Corporate Crime Blotter

Apr 23: Indian communities sue #IFC/ #WorldBank for financing destructive #coal-fired power plant #coalpimping (via @theICAR) http://t.co/vgUsiYsGUd |
Apr 23: #DeutscheBank faces $1.6 BILLION fine for rigging #LIBOR + probe for currency manipulation & violating U.S. sanctions http://t.co/eWARnO79BW |
Apr 22: Arkansas fines #Exxon $5 MILLION for 5,000-barrel 2013 #TarSands oil spill — or about half a day’s profits #BAU #COB http://t.co/wyWXmG73JT |
Apr 21: CA lawsuit says #Monsanto falsely claims #glyphosate targets enzyme found only in plants, but it’s also in intestines http://t.co/R5xllCVTpv |
Apr 21: UK arrests high-frequency trader at U.S. behest for manipulating futures market, sparking 2010 #FlashCrash #HFT #CFTC http://t.co/NzgOosf5K0 |
Apr 20: #SEC fines #BlackRock Advisors $12 million for failing to eliminate/disclose portfolio manager’s conflict of interest http://t.co/sreNAgjqVg |
Apr 20: #ProcurementFraud by anonymously owned companies may be up to 25% of government spending: $2+ TRILLION #transparency http://t.co/BxHLjgpdQY |
Apr 17: Dutch prosecutors launch criminal investigation into #Uber ban violations as service continues (via @Consumerist) http://t.co/vpvLBYzSRQ |
Apr 17: Federal judge rules #WellsFargo’s denial of loan modifications breached 2010 adjustable-payment #mortgages settlement http://t.co/wbyaEIUkWy |
Apr 17: “#SwissBanks hold at least $2 TRILLION that customers haven’t declared in their home countries” (via @nickshaxson) http://t.co/1ljjPxyKo3 |