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Business and billionairesScience, medicine and health
Documented profile covering 13 controversies, including “2005–2010: no-poaching agreements between Google and other technology companies under his leadership” and “2006: Schmidt defends censored version of Google in China”.
13 controversies · 22 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 5 controversies, including “Serono: guilty plea and $704 million settlement concerning Serostim” and “America's Cup: legal battle with BMW Oracle over challenger rules”.
5 controversies · 7 sources
Business and billionaires
Media owner and member of the House of Lords.
8 controversies · 11 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 5 controversies, including “2011 US sanctions against Ofer entities linked to maritime trade with Iran — family context” and “Very low effective tax rate reported for Ofer family's British shipping companies”.
5 controversies · 9 sources
Business and billionairesMedia and journalism
Documented profile covering 19 controversies, including “Aggravated extortion of David Trezeguet: final five-year sentence” and “Milan 'fotoricatti': final conviction for attempted extortion, with acquittals on other counts”.
19 controversies · 25 sources9 convictions2 formal charges
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 4 controversies, including “Non-compliance with Section 139 of the Companies Act: compounding and personal fees paid by Falguni Nayar” and “238-day delay in appointing a company secretary: non-compliance compounded in 2021”.
4 controversies · 6 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 6 controversies, including “Debt crisis and AMCON settlement of approximately 141 billion naira subject to parliamentary scrutiny” and “Fuel subsidies: sting operation involving Farouk Lawan, Lawan's conviction and renewed allegations in 2025”.
6 controversies · 12 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 5 controversies, including “Restructuring of several billion euros of Doğuş Group debt” and “Galataport: restructuring and transfer of 49% equity to creditor banks”.
5 controversies · 9 sources
Business and billionairesSport
Documented profile covering 15 controversies, including “2000 Real Madrid election: Secret pre-contract involving Luís Figo and five-billion-peseta penalty clause” and “Ciudad Deportiva: Major property rezoning deal enabling Real Madrid to clear its debt”.
15 controversies · 31 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 2 controversies, including “OPL 216: discretionary allocation and persistent suspicions of political favouritism” and “OML 127: state-imposed acquisition of interests, followed by Famfa victory in Supreme Court”.
2 controversies · 3 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “Puma acquisition and substantial increase in PPR's debt” and “Swiss tax structures used by Gucci, Saint Laurent and Balenciaga and major tax reassessments”.
9 controversies · 15 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 5 controversies, including “Complaint against François-Marie Banier triggers Bettencourt family legal battle” and “Covert recordings made at Liliane Bettencourt's home handed to police”.
5 controversies · 9 sources1 formal charge
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 6 controversies, including “BlaBlaCar booking fees considered complex, followed by pricing changes” and “Spanish unfair competition action brought by Confebús against BlaBlaCar”.
6 controversies · 13 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 3 controversies, including “Tax dispute involving a structure intended to save several million euros” and “Public criticism of his successor Hans Zwarts and the latter's departure”.
3 controversies · 4 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 2 controversies, including “Nintendo's growth through the hanafuda market serving bakuto gambling houses” and “Nintendo's founding date challenged by contemporary commercial directories: 1889 or 1892”.
2 controversies · 6 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “Rana Plaza: Joe Fresh clothing manufactured in the collapsed complex” and “Bread price-fixing scandal”.
9 controversies · 3 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 3 controversies, including “Commercial dispute over the Penneys name in Ireland” and “Controversy over Yellow Pack products and low-cost imports”.
3 controversies · 1 source
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “1992: Massive bet against pound sterling during 'Black Wednesday'” and “1988–2011: French insider trading conviction in Société Générale case; European appeal rejected”.
10 controversies · 13 sources1 conviction
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “Misleading advertising and "bait advertising": ACCC action, undertakings and court declarations” and “Comparison of Irish economic downturn to "potato famine"”.
9 controversies · 15 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “Parmatour collapse: convicted at first instance of fraudulent bankruptcy, judgment overturned then finally acquitted” and “IMA publicly distances itself from Vacchi's image and clarifies he holds no management role”.
9 controversies · 16 sources2 formal charges
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “US class action alleging misleading stock market disclosures: Shwed named, then directors removed before settlement” and “SofaWare: former executive Adi Ruppin's personal claim against Check Point and Shwed dismissed”.
7 controversies · 11 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “Family battle over Hope Margaret Hancock Trust: loss of trustee control and severe judicial criticism” and “Hope Downs: Wright Prospecting awarded 50 % of historical and future royalties, but ownership claims against Hancock fail”.
9 controversies · 13 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “1990s–2013: longstanding social and financial relationship with Jeffrey Epstein” and “2004: Epstein acts as intermediary in Highbridge–JPMorgan deal”.
7 controversies · 11 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 6 controversies, including “NZ First Foundation: Donations from Hart-Linked Entities Just Below Disclosure Threshold” and “Over NZ$800,000 in Declared Donations to National, ACT and NZ First”.
6 controversies · 12 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “Uswipe–Checkout.com litigation and renewed scrutiny of links with Renderwison” and “Checkout.com's rapid growth: valuation decline, departures and criticism of compliance resources”.
7 controversies · 8 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 5 controversies, including “Inheritance conflict with Sevilay Sabancı Çınar: civil actions and complaint alleging forged documents” and “Proposal to introduce university tuition fees and debate over equal access”.
5 controversies · 9 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 14 controversies, including “Dispute with former wife over Chobani ownership and initial funding” and “Recall of yoghurt contaminated with mould following reports of consumer illness”.
14 controversies · 23 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 3 controversies, including “EchoStar: FCC investigation into 5G obligations, allegedly underused spectrum and sales under regulatory pressure” and “EchoStar voluntarily defers bond interest payments amid FCC crisis”.
3 controversies · 4 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Synthes/Norian: unauthorised bone cement trials and convictions of former executives” and “Jacqueline Long: confidential settlement followed by civil action dismissed as covered by that agreement”.
8 controversies · 10 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Veolia's acquisition-led expansion: rising debt, share price decline and failed Suez project” and “Dismissal of six Veolia trade unionists followed by legal action for reinstatement”.
8 controversies · 10 sources1 formal charge
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 6 controversies, including “'EBIT macht frei' phrase: unintended reference to Auschwitz slogan and public apology” and “Xinjiang: Diess claims not to know about re-education camps despite Volkswagen's Urumqi plant”.
6 controversies · 14 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “Hostile battle for control of TBS” and “Englishnization: mandatory English at Rakuten and strong internal resistance”.
10 controversies · 23 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “Authoritarian takeover at Nintendo: dismissal of opponents and tightening of control after labour dispute” and “Universal sues Nintendo: Donkey Kong accused of copying King Kong”.
9 controversies · 15 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “Repeated Stromatolyser-IM reagent recalls over Pseudomonas contamination and false platelet signals” and “XN-10/XN-20 analyser recall over risk of falsely elevated haemoglobin and platelet results”.
9 controversies · 18 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 5 controversies, including “Conviction in Bank Sarmayeh case for fraudulent loans and economic disruption” and “Persepolis privatisation: Steel Azin consortium's eligibility rejected amid controversy over bank debts”.
5 controversies · 7 sources1 conviction
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “1996: legal battle for control of Cantor Fitzgerald and settlement granting leadership to Lutnick” and “1999–2002: fiduciary duty lawsuit linked to 1996 Cantor settlement, ultimately dismissed as time-barred”.
9 controversies · 15 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 6 controversies, including “2018: Huda Beauty article on vulval lightening accused of colourism, body-shaming and problematic advice” and “2018: Apparent unauthorised use of blogger Em Ford's photograph in acne-scarring post, followed by apology”.
6 controversies · 9 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 4 controversies, including “Egypt: conviction in absentia in Gamsha Bay land case, subsequently suspended after settlement” and “Donald Trump partnership: recurring criticism of conflicts between private business and US presidency”.
4 controversies · 8 sources1 conviction
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “Defamation proceedings against critical documentary "The Shakshuka System"” and “Successive Zim restructurings and losses imposed on creditors”.
9 controversies · 19 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “First GREE Verdict: $8.5 Million for Patent Infringement” and “Second GREE Verdict: $92.2 Million in Separate Patent Case”.
7 controversies · 11 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 6 controversies, including “Involvement in Swedish Nazi Movement and Security Police Files” and “Continued Relations with Fascist Leader Per Engdahl After the War”.
6 controversies · 10 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “PIC's R4.3 billion investment in AYO: valuation and pension funds” and “Independent Media: recurring allegations of editorial interference and use of titles to defend owner's interests”.
10 controversies · 24 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 5 controversies, including “IEF proposals for social and economic reform: civil servants, pensions, co-payments and employment law” and “Rana Plaza: disputed link to a workshop preparing Mango samples and change of position on compensation”.
5 controversies · 11 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 4 controversies, including “Family succession at Reliance and debate over dynastic governance” and “Proposed Future Retail acquisition: Reliance at the centre of Amazon-Future litigation”.
4 controversies · 11 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 13 controversies, including “Glencore: corruption and market manipulation during his leadership” and “Prosecution of former Glencore executives for corruption”.
13 controversies · 21 sources
Business and billionairesPolitics and government
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “2011: Alipay transferred to Jack Ma-controlled company without alleged prior approval from Yahoo and SoftBank” and “2013: Remarks attributed to Jack Ma describing Tiananmen crackdown as 'most correct' decision”.
10 controversies · 15 sources
Media and journalismBusiness and billionaires
Documented profile covering 9 controversies, including “Reuse of political communications techniques for commercial purposes: criticism of blurred boundaries” and “Communications advice for Togolese regime of Gnassingbé Eyadéma”.
9 controversies · 10 sources
Business and billionaires
Documented profile covering 6 controversies, including “Brandalley's complaint over Vente-privee's alleged abuse of dominance and exclusivity arrangements ultimately rejected” and “'vente-privee.com' word mark invalidated at first instance then upheld on appeal”.
6 controversies · 11 sources1 formal charge
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