The DOJ and the FTC reached a record settlement, pending court approval, against the maker of the popular video game "Fortnite" for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act.
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In parallel civil and criminal actions, the SEC and DOJ charged a publicly traded healthcare company and its CEO with participating in a fraudulent COVID-19 test kit scheme.
A former financial services executive pleaded guilty to DOJ antitrust charges, admitting to a bid-rigging conspiracy to borrow pre-release American Depository Receipts.
U.S. prosecutors indicted the former executive managing director of a hedge fund for investment advisor fraud in connection with certain investments in an African mining company.
The Southern District of New York unsealed a complaint charging two individuals with violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and various other violations involving illegal payments to a Chinese energy company doing business in Chad and Uganda.