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Dundon’s Subprime Past Faces Heat in Portland Arena Deal
ProPublica and Oregon Public Broadcasting report that incoming Portland Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon was a key driver in Santander Consumer USA’s 2013 push to waive income-verification (POI) for car loans, a move regulators later described as predatory and harmful in a 2020 multistate settlement. New records connect Dundon to these tactics even after leaving Santander in 2015, while Oregon lawmakers consider about $870 million in public funding to renovate the Moda Center, prompting questions about taxpayer exposure given his regulatory history; Dundon did not comment ahead of the deal closing.
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Son of Rob Reiner pleads not guilty in parents’ stabbing deaths
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European Components Fuel Russia's Drones: Unraveling the Sanctions Loopholes
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Controversial Researcher Behind the FBI’s Fulton County Records Raid
ProPublica examines how Kevin Moncla, a controversial researcher whose Fulton County fraud claims have been rejected by election officials, has become a central figure in the federal probe that led to the FBI’s seizure of 2020 election records in Fulton County. Activists tied to Mitchell’s Election Integrity Network say the DOJ used Moncla’s materials in lawsuits against the county, though the underlying affidavit remains sealed and experts warn that relying on debunked assertions could undermine the raid’s legitimacy. Moncla notes investigators spoke with him and defends his 263-page report, while acknowledging a past voyeurism conviction but saying it has no bearing on his current research.
Farkas praised Epstein as a ‘blessing’ in private emails, new Epstein files reveal
New Epstein files show nearly 2,000 emails between Jeffrey Epstein and Andrew Farkas, exposing a long-running friendship and business ties in the Virgin Islands that Farkas kept from investors; the messages include affectionate praise of Epstein and details of their deals, prompting questions about disclosure and influence.
DHS deploys secret admin subpoenas to target Americans, sparking privacy concerns
The Washington Post exposes how the Department of Homeland Security has begun using administrative subpoenas to scrutinize Americans, including a retiree whose Google account was subpoenaed and who faced DHS investigators at home, raising alarm among privacy and civil-rights groups about lack of judicial oversight and potential abuse of power.