investigations

Former FTX Exec Salame Says Feds Not Honoring Plea Deal
Former FTX Exec Salame Says Feds Not Honoring Plea Deal
August 22, 2024  |  Legal

Last year former FTX executive Ryan Salame cut a deal with federal prosecutors. Now, Salame says the government is not holding up its end of the bargain,...

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FTC Investigating Companies’ Use of Personal Data to Set Prices
FTC Investigating Companies’ Use of Personal Data to Set Prices
July 23, 2024  |  Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is looking to learn more about companies’ use of personal data to categorize individuals and set individualized prices for the...

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EU Launches Delivery Hero and Glovo Antitrust Investigation
EU Launches Delivery Hero and Glovo Antitrust Investigation
July 23, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

Delivery Hero and its Spanish unit Glovo are under investigation by Europe’s antitrust watchdog. The European Commission (EC) announced Tuesday (July 23) that it will probe whether the relationship between the two...

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SEC, US Attorney Charge Joonko Founder Ilit Raz With Fraud
SEC, US Attorney Charge Joonko Founder Ilit Raz With Fraud
June 11, 2024  |  Legal

The founder of a now-closed artificial intelligence (AI) recruitment startup called Joonko is facing charges from both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the...

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Analysts Say Fines Could Rise as TD Bank Faces Additional Allegations
Analysts Say Fines Could Rise as TD Bank Faces Additional Allegations
June 05, 2024  |  AML

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD Bank) reportedly could be facing fines of up to $4 billion in relation to money-laundering probes in the United States. This estimate by...

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Will Regulators’ Public Shaming Blunt Innovation?
Will Regulators’ Public Shaming Blunt Innovation?
June 05, 2024  |  Regulation

The respective online “walls of shame” that U.S. and U.K. regulators have proposed to erect — spotlighting companies under various investigations — may have a...

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DOJ Charges 2 With Money Laundering Around ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams
DOJ Charges 2 With Money Laundering Around ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams
May 17, 2024  |  Legal

Two Chinese nationals have been charged with leading a scheme to launder proceeds from cryptocurrency investment scams. The indictment, unsealed in the Central District of...

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Tesla’s Autopilot Scandal Puts Future of Autonomous Transport Under Microscope
Tesla’s Autopilot Scandal Puts Future of Autonomous Transport Under Microscope
May 09, 2024  |  Transportation

If you take your hands off the wheel, you might crash.  That proverbial piece of advice, commonly leveled at business leaders and managers, has taken...

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UK’s FCA Defends Proposal to Disclose Companies Under Investigation
UK’s FCA Defends Proposal to Disclose Companies Under Investigation
May 08, 2024  |  Regulation

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the United Kingdom’s financial watchdog, has reportedly faced a backlash from the industry regarding its proposal to publicly disclose companies under...

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