Prudent chief compliance officers should ensure artificial intelligence-related risks are being properly addressed at their businesses considering growing scrutiny being paid to the technology by the Department of Justice.
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DOJ orders Baptist Health to pay $1.5M over discount policy false claims
Florida-based Baptist Health System agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle self-disclosed violations of the False Claims Act for allegedly offering discounts to patients to induce purchases or refer services reimbursed by Medicare.
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SoFi unit fined $1.1M by FINRA for fraud prevention failures
SoFi’s brokerage unit will pay a $1.1 million fine to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for fraud detection weaknesses that allowed thieves to create SoFi Money accounts using fake or stolen identities.
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SEC doubles down on cyber risk management accountability
To help investors gain a better understanding of cyber risk, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has created sweeping new rules—forcing companies to take a more proactive approach to cybersecurity.
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DOJ orders Hahn Air to pay $27M over travel fee false claims
Hahn Air Lines and its U.S. subsidiary agreed to pay $26.8 million to settle alleged violations of the False Claims Act over knowingly failing to provide remittance for travel fees it collected from commercial airline passengers flying into or within the United States.
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FINTRAC fines TD Bank record $6.7M over AML program failings
The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada fined TD Bank nearly CAD$9.2 million (U.S. $6.7 million) for failing to comply with its anti-money laundering regulations.
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‘Sham audit mill’: SEC fines, permanently suspends BF Borgers
BF Borgers was all but shuttered by the Securities and Exchange Commission after the agency accused the firm of massive fraud impacting more than 1,500 SEC filings audited over a 2 1/2-year span.
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Insight Global to pay $2.7M over lax security on contact tracing data
Atlanta-based staffing agency Insight Global agreed to pay $2.7 million to settle alleged False Claims Act violations for failing to provide adequate cybersecurity on Covid-19 contract tracing data.
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JPMorgan expects added $100M penalty for trade surveillance shortcomings
JPMorgan Chase said it expects to pay an additional $100 million to an unnamed regulator to settle alleged trade surveillance failures that have already warranted more than $348 million in penalties by two other agencies.
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PayPal off hook in CFPB probe into Venmo fund transfers
Digital wallet company PayPal disclosed it won’t face enforcement regarding a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau probe into its subsidiary Venmo.
