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US: Seated at Both Sides of the Table

https://www.corpwatch.org/article/us-seated-both-sides-table

To settle a $400 million debt he owes to himself, Carl Icahn wants to sell some prized possessions--to himself. Confused yet?

US: AmeriDebt Founder Settles Charges

https://www.corpwatch.org/article/us-ameridebt-founder-settles-charges

The founder of the defunct credit-counseling firm AmeriDebt Inc. yesterday agreed to pay up to $35 million to settle two lawsuits accusing him of misleading debt-burdened consumers into paying high fees to support his lavish lifestyle.

US: AmeriDebt Founder to Settle With the FTC

https://www.corpwatch.org/article/us-ameridebt-founder-settle-ftc

The founder of the credit counseling firm AmeriDebt on Monday agreed to pay $35 million to settle suits filed by regulators and former customers over $172 million in allegedly hidden fees the company collected from financially strapped debtors.

Philip Morris: Killing to Make a Difference

https://www.corpwatch.org/article/philip-morris-killing-make-difference

Philip Morris spends more on image advertising than it does on charity. That's greenwash.

NETHERLANDS: ABN to Pay $80 Million for Violations

https://www.corpwatch.org/article/netherlands-abn-pay-80-million-violations

ABN Amro Bank, a global banking giant based in the Netherlands, has agreed to pay a total of $80 million in fines for violating regulations to prevent money-laundering, regulators and the bank said yesterday.

US: Former Chief of A.I.G. to Refuse to Answer Questions

https://www.corpwatch.org/article/us-former-chief-aig-refuse-answer-questions

Maurice R. Greenberg, a former titan of the insurance industry who is at the center of a wide-ranging investigation into possible financial manipulation, will not answer regulators' questions today, his lawyer said yesterday.