By Aaron Nicodemus2023-03-02T20:00:00
An Oregon-based freight transportation company and its former chief executive officer will pay a total of $1.1 million to settle charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) the firm failed to disclose perks related to the use of a private jet owned by the CEO.
Greenbrier Companies agreed to pay a $1 million fine and cease and desist from future violations of federal securities law as part of its settlement. The company’s co-founder, former CEO, and former executive chairman, William Furman, agreed to pay a $100,000 penalty. Furman will continue to serve on Greenbrier’s board of directors until 2024, the SEC said.
Neither Greenbrier nor Furman admitted or denied the agency’s findings.
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The board of British oil and gas giant BP announced its remuneration determinations after finding former CEO Bernard Looney committed “serious misconduct” in his disclosure of personal relationships with company colleagues.
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Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. agreed to pay $8.5 million to resolve charges the actions of a former company finance director led the firm to misstate its revenue in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission found McDonald’s violated federal securities law when it failed to fully disclose material factors regarding the firing of former Chief Executive Stephen Easterbrook in 2019.
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Charlie Javice, a former CEO who duped JPMorgan Chase into purchasing her start up company for $175 million, has been ordered to forfeit more than $22 million by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and to spend 7 years in jail.
2025-10-07T16:08:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Georgia Tech Research Corp. (GTRC) has agreed to pay $875,000 to settle allegations first raised by two compliance officers that its cybersecurity protocols violated acceptable standards for defense contractors, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said.
2025-10-06T17:12:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Tractor Supply Company has agreed to get into compliance with California’s consumer privacy law and to pay a $1.35 million fine—the largest yet by California—to settle allegations it violated the privacy rights of customers and job applicants.
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