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US, UK regulators sink merger of Finnish port crane makers
Big companies are finding it increasingly difficult to make big deals that can get regulatory approval in the U.S. and other countries.
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Milton trial date reset for July as Nikola founder drops venue appeal
ndicted Nikola Corp. founder dropped his attempt to move his criminal trial out of New York and sold more stock as trial date was reset…
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Milton cashes out $131M in Nikola stock, slicing dominant ownership
Nikola’s founder sells another large chunk of his holdings in the electric truck startup that wants him to reimburse an expected $125 million SEC fine.
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Reports: Justice Department investigating Lordstown Motors
Troubled electric pickup truck maker Lordstown Motors reportedly is the subject of a Justice Department probe, according to multiple media reports.
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US medical suppliers get antitrust clearance to collaborate during pandemic
The Justice Department said joint logistics operations among five American medical supply distributors to provide protective medical gear to virus hot spots does not violate…
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Singapore tanker operator fined $1.65 million for oil bilge dumping
UNIX Line’s tanker, Zao Galaxy, discharged the contaminated water overboard in early 2019 during a voyage between the Philippines and California’s Port of Richmond.
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LA businessman guilty in $1 billion biodiesel tax scam
Lev Aslan Dermen was convicted on multiple charges involving business connections to brothers Jacob and Isaiah Kingston, who were convicted in 2018 for their role…
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Colorado businessman receives 7-year jail term for biodiesel tax credit scam
Matthew Taylor of Shintan Inc. was ordered by the U.S. Department of Justice to pay back $7.5 million in illicit tax credits obtained from the…
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Singaporean tanker operator pleads guilty to oily bilge dumping
Unix Line admitted that its tanker, Zao Galaxy, illegally discharged oily bilge at sea while on route from the Philippines to California’s Port of Richmond…
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Miami truck tire importer indicted for tax evasion
The Justice Department said the former owners of Road Tire Plus Corp. in South Florida avoided paying federal tax on tire imports.
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