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50 More Marketers Warned About Making Unsupported COVID-19 Claims

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Date22 May 2020

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Paycheck Protection Program Loan Application Data Possibly Exposed

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Date22 May 2020

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Payment Processor, Former Executive To Pay More Than $40.2 Million

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Date19 May 2020

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Warnings Issued Regarding Potentially Misleading Relief Loan Marketing

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Date18 May 2020

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More Than $12 Million In Refunds To Online Billing Scam Victims

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Date18 May 2020

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Companies Charged By SEC For Misleading COVID-19 Claims

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Date15 May 2020

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Morgan Stanley Charged With Providing Misleading Info to Retail Clients

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Date12 May 2020

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More Than 40 Warning Letters Sent By FTC To COVID-19 Marketers

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Date07 May 2020

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Approximately $2 Million Awarded To Whistleblower

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Date04 May 2020

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Protected Health Information Data Breaches Under HHS Investigation

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Date30 Apr 2020

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SEC Has Awarded Over $448 Million To Whistleblowers

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Date29 Apr 2020

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Multi-Level Marketers Warned Regarding Health and Earnings Claims

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Date24 Apr 2020

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Multiple FTC Warning Letters Issued Re COVID-19 Products/Therapies

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Date23 Apr 2020

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$5 Million Whistleblower Award Due to Successful Enforcement Action

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Date20 Apr 2020

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SEC Whistleblower Awards Exceed $400 Million

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Date16 Apr 2020

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Millions Lost By Consumers To Coronavirus-Related Fraud

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Date15 Apr 2020

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FTC Warns Marketers About Making Coronavirus Claims

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Date14 Apr 2020

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Investors: Watch For Scams Related To Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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Date13 Apr 2020

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Consumers: Defend Against COVID-19 Cyber Scams

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Date08 Apr 2020

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Be Careful of Social Security Scams During The COVID-19 Crisis

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Date07 Apr 2020

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Toyota Prius, Prius HV, Prius V, Camry Hybrid, Avalon Hybrid Owners

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Date06 Apr 2020

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Illegal Coronavirus Robocalls – “Warning Letters” Sent to Nine Businesses

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Date06 Apr 2020

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Consumer Alert: Zoom Software-Related Security Issues

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Date05 Apr 2020

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Be Aware of COVID-19-Related Phishing Attacks and Phone Scams

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Date05 Apr 2020

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$2 Million Award to SEC Whistleblower – $398 Million Awarded To Date

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Date03 Apr 2020

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Coronavirus Relief Checks – Scammers Want Them!!

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Date03 Apr 2020

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Consumers: Watch For Coronavirus-Related Scams and Other Schemes

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Date03 Apr 2020

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Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. Data Breach

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Date01 Apr 2020

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Consumers: Don’t Be Scammed During The Coronavirus Health Crisis

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Date31 Mar 2020

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Marriott International Possible Data Breach – “Property System Incident”

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Date31 Mar 2020

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Protected Health Information Data Breaches Under HHS Investigation

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Date30 Mar 2020

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Significant Information Results in $450,000 Whistleblower Award

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Date30 Mar 2020

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Houseware and Furniture Products “Made in USA” Claims

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Date30 Mar 2020

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FTC Warns Against Assisting Illegal Coronavirus Telemarketing

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Date29 Mar 2020

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Watch For Scammers Taking Advantage of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

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Date27 Mar 2020

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Beware Of Coronavirus Scams Targeting Businesses

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Date25 Mar 2020

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Whistleblower Awards Of $1.6 Million And More Than $570,000

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Date24 Mar 2020

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More Than $6.9 Million In Refunds To Office Supply Scam Victims

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Date24 Mar 2020

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Finastra Security Breach – Finastra “Shutting Down Key Systems”

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Date22 Mar 2020

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Consumer Alert: Be Aware Of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Scams

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Date19 Mar 2020

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Western Union – $153 Million Will Be Mailed to 109,000 Consumers

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Date11 Mar 2020

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Charges Settled for Deceiving Customers About Boosting Credit Scores

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Date09 Mar 2020

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Zynga Class Action Lawsuit Regarding Zynga’s Data Breach

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Date08 Mar 2020

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Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Rutter’s

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Date06 Mar 2020

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Protected Health Information Data Breaches Under HHS Investigation

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Date06 Mar 2020

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Temporary Restraining Order Granted – “Online Trading Academy”

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Date06 Mar 2020

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Three Woodbridge Sales Agents Charged by SEC

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Date05 Mar 2020

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More Than $4 Million To Be Paid By Affiliate Marketers to Settle Charges

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Date05 Mar 2020

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T-Mobile Data Breach – “Malicious Attack” Against T-Mobile E-Mail Vendor

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Date05 Mar 2020

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J.Crew Group “Notice of Data Breach” – jcrew.com Customer Accounts

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Date04 Mar 2020

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Carnival Cruise Ship Operator Discloses Potential Data Breach

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Date04 Mar 2020

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Company and Its Principal Charged in $33 Million Digital Asset Scheme

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Date02 Mar 2020

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$2 Million Plus In Refunds to Consumers Harmed by Imposter Scheme

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Date02 Mar 2020

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Walgreens – Mobile App Personal Secure Messaging Error Discovered

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Date02 Mar 2020

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Wells Fargo Investment Recommendation Practices – Settled Charges

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Date28 Feb 2020

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South Carolina Energy Companies, Former Executives Charged

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Date28 Feb 2020

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More Than $7 Million Awarded to Whistleblower

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Date28 Feb 2020

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Class Action Filed Against MGM Resorts Related to Data Breach

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Date25 Feb 2020

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More Than $1.7 Million in Refund Checks Will Be Sent to Consumers

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Date25 Feb 2020

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Slickwraps Data Breach – Data of 857,000 Customers Compromised

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Date25 Feb 2020

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PAUSE Before You Invest – SEC’s PAUSE Program Informs Investors

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Date24 Feb 2020

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Wells Fargo to Pay $500 Million – Part of Combined $3 Billion Settlement

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Date24 Feb 2020

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Aaron’s, Buddy’s Newco, Rent-A-Center Agree to Settle FTC Charges

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Date21 Feb 2020

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More Than $34 Million in Refunds To Be Sent to Office Depot Customers

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Date20 Feb 2020

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MGM Data Dump – Personal Data of More Than 10.6 Million Exposed

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Date20 Feb 2020

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Data Breach – Hackers, Reportedly, in Citrix Networks for Five Months

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Date19 Feb 2020

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Protected Health Information Data Breaches Under HHS Investigation

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Date19 Feb 2020

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Global Alcohol Producer Diageo plc Charged by SEC

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Date19 Feb 2020

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Real Estate Company and Executives Charged with Defrauding Investors

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Date18 Feb 2020

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Massive Text Data Breach – Millions of SMS Text Messages Exposed

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Date03 Dec 2019

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Third-Party Vendor of McLaren Health Plan Subject of Phishing Attack

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Date03 Dec 2019

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First American – Data Leak Impacting 900 Million Records

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Date10 Jun 2019

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“Major Data Leak” Discovered at Fortune 500 Tech Data Corporation

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Date07 Jun 2019

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Over 400,000 OPKO Health Customers Affected by AMCA Data Breach

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Date07 Jun 2019

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LabCorp – Possibly 7.7 Million Affected by Data Breach

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Date05 Jun 2019

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Quest Diagnostics – Personal Data of 11.9 Million Possibly Compromised

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Date03 Jun 2019

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People Inc. Issues Notification of a Data Security Incident

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Date03 Jun 2019

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$3 Million Awarded to Joint Whistleblowers by SEC

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Date03 Jun 2019

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Data Leak Exposes More Than 800 Million Title Insurance Records

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Date30 May 2019

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State Regulator Investigating First American’s Security Vulnerability

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Date29 May 2019

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Checkers & Rally’s Data Breach – Restaurants in 20 States Affected

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Date29 May 2019

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$4.5 Million Awarded to Whistleblower by SEC

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Date29 May 2019

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Flipboard Data Breach – 2 Hacks in the Past Year

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Date29 May 2019

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$900,000 Settlement by Medical Informatics From 2015 Data Breach

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Date29 May 2019

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First American Issues Statement Regarding Security Incident

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Date28 May 2019

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First American – Exposure of Sensitive Customer Data Alleged

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Date28 May 2019

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CFTC Announces $1.5 Million Whistleblower Award

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Date09 May 2019

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Woodbridge Directors of Investment Charged with Fraud

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Date16 Apr 2019

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Online Lending Company To Settle FTC Charges

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Date16 Apr 2019

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SEC’s 9th Enforcement Action From ADR Pre-Release Practices Probe

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Date04 Apr 2019

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Office Depot, Tech Support Firm To Pay $35 Million to Settle FTC Allegations

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Date04 Apr 2019

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$50 Million Awarded to Two Whistleblowers

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Date04 Apr 2019

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Lumber Liquidators Charged with Fraud by SEC

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Date12 Mar 2019

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$125 Million Being Returned to Investors by 79 Investment Advisers

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Date11 Mar 2019

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Wage Deductions for Uniforms and Other Items Under the FLSA

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Date27 Feb 2019

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Pennsylvania Restaurants to Pay $1M in Back Wages to 201 Employees

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Date27 Feb 2019

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Wage and Hour Facts: Restaurants and Fast Food Establishments

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Date27 Feb 2019

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$6M+ To Consumers Who Bought Deceptively-Marketed Products

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Date01 Feb 2019

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Promotional Product-Related Price-Fixing Charges Announced

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Date01 Feb 2019

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Four Public Companies Charged With Internal Control Failures

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Date29 Jan 2019

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$1 Billion Judgment Against Operators of Woodbridge Ponzi Scheme

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Date29 Jan 2019

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USAA Federal Savings Bank Settles with CFPB

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Date04 Jan 2019

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JPMorgan to Pay $135+ Million Related to Improper Handling of ADRs

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Date26 Dec 2018

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Unregistered Brokers Who Sold Woodbridge Securities Charged

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Date19 Dec 2018

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Improper Handling of ADRs – BNY Mellon To Pay More Than $54 Million

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Date18 Dec 2018

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Initial Coin Offering Scam Charges Settled

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Date13 Dec 2018

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FY ’18 National Do Not Call Registry Data Book And Mini Site Released

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Date06 Dec 2018

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43,456 Checks Totaling More Than $3.5 Million Returned To Consumers

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Date06 Dec 2018

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Marriott Data Breach – Personal Information of Up to 500 Million Exposed

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Date05 Dec 2018

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Investor Alert: SEC Warns of Fraudulent Investment Scams

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Date30 Nov 2018

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Money to Consumers Impacted by Office Supply Scam

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Date28 Nov 2018

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FTC Finds 1-800 Contacts Unlawfully Harmed Competition

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Date19 Nov 2018

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Commerzbank AG To Pay $12 Million For Swap Dealing Violations

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Date09 Nov 2018

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EtherDelta Founder Charged With Operating Unregistered Exchange

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Date08 Nov 2018

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Citibank to Pay More Than $38 Million to Settle Charges

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Date07 Nov 2018

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ITG Inc. Charged With Misleading Dark Pool Subscribers

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Date07 Nov 2018

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Simple Health Plans Collected More Than $100 Million With Deceptive Scheme

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Date06 Nov 2018

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Get-Rich-With-Amazon Scheme Marketer Settles with FTC

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Date11 Oct 2018

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Fraudulent ICO Which Claimed SEC Approval Stopped

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Date11 Oct 2018

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Microcap Fraud Scheme Stopped by SEC

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Date05 Oct 2018

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SEC Actions- Salix, Walgreens, & LendingClub Asset Management

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Date01 Oct 2018

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Musk Settles SEC Fraud Charges; Tesla Charged, But Resolves Law Charge

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Date30 Sep 2018

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Millions Returned to Consumers Harmed by Payday Lending Scheme

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Date28 Sep 2018

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Bitcoin-Funded Securities Dealer, CEO Charged

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Date28 Sep 2018

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Elon Musk Charged with Securities Fraud for Misleading Tweets

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Date28 Sep 2018

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Iowa Introducing Broker, Principals to Pay $11.9 Million in Restitution

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Date28 Sep 2018

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Broker-Dealer Charged With Deficient Cybersecurity Procedures

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Date26 Sep 2018

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Approximately $4 Million Awarded by SEC to Whistleblower

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Date25 Sep 2018

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FTC Sending 22,671 Refund Checks to Consumers

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Date25 Sep 2018

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FTC Settlements Stop Debt Collection Scheme

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Date21 Sep 2018

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New Law Allows Consumer Credit Freezes and Year-Long Fraud Alerts

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Date21 Sep 2018

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BBSI and Former CFO Charged with Accounting Fraud

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Date20 Sep 2018

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CEO And Former CFO To Pay Millions in Penalties to Settle Charges

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Date19 Sep 2018

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SEC Awards Approximately $1.5 Million to Whistleblower

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Date19 Sep 2018

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$345 Million Ponzi-Like Scheme Shut Down by SEC

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Date19 Sep 2018

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United Technologies Charged With Violating the FCPA

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Date12 Sep 2018

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Cannabis Investment Fund and Founder Charged in Fraudulent Scheme

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Date07 Sep 2018

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More Than $54 Million Awarded to SEC Whistleblowers

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Date07 Sep 2018

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Fraudulent Debt Collectors Banned from Debt Collection Business

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Date07 Sep 2018

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Telecommunications Expense Management Company Charged

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Date04 Sep 2018

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SEC Charges Sonofi With FCPA Violations

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Date04 Sep 2018

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Moody’s Charged – Internal Controls Failures & Ratings Symbols Deficiencies

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Date28 Aug 2018

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Transamerica Entities to Pay $97 Million to Investors

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Date27 Aug 2018

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CFTC Wins Trial Against Virtual Currency Fraudster

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Date24 Aug 2018

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Ameriprise Financial Services Charged by SEC

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Date21 Aug 2018

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Former Online Marketing Company Executives Charged

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Date21 Aug 2018

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SEC Charges Technology Fund Adviser in Fraud Scheme

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Date21 Aug 2018

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Unregistered Brokers Who Sold Woodbridge Securities Charged by SEC

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Date20 Aug 2018

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Hologic Stock Drop – Suspension of Marketing of Vitalia TempSure Device

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Date13 Aug 2018

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SEC Issues Investor Bulletin Providing Basic Information About Index Funds

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Date07 Aug 2018

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List of Firms Using Inaccurate Information to Solicit Investors Updated

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Date06 Aug 2018

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Mizuho Securities Charged for Failure to Safeguard Customer Information

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Date23 Jul 2018

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Deutsche Bank to Pay Approximately $75 Million to Settle Charges

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Date20 Jul 2018

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$30 Million Awarded to Whistleblower By CFTC

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Date12 Jul 2018

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SEC Votes to Propose Amendments to Whistleblower Program Rules

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Date28 Jun 2018

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Merrill Lynch Charged with Misleading Customers – $42MM Penalty

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Date19 Jun 2018

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Get-Rich-With-Amazon Scheme Operators Settle With the FTC

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Date19 Jun 2018

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Is Your Broker Selling Investments Approved By the Broker’s Firm?

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Date31 May 2018

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Investor Alert: “SALI” Investor Protection Online Search Tool

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Date02 May 2018

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Panasonic To Pay $143+ Million to Resolve FCPA, Accounting Violations

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Date01 May 2018

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Wells Fargo 401(k) Practices Subject of Labor Department Investigation

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Date26 Apr 2018

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Important Things to Know About Higher Education Overtime Pay

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Date17 Apr 2018

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SEC Enforcement Actions; $2.1 Million Whistleblower Award

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Date13 Apr 2018

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Warranty Coverage and the Use of Specified Parts or Services

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Date11 Apr 2018

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Multimillion Dollar Ponzi Scheme Targeting Seniors; SEC Charges

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Date09 Apr 2018

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Senior Investors Beware of Ponzi Schemes; Ponzi Warning Signs

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Date09 Apr 2018

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Whistleblower Awarded; Information First Reported to Another Agency

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Date06 Apr 2018

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$12 Million to Harmed Investors – Investment Advisers Settle Charges

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Date06 Apr 2018

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Panera Bread Leaked Customer Data for Eight Months on Its Website

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Date04 Apr 2018

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Initial Coin Offering Scheme That Raised $32MM Stopped by SEC

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Date03 Apr 2018

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Important Things to Know About The SEC’s Whistleblower Program

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Date03 Apr 2018

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Fintech Company Founder Charged with Scheme to Defraud Investors

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Date02 Apr 2018

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Prominent Pastor, Financial Planner Charged by SEC

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Date02 Apr 2018

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Data Breach – Saks Fifth Ave., Saks OFF 5th, Lord & Taylor

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Date01 Apr 2018

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Under Armour Data Breach Impacts 150 Million MyFitnessPal App Users

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Date29 Mar 2018

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Barclays Agrees to Resolve Fraud Claims and Pay $2 Billion in Penalties

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Date29 Mar 2018

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Cross River Bank & Freedom Financial Asset Management

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Date29 Mar 2018

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Maxwell Technologies Charged with Prematurely Recognizing Revenue

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Date27 Mar 2018

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Recidivist Telemarketer Charged for Millions of Illegal Calls

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Date26 Mar 2018

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Deceptive Business Opportunity Scheme Stopped

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Date24 Mar 2018

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Operators of Scheme to Defraud Retail Investors Out of Millions Charged

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Date23 Mar 2018

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Abusive Debt Collectors Banned from Debt Collection Business

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Date22 Mar 2018

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FTC Mailing Checks to Consumers (36,830 Checks Totaling $10,158,601)

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Date20 Mar 2018

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Promoters of Deceptive Cryptocurrency Schemes Shut Down

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Date20 Mar 2018

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Broker-Dealer Illegally Placed More Than $25 Million of Securities at Risk

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Date19 Mar 2018

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Over 117 Million Illegal Telemarketing Calls to Consumers

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Date19 Mar 2018

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CEO Elizabeth Holmes and Ramesh Balwani Charged with Fraud

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Date15 Mar 2018

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Here’s What the SEC Says About Online Digital Trading Platforms

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Date13 Mar 2018

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Merrill’s Gatekeeping Failures in the Unregistered Sales of Securities

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Date08 Mar 2018

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The Bancorp Bank Settles with FDIC for Unfair and Deceptive Practices

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Date07 Mar 2018

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Preliminary Injunction Issued Regarding Virtual Currency Scheme

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Date07 Mar 2018

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PayPal Settles FTC Charges Over Venmo’s Peer-to-Peer Practices

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Date04 Mar 2018

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Manipulative Trading in U.S. Microcap Stocks – Charges Announced

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Date04 Mar 2018

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SEC Charges Filed to Stop Recidivist’s Fraud Scheme

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Date02 Mar 2018

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Georgetown University – Alleged Breach of Fiduciary Duties

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Date01 Mar 2018

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Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Settles SEC Charges

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Date28 Feb 2018

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CFTC Issues First “Pump-and-Dump” Virtual Currency Customer Advisory

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Date25 Feb 2018

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Three Cryptocurrency-Related Companies – SEC Suspends Trading

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Date23 Feb 2018

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Former Bitcoin-Denominated BitFunder Exchange & Operator Charged

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Date22 Feb 2018

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Money Returned to Consumers in Alleged Payday Loan Scheme

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Date19 Feb 2018

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