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November 20, 2024
SEC Cooperators More Likely To See Pay Reprieve In 2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent emphasis on cooperation seems to have paid off for both the agency and some of the entities it regulates, according to a report released Thursday, which found that more public companies entered into nonmonetary settlements with the SEC in fiscal year 2024 than in any year over the previous decade.
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November 20, 2024
Lululemon Execs Hit With Derivative Suit Over DEI Program
Lululemon leadership was hit with a shareholder derivative suit Wednesday claiming they made false statements related to the company's new "Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Action" program that artificially boosted the company's stock price and also concealed problems with the company's inventory allocation.
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November 20, 2024
Adani Group Chairman Charged In Sprawling Bribery Case
Prosecutors unsealed a sprawling criminal indictment in New York federal court Wednesday, accusing Adani Group Chairman Gautam S. Adani and seven others of orchestrating a $250 million bribery scheme to secure lucrative Indian government renewable energy contracts, while misleading investors about the Adani Group subsidiary's dealings.
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November 20, 2024
Ex-Pharma CEO Demands Legal Fees For SEC Probe
Cancer treatment development company Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s founder and ex-CEO told Delaware's Chancery Court Wednesday that he is entitled to legal fees he says the company owes him in connection with a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission probe into the company's accounting practices, saying he continues to incur fees in addition to the $875,000 he has already requested.
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November 20, 2024
5 Charged For 'Scattered Spider' Phishing Hacks, Crypto Theft
California federal prosecutors unveiled a criminal case Wednesday accusing five alleged members of the "Scattered Spider" cybercrime group of using a phishing scheme to access the confidential data of media and technology companies and steal $11 million worth of cryptocurrency from digital wallets.
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