As part of his plea agreement, Mullins will forfeit $600,000 to the United States and make a $600,000 restitution payment to the SBA.
Labor
Biden Pledged to Crack Down on Corporate Crime — But Prosecutions Hit Record Low
Out of the over 4,000 federal white-collar prosecutions last year, only 31 defendants were businesses or corporate entities — less than 1%.
Amazon Under Fire for “Fraudulent Scheme” to Play Down Hazardous Working Conditions
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has allegedly cited misleading statistics, claiming that Amazon’s injury rate is “sometimes misunderstood.”
Bill Gates Asked if it’s Even Possible to Have “Ethical Billionaires”
Gates says he “still wouldn’t ban anyone from being worth a billion,” even though he believes that the mega-rich need to pay higher tax rates.
GOP Vows to Cut Social Security and Medicare — Protects Pentagon Budget Despite Wasteful Spending
Republican representatives have stated that the bloated Pentagon budget will not be targeted in these spending cuts.
Amazon Workers Forced to “Work Alongside a Dead Body”
Workers were stunned by the lack of standard operating procedures for incidents like this, given that this isn’t the first time this sort of thing has happened at an Amazon warehouse.
Walgreens Admits Crying Wolf About “Gang” Theft Causing Store Closures
The pharmacy giant claimed that “gangs” were causing store closures by stealing large quantities of beauty products, despite those claims not being supported by the facts.
Southwest Airlines Workers Say That Forced 18-Hour Shifts Caused Frostbite
The Transport Workers Union of America Local 555 alleges that the airline utterly failed to protect its ground crews and endangered their safety.
Amazon Slashes Jobs During Largest Layoffs in Company’s History — Big Tech Spirals
The company’s CEO, Andy Jassy, has stated that the job cuts will help the company pursue its “long-term opportunities with a stronger cost structure.”
Worker “Ingested” into Engine of American Airlines Plane in Alabama
The NTSB is investigating the incident, which occurred while an American Airlines plane was parked at the gate with an engine on.
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