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Kanye West, is facing yet another lawsuit this time filed by a former employee who served as his “director of intelligence.” The unnamed plaintiff, referred to as John Doe, filed the suit on October 10, alleging that West instructed him to spy on the Kardashian family, accusing them of being involved in “sex trafficking.” Didn’t know lawsuits could be filed under John Doe but now we do.

The plaintiff also claims West directed him to hire private investigators to follow his wife, Bianca Censori, while she was visiting family in Australia.

That seems like a long way to send someone to get dirt on your own wife.

According to the lawsuit, West tasked John Doe with investigating the Kardashian family’s supposed links to criminal activities. The plaintiff recounts an incident in which West became enraged after the plaintiff reported a case of child abuse at West’s Donda Academy. In response, West allegedly screamed, “You’re f**king dead to me!” and played a recording of “scary voices,” which the plaintiff interpreted as a threat.

Get this, John Doe is suing for “retaliation and emotional distress,” stating that the events have taken a severe toll on his mental health, triggering PTSD from his military service.

He claims to have suffered from panic attacks and anxiety as a result. In addition, the plaintiff is seeking compensation for unpaid wages from his final pay periods. The ol’ emotional distress. Not a surprise here.

Hired by Yeezy, that’s the company btw, in December 2022 as a “deputy campaign director,” the plaintiff was later promoted to “director of intelligence.” His role included generating media strategies to maintain West’s relevance and addressing issues like recovering lost or stolen items. As of now, Kanye West has not responded to the lawsuit or the allegations.

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Are you a TD Bank account holder? If so, your bank has just been fined some real paper. TD Bank has agreed to pay $3 billion to settle charges related to its failure to adequately monitor money laundering by drug cartels. The settlement includes a $1.3 billion penalty paid to the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), marking a record fine for a bank, and $1.8 billion to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The bank will plead guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act.

The DOJ identified “long-term, pervasive, and systemic deficiencies” in TD’s anti-money laundering procedures. Between January 2018 and April 2024, more than 90% of TD Bank’s transactions went unmonitored, facilitating over $670 million in money laundering through its accounts by three separate networks. Attorney General Merrick Garland criticized the bank for making its services “convenient for criminals.” Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo added that TD Bank prioritized growth and profit over legal compliance, enabling drug trafficking that harmed American citizens.

Get this, one case involved TD employees accepting over $57,000 in gift cards to process $470 million in suspicious cash deposits without reporting them. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) stated that the bank processed hundreds of millions in transactions that clearly signaled illegal activity. The OCC has restricted TD Bank’s growth in the U.S. as part of the settlement, a rare move seen previously with Wells Fargo following its 2018 scandal.

TD Bank CEO Bharat Masrani acknowledged the failures, apologizing and vowing to enhance the bank’s anti-money laundering capabilities. The bank is hiring over 700 specialists and implementing new processes to improve its financial crime prevention efforts. As part of the agreement, FinCEN will monitor TD Bank for four years to ensure compliance.

What’s more, TD Bank’s stock fell 6% following the announcement, and the company expects a $1.5 billion post-tax charge as a result. The settlement has drawn criticism from figures like Senator Elizabeth Warren, who argued that the penalties do not go far enough in holding bank executives accountable. TD Bank has faced previous legal challenges, including a $1.2 billion settlement last year over its involvement in a Ponzi scheme, though the bank denied wrongdoing in that case.

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