{"id":27468,"date":"2016-10-20T17:53:04","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T00:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=27468"},"modified":"2016-10-20T17:53:04","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T00:53:04","slug":"wells-fargo-facing-criminal-charges-californiat-mobile-pay-48-million-fine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=27468","title":{"rendered":"Wells Fargo Facing Criminal Charges in California\/T-Mobile to Pay $48 Million Fine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/video\/embed?id=42935853\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">California Attorney General Kamala Harris has launched a criminal investigation into whether Wells Fargo employees committed false impersonation and identity theft as part of an accounts scandal that has engulfed the bank in recent weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The 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