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Former UN weapons inspector and independent journalist Scott Ritter said Citizens Bank abruptly closed his checking and savings accounts this week without explanation, leaving his family without immediate access to their money. “I’ve been de-banked,” Ritter said, after his debit card was declined and his wife found both accounts had been “zeroed out” on their banking app. A letter dated January 13, 2026, said the bank had “elected to discontinue its account relationship” and is “under no obligation to disclose” the reasons.
Ritter said the closure may be linked to cash withdrawals tied to travel to Russia in 2025, which he said were fully disclosed to his local branch and funded by supporter donations. “I did nothing wrong,” he said, adding that he needed cash because “Russia is disconnected
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