Crime : Page 24
December 20, 2022
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against Honeywell International for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) arising out of bribery schemes that took place in Brazil and Algeria.
December 20, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission has secured agreements requiring Epic Games, creator of the popular video game Fortnite, to pay a total of $520 million in relief over allegations the company violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and deployed design tricks, known as dark patterns, to dupe millions of players into making unintentional purchases.
December 18, 2022
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Karl Sebastian Greenwood, who co-founded OneCoin with Ruja Ignatova, a/k/a “the Cryptoqueen,†pled guilty in Manhattan federal court to wire fraud and money laundering charges in connection with his participation in the massive OneCoin fraud scheme.
December 18, 2022
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on December 15 announced a historic $698 million dollar settlement with the Monsanto Company (Monsanto) for their role in polluting Oregon with PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) for the past 90+ years.
December 14, 2022
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced fraud charges against Danske Bank, a multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Denmark, for misleading investors about its anti-money laundering (AML) compliance program in its Estonian branch and failing to disclose the risks posed by the program’s significant deficiencies.
December 12, 2022
The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Metro Bank £10m for breaching the listing rules by publishing incorrect information to investors.
December 9, 2022
Britain\'s Financial Conduct Authority has fined Santander UK Plc £107,793,300 after it found serious and persistent gaps in its anti-money laundering (AML) controls, affecting its Business Banking customers.
December 9, 2022
On June 10, 2021, a worker was replacing battery cells on a forklift at Crown Lift Trucks ULC, owned by Ryder Material Handling ULC.
December 8, 2022
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and Insurance Commissioner Andrew Stolfi jointly announced a $17 million settlement with managed health care giant Centene regarding pharmacy services and including allegations that the company overcharged Oregon’s Medicaid program for pharmaceutical costs.
December 8, 2022
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that his office has resolved Rhode Island’s lawsuit against two of the nation’s largest refiners of gasoline.
December 8, 2022
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that New Jersey has entered a multistate settlement for $435 million with JUUL Labs.
December 6, 2022
Walmart has agreed to pay $500,000 after allegedly failing to follow prescription pricing procedures that are in place to keep costs down and prevent overcharges in the workers’ compensation insurance system, Attorney General Maura Healey announced.