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DOJ Opens Investigation Into Stock Sales By Equifax Executives
DOJ Opens Investigation Into Stock Sales By Equifax Executives
September 19, 2017  |  Legal

Embattled Equifax was dealt another blow in the wake of its data breach as the U.S. Justice Department has decided to open a criminal investigation...

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Uber To Be Investigated For Violating Foreign Bribery Laws
Uber To Be Investigated For Violating Foreign Bribery Laws
August 30, 2017  |  Ridesharing

According to sources, the U.S. Justice Department has started a preliminary investigation into whether managers at Uber violated a federal law against foreign bribery. The...

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As Trump Seeks Improved Russian Ties, Tough Times For Russian Hackers?
As Trump Seeks Improved Russian Ties, Tough Times For Russian Hackers?
August 25, 2017  |  News

Even as President Donald Trump seeks to strengthen ties with Russia, times may be tough for a small subset of that country’s population — namely,...

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U.K. Based Computer Researcher Arrested In U.S. For Alleged Ties To Kronos Malware
U.K. Based Computer Researcher Arrested In U.S. For Alleged Ties To Kronos Malware
August 04, 2017  |  Legal

A British-based cybersecurity researcher has been arrested by U.S. authorities on charges that he conspired to advertise and sell Kronos banking malware. Reuters reported on...

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CFPB Touts Structural Changes Won’t Impact Operations
CFPB Touts Structural Changes Won’t Impact Operations
April 03, 2017  |  Regulation

The Trump administration’s Justice Department’s March 17 brief outlining the possible unconstitutional structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was met with some resistance from...

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Consumer Groups, Legal Scholars, Lawmakers Show Support For CFPB
Consumer Groups, Legal Scholars, Lawmakers Show Support For CFPB
April 03, 2017  |  Regulation

A group of consumer and civil rights groups, legal scholars and members of congress announced Friday they would be submitting amicus briefs to the U.S....

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Justice Department Calls CFPB’S Structure Unconstitutional
Justice Department Calls CFPB’S Structure Unconstitutional
March 20, 2017  |  CFPB

In a brief filed on Friday (March 17) in a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Justice Department declared that the agency’s...

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U.S. Prosecution of Lending Bias Cases to Drop?
U.S. Prosecution of Lending Bias Cases to Drop?
March 08, 2017  |  News

The past few years have been marked by prosecutions by the federal government of lending bias, but the pace may slow under the newly installed...

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Rehearing Of PHH Vs. CFPB Looms As Trump Admin To Join PHH Argument
Rehearing Of PHH Vs. CFPB Looms As Trump Admin To Join PHH Argument
March 07, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

In the latest salvo in the legal wrangling between the Trump administration and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Justice Department has signaled that...

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