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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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DEA targets nation’s meth ‘transportation hubs’
The Justice Department said eight U.S. cities account for 75% of the methamphetamine seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration.
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US indictment alleges illicit Huawei exports to North Korea, Iran
The Justice Department also said Huawei and its subsidiaries violated the RICO Act by stealing trade secrets and copyrighted works from six U.S. companies.
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