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By Federal Newswire Report | May 26, 2023
The U.S. DOJ filed an amended complaint and consent decree with George’s to resolve claims that they conspired with other poultry processors to suppress workers’ wages.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 26, 2023
A federal judge has ruled in favor of the Justice Department (DOJ) and the attorneys general of six states and the District of Columbia in an antitrust lawsuit to stop the Northeast Alliance between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 22, 2023
Microsoft's planned purchase of video game developer Activision Blizzard has endured antitrust investigations in multiple countries, and the transaction still faces opposition from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
By Tamara Browning | May 19, 2023
The chair of the Federal Trade Commission Linda Khan has called for enforcement of antitrust laws to spur innovations in technology even as the commission has proposed a blanket prohibition preventing Facebook from profiting from data it collects for users under 18.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken action against Nexway, a multinational payment processing company, its CEO Victor Iezuitov, and chief strategy officer Casey Potenzone, for facilitating tech support scammers through credit card laundering.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
The U.S. Justice Department filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, Inc., one of the world's largest video game developers and publishers, for imposing rules that limited competition for players in its Overwatch and Call of Duty professional esports leagues.
By Federal Department News | Mar 21, 2023
A Romanian national and "suspected organized crime figure" has been arrested in California and charged with directing a scheme to steal $5 million in pandemic-relief funds.
By Federal Newswire | Mar 3, 2023
Jessica Melugin is the director of the Center for Technology and Innovation at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 2, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Lina Khan demanding answers about the recent resignation announcement of Republican FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson.
By USDA Newswire Report | Feb 24, 2023
Peter McGinnis, a spokesman for the Functional Government Initiative (FGI), a nonpartisan organization promoting government transparency, said FGI is suing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), seeking transparency around the FTC's investigation into alleged price gouging in the meat industry.
By Karen Kidd | Feb 23, 2023
A Connecticut insulation contracting firm's co-owner was sentenced to 15 months in prison following his guilty plea to bid-rigging and fraud that targeted private and public entities.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
News Release: Reps. House Republicans accused the Federal Trade Commission of engaging in a “power grab" by proposing to ban non-compete agreements nationwide and demanded the agency turn over documents.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Feb 6, 2023
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is reporting that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is readying a potential antitrust lawsuit against tech giant Amazon Inc. on the grounds that many of its business practices are "anticompetitive."
By Federal Newswire | Jan 20, 2023
Two businessmen, Vladislav Osipov and Richard Masters, face charges in the United States for their roles in a sanctions evasion and money laundering scheme involving a $90 million yacht owned by Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg.
By Press release submission | Dec 13, 2022
Today, U.S. Representative Dan Bishop (R-NC) and Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH), alongside House Judiciary Committee Members Congressmen Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), and Cliff Bentz (R-OR), sent a letter to leaders of Climate Action 100+ requesting key documents surrounding the use of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policies to advance their progressive goals.
By Press release submission | Dec 13, 2022
House Republicans launched an investigation Tuesday probing whether major climate groups that spearhead the “environmental, social, and governance” (ESG) movement are violating antitrust laws.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2022
News Release: The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today. Strengthening the partnership between the two agencies will enable both to better protect health care consumers ...
By Commerce Newswire Report | Dec 7, 2022
A report released by the Functional Government Initiative showed a significant drop in federal employees using annual and sick leave in several finance and trade agencies since 2018, raising questions about teleworking abuse.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Nov 30, 2022
In August of this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that they were exploring rules to crack down on harmful commercial surveillance and lax data security. In what the FTC called its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR), the agency sought public comments on the harms of businesses collecting, analyzing and monetizing information about people. NetChoice, a trade association of leading internet businesses, raised concerns not about cracking down on commercial surveillance and data security, but that the FTC is not the proper government body to implement these rules and/or regulations.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and several Oversight Committee Republicans are pressing Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Kahn over the FTC’s use of unpaid consultants and experts. An investigation by the FTC Inspector General (OIG) ...
