioned

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