Alibaba and Ant Subsidiary Pay $600 Million to Settle DOJ Illegal Sales Claims

Alibaba Group Holding and its U.S.-based payment processor, Ant Group subsidiary AUS Merchant Services, have agreed to pay $600 million to resolve U.S. Justice Department allegations that they failed to prevent illegal sales on Alibaba’s eCommerce platforms. The Justice Department alleged that Alibaba.com and AliExpress.com failed to prevent merchants’ sales and imports of illegal pharmaceuticals, controlled substances, listed chemicals and pill presses into the United States, thereby violating