A unit of China’s online retailer JD. com Inc. agreed to pay $500,000 to settle US Securities and Exchange Commission claims it made a series of “sham transactions” to meet revenue targets for several quarters starting in October 2022.
Source: [Bloomberg Markets](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-11/jd-com-unit-agrees-to-pay-sec-500-000-over-sham-transactions)