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Estonia: Entrepreneurs suspected of being part of grain cartel must pay more than 300,000 euros

January 25, 2024 Office of the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Estonia resolved the criminal case conducted by the Competition Authority, in which 6 companies and 8 people were suspected of entering into an agreement that harms free competition.

NC Health System agrees to pay $6.6m in web tracking case

January 17, 2024 A North Carolina healthcare system has agreed to pay $6.6 million to settle a consolidated class action lawsuit involving its use of tracking tools in its websites and patient portals.

Construction DJL to pay $1.5 million for bid-rigging on public contracts in Quebec

January 16, 2024 Road construction company Construction DJL has been ordered to pay $1.5 million in connection with bid rigging for ministère des Transports du Québec paving contracts in the Granby region of Québec.

Grubhub to pay over $3.5 million for overcharging restaurants during COVID-19

January 15, 2024 Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has announced a settlement with Grubhub, a major online food delivery service platform.

Defyned Brands pleads guilty to distributing misbranded dietary supplements and agrees to $4.5 million forfeiture

January 15, 2024 Defyned Brands, an Austin, Texas, company also known as 5 Star Nutrition, pleaded guilty today to a three-count information charging it with distributing misbranded dietary supplements.

Czechia: 1 person and 1 company convicted of €650 000 EU funding fraud relating to mining activities

January 14, 2024 On 10 January 2024, following an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zlín, the branch of the Regional Court of Ostrava in Olomouc convicted one business owner and one company of EU funding fraud.

Turkish competition board to fine Meta $160,000 per day for non-compliance

January 11, 2024 Turkey\'s competition authority said on Wednesday it had decided to fine Meta 4.8 million lira ($160,000) a day for failing to provide sufficient documentation as part of a previous investigation.

Former Allied Technologies director jailed for breach of director duties

January 8, 2024 Singapore State Court has convicted Poh Wee Chiow Roger, a former executive director of Catalist listed Allied Technologies Limited (ATL), for failing to act honestly in the discharge of his director duties in relation to ATL’s acquisition of 51% of the shares in Activpass Holdings, a Singapore incorporated company.

Brazilian judge cuts $2.1 billion off JBS owner’s bribery fines

December 26, 2023 A Brazilian Supreme Court justice suspended $10.3 billion or about $2.1 billion U.S. of fines imposed under a 2017 “leniency agreement” that J&F had reached with the government of Brazil.

Federal court orders multiple entities and individuals to pay over $60 million for retail forex fraud scheme

December 24, 2023 The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Judge Virginia Covington of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida entered a summary judgment order on December 6 for a permanent injunction, monetary sanctions, and equitable relief against Michael DaCorta of Florida.

Kosovo competition agency fines Telekom Serbia 1.5 million euros

December 21, 2023 The Kosovo Competition Protection Agency (AKK) ordered Telekom Serbia to pay a fine of 1,563,959.26 million euro for failing to inform the agency that it bought several small cable operators, the KoSSev news portal said adding that the Serbian state-controlled company denied the claims.

United Memorial Medical Center to pay $2 million plus to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations

December 21, 2023 Doctor’s Hospital 1997, doing business as United Memorial Medical Center (UMMC), an entity that formerly operated hospitals in the Houston, Texas area, has agreed to pay $2 million, and to make additional contingent payments, to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations.