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Kenneth Newcombe, formerly CEO of C-Quest Capital, indicted over allegations of carbon credit manipulation
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Kenneth Newcombe, former CEO of C-Quest Capital LLC and a leading figure in the offsetting industry, was indicted on Wednesday in New York with commodities and wire fraud.
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