CEO of Titanium Blockchain Pleads Guilty in $21 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud Scheme
DOJ
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NHTSA Investigating 2014–2020 Jeep Cherokee over Parking Brake Malfunction
CAR AND DRIVER
NHTSA Investigating Catastrophic Engine Failures in 2021 Ford Broncos
ROAD AND TRACK
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into a potential issue with the valvetrain in V-6-equipped 2021 Ford Broncos that could lead to catastrophic engine failure at highway speeds, according to a public filing published this week. read more »
Hyundai exec vows to improve company's safety track record
ABC
SEC Charges Former Indiana Congressman with Insider Trading
SEC
SEC Charges Tampa-Based Health Insurance Distributor and its Former CEO with Making False Statements to Investors
SEC
SEC Issues More than $17 Million Award to a Whistleblower
SEC
U.S. Pays $4.2 Million to Victims of Jail Guard’s Long-Running Sex Abuse
NEW YORK TIMES
Colin Akparanta, a former correctional officer in a Manhattan federal jail, admitted in 2020 to sexually abusing seven female prisoners. He pleaded guilty to abusing one and depriving her of her civil rights and was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. read more »
Robotaxi Operator Cruise Accused of Chaotic Safety Culture in a Letter to Regulators
AUTO EVOLUTION
SEC Awards Whistleblowers More Than $6 Million
SEC
VW defeat devices were illegal in certain conditions, EU's top court says
REUTERS
Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) software that altered car emissions constituted an illegal defeat device in certain driving conditions, the EU's top court ruled on Thursday, while the automaker said the ruling confirmed its software was legal. read more »
BioReference Laboratories and Parent Company Agree to Pay $9.85 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Illegal Payments to Referring Physicians
DOJ
Two Financial Asset Managers Charged in Alleged $1.2 Billion Venezuelan Money Laundering Scheme
DOJ
The Uber whistleblower: I’m exposing a system that sold people a lie
THE GUARDIAN
Mercedes-Benz starts trial in class action suit over diesel tests
REUTERS
Mercedes-Benz went on trial on Tuesday in a class action-style lawsuit which alleges that the German carmaker knowingly manipulated diesel-emissions tests by installing defeat devices. read more »
GMC recalling thousands of vehicles, but no parts available to fix them
NBC
Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals
THE GUARDIAN
Ford expands recall of SUVs over engine fires, warns owners to park vehicles outside
USA TODAY
Ford is expanding a recall of SUVs and telling owners to park them outside after a series of engine fires that can happen even when the ignition switches are off. read more »
Nissan, Ford, Hyundai among vehicle recalls this week
DETROIT FREE PRESS
‘I Felt Trapped’: Sexual Abuse of Teens in the Military’s J.R.O.T.C. Program
NEW YORK TIMES
Former students say military veterans who led J.R.O.T.C. classes in U.S. high schools fashioned themselves as mentors, then used their power to manipulate and abuse. read more »
State attorney general digging deep into New Hanover County school sex abuse scandals
WILMINGTON STARNEWS
Ex-JPMorgan traders face U.S. trial on racketeering charges
REUTERS
Pope Francis calls steps against clerical abuse irreversible despite resistance
REUTERS
Pope Francis has acknowledged that there is resistance by some national Catholic Churches on implementing measures to protect children from sexual abuse by clergy but said that there is no turning back on an "irreversible" path. read more »
