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  • January 14, 2025

    BREAKING: DOJ Accuses PE Giant KKR Of Dropping Merger Disclosures

    The U.S. Department of Justice filed an extraordinary lawsuit Tuesday against KKR & Co. Inc. accusing the private equity giant of repeatedly flouting its merger notification requirements, "altering" or "systematically omitting" documents on some deals and failing entirely to notify enforcers of at least two, including a $6.9 billion transaction.

  • January 14, 2025

    Feds Ask 2 Years For Ex-Pol On Tax, Pandemic Aid Charges

    A former Massachusetts state senator should spend two years in prison after being convicted of illegally obtaining unemployment assistance and filing a false tax return, the federal government argued, citing the "greed" at the heart of the politician's conduct.

  • January 14, 2025

    DOL Finalizes ERISA Voluntary Correction Program Changes

    The U.S. Department of Labor's employee benefits arm has finalized changes to a program allowing retirement plan managers to voluntarily self-correct when they fail to forward employee contributions on time or make other transaction errors, according to a notice the agency posted online Tuesday.

  • January 13, 2025

    CFPB Eyes Rule To Rein In 'Forced' Financial Contract Terms

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday floated a new rule that calls for banning financial companies from using contractual fine print to limit consumers' legal rights or restrict their free expression.

  • January 13, 2025

    On Cross, Madigan Says He Merely Helped Job-Seekers

    Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan distanced himself Monday from political allies who prosecutors say bribed him for jobs and other benefits, saying his recommendations were just that, and that he thought he was effective in shutting down a former alderman's quid pro quo suggestion.

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