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Pennsylvania Department of Education

Investigates March 26, 2019

Pennsylvania Department of Education Settles Federal Civil Rights Probe

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) agreed to settle a federal civil rights investigation into complaints related to its statewide…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

Investigates March 22, 2019

MedStar Health to Pay $35M to Settle Alleged Violations of False Claims Act

MedStar Health agreed to pay the United States government $35 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

uBiome founders face fraud charges

California News March 12, 2019

Covidien to Pay $20M to Settle Charges for Allegedly Violating False Claims Act

Covidien, a medical supply distributor, agreed to pay $20 million to settle charges alleging that it violated the False Claims…

By Catherine Davis

Investigates March 11, 2019

Sweepstakes Scam Operators Settles FTC Charges, Forfeit $30 Million

  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that the operators of a sweepstakes scam agreed to settle the charges against…

By Catherine Davis

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Investigates March 6, 2019

BB&T Securities Settles SEC Charges for Allegedly Misleading Investors

BB&T Securities agreed to return over $5.7 million to retail investors and pay a penalty of $500,000 to settle the…

By Catherine Davis

Musical.ly--Tik Tok

Entertainment February 28, 2019

FTC Slaps Video Social Networking App Musical.ly with $5.7 Million Penalty

Video social networking app TikTok previously known as Musical.ly agreed to pay $5.7 million to settle the charges against it…

By Catherine Davis

uBiome founders face fraud charges

Investigates February 27, 2019

Vanguard Healthcare to Pay over $18M to Settle Federal and State Lawsuit

Vanguard Healthcare, owner of skilled nursing facilities, reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. government and the State of Tennessee…

By Catherine Davis

Hertz

Business February 21, 2019

Hertz Settles San Francisco’s Lawsuit over Hidden Fees Charged to Rental Car Customers

Hertz Corporation and its business partner, American Traffic Solutions (ATS) reached a settlement agreement with San Francisco City Attorney Dennis…

By Cedric Dent

Work-From-Home--Cash From Home Scam

Investigates February 20, 2019

SCAM ALERT: FTC Bans Five “Work-From-Home” Business Opportunity Operators

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently banned five companies and their owners for allegedly operating work-from-home business opportunity scam. According…

By Catherine Davis

aetna

California News February 1, 2019

Aetna to pay $935K to settle its alleged violations of California health privacy laws

Aetna agreed to pay $935,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that it violated California health privacy laws for revealing patients’…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

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