By Samuel Rubenfeld ( July 1, 2026, 22:33 GMT | Comment) -- A friend and former business partner of EagleBank’s ex-chairman and chief executive, and the friend’s son, were able to carry out a check kiting scheme through the bank for more than a decade, according to a document released in a settlement with the bank announced this week. Over the course of the scheme, senior bank executives repeatedly overrode the efforts of compliance personnel to close the accounts and end the conduct.A friend and former business partner of EagleBank's ex-chairman and chief executive, and the friend's son, were able to carry out a check kiting scheme through the bank for more than a decade, according to a document released in a settlement with the bank announced this week....
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