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Former CEO of Arthrocare convicted for $750 million securities fraud

August 19, 2017
A federal jury convicted the former chief executive officer of ArthroCare Corporation, a publicly traded medical device company based in Austin, Tx., for his role in orchestrating a fraud scheme that resulted in shareholder losses of over $750 million.

Former UAW official charged in Fiat Chrysler payoff probe

August 19, 2017
A former senior official at the United Auto Workers trade union was charged with conspiring with other union officials to accept improper payments from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles officials over a four-year period.

Mylan finalizes $465m settlement on Medicaid rebate classification for EpiPen

August 17, 2017
Mylan N.V. announced that its subsidiaries, Mylan Inc. and Mylan Specialty L.P., have signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and two relators finalizing the Medicaid drug rebate settlement that the Company announced on October 7, 2016 for $465 million.

Huntington Ingalls to pay $9.2 million to settle false billing allegations

August 16, 2017
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), a publicly traded company headquartered in Newport, Va., has agreed to a $9.2 million settlement of allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly overbilling the government for labor on U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships at its shipyards in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

PWC fined 5.1 million pounds over audit

August 16, 2017
Britain's accounting watchdog has fined audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) 5.1 million pounds and given it a severe reprimand after it admitted misconduct over its audit of collapsed accounting firm RSM Tenon.

SEC charges KPMG with audit failures

August 16, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that KPMG has agreed to pay more than $6.2 million to settle charges that it failed to properly audit the financial statements of an oil and gas company, resulting in investors being misinformed about the energy company’s value.

SEC files charges in oil drilling investment scheme

August 12, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged two Tennessee men and an accomplice in Fort Lauderdale with allegedly defrauding investors they lured by false promises of high returns from an oil drilling investment opportunity.

Defense Contractor ADS to pay $16m for fraudulently obtained small business contracts

August 12, 2017
Virginia Beach, Va.-based contractor ADS Inc. and its subsidiaries have agreed to pay the United States $16 million.

South West Water to pay £142,524 for Devon and Cornwall breaches

August 12, 2017
South West Water of the UK has been ordered to pay more than £142,000 in fines and costs for discharging poor quality effluent from two of its sewage treatment plants.

Russian antimonopoly watchdog suspects three airlines of price fixing

August 11, 2017
Three Russian major air carriers are suspected of fixing prices, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) announced in its Telegram channel on Thursday.

Japanese company to pay $25 million for cartel conduct

August 11, 2017
Japan based shipping company, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), was convicted and fined $25 million in the Federal Court of Australia.

Two arrested in Netherlands over egg scandal

August 10, 2017
Two persons have been arrested in the Netherlands over the ongoing contaminated eggs scandal, the Dutch public prosecutor stated.