TL;DR DCM Legacy, Inc. operated a rock-crushing and mineral processing plant in Hyattsville, Maryland, and broke federal Clean Air Act rules for years before the EPA caught up with them. The company ran equipment that kicks particulate matter into the…
Ecolab’s Illinois Plant: A Case Study in Hazardous Neglect TL;DR Ecolab, Inc. was caught operating its Joliet, Illinois facility as an unpermitted hazardous waste storage site, accumulating toxic materials for extended periods. EPA investigators found at least 31 containers of…
Investigation: Payment Infrastructure Paddle.com Ran the Register for Tech Support Scammers Filed June 20, 2025 · Source: FTC Stipulated Order, Case 1:25-cv-01886 · EvilCorporations.com Investigative Desk TL;DR The FTC charged Paddle.com Market Limited and Paddle.com, Inc. with assisting deceptive tech…
TL;DR Doerr Siding & Remodeling, based in East Peoria, Illinois, racked up 73 federal lead safety violations across 18 homes, all built before 1978, between 2019 and 2024. The company’s EPA lead-safe certification expired in June 2015. It kept taking…
Class Action / Consumer Rights / Corporate Deception Nike’s Fake Countdown Filed: May 29, 2025 | Washington State Superior Court | Reported by EvilCorporations.com TL;DR Nike sent Washington consumers emails screaming “ends tonight” and “only a few hours left” —…
June 20, 2025 | Consumer Fraud Investigation Dark Patterns / Subscription Theft NordVPN Traps You in Charges You Never Agreed To A class action lawsuit exposes how a $1.6 billion internet privacy company used illegal “dark patterns” to steal money…
Clean Air Act Enforcement · Lathrop, California · June 2025 They Sold 355 Smog Devices. The EPA Let Them Walk for $10,000. Reported from EPA Region IX Consent Agreement and Final Order · CAA-09-2025-0053 · Filed June 5, 2025 TL;DR…
EvilCorporations.com — Investigative Report Two Ad Giants Tried to Merge and Own the Information Pipeline FTC Complaint Issued — June 2025 — Source: Federal Trade Commission TL;DR Omnicom agreed to buy rival ad giant IPG for $13.5 billion (enough to…
⚑ Investigative Report | Environmental Enforcement | West Virginia Allnex USA Only Paid $34,365 for Years of Toxic Neglect Clean Air Act Hazardous Air Pollutants West Virginia EPA Enforcement Industrial Coatings Filed: June 11, 2025 | EPA Region 3 | …
EvilCorporations.com | Consumer Fraud | Filed June 5, 2025 Frito-Lay’s “100% Whole Grain” Lie SunChips contains a highly processed, refined grain ingredient. Frito-Lay printed “100% Whole Grain” on the front of the bag anyway. TL;DR Frito-Lay printed “100% Whole Grain”…