Bank pays $1.75M over treasurer likened to Bernie Madoff

A Beverly Hills-based bank has paid $1.75 million to settle allegations that a bank it acquired facilitated embezzlement by failing to monitor transactions by a woman whom a prosecutor likened to the Bernie Madoff of campaign treasurers. Former Democratic campaign treasurer Kinde Durkee pleaded guilty to five counts of mail fraud in 2012 and was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for defrauding high-profile clients, including U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, in a case that a judge said tampered with the electoral process.

Some in GOP open to banning gun accessory used in Vegas

Civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., speaking, joined by, from left, former Rep. Gabby Giffords of Arizona, and Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., call for action on gun safety legislation with fellow Democrats on the ... WASHINGTON - Senior congressional Republicans say they are open to considering legislation banning "bump stocks" like the shooter in Las Vegas apparently used to make semi-automatic rifles perform more like fully automatic weapons. The comments from lawmakers including the No.

Feinstein, fellow ghouls dance on Las Vegas graves with bill to ban ‘bump stocks’

"Days after a dozen modified rapid-fire guns were found in the Las Vegas gunman's hotel room, Democrats introduced a bill on Wednesday to ban such changes to weapons - and dared Republicans to ignore it. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said her legislation would bar the sale, manufacture and possession of so-called bump stocks and other devices - all currently legal - that drastically increase a firearm's rate of fire."

Sheriff: Vegas gunman aimed at fuel tanks as diversion

Sheriff: Vegas gunman aimed at fuel tanks as diversion - KXXV-TV News Channel 25 - Central Texas News and Weather for Waco, Temple, Killeen Federal investigators returned to search the home of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock on Sunday, while the officers who raided his hotel room door the night of the shooting gave a harrowing account. "Saturday Night Live" has paid tribute to the victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting and the late rock superstar Tom Petty by opening its show with country star Jason Aldean singing one of Petty's songs.

Gunman’s girlfriend says he left her in the dark

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk with surgeon John Fildes at the University Medical Center after meeting with survivors of the shooting. President Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk with surgeon John Fildes at the University Medical Center after meeting with survivors of the shooting.

The Latest: RI congressmen seek to ban ‘bump stocks’ on guns

The Latest on congressmen from Rhode Island working on legislation to ban devices that can enable a rifle to fire continuously, like an automatic weapon : Congressmen from Rhode Island want to ban devices that can enable a rifle to fire continuously, like an automatic weapon. U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat, said Wednesday he's co-sponsoring a bill with U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, to ban "bump stocks" and other devices that can enable a rifle to fire continuously.

Pier 39 turns 39 today — its original review was scathing

Supervisor Dianne Feinstein wearing a Sutro Baths tank suit, prepares to cut the ribbon at the opening of Pier 39 development. Supervisor Dianne Feinstein wearing a Sutro Baths tank suit, prepares to cut the ribbon at the opening of Pier 39 development.

The Banality of Information Warfare

Russian operatives set up an array of misleading Web sites and social media pages to identify American voters susceptible to propaganda, then used a powerful Facebook tool to repeatedly send them messages designed to influence their political behavior, say people familiar with the investigation into foreign meddling in the U.S. election. The tactic resembles what American businesses and political campaigns have been doing in recent years to deliver messages to potentially interested people online.

Manafort wiretap means FBI bugged Trump

Robert Romano Guest Columnist A Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court warrant was obtained against former Trump campaign manager and chairman Paul Manafort at a time when he had an apartment at Trump Tower and was either actively working on the campaign or still in contact with the campaign, according to the Sept. 19 CNN report.

Trump slashes refugee intake to 45,000

IMAGE: A protester holds a placard during a rally supporting refugees worldwide and in reaction to Trump's travel ban. Photograph: Baz Ratner/Reuters The United States has decided to curtail the number of refugees it would accept next year to 45,000, half of the cap in 2016, as the humanitarian groups decried the move terming it as cruel.