Wage Theft • Labor Rights • Class Action Gutted The Clock Was Rigged GKN Driveline shaved minutes off workers’ paychecks every single day. A federal class action nearly held them accountable. Then the law ate itself. EvilCorporations.com • Based on:…
TL;DR Stash Capital LLC, the broker-dealer behind the Stash investing app, operated for over four years, from January 2019 to June 2023, without a functional identity verification system, a working anti-money laundering program, or a real identity theft prevention plan,…
EvilCorporations.com • Case No. 1:26-cv-05163 (N.D. Ill.) • Recall No. 26-444 • Est. 12 min read The Lid That Became a Weapon Thermos sold 8.2 million food jars it marketed as safe, durable, and engineered for hot food. The stopper…
Labor Rights / Corporate Misconduct You Made a Spreadsheet.They Made You an Example. Vermont Information Processing, Inc. fired four software engineers for comparing their salaries. A federal court just ruled that was illegal. Here is exactly what happened, why it…
FINRA ENFORCEMENT AWC NO. 2022076848801 PENNY STOCK FRAUD GATEWAY How a New York Broker Kept Its Suspicious Activity Blind Spots Running for Three and a Half Years Herold & Lantern Investments, Inc. | Melville, New York | CRD No. 30996…
Securities Fraud • Crypto Asset Scam • SEC Complaint He Promised a Billion-Dollar Crypto Safety Net. He Bought a Horse. EvilCorporations.com • Case No. 26 Civ. 2293, E.D.N.Y. • 12 min read TL;DR Donald G. Basile, CEO of Monsoon Blockchain…
TL;DR Illuminate Education, a for-profit edtech company, collected students’ medical records including mental health diagnoses, special education details, and treatment plans from K-12 school districts across California. A cyberattack running from December 28, 2021 through January 8, 2022 gave hackers…
TL;DR Vermont bread distributors sued Bimbo, alleging they worked more than 40 hours per week while being classified as independent contractors and therefore denied overtime protections. The district court initially allowed notice to similarly situated distributors in Vermont, Connecticut, and…
Federal Trade Commission // Advertising Fraud // Surveillance Capitalism Your Phone Was Never Listening. They Charged You Like It Was. EvilCorporations.com Investigative Desk | Source: FTC Docket No. CDECISION, MindSift LLC TL;DR MindSift LLC, a New Hampshire marketing company, sold…
TL;DR EPA Region 5 concluded an enforcement action against Logistics Recycling, Inc., a hazardous waste transporter operating a transfer facility in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Federal and state regulators alleged the company stored hazardous waste beyond the 10-day limit that allows…