SEC Charges Former NS8 Chief With Defrauding Investors The Securities and Exchange Commission said it charged NS8’s former chief executive with defrauding investors, alleging he falsely claimed millions in revenue and raised about $123 million in fraudulent offerings.

The Morning Risk Report China has to approve TikTok-Oracle deal too, ByteDance says. The SEC charges NS8’s former chief executive. A U.K. accounting watchdog fines Deloitte and two former partners. And the Fed details a new round of big-bank stress tests.

U.S. Charges Two Russian Nationals Who Allegedly Stole Cryptocurrencies The U.S. Justice Department charged two Russian nationals who prosecutors say defrauded three cryptocurrency exchanges and their customers, resulting in losses of at least $16.8 million.

Canada’s Former U.S. Envoy Violated Ethics Law in Palantir Role Canada’s former chief envoy in Washington violated the country’s conflict-of-interest rules after taking on the role of senior executive at Palantir Technologies’s Canadian unit, the country’s ethics watchdog revealed.

Volkswagen Completes Compliance Monitoring After Emissions Scandal The German car maker has wrapped up a three-year supervision program under a U.S.-appointed independent monitor in the wake of its emissions scandal, resulting in a more transparent company, a top executive said.

Deutsche’s Compliance Procedures Limit Damage of Sanctions Settlement A U.S. unit of Deutsche Bank paid a fraction of the maximum penalty it could have faced to settle alleged sanctions violations, as the Treasury Department pointed to the bank’s compliance efforts and cooperation as mitigating factors.