FBI, EPA, and Treasury told Citibank to freeze funds

Biden Climate Funds Create Legal Storm for Trump Administration
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration’s efforts to claw back $20 billion in Biden-era grant money for climate projects have roiled the Justice Department and put clean-energy and environmental programs across the country in jeopardy.
FBI, EPA, and Treasury told Citibank to freeze funds as Trump administration tries to claw back climate money
Citibank revealed in court filings on Wednesday that the FBI, the EPA, the EPA inspector general, and the Treasury Department have all requested that the bank freeze accounts of several nonprofits and state government agencies.
Trump administration demands Citibank freeze Biden’s $20B climate slush fund due to criminal probe
The Trump administration has ordered Citibank to freeze a $20 billion fund for pop-up climate groups provided by then-lame-duck President Joe Biden’s EPA because it is tied up in a criminal
Citibank says FBI recommended that it freeze the accounts of climate grant recipients
A legal filing from Citibank may shine light on the Trump administration’s anti-climate crusade, with the bank saying it was informed that the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund was under an active criminal investigation.
Judge questions Trump administration claw back of $20 billion climate fund
A U.S. judge on Wednesday pressed President Donald Trump's administration for evidence of fraud, waste and abuse in a $20 billion climate funding program that the administration has moved to terminate.
EPA accused of faking criminal investigation to claw back climate funds
On Wednesday, a ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee accused the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of "misusing law enforcement" to claw back climate funds and "humor" Donald Trump’s "vindictive political whims.
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How Citibank got caught in a $20B climate fight
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Court Docs Reveal Citibank Froze Nonprofits’ Accounts on FBI’s Request
Citibank was following requests from the Trump White House when it froze the accounts of several nonprofits last month.
Rundown: The green groups that got the $20 billion in ‘gold bars’ from the EPA
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is trying to stop a $20 billion fund aimed at building clean energy projects in low-income ...
Citi is India’s largest foreign bank, even without retail business: Ashu Khullar, CEO, Citibank India
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Climate Group Sues EPA Over Frozen Billions in Bank Accounts
Climate United was awarded money under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund last year but said its bank account has been frozen ...
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Third climate nonprofit takes Citibank to court
Lawsuits are piling up against the bank as it faces pressure from the Trump administration to freeze climate funding.
E.P.A. Cancels Climate Grants, Intensifying Battle Over $20 Billion
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Citi’s strengths are aligned with what India needs: Ashu Khullar, CEO, Citibank India
Khullar said India is becoming one of the most vibrant financial sponsor to investors and this would give him a reason to ...