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Amazon Referred to the DOJ for Allegedly Lying to Congress

  • Company lied about misusing third-party data, lawmakers say
  • Testimony was given during House panel hearings on big tech
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U.S. lawmakers asked the Justice Department to launch a criminal investigation into Amazon.com Inc. and some of its executives for allegedly lying to Congress.

“Amazon repeatedly endeavored to thwart the Committee’s efforts to uncover the truth about Amazon’s business practices,” a bipartisan group of lawmakers from the House Judiciary Committee wrote Wednesday in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland. “For this, it must be held accountable.”