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Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine fines OKKO, WOG and SOCAR networks UAH 77 million

May 16, 2019 The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMC) has fined the networks of OKKO, WOG and SOCAR some UAH 77 million for anticompetitive concerted actions in the market of light petroleum products, in particular, for similar actions during 2017, head of the committee Yuriy Terentyev said on his Facebook page.

California jury orders Monsanto to pay $2 billion to couple who got cancer from Roundup

May 14, 2019 A jury in California ordered Bayer-owned Monsanto to pay more than $2 billion damages to a couple that sued on grounds the weed killer Roundup caused their cancer, lawyers said.

Informatica to pay $21.57 million for alleged false claims

May 14, 2019 Informatica LLC f/k/a Informatica Corporation has agreed to pay $21.57 million.

Ex-Autonomy CFO sentenced in U.S. to 5 years prison over Hewlett-Packard fraud

May 14, 2019 The former chief financial officer of British software company Autonomy was sentenced on Monday to five years in prison, after a U.S. jury found him guilty of fraud over the $11.1 billion sale of Autonomy in 2011 to Hewlett-Packard.

AB InBev hit with $225 million EU fine

May 13, 2019 Anheuser-Busch InBev was hit with an EU antitrust fine of 200 million euros ($225 million) on Monday for preventing cheaper beer imports from the Netherlands into Belgium.

CMA secured disqualification of 3 former directors of office fit-out companies

May 11, 2019 The CMA has secured the disqualification of 3 former directors of office fit-out companies for their involvement in illegal cartel behaviour.

Member of China-based hacking group indicted for affecting over 78 million people

May 10, 2019 A federal grand jury returned an indictment unsealed in Indianapolis, Indiana, charging a Chinese national as part of an extremely sophisticated hacking group operating in China and targeting large businesses in the United States, including a computer intrusion and data breach of Indianapolis-based health insurer Anthem.

Hudson's Bay to pay $4.5 million to settle Competition Bureau investigation

May 9, 2019 The Hudson\'s Bay Company has agreed to pay a $4 million penalty and $500,000 towards the Competition Bureau\'s costs to resolve a proceeding relating to Hudson\'s Bay\'s advertising and pricing practices for sleep sets in Canada.

Second German report finds money laundering in B.C. luxury car market

May 8, 2019 British Columbia’s luxury car sector is being used to launder the proceeds of crime, according to an independent review on money laundering through luxury cars and horse racing by former senior RCMP officer Peter German.

Porsche to pay 535 million euro fine over diesel cheating

May 7, 2019 German prosecutors imposed a 535 million euro ($598 million) fine on Porsche as punishment for lapses in supervisory duties which allowed the company to cheat diesel emissions tests.

Two Greek shipping firms sentenced after discharging oil into Texas waters

May 4, 2019 Two Greek shipping companies, Avin International LTD and Nicos I.V. Special Maritime Enterprises, were sentenced in the Eastern District of Texas before Judge Marcia A. Crone.

British cyber expert pleads guilty to creating worldwide malware Kronos

May 3, 2019 A British cybersecurity researcher credited with stopping a worldwide computer virus in 2017 has pleaded guilty in Wisconsin federal court to developing malware to steal banking information.