Search giant Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) will pay $500 million to settle a government investigation into Google’s distribution of online ads for Canadian firms selling prescription and non-prescription drugs illegally in the U.S.
The settlement means Google will not face criminal prosecution.
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Google operates a major data center in western North Carolina and a software development office in Chapel Hill.
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