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Italy's competition authority fines Amazon, Apple over 200 mln euros

November 24, 2021
Italy\'s competition watchdog fined tech giants Amazon and Apple more than 200 million euros for a 2018 agreement the regulator said represented anti competitive behavior in the market for high end headphones.

T-Mobile to settle U.S. probe into 911 outage for $19.5 million

November 23, 2021
T-Mobile USA has agreed to settle a U.S. probe for $19.5 million after an outage led to more than 20,000 failed 911 emergency calls.

Three Swiss subsidiaries of SBM Offshore convicted of corruption offences

November 23, 2021
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has sentenced three Swiss subsidiaries of the multinational group SBM Offshore and ordered them to pay an amount of over CHF 7 million, including a fine of CHF 4.2 million ($4.5 million).

Portugal sanctions three supermarket chains

November 23, 2021
The Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC) has sanctioned three supermarket chains Auchan, Modelo Continente and Pingo Doce as well as the common supplier Bimbo Donuts for having participated in a scheme of price fixing on retail prices.

Peru: Indecopi sanctions construction cartel

November 22, 2021
The sanctioned companies established an illegal mechanism for the distribution of 112 tenders called by the Ministry of Transport and Communications and Regional Governments from 2002 to 2016.

Croatia imposes $195,000 fine on SPAR Hrvatska for serious infringement

November 22, 2021
The Croatian Competition Agency (CCA) fined SPAR Hrvatska d.o.o. HRK 1.3 million ($195,000) for serious infringement of the Croatian Act on the prohibition of unfair trading practices in the business to business food supply chain.

UK: Forestry Commission acts on new tree disease in Cumbria

November 20, 2021
Woodland managers, landowners, the forest industry and tree nurseries are being urged to remain vigilant after the Forestry Commission (FC) and Forest Research (FR) identified the tree pathogen Phytophthora pluvialis in woodlands in Cumbria.

Commission fines Conserve Italia €20 million for participating in canned vegetables cartel

November 20, 2021
The European Commission has fined Conserve Italia Soc. coop. agricola and its subsidiary Conserves France S.A. (together ‘Conserve Italia\') a total of € 20 000 000 for breaching EU antitrust rules.

AG Shapiro’s action requires Marriott to disclose resort fees

November 19, 2021
Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced that his office has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. regarding the disclosure of “resort fees.”

Seven members of Los Angeles based fraud ring sentenced for multimillion dollar COVID-19 relief scheme

November 18, 2021
Seven members of a Los Angeles based fraud ring were sentenced for a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $20 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) COVID-19 relief funds.

Money laundering: FINMA concludes final proceedings connected with Venezuela

November 18, 2021
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has concluded two further proceedings focusing on Venezuelan business relationships.

Utility Warehouse agrees to pay £1.5 million for issues relating to customers in debt

November 16, 2021
Utility Warehouse accepts it failed to consistently treat customers fairly, which resulted in some customers being disadvantaged and facing increased financial hardship.
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