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If Google is targeted in an antitrust investigation and is found to have broken antitrust laws, its business model could be severely harmed. As attorneys general, we need to evaluate and address specific conduct, utilizing our existing antitrust and consumerprotectionlaws.”.
If Google is targeted in an antitrust investigation and is found to have broken antitrust laws, its business model could be severely harmed. As attorneys general, we need to evaluate and address specific conduct, utilizing our existing antitrust and consumerprotectionlaws.”.
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Department of the Treasury, the OCC supervises and regulates national banks and federal savings associations. It oversees compliance with federal banking laws, including those governing payments. It investigates and takes enforcement actions against entities engaged in anticompetitive behavior or consumer fraud.
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