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News BriefDrug company and CEO pay $47 million over alleged kickbacks and false claims
A pharmaceutical company and its chief executive have agreed to pay $47 million to settle allegations first brought by whistleblowers, that the company paid kickbacks and filed false claims, the Department of Justice said.
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News BriefFinCEN alerts financial institutions to be wary of AI-enabled deepfakes
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued an alert to financial institutions about their obligations to report deepfakes, warning artificial intelligence has given bad actors additional tools in their arsenal.
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Kailera Therapeutics welcomes legal chief
Biopharmaceutical company Kailera Therapeutics announced the appointment of Scott Akamine as chief legal officer.
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I Squared Capital appoints GC
Investment manager I Squared Capital announced the appointment of Patricia Menéndez Cambó as its new general counsel.
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Truist names chief risk officer
Truist Financial Corporation announced that Brad Bender will be its new chief risk officer.
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The New Terminal One announces CLO
The New Terminal One at John F. Kennedy International Airport has announced Varlin Vissepó as chief legal officer.
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Packsize announces chief legal officer
Packsize announced it has appointed JD Ellis as the company’s chief legal officer.
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News BriefCFTC cites ‘unreasonably delayed reporting’ for unevenly split $4M whistleblower award
“Unreasonably delayed reporting” cost one of two claimants whom will unevenly split a $4 million whistleblower award from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for providing information that led to a successful enforcement action.
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News BriefDOJ orders Paragon Systems, subsidiary to pay $54M over front company contracts scheme
Paragon Systems, a Virginia-based security contractor, and a subsidiary will pay nearly $54 million to resolve allegations that its corporate executives–including its compliance manager–conspired to win Department of Homeland Security contracts by creating fraudulent small business front companies.
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Cohen & Steers names General Mills GC to board
Global investment manager Cohen & Steers Board of Directors has appointed Karen Wilson Thissen, general counsel and secretary of General Mills, as a director of the company.
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AIG appoints chief risk officer
American International Group announced that Christopher Schaper has been appointed chief risk officer.
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ADM elects AT&T GC to board
Global agricultural supply chain manager and processor ADM’s board of directors announced that it has elected AT&T Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel David McAtee II as its newest member.
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News BriefSEC orders Invesco to pay $17.5M over misleading investors about ESG assets
Invesco Advisors agreed to pay $17.5 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle allegations that the company misled investors about the extent of its assets that included environmental, social, and governance factors.
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News BriefNavy Federal Credit Union to pay $95M in fines, redress over ‘surprise’ overdraft fees
Navy Federal Credit Union will pay a $15 million fine and return $80 million in “surprise” overdraft fees to its members to resolve an enforcement action from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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News BriefFTC to monitor compliance at AI-enabled product review platform after misleading ratings
Artificial intelligence-enabled product review platform Sitejabber agreed to a 10-year compliance monitorship with the Federal Trade Commission following allegations that it inflated product ratings and misled the public.
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NetApp names diversity chief
NetApp, the intelligent data infrastructure company, announced the appointment of Pamela Hennard as the new chief diversity and inclusion officer.
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FREYR Battery names interim legal chief
FREYR Battery announced that Peter del Vecchio will be joining as interim chief legal officer.
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Discover adds interim legal chief, GC
Discover Financial Services added Kelly Welsh as the incoming interim chief legal officer, general counsel and head of corporate and public affairs.
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Antelope Enterprise announces compliance chief
Antelope Enterprise Holdings Limited, a provider of electricity through natural gas power generation, announced the appointment of Junjie Dong as the new corporate secretary and chief compliance officer.
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World Bank Group appoints risk chief
The World Bank Group announced the appointment of Dennis McLaughlin as chief risk officer and vice president.