Morning Wire: October 20, 2026 — Russia Diesel Sanctions Relief, Supreme Court Grants, Election Push
Morning Wire is The Investigative Journal’s daily digest of overnight and early-morning developments. Every item below is attributed to a public source, and pending matters are identified as pending. Where…
Afternoon Wire: October 19, 2026 — Russian Diesel License, Ukraine Intel Alerts and a Supreme Court Ad-Rate Stay
The Investigative Journal’s afternoon digest of government actions, court filings and international developments for Monday, October 19, 2026. Every item below is attributed to a public record or named outlet;…
Bank of America: Regulators Say $5 Billion in Suspicious Activity Went Unreported After a 2024 Order to Fix Its Controls
FinCEN, the OCC and OFAC say the bank admitted a willful Bank Secrecy Act violation and kept falling short after a December 2024 order.
Capitol Watch: October 19, 2026 — Congress in Recess as Dec. 11 Funding Deadline Looms
Congress is in recess until after the midterms. Here is where funding, FISA 702, the NDAA and the farm bill stand.
DOJ Watch: October 19, 2026 — 19-Year Sentence in $1 Billion Medicare Fraud Case
DOJ enforcement digest for Oct. 12-16, 2026: a 19-year Medicare fraud sentence, export-control charges, election cases and more.
Federal Register Watch: October 19, 2026 — CFTC Draws Line Between Sports Wagers and Swaps
The October 19, 2026 edition of the Federal Register runs to 146 documents, from routine airworthiness directives to a pair of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) actions that could reshape…
SEC Watch: October 19, 2026 — Ex-Western Asset CIO Leech Faces $3M Penalty in Cherry-Picking Case
This week’s review of public SEC records is led by the agency’s request for a final judgment against a former Western Asset Management co-chief investment officer, alongside new fraud complaints…
Morning Wire: October 19, 2026 — Record Bank Penalty, Iran Sanctions, High Court Stay
Overnight and weekend developments across government, courts and international affairs, sourced to primary records.
Afternoon Wire: October 18, 2026 — Russia Sanctions Waiver, Supreme Court Docket and Iran Conflict
Good afternoon. This edition of the Afternoon Wire for Sunday, October 18, 2026, draws on public court dockets, official calendars and published reporting from the past several days. Where a…
Followone: Federal Indictment Says Pastor Raised $13 Million From His Own Congregation for a Company That Barely Worked
Prosecutors allege a Kirkland, Washington pastor drew 30-plus investors, many from his church, into a $13 million company that existed largely on paper. He has pleaded not guilty.