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U.S. Justice Department probing Visa over debit-card practices REUTERS The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether Visa Inc is engaging in anticompetitive practices in the debit-card market, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. read more »

Former Owners of Telemarketing Company Agree to Pay At Least $4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations DOJ

SEC Obtains Emergency Asset Freeze, Charges California Trader with Posting False Stock Tweets SEC

SEC warns against investing in SPACs based solely on celebrity backing REUTERS

SEC Charges Unregistered Investment Adviser with Defrauding Investors in Decade-Long Scheme SEC

SEC Awards Approximately $1.5 Million to Whistleblower SEC

SEC Charges AT&T and Three Executives with Selectively Providing Information to Wall Street Analysts SEC

SEC Issues Over $5 Million to Joint Whistleblowers Located Abroad SEC

SAP Public Services, Inc. to Pay $2.2 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations DOJ

SEC Awards Over $500,000 to Two Whistleblowers SEC

United Airlines to Pay $49 Million to Resolve Criminal Fraud Charges and Civil Claims DOJ

Bots hyped up GameStop on major social media platforms, analysis finds REUTERS Bots on major social media platforms have been hyping up GameStop and other “meme” stocks, according to an analysis by Massachusetts-based cyber security company PiiQ Media, suggesting organized economic or foreign actors may have played a role in the Reddit-driven trading frenzy. read more »

SEC Issues Whistleblower Awards Totaling Over $1.7 Million SEC

SEC Awards More Than $9.2 Million to Whistleblower for Successful Related Actions, Including Agreement With DOJ SEC

Federal Contractor Agrees to Pay More Than $6 Million to Settle Overbilling Allegations DOJ

Explaining GameStop hearing terms: Payment for order flow AXIOS Payment for order flow, or PFOF, sits at or near the top of the list of people's complaints about market structure. read more » Explaining GameStop hearing terms: Short-selling AXIOS

SEC Data Show $359 Million of GameStop Shares Failed to Deliver YAHOO FINANCE On Jan. 28, the day after GameStop Corp. mania hit its crescendo on the back of a short squeeze for the record books, about $359 million worth of shares were caught in limbo. read more » Big Tech faces additional pressure from private antitrust lawsuits NEW YORK TIMES

Drug companies seek billion-dollar tax deductions from opioid settlement WASHINGTON POST

Tesla Bitcoin purchase could launch SEC investigation, former Branch Chief says TESLARATI

This California bill could help more tech whistleblowers speak out FAST COMPANY