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Ex-BankAtlantic CEO gets bar, fine; "Alleged penis-measuring exec charged in blood diamond scam"; Uber v. Brazil; "A Harvard employee has been accused of stealing $80,000 from the university and spending it on Lego and Apple products."; and more.
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$$$Ex-BankAtlantic CEO Levan Gets Bar Order, Fine in SEC Suit [Bloomberg]

$$$Wells Fargo has biggest energy exposure among large U.S. banks: Raymond James [Reuters]

$$$Alleged penis-measuring exec charged in blood diamond scam [NYP]

$$$Gisele Bundchen's new book will cost $700 [Forbes]

$$$Brooklyn corner store offers front window bed on Airbnb [UPI]

$$$Critics call on top Treasury adviser to exit Puerto Rico talks [NYP]

$$$São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro to Rule on Uber’s Fate There [Dealbook]

$$$A Harvard employee has been accused of stealing $80,000 from the university and spending it on Lego and Apple products. [NYDN]

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