Cortez Masto Introduces Bill to Incentivize Whistleblowers to Report Consumer Fraud to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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U.S. SEC proposes rules urging hedge funds, endowments to disclose votes
REUTERS
The top U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday proposed requiring large hedge funds and endowments to disclose how they vote on executive pay, bringing this clutch of influential investors in line with other top funds that have made their pay votes public for a decade. read more »
Brussels urges VW to compensate all EU 'Dieselgate' customers
FRANCE 24
Brussels on Tuesday called on Volkswagen to pay out all European consumers -- and not just German ones -- affected by the "Dieselgate" scandal in which the automaker tampered with vehicle emissions to cheat pollution tests. read more »
U.S. environment agency urged by 21 states to toughen vehicle emissions rewrite
REUTERS
SEC Bars Two Individuals from Whistleblower Award Program
SEC
Hyundai Tucson and Sonata Hybrid recall to result in new engines for owners
CNET
Gymnast Aly Raisman opens up about sexual abuse in TV special
REUTERS
Two-time Olympian gymnast and sexual abuse survivor Aly Raisman is sharing her story of resilience and healing in a new television special, "Aly Raisman: Darkness to Light." read more »
Devon Energy Companies Agree to Pay $6.15 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations for Underpaying Royalties on Gas from Federal Lands
DOJ
San Francisco raises Tesla 'self-driving' safety concerns as public test nears
REUTERS
SEC Awards Approximately $36 Million to Whistleblower
SEC
VW culture to blame for silence over emissions scandal, ex-manager says in trial
REUTERS
A former Volkswagen manager, who is on trial over the carmaker's emissions-cheating scandal, blamed company culture on Thursday for his and others' silence on the matter, but said he would have acted differently had he known the consequences. read more »
EU court adviser finds car defeat devices broadly illegal
REUTERS
SEC Charges Quant Analyst in Multimillion Dollar Front-Running Scheme
SEC
SEC’s Gensler likens stablecoins to 'poker chips’ amid call for tougher crypto regulation
WASHINGTON POST
The S.E.C. has opened an investigation into Activision Blizzard
NEW YORK TIMES
Activision Blizzard, the video game maker behind Call of Duty and other major franchises, said on Monday that the Securities and Exchange Commission was investigating the company over “disclosures regarding employment matters and related issues.” read more »
South Florida still No 1 in healthcare fraud. Ripoffs cost Medicare billions a year
MIAMI HERALD
Explainer: Why are BMW and Daimler being sued over climate change?
REUTERS
Tesla Software Upgrade Isn’t Ready for Drive Time, Says Head of NTSB
BARRON'S
The top federal crash investigator for the United States said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that Tesla should not roll out an upgrade of its driver assistance software before addressing “basic safety issues.” read more »
Florida Tesla crash which killed two will be investigated by federal board
THE GUARDIAN
Amazon starts probe over bribe to gov’t officials by its lawyers in India, report says
TECH CRUNCH
SEC Awards $11.5 Million to Two Whistleblowers
SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced awards of approximately $11.5 million to two whistleblowers whose information and assistance contributed to the success of an SEC enforcement action.
Four former VW employees go on trial in Dieselgate lawsuit
REUTERS
Four former employees of carmaker Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) went on trial on Thursday over the Dieselgate scandal in which illegal software was used to cheat emission tests. read more »
U.S. asks 12 automakers for assistance in Tesla probe
REUTERS
SEC Surpasses $1 Billion in Awards to Whistleblowers with Two Awards Totaling $114 Million
SEC
United States Intervenes and Files Complaint in False Claims Act Suit Against Health Insurer for Submitting Unsupported Diagnoses to the Medicare Advantage Program
DOJ
