Aruna Viswanatha

U.S. prosecutors decline criminal probe in CIA-Senate dispute

August 25, 2021 at 6:22 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors have declined to pursue criminal investigations into a heated dispute between Senate investigators and the Central Intelligence Agency over documents related to its use of...

U.S. prosecutors decline criminal probe in CIA-Senate dispute

May 23, 2019 at 9:41 p.m.

U.S. urges countries to combat foreign fighters going to Syria

August 25, 2021 at 6:18 a.m.

WASHINGTON/OSLO (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder urged countries in Europe and elsewhere on Tuesday to do more to keep their own citizens from traveling to Syria to fight,...

BNP said to move compliance operations to U.S. as settlement nears

August 25, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - BNP Paribas SA is relocating its U.S. sanctions compliance operations to New York from Paris, ahead of a nearly $9 billion settlement it is expected to...

Judge considers dismissing U.S. fraud case against Bank of America

August 25, 2021 at 5:40 a.m.

By John Peragine and Aruna Viswanatha ASHEVILLE N.C. (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday said he would consider dismissing a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit accusing Bank of America...

Exclusive: As bank fines soar, U.S. threatened $16 billion BNP penalty

August 25, 2021 at 5:32 a.m.

By Aruna Viswanatha and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. authorities negotiating with BNP Paribas over alleged sanctions violations at one point suggested that France's biggest bank pay a...

U.S. probes possible overcharging by banks on foreclosure fees

August 25, 2021 at 5:22 a.m.

By Nate Raymond and Aruna Viswanatha NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan is investigating at least five banks over whether they overcharged the government for expenses...

U.S. judge allows force-feeding of Guantanamo prisoner to continue

August 25, 2021 at 5:15 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge allowed the military to resume force-feeding a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay, saying she was in no position to make the complex medical decisions needed...

From Russia with concern: Cisco’s audits raised red flags about resellers

August 25, 2021 at 4:56 a.m.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a series of audits in 2009, Cisco Systems Inc found that much of the business between resellers of its products and a Russian state-owned telecommunications...

Ex-Blackwater guard indicted on murder charge for Iraq shooting

August 25, 2021 at 4:50 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A grand jury has charged a former Blackwater Worldwide security guard with murder for his alleged role in a 2007 shooting of unarmed civilians in Baghdad, according...

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