CURRENT FBI INVESTIGATION INTO MAJOR AD AGENCIES
As of April 2018, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation launched a probe into US media-buying practices. The investigation was spurred in part from a study conducted by K2 Intelligence in 2016, bringing to light many non-transparent business procedures and transactions across major agencies. Read the Full Report
By Jack Neff | March 25, 2019.
A federal grand jury has subpoenaed records from a large marketer as part of an investigation into U.S. media buying practices, according to people familiar with the matter, a sign that the probe is advancing even if clients aren't volunteering evidence. Read the Article
By E.J. Schultz. Published on October 26, 2018.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's probe into agency media-buying practices will focus on the extent to which agencies covered up attempts to take revenue that clients maintain is theirs, the Association of National Advertisers' top lawyer said Friday. Read the Article
By David Pring-Mill, October 16, 2018
The digital marketing ecosystem has long been fraught with danger in the form of ad fraud and bad actors. Now the FBI is taking action by probing U.S. media buying practices. Read the Article
OCTOBER 15, 2018 by Kerry Flynn
The feds are getting ready to come knocking. On Oct. 10, the Association of National Advertising sent a letter to its members sharing that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had contacted the ANA’s outside counsel Reed Smith LLP about assisting with its investigation into U.S. media buying practices. Read the Article
by Rae Paoletta // Wednesday, October 10th, 2018 – 11:53 am
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has contacted the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), requesting cooperation from the trade group and its members in a criminal investigation into US media buying practices. Read the Article
By Patrick Coffee | October 10, 2018
Today the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) released a letter to its primary members this morning confirming that the FBI has reached out seeking assistance in its ongoing investigation into potentially illegal media buying practices within the ad industry. Read the Article
By Suzanne Vranica and Nicole Hong Sept. 27, 2018 3:53 p.m. ET
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have opened an investigation into media-buying practices in the advertising industry and have begun issuing subpoenas as part of the probe, according to people familiar with the matter. Read the Article