Cocktails & Popcorn: Deutsche Bank Busted Trying To Cover Up Stealin' From The U.S. Treasury - The Treasonous Tale of the Missing SARs

Gather round, my dearies, for I shall tell the tale of Deutsche Bank and the missing SARs.

The New York Times published an article with a toll, that said Deutsche Bank employees were so scared of Trump because of Cohen that they never filed mandated by the U.S. Treasury, Financial Crimes Network, Suspicious Activity Reports, so affectionately called SARs.

As we all know, no one is going to subscribe and pay to read an article when they can just watch youtube or your media news source of choice.

The only one who attempted to cover the tale of the missing SARs was Rachel Maddow, of whom continues to be stunning in her abilities to take the besmirching her profession to levels, unprecedented in paid speech.

She cited the tolled New York Times article as her source, a second hand source, without mentioning the missing SARs from the U.S. Treasury Financial Crimes Network, that was put out in a DOJ press release, that I published, pushing the jejune plot of the "Legal Geniuses" (trademark pending) over there at Deutsche Bank of employees being so scared of Trump that they would rather risk being charged with treason than to report treason?

That is treason.

But that reminded me of those missing SARs that someone over there at Buzzfeed had leaked to them as being intentionally removed from FinCEN, in the name of Michael Cohen, who they reported the wrong Michael Cohen.

Michael Cohen was that Och Ziff financial management guy over the Children's Trust Funds.

Then there was the Buzzfeed issue of someone else, like Cernovich, getting classified documents and leaking them to Buzzfeed.

Anyway, that ends the tale of Deutsche Bank trying to implement another one of those schemes concocted by the "Legal Geniuses" (trademark pending) to cover up its money laundering activities, I would most definitely call treason.

Stealin' from the U.S. Treasury is treason.

I wish someone would just #sayhisname so we can get this Cocktails & Popcorn party started!

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DOJ: FinCen & INTERPOL Are Being Purged Of Leakers Covering Up The Stealin' Of Children, Land & Votes

If the U.S. Department of Justice is proceeding with criminal referrals from conjugal collaborations of the U.S. Treasury OIG, who has tied up any loose ends, and the FBI, that means we have ourselves another one of those transposable models!

That is correct, law enforcement, which includes our Inspector Generals, are coming together to finally, go after stealin'.

In this particular situation, we have someone, with an oddly long name, who was taking pics of suspicious banking transactions (really it is money laundering but you cannot call it money laundering until there is a charge) and probably thought she was slick sending it out to reporters in a flash drive her handler gave to her.

I bet she did it as one of those patriot thangs.

But, then, I stepped back and took another look at this to see that, perhaps, this "Leaker With The Long Name", may have been set up as the fall gal, to distract the public attention away from the fact that she more than likely has a handler and there was more exfiltration, or leaking, whatever your preference of espionage, like making SARs 'disappear' the way the "other" Michael Cohen over there at Och-Ziff was caught all up in.

I wonder what encrypted app was used to intercept her pics and communications to the reporter?

Twitter?

Secret Finding: 60 Russian Payments "To Finance Election Campaign Of 2016"

Which one is Reporter 1?

I am going with Jason Leopold, but you can leave your comments, below.

Jason Leopold

BuzzFeed News Reporter

Anthony Cormier

BuzzFeed News Reporter

Jessica Garrison

BuzzFeed News Reporter

Here Is The Money Trail From The Russian "Agent" And Her Republican Partner

GOP Operative Made "Suspicious" Cash Withdrawals During Pursuit Of Clinton Emails

Here's Why The FBI And Mueller Are Investigating "Suspicious" Transactions By Russian Diplomats

We have us a pool of suspects.

FUN FACT! You can encrypt a data in a pic?

I wonder if her handler was playing Call of Duty or PubG when it went down, which is a great way of sending encrypted data, you know.

The charges seemed a bit lenient considering we are in the midst of a major house cleaning investigation with INTERPOL, which is why I believe she is going to absolve herself by singing.

Singing is good for the soul when you realize you participated in the stealin' of children, land and votes.

Much love to the Public Corruption Units across the country!

Hey, has anyone checked on Michael Cernovich, lately?

Senior FinCen Employee Arrested And Charged With Unlawfully Disclosing SARs

Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards Illegally Photographed SARs and Other Sensitive Government Information and Transmitted Them To Reporter In Connection With Approximately 12 News Articles Over 1-Year Period

Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Eric M. Thorson, Inspector General for the Department of Treasury, announced today the filing of a criminal complaint charging NATALIE MAYFLOWER SOURS EDWARDS, a/k/a “Natalie Sours,” a/k/a “Natalie May Edwards,” a/k/a “May Edwards,” who is a Senior Advisor at the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), with unlawfully disclosing Suspicious Activity Reports (“SARs”) and conspiracy to do the same.  EDWARDS was arrested yesterday and will be presented this afternoon in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said:  “Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards, a senior-level FinCEN employee, allegedly betrayed her position of trust by repeatedly disclosing highly sensitive information contained in Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) to an individual not authorized to receive them.  SARs, which are filed confidentially by banks and other financial institutions to alert law enforcement to potentially illegal transactions, are not public documents, and it is an independent federal crime to disclose them outside of one’s official duties.  We hope today’s charges remind those in positions of trust within government agencies that the unlawful sharing of sensitive documents will not be tolerated and will be met with swift justice by this Office.”

FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge William F. Sweeney Jr. said:  “In her position, Edwards was entrusted with sensitive government information.  As we allege here today, Edwards violated that trust when she made several unauthorized disclosures to the media.  Today's action demonstrates that those who fail to protect the integrity of government information will be rightfully held accountable for their behavior.”

Treasury Department Inspector General Eric Thorson said:  “Our criminal investigators have been at the center of this investigation as a core part of our responsibility to detect and prevent threats to the integrity and efficiency of Treasury programs and operations.  We are committed to working with our law enforcement partners and with FinCEN and other Treasury officials, and appreciate their cooperation and support.”

Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Sigal Mandelker said:  “Protecting sensitive information is one of our most critical responsibilities, and it is a role that we take very seriously.  We have fully and proactively supported Treasury’s Office of Inspector General’s investigation of leaks of protected information, and thank them for their hard work with the U.S. Attorney’s Office to hold accountable those responsible.”

According to the Complaint[1] filed today in Manhattan federal court:

The mission of FinCEN is to “safeguard the financial system from illicit use and combat money laundering and promote national security through the collection, analysis, and dissemination of financial intelligence and strategic use of financial authorities.”[2]  Among other things, FinCEN manages the collection and maintenance of SARs regarding potentially suspicious financial transactions, which, under the Bank Secrecy Act, U.S. financial institutions and other parties are required by law to generate and deliver to FinCEN.  Under the BSA and its implementing regulations, willful disclosure of a SAR or its contents by government employees or agents except as necessary to fulfill official duties is a felony.

Beginning in approximately October 2017, and lasting until the present, EDWARDS unlawfully disclosed numerous SARs to a reporter (“Reporter-1”), the substance of which were published over the course of approximately 12 articles by a news organization for which Reporter-1 wrote (“News Organization-1”).  The illegally disclosed SARs pertained to, among other things, Paul Manafort, Richard Gates, the Russian Embassy, Mariia Butina, and Prevezon Alexander.  EDWARDS had access to each of the pertinent SARs and saved them – along with thousands of other files containing sensitive government information – to a flash drive provided to her by FinCEN.  She transmitted the SARs to Reporter-1 by means that included taking photographs of them and texting the photographs to Reporter-1 over an encrypted application.  In addition to disseminating SARs to Reporter-1, EDWARDS sent Reporter-1 internal FinCEN emails appearing to relate to SARs or other information protected by the BSA, and FinCEN non-public memoranda, including Investigative Memos and Intelligence Assessments published by the FinCEN Intelligence Division, which contained confidential personal, business, and/or security threat assessments. 

At the time of EDWARDS’s arrest, she was in possession of a flash drive appearing to be the flash drive on which she saved the unlawfully disclosed SARs, and a cellphone containing numerous communications over an encrypted application in which she transmitted SARs and other sensitive government information to Reporter-1.

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EDWARDS, 40, of Quinton, Virginia, is charged with one count of unauthorized disclosures of suspicious activity reports and one count of conspiracy to make unauthorized disclosures of suspicious activity reports, both of which carry a maximum sentence of five years in prison.  The statutory maximum penalties are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencings of the defendants would be determined by the judge.

Mr. Berman praised the investigative work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Treasury Department, and the Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General.  He also thanked the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia for its assistance with the investigation.

This case is being handled by the Office’s Public Corruption Unit.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kimberly J. Ravener and Daniel C. Richenthal are in charge of the prosecution.

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[1] The charges contained in the Complaint are merely accusations, and EDWARDS is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

[2] www.fincen.gov/about/mission

Natalie Edwards Complaint on FinCEN SAR disclosures by Beverly Tran on Scribd

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Cocktails & Popcorn: Day 20.1 Did Browder Run The Ziff Bros Hacking Team In Moscow?

Before watching this video about Detroit, please keep close to your heart the fact that Perkins Coie Sucks.

DOJ Should Do Onto Perkins Coie As They Have Done Onto Och-Ziff

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DOJ Should Do Onto Perkins Coie As They Have Done Onto Och-Ziff

Besides the fact that Perkins Coie still sucks, it has structured under its SEC application as TWB Partnership, an asset management under the 1940 Investment Company Act.

1940, that is correct, 1940.

The SEC has not been updated of its oversight for mutual funds and hedge funds.

Basically, the way the law is written, the SEC does not have the regulatory authority to call out fraud or any other money laundering activity, which seems that Perkins Coie may be engaging in similar activities as Och-Ziff Capital Management.

DOJ Systematically Takes Down Clinton Foundation Donors

The DOJ should do onto Perkins Coie what they have done onto Och-Ziff, because it is all connected to the Clinton Foundation.

SEC Application of Perkins Coie TWB Investment Partnerships SEC 2008 by Beverly Tran on Scribd

SEC Investment Company Act of 1940 by Beverly Tran on Scribd

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DOJ Systematically Takes Down Clinton Foundation Donors

Och-Ziff Capital Management was a major donor to the Clinton Foundation.

Most of the major donors of the Clinton Foundation are part of the social impact bond scheme of privatization, which always begins with child welfare because no one cares.

Now, DOJ cares.

Former Executive Managing Director of Och-Ziff Capital Management Indicted for Defrauding Charitable Foundation and Obstructing Justice

Michael Leslie Cohen

A 10-count indictment was unsealed today, in federal court in Brooklyn, charging Michael Leslie Cohen, a former executive managing director of New York-based hedge fund Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC (“Och-Ziff”), for his alleged participation in a scheme to defraud one of the hedge fund’s clients, a large charitable foundation, when recommending financial investments relating to the African mining sector.  Cohen is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit investment adviser fraud, one count of investment adviser fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and four counts of wire fraud.  Cohen is also charged with conspiring to obstruct federal grand jury and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigations and making false statements to federal agents.  The indictment was returned under seal by a federal grand jury sitting in Brooklyn, New York on October 5, 2017, and relates to Cohen’s alleged conduct between 2008 and 2013.   

Bridget M. Rohde, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, William F. Sweeney, Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office (FBI), and James D. Robnett, Special Agent-in-Charge, Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, New York (IRS-CI), announced the charges.  

“As alleged, Michael Cohen violated his fiduciary duties as an investment advisor, deceiving a charitable foundation, in order to enrich himself and his associates,” stated Acting United States Attorney Rohde.  “The deceit continued when he learned that the U.S. government was investigating his activities, was confronted with evidence of the alleged crimes and responded with a cover-up.  The charges announced today reflect this Office’s commitment, together with our law enforcement partners, to hold accountable those in the finance industry who defraud investors.”  Ms. Rohde thanked the SEC, Boston Regional Office, for its significant cooperation and assistance during the investigation. 

“As alleged, Cohen turned his back on his fiduciary duties, profiting from the investments of his clients, essentially double dipping at their expense. His further actions of obstructing justice and lying to federal agents speak to his blatant disregard for integrity and the rule of law,” stated FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge Sweeney. “Today's indictment maintains our resolve to hold accountable those who engage in this type of corrupt and illegal activity.”

 “Today’s indictment of Mr. Cohen, a former Managing Director of one of the largest hedge funds, alleges the misuse of his position of trust to deceive a charitable foundation,” stated IRS-CI Special Agent-in-Charge Robnett.  “IRS-CI will continue to investigate executives who mislead investors and violate the public trust.”

The indictment alleges that, beginning in or about 2008, Cohen and his co-conspirators carried out a scheme to defraud a large charitable foundation and investor (the “Charitable Foundation”).  Cohen violated his fiduciary duties to the Charitable Foundation by making material misrepresentations and omissions in connection with a proposed investment in shares of an African mining company.  Through an Och-Ziff investment fund and joint venture overseen by the defendant, Cohen fraudulently induced the Charitable Foundation to consent to the purchase of shares in the African mining company without disclosing numerous conflicts of interest that existed in the transaction.  Among other things, Cohen failed to disclose that one of the proposed sellers of the shares personally owed Cohen $18 million – for a loan used to finance a luxury yacht – and would use the proceeds from the sale of shares to partially repay his debt to Cohen.  Cohen also failed to disclose that he personally controlled another portion of the shares in the African mining company that would be sold as part of the transaction.

The indictment further alleges that in order to conceal his fraudulent scheme and self-dealing, Cohen conspired with others to cover up facts about the transaction after the SEC began an investigation of Och-Ziff in 2011.  Cohen and others engaged in a number of acts to obstruct both the federal grand jury and SEC investigations, including concocting a false, backdated letter and making false statements to federal agents and the SEC. 

The charges in the indictment are merely allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

The case is being handled by the Office’s Business and Securities Fraud Section and the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section.  Assistant United States Attorneys David C. Pitluck, James P. McDonald and Jonathan P. Lax, and Trial Attorney Gerald M. Moody, Jr., are in charge of the prosecution.  The Criminal Division’s Office of International Affairs provided significant assistance in this matter.

The Defendant:

MICHAEL LESLIE COHEN

Age: 46

Residence: London, England

E.D.N.Y. Docket No. 17-CR-544 (NGG)

U.S. v. Michael Leslie Cohen, a former executive managing director of New York-based hedge fund Och-Ziff Ca... by Beverly Tran on Scribd

Here is a bit of a backgrounder.

Accounts reveal huge dividends paid to hedge fund tycoon Michael Cohen

Mr Cohen is reported to have earned hundreds of millions of pounds in his time running the operation’s investments in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

The London hedge fund tycoon whose division is being investigated by the US authorities over alleged corruption in Africa was paid more than £5.5m in the year before he retired at 41, 

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Michael Cohen set up and ran the hugely successful London arm of Och-Ziff, the giant New York hedge fund.

He is reported to have earned hundreds of millions of pounds in his time running the operation’s investments in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, and lives in a 930-acre Hampshire estate once home to the Duke of Wellington.

But it is his investments in Africa for which his London operations are now becoming best known. The US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission announced in the spring that they were investigating the firm’s operations in Africa.

Reports last week claimed the investigators were focusing on payments allegedly made by Och-Ziff to a middleman called Mohamad Ali Ajami to secure an investment of $300m (£190m) from the Libyan sovereign wealth fund during the Gaddafi era. It is not known if Mr Cohen is personally under investigation.

Recently filed figures from Och-Ziff Management Europe show that Mr Cohen was paid £5.5m in 2012 and what was described as “a portion” of a £3.6m payment to directors last year – for his final few months in office.

Sources close to Mr Cohen said the payment was made in the form of dividends from shares he has built up in the US parent company. They denied the sums had amounted to a payoff.

 The accounts show that Och-Ziff’s “code staff” – meaning employees taking important investment decisions under UK regulatory definitions – were paid £36m last year. The company said it employed 36 “investment professionals” at that time.

Och-Ziff’s London office has been involved in numerous controversial deals in Africa, including an investment in Camec, a London Stock Exchange-listed company which gave $100m to the government of Robert Mugabe as a loan in return for a stake in platinum assets in Zimbabwe. Camec says the funds went to a series of international creditors, primarily for seeds, grain, fertiliser and fuel.

Critics say the loan allowed Mr Mugabe to fund, and win, his violent 2008 election contest with Morgan Tsvangirai.

Documents seen by The Independent from a 2007 tax presentation for Och-Ziff by PricewaterhouseCoopers highlight the circle of African fixers and investors with whom Mr Cohen mixed.

The presentation outlines the tax structure of a private equity fund being planned to invest in African mining and minerals, called the Africa Fund. It says Och-Ziff was to invest $300m, with decisions made by an “investment committee” including Mr Cohen, the then-JPMorgan mining banker Lloyd Pengilly and Walter Hennig – a controversial South African diamond trader. Other powerful African business leaders on the committee included Tokyo Sexwale, Mark Wilcox and Mikki Xayiya.

Mr Hennig’s Palladino investment vehicle was later mired in controversy over a $25m loan to the government of Guinea which was reportedly made in return for a potential 30 per cent slice of the mineral-rich country’s national mine company. Guinea eventually cancelled the deal and repaid the loan after negative publicity about it in the British press.

It seems they have exited the real estate foreclosure business.

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