Revealing vast scope of FTC probe, Amazon accuses the government of harassing Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy
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Amazon is fighting the US government's attempt to question its founder, Jeff Bezos, and its CEO, Andy Jassy, as part of a year-long investigation into whether the e-commerce giant has illegally pushed Amazon Prime and other subscription services onto consumers.
In a filing to the Federal Trade Commission dated August 5 and recently made public, Amazon (AMZN) accused the agency of making "burdensome" legal requests that "serve no other purpose than to harass Amazon's highest-ranking executives and disrupt its business operations."
The company also alleges that FTC staff have been pressured to wrap up the investigation and, as soon as this fall, issue a formal recommendation to the commission on next steps.
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