Federal Investigation • Telemarketing Fraud • Solar Energy Spam You Into Solar: How One Company Harassed Thousands Into a Federal Lawsuit EvilCorporations.com • Case No. 2:23-cv-01387-DGC, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona • 22 min read TL;DR Solar Xchange LLC,…
Investigative Report • ERISA • Pension Rights How Borden Dairy & Transportation Sidestepped Massive Pension Dues, Leaving Retirees Vulnerable in a Broken Regulatory System EvilCorporations.com • Case No. 23-3206, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit • 32 min read TL;DR…
Corporate Accountability • Securities Fraud • Whistleblower Retaliation Exxon Fired the Scientists Who Said Its Profits Were a $20 Billion Lie Two Ph.D. researchers told their bosses the numbers were wrong. The Wall Street Journal confirmed they were right. Exxon’s…
Crain Automotive’s Deferred Pay Scheme: How a Car Dealer Tried to Disappear a Senior Executive’s Earned Compensation EvilCorporations.com • No. 24-1555, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit • 9 min read TL;DR Crain Automotive Holdings, a car dealership chain based…
Table of Contents 1. Introduction Key Takeaway: This high-profile case against TheFBAMachine Inc. epitomizes how neoliberal capitalism’s deference to corporate profits can open pathways to massive deception. In June 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an Amended Complaint for…
Corporate Misconduct • Franchise Law • Auto Industry Volvo Is Allegedly Underpaying Its Dealers Two Massachusetts Volvo dealerships say a rigged reimbursement system built into Volvo’s prepaid maintenance contracts forces them to perform real labor at rates they never agreed…
Antitrust & Judicial Accountability The Judge, His Wife’s Bank Stock, and the $10 Billion Bond Rigging Case That Almost Got Buried EvilCorporations.com Investigative Desk — Source: Litovich v. Bank of America Corp., et al., No. 21-2905, U.S. Court of Appeals,…
EvilCorporations.com • FTC Docket No. C-4142 • 13 min read The Cartel in Your Doctor’s Office San Juan IPA coordinated physicians across the Farmington, New Mexico area to fix prices and block insurance companies from negotiating fair rates. The Federal…
Federal Trade Commission • Docket No. C-4795 • Antitrust & Consumer Finance Mastercard’s Tollbooth: How a Token Scheme Locked Competitors Out of Your Digital Wallet EvilCorporations.com • FTC Consent Order, Docket No. C-4795, Issued May 30, 2023 • 11 min…
TL;DR BCO Consulting Services, Inc. and its operators targeted student loan borrowers, charging them fees while pretending to provide real debt relief. The FTC charged them with deceptive acts and practices violating the FTC Act, the Telemarketing Sales Rule, and…