The former owner of a New York home health care company and two adult day care centers will pay $61 million and was sentenced to more than six years in prison for Medicaid fraud, the DOJ National Fraud Enforcement Division announced.
Regulatory Enforcement
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Grindr agrees $35 million settlement for U.K. complaint over serious data breaches
The tech company behind gay dating app Grindr has agreed to make a $35.2 million settlement over allegations that it shared sensitive personal medical information—including whether people were HIV positive—with third parties.
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Alcohol distributor pays $12.5M and ups compliance game in DOJ non-prosecution
A U.S. alcohol distributor has agreed to pay $12.5 million and make substantial compliance improvements to resolve allegations that the company and its executives made improper payments to retailers as bribes for business, the DOJ has announced.
Posted inSanctions
OFSI fines Citibank over Russian sanctions violations
Citibank has been handed a £4.7 million fine after its London branch violated the U.K.’s Russian sanctions regime by processing nearly £20 million in illegal payments to designated individuals and organizations.
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Uber’s driver-blocking algorithm draws nearly $1 billion Dutch privacy penalty
The Dutch data protection authority has fined Uber $959.2 million for using automatic decision-making tech to deactivate drivers’ accounts if they received poor customer reviews.
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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.
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Compliance implications of the National Fraud Enforcement Division
Eight months after the Trump Administration announced the establishment of a whole-of-government National Fraud Enforcement Division, many in the legal and compliance community are still left speculating about its purpose and scope of enforcement authority.
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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.
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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.
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Meta reaches $18B settlement with states over child safety violations
Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion and overhaul teen safety features on Facebook and Instagram as part of a settlement with 47 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.
