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Five Medicaid enrollees, several national physician groups and the city of Columbus, Ohio, sued the federal government on Sept. 18, 2026, over how the new Medicaid work requirement treats people who are medically frail. The case, filed in federal court in Maryland, argues that a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule adds a hurdle…

TJX and Marshalls shoppers can get refunds for 32,400 recalled power banks

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Shoppers who bought XO Poppy Power Trip Magnetic Wireless Power Banks at TJX and Marshalls stores can get a full refund because the devices’ lithium-ion batteries can overheat and ignite. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of about 32,400 power banks on September 3, 2026. The chargers were sold nationwide from April…

Amana offers refunds for more than 4,600 recalled air conditioners and heat pumps

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Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing is offering full refunds on about 4,633 Amana through-the-wall air conditioners and heat pumps sold in the United States because a circuit inside the units can short and emit flames. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall on September 3, 2026. The units sold for $625 to $900 each…

SHEIN offers refunds for recalled teething toys sold to 644 customers

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SHEIN Distribution Corporation is offering refunds for about 644 Pull & Chew Montessori Teething Toys after federal regulators found the toys’ silicone strings could lodge in a child’s throat. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall on September 17, 2026. The toys were sold only on SHEIN.com from December 2025 through April 2026…

Clorox Puerto Rico offers full refunds for six million recalled cleaners

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Clorox Puerto Rico is offering full refunds on about 6.3 million bottles of scented Mistolin and Lestoil multipurpose cleaners because the products may be contaminated with bacteria. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall on September 3, 2026. It covers cleaners sold in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands between April 2025…

Tax shelter promoter Aanand Shukla received a five-year prison sentence

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in Rule Changes

Aanand Shukla, a Jonestown, Texas, man who sold an abusive trust tax shelter to business owners across the country, has been sentenced to 60 months, or five years, in federal prison. The Justice Department announced the sentence on September 11, 2026, and said Shukla helped clients hide more than $27 million in income from the…

SEC says a New Jersey founder allegedly took money from more than 200 investors

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in Fraud & Scams

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged New Jersey founder Ernest Ossei Boateng and two companies he controls with running an alleged Ponzi scheme that raised about $16 million from more than 200 investors, many of whom had never invested before. The SEC said on September 10, 2026, that Boateng promised guaranteed fixed returns and…

CFTC finalized awards to ten whistleblowers between July and September

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in Fraud & Scams

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has granted 10 whistleblower awards totaling more than $150 million, all in final determinations issued between July and September 2026. The agency announced the awards on September 14 and said they recognize people whose original information led the CFTC and other authorities to successful enforcement actions. As required by law,…

A commodities court order pairs $547,616 in restitution with a $5.9 million penalty

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in Fraud & Scams

A federal judge in Connecticut has ordered Florida resident Michael Frederick Staryk to pay $547,616 in restitution to defrauded clients and a $5,907,720 civil monetary penalty in a Commodity Futures Trading Commission options-fraud case. The CFTC announced the default judgment on September 15, 2026, and said it also permanently bans Staryk from trading and from…

Southern Glazer’s will pay $12.5 million over false invoices and retailer bribes

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