Corporate Crime Blotter

Mar 11: Federal Trade Commission charges #DirecTV w/ deceptive advertising over the cost of its satellite television service: http://t.co/szu9YpuVCu |
Mar 10: #Johnson+Johnson’s #McNeil pleads guilty, pays $25 MILLION for selling kids #Tylenol w/ metal particles for ~1 year http://t.co/KMNL7VjOo6 |
Mar 5: RT @consumerist: Lumber Liquidators Sued Over Formaldehyde Allegations http://t.co/DUlabfwucd |
Mar 2: #LumberLiquidators knowingly buys Chinese-made laminate flooring averaging 6-7 times the legal CA #formaldehyde limit http://t.co/DsRWfRdg8L |
Feb 18: #AmericanBankingAssociation, lawyers, and #ChamberofCommerce fighting regs to unmask “#BeneficialOwners” of accounts http://t.co/tOGNU86Mvy |
Nov 10: Prosecution deferred is justice denied: #AttorneyGeneral nominee #LorettaLynch unlikely to target #WallStreet friends http://t.co/cCqeY9M9Fz |
Nov 7: Japan’s #Takata, which makes 20% of car #airbags worldwide, hid flaws tied to 4 deaths and 139 injuries for 4 years http://t.co/lkp8PuMJL1 |
Nov 3: U.S. fines Korean automakers #Hyundai and #Kia $100 million, revokes credits for lying about #MPG on 1.2 million cars http://t.co/oXJCiRc3Rn |
Oct 31: Court orders #WellsFargo to pay $203 million to 1 million debit-card holders for deliberately causing #overdraft fees http://t.co/ULfUgR5z6s |
Oct 3: FCC fines #Marriott hotel chain $600K for blocking guests' personal Internet to make them pay $$ to use hotel's wi-fi http://t.co/wqCmmA12nc |