Risk & Compliance

Legal

Former eBay Employees Accused of Roach Attack

The ex-employees allegedly sent live cockroaches to the publishers of a newsletter as part of a campaign to deter them from "writing bad things" about eBay.
Financial Reporting

Hamilton Beach to Restate Two Years of Results

The home appliance firm said employees of its Mexican unit engaged in unauthorized transactions that resulted in recording of unrealizable assets.
Legal

Avoiding the COVID-19 Wave of Securities Litigation

What might event-driven securities litigation during this period look like?
COVID-19

Johnson & Johnson to Start COVID-19 Vaccine Trials in July

The healthcare giant moved up the coronavirus human clinical trials timeline by about two months.
The Economy

Starbucks Sees ‘Rapidly Evolving’ Consumer Preferences

The coffee chain said it expects to accelerate the development of pickup locations in major U.S. cities over the next 18 months.
Regulation

FCC Proposes Record $225M Fine for Robocall Campaign

The health care telemarketers made one billion robocalls in the first four and a half months of 2019.
Disclosure

Argo Group Fined Over Perks to ‘Bon Vivant’ CEO

The SEC says the insurer failed to disclose more than $5.3 million in perks that it provided to former CEO Mark Watson from 2014 through 2018.
Regulation

Senate Passes Bill Extending Time to Use Paycheck Protection Loans

The program has given out 4.4 million forgivable loans so far.
Legal

Chicken Producer Execs Charged With Price Fixing

Four executives at Pilgrim's Pride and Claxton Poultry allegedly conspired to suppress competition by fixing the price of broiler chicken products.
Governance

Twitter to Appoint Former Google CFO as Chairperson

The appointment comes three months after Elliott Management hedge fund pressed for the ouster of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.
Fraud

International Crime Scholar Pleads Guilty in Money-Laundering Case

Bruce Bagley said he knew the funds were connected to corrupt projects in Venezuela.
Regulation

House Passes Bill to Ease Rules for Payroll Protection

The bill would allow small businesses seeking loan forgiveness to use a smaller share of the money on payroll.
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