Google may pay up to $US500 million in a US criminal probe into whether it profited handsomely from online pharmacy ads that broke US laws.
A cryptic regulatory filing earlier this week by the internet company disclosed that it was setting aside $US500 million ($469m) to potentially resolve a case with the Justice Department. A payment of that size would be among the highest penalties paid by companies in disputes with the US government.
Google gave few details in its filing about the probe, saying only that it involved the use of Google advertising by certain advertisers
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
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