When Google revealed it might take $500 million first-quarter charge earlier than “potential resolution of an investigation” by the us Department of Justice , the corporate offered few details. a 3-line non-explanation pointed the finger at “advertising by certain advertisers.” Now The Wall Street Journal reports that the mysterious half-billion-dollar hit may stem from advertisements placed by “rogue online pharmacies” that break US laws. The DOJ investigation has keen on whether the quest behemoth knowingly accepted ads from shady pharma sites, but it’s unclear whether those sites sold counterfeit or expired drugs, did not require doctor’s prescriptions, or both. Obviously, if the corporate profited from criminality, it is held liable — a fact Google knows all too well after a 2007 settlement over ads for online gambling. The approaching fine would rank a number of the highest paid to the united states government; this news, incidentally, didn’t come from Facebook .
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