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Amazon Agrees to Injunctive Relief and $25 Million Civil Penalty for Alleged Violations of Children's Privacy Law Relating to Alexa

07/19/2023 08:00 AM EDT

The Justice Department, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today announced that Amazon.com Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Amazon.com Services LLC (collectively Amazon), have agreed to a permanent injunction and a $25 million civil penalty as part of a settlement to resolve alleged violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) and the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act) relating to Amazon's voice assistant service Alexa. 

Virginia Man and Woman Charged with Committing Forced Labor and Alien Harboring at Gas Station and Convenience Store for Multiple Years

07/19/2023 08:00 AM EDT

A federal grand jury in Richmond, Virginia, returned a seven-count indictment today, charging a Virginia couple with forced labor, conspiracy to commit forced labor, alien harboring for financial gain and document servitude along with fraud-related charges – conspiracy to commit bankruptcy fraud and fraudulent transfers in contemplation of bankruptcy – in connection with their operation of a gas station and convenience store in North Chesterfield, Virginia.

New Jersey Owner of Auto Repair Shop Sentenced to Prison for Filing a False Corporate Tax Return

07/19/2023 08:00 AM EDT

A New Jersey man was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for filing a false corporate income tax return with the IRS. 

Justice Department Finds that Arizona Prisons Discriminate Against People with Vision Disabilities

07/19/2023 08:00 AM EDT

The Justice Department announced today its finding that the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by discriminating against individuals with vision disabilities, including those who are blind or have low vision. In a public letter issued to ADCRR, the department detailed its findings following its investigation of multiple complaints by incarcerated individuals and asked ADCRR to work with the department to resolve the civil rights violations identified.

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