Tag: Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo Agrees to Pay $3 Billion to Resolve Criminal Investigations

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February 24, 2020

Wells Fargo & Company and its subsidiary, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., have agreed to pay $3 billion to resolve their potential criminal and civil liability stemming from a practice between 2002 and 2016 of pressuring employees to meet unrealistic sales goals that led thousands of employees to provide millions of accounts or products to customers […]

Wells Fargo Bank Banker Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering

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September 10, 2019

Leopoldo Lara Aguilera, a former Wells Fargo personal banker, pleaded guilty in federal court today to money laundering conspiracy and bank fraud according to an announcement from the DOJ. Aguilera was arrested by FBI agents on May 2, 2019, for his participation in an international money laundering organization based in Tijuana, Mexico which operated primarily […]

Kylie Jenner Sued For Trademark Infringement

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October 29, 2018

Kylie Jenner Cosmetics Sued For Trademark Infringement Kylie Jenner is being sued for Trademark infringement by a makeup company, Sheree Cosmetics which claims that the 21-year old’s Kylie Cosmetics by Kylie Jenner has copied their Born to Sparkle glitter eye shadow palette. Sheree cosmetics also say that this range of eye shadow and its name […]

Wells Fargo Executives Leave Amid Scandal

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October 29, 2018

Wells Fargo Executives Leave Amid Legal Scandal Two top executives at Wells Fargo & Co. have been asked by the bank to go on leave and step back from their roles on the Operating Committee. Wells Fargo and Co. announced this and it is in connection to the ongoing regulatory reviews into the bank’s retail […]

Wells Fargo Agrees to Pay $2.09 Billion Penalty

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October 1, 2018

Wells Fargo Agrees to Pay $2.09 Billion Penalty for Allegedly Misrepresenting Quality of Loans Used in Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities The Justice Department announced today that Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and several of its affiliates (Wells Fargo) will pay a civil penalty of $2.09 billion under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) […]