Whistleblower News: SEC Foreign Auditing Standards, Military Contract Bribery, Lina Khan For FTC Commissioner, Money Laundering

U.S. SEC begins roll-out of law aimed at delisting Chinese firms

REUTERS

The top U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday said it has adopted a measure that would kick foreign companies off U.S. stock exchanges if they do not comply with U.S. auditing standards. read more »

Three Indicted in Bribery Scheme Related to U.S. Military Contracts in Alaska

DOJ

Fairbanks, Alaska – Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Wilson announced that Ryan Dalbec, 42, Raihana Nadem, a/k/a/ Raihana Dalbec, 27, of Virginia, and Brian Lowell Nash II, 30, of Washington, have been charged in a 26 count indictment with conspiracy, bribery, and money laundering involving millions of dollars’ worth of U.S. military contracts in Alaska. read more »

Biden to nominate tech antitrust pioneer Lina Khan for FTC commissioner

THE VERGE

President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Lina Khan, a legal scholar and leading voice in the growing tech antitrust movement, to serve as a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission. read more »

First North Korea national ever extradited to U.S., Mun Chol Myong faces money laundering charges

CNBC

A 55-year-old businessman who faces federal money laundering charges has become the first national from North Korea ever to be extradited to the United States, the Justice Department confirmed Monday. read more »