Fake Uber Driver Takes Passengers For A Ride By Stealing Crypto Over $300K

An Arizona man posing as an Uber driver allegedly stole over $300,000 in cryptocurrency from unsuspecting passengers, according to a report on Thursday.

What Happened: The accused, Nuruhussein Hussein, pretended to be an Uber driver and picked up people waiting at a Scottsdale hotel, FOX 10 Phoenix reported, citing the Scottsdale Police Department.

The alleged scam began with Hussein calling out the names of potential Uber passengers he witnessed waiting for their rides.

Authorities alleged that Hussein asked his passengers to unlock their phones and hand them over to him to help troubleshoot when the app did not recognize him as the driver. Once in control of the victims’…

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Delayed Crenshaw vote increases odds of all-Republican SEC early next year 

Next year, the Securities and Exchange Commission could become entirely Republican-controlled. At least for a little while.

The Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday delayed its vote to confirm SEC Caroline Crenshaw, whose term ended in June. After the vote — which was scheduled to take place Wednesday morning — was pushed to later in the afternoon, Senate Republicans were able to block it as late-in-the-day votes require unanimous approval. The vote has not yet been rescheduled. 

Should Crenshaw not be confirmed before the Senate adjourns for the session next week, President-elect Donald Trump will have the opportunity to nominate a replacement, although no more than three…

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