This doesn't necessarily mean, by the way, that the corporate landscape has been taken over by evil monopolists that resort to illegal tricks to keep competitors out.
Back then, of course, Microsoft was up to some sketchy (and in some cases maybe even illegal) tricks in order to drive then-leader Netscape out of the market.
Vladimir Putin's stooge, Viktor Yanukovych, used many of the dirty and illegal tricks listed in "Virtual Politics" in Ukraine's 2004 presidential election, but lost.
Underage drinking is illegal; this trick should not be used for such a purpose.
The US Justice Department has reportedly just opened an investigation into whether traders on a cryptocurrency exchange called Bitfinex were driving up prices using various unscrupulous, and illegal, market tricks.
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To put the issue into context, the FCC issued a $120 million fine to robocall kingpin Adrian Abramovich, who allegedly made 96 million illegal robocalls to trick consumers with an exclusive vacation offer from well-known hospitality and travel companies.
The latest potential blow to the $70 billion company comes at a time when it's facing a criminal investigation into alleged illegal efforts to trick regulators; a lawsuit claiming its driverless car technology is stolen; claims of sexual harassment in the workplace, and a never-ending stream of executives departing.
Terrorized by his boss, who enforces office discipline with brutal head locks, Daeho begins to frequent a rundown gym and, after being knocked around, ignored and ridiculed, finally enters the ring as a designated cheater, attacking his opponents with cooking utensils, rubber bands and various officially illegal, crowd-pleasing tricks.
