Extortion, bank robbery fuel ISIS bloody drive to establish Sharia caliphate

Extortion, bank robbery fuel ISIS bloody drive to establish Sharia caliphate
Long before it looted the Iraqi central bank in Mosul of $ 429 million, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant/Syria (ISIS) was well-funded in its quest to establish a Shariah caliphate, thanks to a raging criminal enterprise of extortion, bank ...
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Surplus US military gear, including MRAPs, going to local police
FLORENCE, S.C. – The large armored truck parked outside the Florence County Sheriff's Office in South Carolina offers deputies more protection than they're likely to ever need. “But if it exceeds our needs, then it will obviously meet our needs ...
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Bergdahl held in solitary confinement for 2 years, sources say
American Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, while held prisoner in Afghanistan, was locked in solitary confinement for two straight years and did not see another human face for that entire time, senior military sources with knowledge of his "reintegration process ...
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Bank of America sells all Roanoke Valley branches to HomeTrust Bank

Bank of America sells all Roanoke Valley branches to HomeTrust Bank
“When the sale is closed, there will not be any Bank of America banking centers in Roanoke,” said Nicole Nastacie, a spokeswoman for Bank of America. “We expect these locations to remain open to serve customers after they become HomeTrust Bank.”.
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Financial Expert gives tips for Bank of America customers
Tweet. Bank of America. MGN Online. Bank of America. ROANOKE, Va. -. Many of you are wondering what will happen to your Bank of America account after the bank announced this week it has sold branches in the Roanoke and the New River Valleys.
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Bank of America sells 6 more branches in our region
Bank of America confirmed Wednesday that it is selling all of its branches in the Roanoke Valley to North Carolina-based HomeTrust Bancshares, holding company for HomeTrust Bank. A different buyer, First Community Bank, is acquiring the six additional ...
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UBS Hires Veteran Bank of America Executive

UBS Hires Veteran Bank of America Executive
UBS has hired Jerry Marcus, a former head of Bank of America Merrill Lynch's retail investment banking group, as a vice chairman for its Americas investment bank, the Swiss firm said on Thursday. In an internal memorandum reviewed by DealBook, UBS ...
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Bank of America and the Financial Crisis
$ 108 Million Settlement on Countrywide Fee Complaint Countrywide Home Loans and its mortgage servicing unit, which are now part of Bank of America, agree to pay $ 108 million to settle federal charges that the company overcharged customers who were ...
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Bank of America, Justice Department Tangle in Court
Lawyers for the Charlotte, N.C., bank and the Justice Department traded arguments Wednesday in a federal court in Asheville, N.C., over a smaller mortgage case in which the Justice Department has accused the bank of misleading investors on $ 850 million ...
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