Financial institutionsโ reports to the U.S. Treasury Departmentโs Financial Crimes Enforcement Network revealed about $17.5 billion in suspicious financial activity related to health care, according to a FinCEN analysis.
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Two Payment processors face bans under FTC orders
Two credit card payment processors have been ordered to pay fines and to steer clear of high-risk merchants for allegedly processing more than $130 million in payments for bogus companies that scammed the public, the FTC announced.
Cox Media Group, two others pay $930,000 for alleged AI hype
Cox Media Group and two other businesses have agreed to pay $930,000 to resolve allegations that they claimed their AI service offered far more benefits than it did, the FTC said.
Statement by U.S. financial regulators clarifies confidentiality of suspicious activity filings
The federal Bank Secrecy Act does not prohibit financial institutions from speaking openly with customers who are the subjects of official SARs, according to a clarifying statement issued by U.S. financial regulators Wednesday.
Honeywell Aerospace pays $2M to settle false claims allegations
Honeywell Aerospace has agreed to pay more than $2 million to settle allegations that the company failed to comply with cybersecurity requirements in a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense, a case first brought by a whistleblower.
AI startup and former CEO settle with SEC over alleged material misrepresentations
An AI startup company and its former chief executive officer have settled charges that they misrepresented projected revenue, according to the SEC.
Florida health group pays $541M to settle false claims allegations
A large health provider group in Florida has agreed to pay $541 million to resolve allegations it inflated patient diagnosis codes in order to boost its reimbursement through a Medicare program. The Villages Health System (TVH) intentionally made patients appear sicker on bills it filed from 2020 through 2024 to three private insurers that […]
Zillow and Redfin settle with FTC over alleged anticompetitive violations
Zillow and Redfin have settled with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and five states over allegations they engaged in anticompetitive activity. Zillow and Redfin, two separate businesses based on online platforms that post apartment rentals and real estate for sale, made an illegal agreement in 2025 to dismantle Redfinโs apartment rental listing business, the FTC […]
TikTok pays $400M to settle children’s privacy allegations, but agreement terms kept secret
TikTok has agreed to pay $400 million to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to settle long-running complaints that the company has repeatedly violated childrenโs privacy. The DOJ sued TikTokโs predecessor, Musical.ly, in 2019 for allegedly not complying with the Childrenโs Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which prohibits the collection, use and disclosure of personal data […]
End of BOI rule doesn’t mean end of BOI responsibilities for banks, small businesses
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) ended the requirement that small businesses report beneficial ownership information (BOI) but neither businesses nor banks should consider themselves off the hook about BOI, experts said. FinCEN announced Aug. 11 it was killing the BOI rule, a mandate that certain small businesses report information about any persons holding […]


