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Defendant convicted of defrauding American Express of more than $4.7 million

April 29, 2022 A federal jury convicted Jasminder Singh of bank fraud and money laundering based on defrauding American Express of more than $4.7 million in charges for iPhone purchases and spending the fraud proceeds on a $1.3 million home and other luxury items.

Trivago to pay $44.7 million in penalties for misleading consumers over hotel room rates

April 25, 2022 The Federal Court has ordered Trivago to pay penalties of $44.7 million for making misleading representations about hotel room rates on its website and in television advertising, in proceedings brought by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission.

Former Domino’s Pizza accountant to pay nearly $2 million penalty for insider trading

April 25, 2022 The Securities and Exchange Commission announced a court-approved settlement requiring a Michigan-based former accountant at Domino’s Pizza to pay a penalty of nearly $2 million for insider trading in the company’s stock.

SEC charges Stericycle with bribery schemes in Latin America

April 21, 2022 The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against Stericycle, Inc. for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) arising out of bribery schemes that took place in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico.

SEC charges senior executive of Brazilian company with fraud

April 19, 2022 The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against Fernando Passos, the former EVP of finance and investor relations of Brazilian reinsurance company IRB Brasil Resseguros, for allegedly planting a false story with the media and disseminating false documents claiming that Berkshire Hathawa had recently made a substantial investment in IRB.

Johnson & Johnson reaches opioid settlement agreement with West Virginia

April 18, 2022 Johnson & Johnson and its U.S.-based Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies announced a settlement agreement with the State of West Virginia and its participating subdivisions resolving their opioid-related claims against the company.

Anti-mafia prevention measures: Confiscation of assets worth over 100 million euros

April 18, 2022 The Court of Palermo - Prevention Measures Section, at the request of the local Public Prosecutor\'s Office - DDA, issued a decree of confiscation of the assets of F. G. which became irrevocable with a sentence of the Court of Cassation, for an estimated value of over 100 million euros, executed by the financiers of the Provincial Command of Palermo.

California announces settlement with shipping company for violations of regulation of emissions of DPM and NOx

April 16, 2022 The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced a settlement with a container shipping company for over $680,000.

Man jailed in Scotland after importing 250kg of cocaine bulking agent

April 15, 2022 An Ayrshire man has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years after importing vast quantities of an anaesthetic used to bulk out quantities of cocaine and increase supplier profits.

CaNickel Mining in Manitoba fined $200,000 for violating federal environmental legislation

April 14, 2022 On April 11, 2022, CaNickel Mining Limited was ordered to pay $200,000 after pleading guilty in the Provincial Court of Manitoba to two offences, which are violations of the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations made pursuant to the Fisheries Act.

DC Solar CFO sentenced to 6 years in prison for billion dollar Ponzi scheme

April 14, 2022 Robert A. Karmann of Clayton was sentenced to six years in prison and ordered to pay $624 million in restitution for participating in a billion-dollar Ponzi scheme involving DC Solar, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

Ukrainian member of FIN7 hacking group sentenced for compromising tens of millions of debit and credit cards

April 11, 2022 A Ukrainian man was sentenced in the Western District of Washington to 5 years in prison for his criminal work in the hacking group FIN7.