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48,500 Louisiana consumers to get their money back after DRAM settlement

August 2, 2016 Attorney General Jeff Landry announced a settlement against Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) – getting money back in the hands of approximately 48,500 Louisiana consumers who were overcharged on electronic devices containing DRAM.

Federal court orders Intelligent Trades to pay in nearly $1.5 million

August 2, 2016 The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a federal court Consent order for Permanent Injunction against Ghassan Tawachi of Irvine, Ca., and his firm Intelligent Trades of Florida.

Arizona telemarketer Publishers Service Office fined $110,000

August 1, 2016 Attorney General Mark Brnovich\'s office obtained a $110,000 judgment against Burudi Mwonyoni and his company, Publishers Service Office.

Ireland sends three bankers to jail over 2008 banking meltdown

August 1, 2016 Three senior Irish bankers were jailed for up to three-and-a-half years for conspiring to defraud investors in the prosecution after the 2008 banking crisis that crippled Ireland.

SG Hylan Motors dealerships unlawfully collected over $2m

July 30, 2016 New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced a lawsuit against two Staten Island dealerships owned by SG Hylan Motors Corp. d/b/a Honda of Staten Island, Staten Island Honda, Nissan of Staten Island and Staten Island Nissan.

South Dakota reaches settlement with Advanced EyeCare in Medicaid fraud case

July 29, 2016 South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced that South Dakota has reached a civil settlement agreement with Advanced EyeCare, P.C., of Sioux Falls in a case involving Medicaid payments.

SC Malaysia charges Kencana Petroleum ex-director for insider trading

July 29, 2016 The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) charged a former Executive Director of Kencana Petroleum and two other individuals with insider trading.

New York reaches agreement with Zipcar for charging 5,000 consumers damage fees

July 29, 2016 Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman's office has reached a settlement with the car company Zipcar for routinely charging New York consumers damage fees for rental vehicles in violation of New York law.

Cemex to reduce harmful air pollution, pay $1.69 million

July 28, 2016 The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Cemex.

FAS investigates largest metallurgical companies in Russia

July 27, 2016 FAS has exposed elements of violating the antimonopoly law on the armature market. The regulator is investigating EVRAZ ZSMK, Severstal, ChMK (Mechel) and commercial intermediaries of these companies.

Miami-Dade fraud schemes end with jail and $83.7m in restitution

July 27, 2016 A Miami-Dade psychiatrist was sentenced for participating in various schemes to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, the U.S. Social Security Administration, and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Money return for students defrauded by Corinthian Colleges

July 27, 2016 Washington, D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced that the United States Department of Education is providing forgiveness of federal student loans to eligible former students of Corinthian Colleges (Everest, WyoTech, or Heald) who live in the District.