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Criminal

Oct. 22, 2016

State AG looks into ID theft charges against Wells Fargo

Attorney General Kamala Harris has launched a criminal investigation into Wells Fargo & Co. for the banking giant's alleged scheme to open banking and credit card accounts without customer consent, then collecting fees and charges from those unauthorized accounts.

By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Attorney General Kamala Harris appears to be pursuing an ambitious criminal investigation into Wells Fargo & Co. for the banking giant's alleged scheme to open banking and credit card accounts without customer consent, then collecting fees and charges from those unauthorized accounts, legal observers said Thursday.

Wells Fargo has already been the target of several public investigations, inclu...

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