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RALEIGH, N.C.—Four men have been indicted on federal charges of bank fraud and conspiracy in connection with a scheme that exploited a security gap at State Employees Credit Union, based in Raleigh, N.C., and netted nearly $500,000, the U.S. attorney’s office reported.

WASHINGTON—Stephen Miran, a senior White House economic adviser, cleared a key hurdle Wednesday in his bid to join the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, advancing President Donald Trump’s push to wield greater influence over interest rate policy and the central bank’s direction, Reuters reported.