All United States articles – Page 26
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News BriefAvantor agrees to pay $5.3M to settle false claims, chemicals reporting violations
Laboratory supply company Avantor agreed to pay $5.3 million to settle allegations, first brought by a whistleblower, that it overcharged four federal agencies and failed to comply with chemical regulations, the Department of Justice said.
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PremiumGame-changing DOJ pilot whistleblower program panned by critics
The Department of Justice released the details of its long-awaited corporate whistleblower awards pilot program that will prioritize reporting in areas of corporate crime not currently covered by existing whistleblower programs.
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News BriefMeta reaches $1.4B settlement over Texas biometric data privacy lawsuit
Meta agreed to pay $1.4 billion to the state of Texas to settle allegations regarding the unauthorized capture and use of personal biometric data of state residents.
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News BriefCFPB lawsuit: Rent-a-Center affiliate used dark patterns to trick customers
A nationwide rental outlet affiliated with Rent-a-Center and its chief executive have been sued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for allegedly deceiving five million consumers about the terms of credit agreements.
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News BriefOFAC sanctions entities providing electronic components for Iranian weapons
Five individuals and seven entities in Iran, China, and Hong Kong have been targeted for U.S. sanctions by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control for helping to obtain components used in Iran’s missles and drones.
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News BriefFCC fines Charter Communications $15M over failing to report 911 outages
Charter Communications agreed to pay $15 million and put in place a “robust” compliance plan, including cybersecurity upgrades, to settle allegations it didn’t comply with emergency 911 and network outage notification rules, the Federal Communications Commission announced.
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News BriefWestern International Securities to pay $1.5M over repeated supervision failures
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ordered Western International Securities to pay $1.5 million for failing to implement a supervisory system to detect and respond to excessive trading, the firm’s fifth consent order with the regulator since 2019.
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NCHC announces compliance officer, risk manager
North Central Health Care announced the appointment of Thomas Onan as compliance officer and risk manager.
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Stax Payments appoints risk chief
Stax Payments appointed Valentin Neiconi as chief risk officer.
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Lam Research names legal chief
Lam Research, a global supplier of innovative wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry, announced that Ava Harter has joined its executive leadership team as senior vice president and chief legal officer.
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AGBO announces chief legal officer
Media company AGBO announced that Lesley Freeman will join the company as chief legal officer.
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Ingevity names general counsel
Chemical manufacturing company Ingevity Corporation announced the appointment of Ryan Fisher as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary.
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Flix North America appoints general counsel
Flix North America announced the appointment of James Bristow as general counsel, effective Aug. 1.
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Brex announces chief compliance officer
Brex, an artificial intelligence-powered spend platform, announced that Sibongile Ngako has joined the company as chief compliance officer.
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SUU names general counsel
Southern Utah University named Lucia Maloy as the institution’s new general counsel.
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GuideOne Insurance names risk chief
GuideOne Insurance Company announced that Troy Spoonemore has been promoted to chief underwriting and risk officer.
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FalconPoint Partners names CFO, CCO
FalconPoint Partners announced the appointment of Vijay Maharaj as chief financial officer and chief compliance officer.
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ChromaDex appoints general counsel
Dietary supplement and food ingredient company ChromaDex announced the appointment of Carlos Lopez as senior vice president and general counsel.
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News BriefOSHA orders Maersk to pay $707K over suspending, firing whistleblower
Global shipping giant Maersk Line Limited agreed to pay more than $707,000 and reinstate a seaman who was terminated after he alerted a federal regulatory agency about alleged safety violations, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration said.
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PremiumTreasury official slams Florida ‘anti-woke’ law for ‘undermining’ BSA compliance
Brian Nelson, Treasury Department under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, warned in a letter that Florida’s “anti-woke” banking bill may “materially undermine” financial institutions’ compliance with federal AML/CFT laws and U.S. sanctions.