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Deutsche Bank to repay misled customers

February 13, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) instituted an enforcement action against Deutsche Bank Securities which has agreed to repay more than $3.7 million to customers, which includes $1.48 million that was ordered as disgorgement.

Airbus to pay 81 million euros to settle German corruption probe

February 10, 2018
The investigation of Airbus Defence and Space by the Munich Public Prosecutor (Staatsanwaltschaft München I) related to the sale of Eurofighter aircraft to the Republic of Austria in 2003 has been terminated.

Google fined more than $21 million in India for abusing dominant position

February 9, 2018
Google has been fined more than $21 million in India for \"search bias\" and abuse of its dominant position.

Rabobank to pay $369m fine for laundering Mexican drug cartel money

February 8, 2018
Netherlands-based Rabobank pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges involving the laundering of drug cartel money through its California branches and will pay a fine of $369 million, federal prosecutors announced.

36 indicted in global cybercrime ring that stole $530m

February 8, 2018
Thirty-six people were indicted in connection with an international identity theft ring known as a \"one-stop shop for cybercriminals\" that sold stolen credit card information on the dark web, leading to losses of more than $530 million.

TEPCO ordered to pay $10.1 million to Fukushima residents

February 7, 2018
The Tokyo District Court ordered Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. to pay 1.1 billion yen ($10.1 million) in damages to Fukushima residents over nuclear meltdowns triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Hugh Grant settles phone-hacking claim against Mirror newspapers

February 6, 2018
Hugh Grant has settled a case against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) after the company admitted that reporters at its three tabloid had hacked into his voicemails over a 10-year period to get scoops.

Vietnamese corrupt corporate official gets second life sentence

February 5, 2018
Trinh Xuan Thanh, former chairman of the board of directors of state-owned PetroVietnam Construction Corporation (PVC), was sentenced life behind bars on the charge of asset embezzlement at PetroVietnam Power Land Company (PVP Land).

South Africa fines Chinese bank $6 million under anti-money laundering act

February 3, 2018
South Africa\'s central bank has fined China Construction Bank (CCB) 75 million rand ($6 million) for non-compliance with the country\'s financial intelligence act.

Walgreens to pay $2m to settle suit over expired baby food, drugs

February 1, 2018
Walgreens has agreed to pay more than $2 million to three Northern California counties to settle a lawsuit alleging the Deerfield, Ill.-based company was selling expired baby food, infant formula and over-the counter drugs.

BNP Paribas USA pleads guilty to antitrust conspiracy

January 26, 2018
BNP Paribas USA (BNPP USA), a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, pleaded guilty to participating in a price-fixing conspiracy in the foreign currency exchange (FX) market, the Justice Department announced.

SunCoke Energy and Cokenergy to resolve Clean Air Act violations

January 26, 2018
SunCoke Energy, its subsidiary Indiana Harbor Coke Company (IHCC), and Cokenergy have agreed to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations relating to excess emissions of coke oven gases from their coke plant in East Chicago, Indiana.