Tag: Corporate investigations
Defense contractor’s Senate campaign donations investigated
HONOLULU — U.S authorities are investigating allegations that a Hawaii-based defense contractor illegally donated $150,000 to the reelection fund of a Maine senator who...
ViacomCBS says ex-CBS CEO Moonves won’t get $120M severance
NEW YORK — ViacomCBS said Friday that former CBS CEO Les Moonves will not get his $120 million severance package from his firing in...
How companies rip off poor employees — and get away with it
Already battered by long shifts and high infection rates, essential workers struggling through the pandemic face another hazard of hard times: employers who steal...
China probes takeout firm Meituan over antitrust behavior
HONG KONG — China’s market regulator said Monday it has launched a probe into suspected monopolistic behavior by food delivery firm Meituan.
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Report accuses Columbus Zoo top executives of misusing funds
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The former president and chief financial officer of the Columbus Zoo arranged for relatives to live in houses owned by the...
US sends investigators to probe another Michigan Tesla crash
LANSING, Mich. — For the second time this week, the U.S. government’s road safety agency is sending a team to investigate a Tesla crash...
Plane’s front landing gear collapses on takeoff in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Viva Aerobus airline said Thursday that the front landing gear on one of its passenger jets collapsed while the plane...
Some upset in Cyprus over ‘satanic’ Eurovision song choice
NICOSIA, Cyprus — A man has been charged with uttering threats and causing a disturbance after barging onto the grounds of Cyprus’ public broadcaster...
Virgin Galactic delays spaceflight test to May
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Spaceflight company Virgin Galactic has postponed its next mission to space from New Mexico until at least May after a December...
Hearing set for Ohio nonprofit’s bribery scheme guilty plea
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge has scheduled the guilty plea hearing for a nonprofit that authorities say was used as part of a...