Corporate Crime Blotter
| May 12: Potentially delayed #corpcrime probes: #WellsFargo, #Baxter / #Pfizer / #ICUMedical, #Theranos, and #21stCenturyFox https://t.co/WdTGXGZtyN |
| May 12: Comey firing follows dismissal of 50% of federal prosecutors, stalling #corporatecrime investigations & prosecutions https://t.co/WdTGXGZtyN |
| Apr 23: At previous start-up, #Uber CEO illegally invested taxes withheld from employee paychecks, instead of sending to IRS https://t.co/Dj2dgQNOBv |
| Apr 21: U.S. fines #Volkswagen $2.8 BILLION for guilty plea to criminal conspiracy & obstruction in #diesel #emissions tests https://t.co/J3nEP4MfrX |
| Apr 20: Defense teams for "#Pharma bro" #Shkreli and #Retrophin lawyer plan to blame each other for #securitiesfraud scheme https://t.co/xgZak3c9y6 |
| Apr 19: Spy-phones lawsuit: $350 #Bose headphones use companion app to track what users listen to and sell info to marketers https://t.co/vR16qlIpCp |
| Apr 18: AZ fines #Theranos $200,000 for #misrepresentation, $4.65 MILLION reimbursement to 175,000+ customers from 2013-2016 https://t.co/nSvbiKCNeQ |
| Apr 7: #Labor Dept: "Systemic compensation disparities" indicate "extreme" #discrimination against female #Google employees https://t.co/9Q6MzzqbKt |
| Apr 7: 8 social media firms including #Instagram, #Twitter & #Yelp to pay $5.3 MILLION in #classaction over contact uploads https://t.co/CDELjHK08H |
| Apr 6: .@JnJCares illegally promoted a powerful drug to children & the elderly, covered up the side effects & made BILLION$ https://t.co/ewylmwQRI7 |
