Crime : Page 185
October 20, 2016
The California Attorney General's Office has launched a criminal investigation into Wells Fargo over allegations it opened millions of unauthorized customer accounts and credit cards.
October 19, 2016
Mark McIvor, former chief executive officer and founding director of Equititrust Limited in liquidation remains permanently banned from providing financial services.
October 19, 2016
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith $2.8 million for systemic trade reporting, Order Audit Trail System (OATS) reporting, books and records, and related supervisory violations that occurred over a period of several years.
October 18, 2016
Steel Dynamics has entered into an agreement to settle the direct purchaser class action litigation, Standard Iron Works v. Arcelor Mittal, et al, for the amount of $4.6 million.
October 18, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Ernst & Young has agreed to pay more than $11.8 million.
October 17, 2016
The nation’s largest nursing home pharmacy, Omnicare, has agreed to pay $28.125 million to resolve allegations.
October 12, 2016
Three California companies that allegedly engaged in so-called “toner pirate†schemes to deceive Iowa office employees into overpaying for copier toner.
October 11, 2016
Comcast will pay a $2.3 million fine for wrongfully charging customers for services they never authorized, the FCC said.
October 7, 2016
Attorney General Lisa Madigan is cracking down on lenders in Illinois that are illegally selling small-dollar loans riddled with hidden costs and fees.
October 6, 2016
A Melbourne real estate agency caught underquoting property prices to house hunters has been sentenced by the Federal Court of Australia.
October 6, 2016
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced that six Canadian companies received Notices of Violations with penalties totalling $420,000 for making non-compliant telemarketing calls to Canadians.
October 6, 2016
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) has filed a lawsuit with the Kiev Commercial Court seeking enforced recovery of the imposed $3 billion fine from the Russian natural gas giant Gazprom, RIA Novosti reported.