Chris Prentice
@chrisprentice.bsky.social
Reuters reporter covering financial crime & enforcement
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Kilmar Abrego on Aug. 19 accused the US government of 'vindictive prosecution'. Abrego was deported and imprisoned in El Salvador in March despite a 2019 judicial ruling that he could not be sent there because of a risk of gang persecution reut.rs/41dghai
August 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Kilmar Abrego on Aug. 19 accused the US government of 'vindictive prosecution'. Abrego was deported and imprisoned in El Salvador in March despite a 2019 judicial ruling that he could not be sent there because of a risk of gang persecution reut.rs/41dghai
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BREAKING: At least 12% of the SEC's workforce has agreed to resign, with deep cuts in Enforcement and the Office of the General Counsel, potentially bringing key functions at the agency to the breaking point, sources tell @chrisprentice.bsky.social and me.
March 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
BREAKING: At least 12% of the SEC's workforce has agreed to resign, with deep cuts in Enforcement and the Office of the General Counsel, potentially bringing key functions at the agency to the breaking point, sources tell @chrisprentice.bsky.social and me.
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Breaking: U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ordering the U.S. Department of Defense and other agencies to carry out the mass firings of thousands of recently hired employees. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US judge halts Trump administration's calls for mass firings by agencies
A California federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ordering the U.S. Department of Defense and other agencies to carry out the mass firings of thousands of recently hired employees.
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February 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Breaking: U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ordering the U.S. Department of Defense and other agencies to carry out the mass firings of thousands of recently hired employees. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
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CFPB drops slew of cases including against Capital One;
US judiciary raises concerns about Marshals Service's new immigration focus;
And more top news in The Afternoon Docket.
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US judiciary raises concerns about Marshals Service's new immigration focus;
And more top news in The Afternoon Docket.
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February 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
CFPB drops slew of cases including against Capital One;
US judiciary raises concerns about Marshals Service's new immigration focus;
And more top news in The Afternoon Docket.
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US judiciary raises concerns about Marshals Service's new immigration focus;
And more top news in The Afternoon Docket.
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US SEC, Tron founder Justin Sun explore resolution of civil fraud case reut.rs/4bqrMPx
February 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
US SEC, Tron founder Justin Sun explore resolution of civil fraud case reut.rs/4bqrMPx
February 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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The latest from @chrisprentice.bsky.social and myself:
The Trump admin isn’t trimming around the edges but is already altering the SEC’s bone structure — all before a nominee for the chair can be confirmed…
The Trump admin isn’t trimming around the edges but is already altering the SEC’s bone structure — all before a nominee for the chair can be confirmed…
Exclusive: The US Securities and Exchange Commission plans to lay off the top leaders at regional offices across the country as part of its cost-cutting recommendations to the Trump administration, according to two sources familiar with the matter reut.rs/41vJM7V
Exclusive: US securities regulator plans to cut regional directors due to Trump administration cost scrutiny, sources say
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plans to lay off the top leaders at regional offices across the country as part of its cost-cutting recommendations to the Trump administration, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
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February 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The latest from @chrisprentice.bsky.social and myself:
The Trump admin isn’t trimming around the edges but is already altering the SEC’s bone structure — all before a nominee for the chair can be confirmed…
The Trump admin isn’t trimming around the edges but is already altering the SEC’s bone structure — all before a nominee for the chair can be confirmed…
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NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
www.finance.senate.gov
February 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
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