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Experts: APRA chances unlikely, more state privacy laws certain
The “American Privacy Rights Act” has steep hills to climb if it’s ever going to become law, but that’s no reason for businesses to delay their privacy tune-ups.
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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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‘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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Riley Exploration Permian names chief compliance officer
Oil and natural gas company Riley Exploration Permian announced Corey Riley, formerly the company’s executive vice president - business intelligence, became its chief information officer and chief compliance officer.
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ClearSign Technologies appoints 1102 Partners CCO to board
ClearSign Technologies Corp., a developer of emission-control technology, announced David Maley, chief investment officer and chief compliance officer of family office 1102 Partners, was appointed to its board of directors.
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P10 names general counsel
P10, a private markets investment solutions provider, announced the appointment of Melodie Craft as general counsel.
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Enanta Pharmaceuticals announces legal chief
Enanta Pharmaceuticals announced the appointment of Matthew Kowalsky as chief legal officer.
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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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CFTC appoints first chief AI officer to lead data and AI strategy
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission appointed its first artificial intelligence chief to lead the agency’s efforts to further integrate AI into its operations.
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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.
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Aspira Women’s Health general counsel, CCO to resign
Biotechnology company Aspira Women’s Health announced Minh Merchant will resign as general counsel, chief compliance officer, and corporate secretary.
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Black Hills general counsel, CCO to retire
Natural gas distribution company Black Hills Corp. announced Brian Iverson will retire as its senior vice president, general counsel and chief compliance officer.
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SageSpring Wealth Partners names chief compliance officer
Investment adviser SageSpring Wealth Partners named Brad Clayton as its new chief compliance officer.
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Sony Pictures Entertainment names general counsel
Sony Pictures Entertainment announced Jill Ratner was named executive vice president and general counsel.
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Wolverine Worldwide appoints legal chief
Footwear company Wolverine Worldwide announced Dave Latchana was appointed chief legal officer and corporate secretary.
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Questions abound on foreign aid bill change to sanctions violations lookbacks
Tucked deep inside the $95 billion foreign aid bill recently passed by Congress was a provision that will allow the Office of Foreign Assets Control to look back 10 years to investigate potential violations of U.S. sanctions, rather than five years.
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Preparation key for ‘tectonic change’ from FTC noncompete ban
Companies would be wise to prepare to comply with the Federal Trade Commission’s rule to ban noncompete clauses, despite legal challenges that might delay or prevent it taking effect altogether.
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TD Bank reserves $450M for BSA/AML enforcements
TD Bank said it set aside $450 million to settle regulatory and law enforcement investigations, including by the Department of Justice, into its anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act programs.
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PCAOB removes redactions on 2022 KPMG inspection
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board published the full results of its 2022 inspection for Big Four firm KPMG after its initial report contained more than two dozen redactions.