The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit accusing pharmacy chain CVS of fueling the opioid epidemic by filling illegal prescriptions and billing federal health insurance programs. The complaint, unsealed on Wednesday in a Rhode Island federal court, outlines allegations spanning from October 2013 to the present. Allegations of Negligence and Profit-Driven Practices…
Visa faces a new lawsuit from U.S. merchants over its payments network, intensifying the legal challenges for the payment card giant. Last week, the U.S. Justice Department filed a major antitrust lawsuit against the company. On Tuesday, All Wrapped Up Signs and Graphix, an advertising and marketing company, filed a proposed class action in federal…
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Wednesday a major crackdown on a Russian-backed disinformation campaign, seizing 32 internet domains linked to efforts aimed at swaying US and global public opinion. The operation, dubbed “Doppelganger,” is reportedly tied to the Russian government and orchestrated under the supervision of Sergei Kiriyenko, a senior official in…
A Pakistani national with connections to Iran has been federally indicted in New York for orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot targeting U.S. government officials. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the charges on Tuesday, highlighting the severity of the plot and the international ties of the accused. Asif Merchant, the accused, initially contacted a confidential source…
A U.S. judge in Florida on Monday dismissed the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of illegally retaining classified documents after leaving office. The judge, Aileen Cannon, appointed by Trump, ruled that Special Counsel Jack Smith, leading the prosecution, unlawfully took his role and lacked the authority to bring the case. The Justice Department announced it…
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday it referred a complaint against the social media platform TikTok and its parent company ByteDance to the Justice Department over potential violations of children’s privacy. In March, a source told Reuters the FTC could resolve a probe into TikTok over allegedly faulty privacy and data security practices…
Alleged Sinaloa Cartel leader and lead sicario, or assassin, Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, also known as El Nini, 32, of Mexico, was extradited on May 25 from Mexico to the United States to face charges contained in two indictments. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland stated: “Today [May 28, 2024] El Nini joins the growing list…
Live Nation and its Ticketmaster unit face the first in a likely wave of new consumer antitrust lawsuits after the U.S. government and states sued to break up the two companies on Thursday. The first consumer class action, filed later that day in Manhattan federal court, seeks $5 billion in damages on behalf of potentially…
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on April 15, 2024, unveiled a new pilot program aiming to shield whistleblowers from prosecution when they come forward with information on corporate wrongdoing. The initiative, titled “Pilot Program on Voluntary Self-Disclosures for Individuals,” aims to encourage individuals to report criminal activities involving corporations, such as financial crimes, bribery,…
Families of the victims from two tragic Boeing 737 MAX crashes are intensifying their calls for criminal prosecution against the aerospace company following a mid-air incident in January that exposed persisting safety concerns. Representatives of the victims are set to meet with U.S. Justice Department officials to assert that Boeing breached a 2021 agreement with…
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