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ICE Chief Says He Has "No Choice" But To Enforce Immigration Laws In California

ICE Chief Says He Has "No Choice" But To Enforce Immigration Laws In California

President Donald Trump has made it known that he will not tolerate liberal cities like New York and Los Angeles openly stymying federal authorities’ efforts to arrest illegal immigrants. Since taking office, he has threatened to slash federal funding while ICE has circumvented local authorities to arrest undocumented immigrants during enforcement blitzes like September’s “Operation Safe City.”

"My Watch Is Off": HSBC Traders Used Code Words To Trigger Front-Running Trades

"My Watch Is Off": HSBC Traders Used Code Words To Trigger Front-Running Trades

According to prosecutor Carol Sipperly, former HSBC currency trader Mark Johnson used just four words to trigger a massive, international front-running operation that netted his firm some $8 million in illicit profits: "my watch is off."

The bank’s former global head of foreign exchange alerted the traders around the globe via a phone call in December 2011 that was recorded, a prosecutor said Thursday. The gambit was designed to take advantage of a $3.5 billion client order to buy sterling, the U.S. says.

 

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