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U.S. Prosecutors Pursue Criminal, Civil Probes Against 15 Banks, Payment Processors

U.S. Prosecutors Pursue Criminal, Civil Probes Against 15 Banks, Payment Processors

Government regulators create laws and initiate investigations in order to protect consumers from an array of hurtful products and companies. One such consumer fraud investigation by the Justice Department is “Operation Choke Point” and it’s resulted in criminal and civil probes by U.S. prosecutors. But some legislators see the investigation as more hurtful than helpful. [More]