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Over 500 hotels in Russia found to inflate prices ahead of 2018 World

April 12, 2018
As many as 561 cases of hotel accommodation overpricing had been registered across the country in cities selected to host matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Russia’s Federal Agency for Consumer Rights Protection (Rospotrebnadzor) reported.

Tatfondbank demands $6.7 million from its ex-chairman

April 11, 2018
Tatfondbank has filed a claim with the Commercial Court of Tatarstan demanding to include 419.9 million rubles ($6.7 million) of its former board chairman Robert Musin’s debt in the creditors’ list.

Kitchen appliance company fined $4.6 million in Australia

April 11, 2018
Popular kitchen appliance company Thermomix has been ordered to pay a $4.6 million fine in Australia because it misled consumers about the safety of its appliances, which were recalled in Australia because a number of users were burned by hot liquids due to a faulty part.

Bankers go on trial in London over Euribor-rigging

April 10, 2018
The first trial for the rigging of the Euribor lending rate, which has forced major banks to pay out billions, got underway in London on Monday.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha pleads guilty to criminal cartel conduct

April 6, 2018
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K-Line), a global shipping company based in Japan, has entered a guilty plea in the Federal Court to criminal cartel conduct.

Polaris to pay $27.25 million for failure to report defective vehicles

April 6, 2018
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Polaris Industries of Medina, Minn., has agreed to pay a $27.25 million civil penalty.

Spain arrests whistleblower in HSBC tax evasion scandal

April 5, 2018
A former HSBC employee convicted for leaking account data that led to a tax evasion scandal has been arrested in Madrid on an arrest warrant issued by Switzerland.

Flight Centre Australia ordered to pay $12.5 million in penalties

April 4, 2018
The Full Federal Court of Australia has ordered Flight Centre to pay penalties totalling $12.5 million for attempting to induce three international airlines to enter into price fixing arrangements between 2005 and 2009.

U. S. Steel to pay penalty for toxic chromium spill

April 3, 2018
The United States, together with the State of Indiana, announced that U. S. Steel Corporation has agreed to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and Indiana law by undertaking substantial measures to improve its wastewater processing monitoring system at its steel manufacturing and finishing facility, known as the Midwest Plant, in Portage, Indiana.

SEC charges fintech company founder with scheme to defraud investors

April 3, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Michael Liberty, the founder of the fintech startup now known as Mozido, with a scheme to trick hundreds of investors into investing in his shell companies instead of Mozido.

Qantas to pay up to $125,000 in civil penalties in U.S.

March 30, 2018
Qantas Airways agreed to pay up to $125,000 in civil penalties after the Transportation Department charged that the foreign airline was violating rules governing flights within the U.S.

PetroVietnam ex-chief sentenced to 18 years in jail

March 30, 2018
A court in Vietnam sentenced the former head of state-owned PetroVietnam and a former member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam to 18 years in jail on charges of corruption.