Sentences with phrase «after a scandal in»

After its scandal in which it created up to 2 million fraudulent accounts, Wells Fargo (WFC) asked a Federal District Court to order customers to private arbitration instead of the class - action suit they were pursuing.

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The San Francisco - based bank is on the hook for a $ 142 million settlement after a scandal in which more than 2 million unauthorized accounts were opened from May 1, 2002, to April 20, 2017, in order to meet ambitious sales goals.

While our Bishops have created scandal after scandal in recent decades, these holy women have provided a core of integrity for our wounded Church.

After a scandal in which it has emerged that some major multinationals have paid little or no UK corporate tax, the head of Britain's Treasury has announced his mission «to turn concern over tax avoidance into a catalyst for change».

Another issue much discussed during the session is the reform of the state's economic development contracting process after a scandal in the governor's office.

The steady drum beat of scandal after scandal in the New York State legislature has led many to wonder whether lawmakers can focus on passing any major bills by the end of the session, which is fast approaching.

I didn't go to college there and never even considered it, but I still root for the Wolverines nonetheless — even after their scandals in the 90's with basketball.

After a scandal in the bitcoin community, ING Bank confirms the right of its clients to buy bitcoin, despite previous statements to the contrary.

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The company will begin bankruptcy proceedings, it said, after losing clients and facing mounting legal fees resulting from the scandal over reports the company harvested personal data about millions of Facebook users beginning in 2014.

After news broke in November 2006 that Siemens had been involved in a global corruption scandal, involving thousands of acts of bribery in several different countries by hundreds of employees, the company had its work cut out for it in complying with securities investigations, and paying hefty fines (about $ 2.5 billion in total).

CEO Tim Sloan told shareholders in his annual letter that rebuilding trust after recent scandals is the bank's top priority.

But after the bank was embroiled in scandals over its mortgage - market bets, it embarked on a campaign to improve its image.

The Air Force Court of Appeals in May 2017 also reversed a conviction in the sexual assault case U.S. v. Boyce after finding that public statements by Sens. Claire McCaskill and Kirsten Gillibrand regarding the «Marines United» scandal earlier this year created «the appearance of unlawful command influence» in the case, as retired Col. Don Christensen, a former Air Force chief prosecutor and current president of the advocacy group Protect Our Defenders, told Task & Purpose at the time.

The scandal broke after he had been elected to the Senate; he is still in the Senate.

It zoomed into hydrogen, only to put on the brakes in the mid-2000s after regulators found that Shell vastly overbooked oil reserves, a scandal that prompted Shell to refocus on what it saw as the part of its business that really counted.

The potential investment comes after a difficult few years for Yum in China, its biggest market by sales, where a series of food - safety scandals and management mis - steps has dented its reputation with diners.

That would normally be an end of the matter, but not everyone is inclined to take Deutsche's compliance department at its word after a string of governance scandals in recent years that culminated in a $ 630 million settlement for failing to police money - laundering by its Moscow office last month.

In 2004, after Piëch had moved from the CEO's seat to chair the supervisory board, the VW system generated another scandal that dwarfed the López affair.

After witnessing a 95 % decline in the pharmaceutical company's share price amid a series of scandals, Valeant's board, led by former shareholder and hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, smartly tied Papa's compensation to a recovery in the stock price.

I had no dealings with him when he ran the Federal Reserve, but I watched him bungle Arthur Andersen after he was appointed to chair Andersen's independent oversight board when the firm was marred by its role in the Enron scandal.

After s erving five months in prison related to her involvement in an insider trading scandal, Stewart has since successfully relaunched her TV, magazine and book publishing empire.

A day after berating Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan over the bank's own scandal with phony accounts, Senator Warren took aim Wednesday at Smith, who retired as CEO of the credit reporting agency last week in the wake of the Equifax breach.

After an accounting scandal in the late 1990s, Hammergren, a then 40 - year - old of modest upbringing from small - town Minnesota, was named co-CEO.

In July, American Apparel appointed the first two women to its board of directors after its now ousted CEO got caught up in a sexual harassment scandaIn July, American Apparel appointed the first two women to its board of directors after its now ousted CEO got caught up in a sexual harassment scandain a sexual harassment scandal.

After a multiyear investigation, the NCAA on Friday announced that it «could not conclude» that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill violated academic rules in its fake - classes scandal and that the university would not be sanctioned.

The head of human resources at the billionaire Steve Cohen's hedge fund is leaving four years after he was brought in to help repair the firm's culture in the wake of an insider - trading scandal.

(He did, however, liken himself to Buffett, in that Buffett bought shares in American Express (AXP) after a 1963 scandal caused their price to swoon.

Trump concluded his assertion by comparing Obama's «wiretapping» to Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal that resulted in the then - president's resignation from office in 1974 after he ordered a break - in of the Democrats» headquarters.

After the Enron and WorldCom scandals of 2002, the Sarbanes - Oxley Act was instituted in the United States to, among other things, increase the independence of outside auditors when they review corporate financial statements.

Same - store sales in China were down 14 % as customers there continue to avoid Yum's chains after meat supplier scandal over the summer.

Last week, a scandal sprouted on Canada's east coast after it was discovered that part of Frosh Week activities at Saint Mary's University in Halifax included the chanting of a song promoting the sexual assault of underage girls.

A string of headline - grabbing corruption scandals are also exposing the ethical breaches that befall many parties after more than a decade in power.

Temasek Holdings called on firms it has stakes in not to cross «red line» after a bribery scandal at portfolio company, Keppel Corporation.

Some examples: There is «no end» to dire financial consequences to Volkswagen after the emissions scandal that emerged in 2015, wrote Fortune's Geoff Colvin in January.

Meanwhile, center - right Francois Fillon remains in the race despite falling behind in polls after coming under fire on a fake jobs scandal.

Without reliable institutional safeguards, the viable market for goods can collapse, just as the market for powdered milk has shrunk considerably in China after food safety scandals in 2008.

Lawmakers created the choice program in 2014 after a massive scandal involving wait time cover - ups at more than 100 VA facilities around the country.

The bank has been struggling to shake off issues with its reputation after several years of scandal, the most recent of which centered on allegations of unlawful whistleblower mistreatment in early 2017.

Whole Foods came under fire for a similar scandal in 2015 after New York City officials found cases of locations overcharging customers for pre-packaged foods at eight stores across the city.

Graham's integrity was credited with salvaging the reputation of broadcast evangelism in the dark days of the late 1980s, after scandals befell TV preachers Jimmy Swaggart and Jim Bakker.

Sexual assault and harassment in the US military is largely under - reported and came under renewed scrutiny last year after a scandal involving some Marines sharing nude photos of women online came to light.

He was thrust into the job in October of 2016 after his predecessor was forced out for his handling of a messy sales scandal at the bank.

Born as Bradley Manning to a Welsh mother and an American father, Manning also elevated discussion on LGBT rights in the military after her struggles with gender identity came to light in the midst of the WikiLeaks scandal.

Medline's more immediate concern was the increased pressure on sales from competitor Loblaw's «curious» $ 25 gift cards offered to consumers after revealing its participation in an alleged bread price - fixing scandal, in which it implicated Sobey's.

The only hint of a public comment from Rob's family since the scandal came in the form of a nondisclosure agreement sent to ABC News by Kim Kardashian's representatives after the network contacted the family for comment following its «Good Morning America» interview with Chyna.

The leak led to a series of high - profile scandals, including the resignation of the Prime Minister of Iceland after it was alleged he had hidden millions of dollars - worth of investments in an offshore shell company.

The California - based finance company has struggled to maintain steady gains after its major fake accounts scandal broke back in 2016.

Global comparable sales rose 4 percent in the third quarter, their first rise in more than one year, driven by demand for value meals and breakfast items in China, where sales had plummeted after a food safety scandal in July 2014.

In 2002, Arthur Andersen was found guilty of obstructing justice after destroying documents affiliated with the Enron scandal, tarnishing the name forever.