(Reuters) β The U.S. Justice Department is examining whether German payment company Wirecard AG
Two businessmen have already been charged in the alleged fraud, accused of conspiring with third-party payment processors and others to trick U.S. banks into approving credit-card payments for marijuana products, the report said, citing people familiar with the investigation. (https://on.wsj.com/38FTl6V)
A spokesman for the Justice Department declined to comment βat this time,β while Wirecard did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
(Reporting by Shanti S Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni)