Cantor Fitzgerald

Trump's Pharmaceutical Sales Overhaul Benefits Son's Company and Cabinet Member

| Importance: 9/10

Trump’s proposed direct pharmaceutical sales to consumers would specifically benefit BlinkRx, where Donald Trump Jr. serves on the board, and Cantor Fitzgerald, connected to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s family. The policy change represents textbook corruption: government officials …

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Senate Probes Commerce Secretary Lutnick's Firm for Tariff Insider Trading

| Importance: 8/10

Senate Democrats flagged Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s firm Cantor Fitzgerald for creating financial products allowing clients to bet on Supreme Court tariff rulings, raising insider dealing concerns. Lutnick, a top tariff negotiator, is father of Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Brandon Lutnick. …

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Commerce Secretary Lutnick faces 106 conflicts of interest requiring recusal

| Importance: 7/10

Howard Lutnick, Commerce Secretary worth $3.1 billion, faces 106 potential conflicts of interest requiring recusal - the most of any cabinet member ever tracked by government watchdog groups. Transferred control of Cantor Fitzgerald to 27-year-old son while maintaining family financial interests.

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Commerce Secretary Lutnick Maintains $600 Million Tether Stake Despite DOJ Investigation and Senate Scrutiny

| Importance: 8/10

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick refuses to recuse from Trump’s Digital Asset Working Group despite maintaining a $600 million stake in Tether, a cryptocurrency under DOJ investigation. Multiple sources, including Senator Elizabeth Warren’s office, highlight Lutnick’s significant …

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SEC Charges Cantor Fitzgerald $6.75 Million for Misleading SPAC Disclosures

| Importance: 8/10

The SEC charged Cantor Fitzgerald $6.75 million for systematic disclosure violations in two SPAC transactions involving View, Inc. and Satellogic. The firm misled investors by claiming no substantive discussions with merger targets existed, despite already negotiating potential mergers. This …

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