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KBR Defendants Agree to Settle Kickback and False Claims Allegations DOJ

Bitcoin plunges below $24,000 and the crypto meltdown claims another casualty CNN Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plunged Monday, and two of the world's biggest cryptocurrency platforms restricted activity as the market meltdown continued apace. read more »

US Southern Baptist churches facing ‘apocalypse’ over sexual abuse scandal THE GUARDIAN

Los Angeles Doctor to Pay $9.5 Million to Resolve Allegations of Fraud Against Medicare and Medi-Cal DOJ

U.S. agency upgrades Tesla Autopilot safety probe, step before possible recall REUTERS The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Thursday said it was upgrading its probe into 830,000 Tesla (TSLA.O) vehicles with its advanced driver assistance system Autopilot, a required step before it could seek a recall. read more » Is your car one of millions in the U.S. under safety recall? CBS17

U.S. SEC chief unveils plan to overhaul Wall Street stock trading REUTERS The top U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday proposed rule changes to transform how Wall Street handles retail stock trades after the meme stock mania last year raised questions about whether mom-and-pop investors were getting the best price. read more » Whistleblower sues Eli Lilly over drug manufacturing problems REUTERS

How Safe Are Systems Like Tesla’s Autopilot? No One Knows NEW YORK TIMES Every three months, Tesla publishes a safety report that provides the number of miles between crashes when drivers use the company’s driver-assistance system, Autopilot, and the number of miles between crashes when they do not. read more »

Harvey Weinstein to be charged in UK over assault claims AP

US investigating complaints that Honda engines won’t restart AP

Kevin Spacey must stand trial in federal court on sex abuse civil suit, judge rules NBC

Stellantis US arm pleads guilty to fraud and conspiracy in diesel emissions investigation CNN

Prosecutors charge a crypto employee with insider trading NEW YORK TIMES Manhattan prosecutors on Wednesday accused a former employee of OpenSea, an auction site for the digital goods known as nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, of insider trading. It is believed to be the first such case filed related to a cryptocurrency company. read more »

U.S. charges Stellantis unit in diesel emissions probe REUTERS The Justice Department on Thursday charged the U.S. business of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles with criminal conspiracy in its multi-year emissions fraud probe surrounding vehicles with diesel engines. read more » U.S. NHTSA asks Tesla to respond by June 20 in brake activation probe REUTERS

SEC Charges Global Steel Pipe Manufacturer with Violating Foreign Corrupt Practices Act SEC

Woman Indicted for Prescribing Medically Unnecessary Medical Equipment in $8.8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme DOJ A Georgia woman was arrested yesterday in Hampton, Georgia, on criminal charges related to her alleged scheme to defraud Medicare by prescribing medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME), which was then billed to Medicare. read more »

Defeat device car owners can claim damages - EU court adviser REUTERS Owners of vehicles equipped with so-called defeat devices have a right to compensation from the vehicle manufacturer, an adviser to the top EU court said on Thursday in a case brought against Mercedes-Benz read more »

Caris Life Sciences Pays over $2.8 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations from Delay in Submission of Genetic Cancer Screening Tests DOJ

Kevin Spacey to Voluntarily Travel to Britain to Face Sexual Assault Charges NEW YORK TIMES The actor Kevin Spacey said on Tuesday that he will voluntarily travel to Britain to face criminal sexual assault charges, allowing the authorities there to formally charge him without having to pursue extradition proceedings. read more » A look at Bill Cosby’s sexual assault civil trial AP

U.S. SEC looking into Musk's Twitter stake purchase REUTERS he U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking into Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk's disclosure of his stake in Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) in early April, according to a letter the agency sent to him in April. read more » Justice Department Files False Claims Act Complaint Against Six Physicians in Texas Relating to Alleged Kickbacks and Improper Laboratory Testing Claims DOJ

Southern Baptists Release List of Alleged Sex Abusers NEW YORK TIMES Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention published a 205-page list Thursday evening of hundreds of ministers and other church workers it described as being “credibly accused” of sexual abuse. read more »