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A class action securities case has been brought against Western Union Company (UW) by purchasers of the company’s publicly traded securities. The purchasers would have bought the securities between 2/24/12 and 1/19/17. The lead plaintiff is an institutional investor. The lawsuit is UA Local 13 Pension Fund v. The Western Union Company.

The lawsuit contends that Western Union and a number of its current and ex-directors and/or officers made false and misleading statements and did not disclose adverse information about Western Union’s business and compliance policies. Instead, Western Union and senior management purportedly told investors that the Company’s compliance program was robust and in compliance with the laws, both of which the plaintiff claims were false.

Western Union is accused of aiding and abetting a network of international criminal activities, not putting into place compliance programs that were effective, and disregarding misconduct so as to profit. The alleged violations purportedly caused Western Union shares to become artificially inflated.

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