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Missouri Hospitals to pay U.S. $34m to settle alleged false claims

May 20, 2017
Two Southwest Missouri health care providers have agreed to pay the United States $34,000,000 to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians, the Justice Department announced.

Former Barclays trader receives $1.2 million fine, industry ban

May 20, 2017
The Federal Reserve announced on Friday that it had imposed a $1.2 million fine on a former Barclays Plc foreign exchange trader, and barred him from the banking industry.

Four car makers settle claims over Takata inflators for $553 million

May 19, 2017
Four automakers agreed to a $553 million settlement to address class-action economic loss claims covering owners of nearly 16 million recalled vehicles with potentially defective Takata airbag inflators, court documents showed.

EU fines Facebook 110 million euros over WhatsApp deal

May 18, 2017
European Union antitrust regulators fined Facebook 110 million euros ($122 million) on Thursday for giving misleading information during a vetting of its deal to acquire messaging service WhatsApp in 2014.

Vopak to reduce hazardous air pollution in Deer Park, Texas

May 18, 2017
The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality announced an agreement with Vopak Terminal Deer Park Inc. and Vopak Logistics Services USA, Inc.

Lawsuit against fruit and vegetable processor settled

May 17, 2017
The Justice Department announced that it reached a settlement agreement with Washington Potato Company and Pasco Processing, LLC, which operate a fruit and vegetable processing facility located in Pasco, Washington.

U.S. files another complaint against UnitedHealth Group

May 17, 2017
For the second time in two weeks, the United States has filed a complaint against UnitedHealth Group (UHG).

France fines Facebook $166,000 for tracking personal data of 33m users

May 17, 2017
France's independent privacy watchdog fined Facebook on Tuesday for breaching French privacy laws by tracking and using the personal data of 33 million users, as well as non-users who browse the internet.

Italian police take over Lidl supermarket offices in mafia probe

May 16, 2017
Italian police placed four management offices of discount supermarket chain Lidl under state control and arrested 15 people in a mafia probe, Milan police headquarters said Monday.

SEC charges former head traders at Nomura with fraud

May 15, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged a pair of former head traders who ran the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) desk at Nomura Securities International Inc. with deliberately lying to customers in order to inflate the profits of the CMBS desk and line their own pockets as a result.

Refund checks issued to New York retirees decieved by pension advance company

May 15, 2017
Refund checks totaling $541,835, as well as loan forgiveness information, were issued to 115 retirees in New York.

USDA cites ABL Farms in Georgia for PACA violations

May 15, 2017
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited ABL Farms, operating out of Atlanta, Ga., for failure to pay for produce.
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