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R.I., US agencies to split $500m in Google case

Company aided Canada drug sales

Rhode Island state and local agencies will receive the lion’s share of $500 million that Google Inc. forfeited last year for accepting advertisements from online Canadian pharmacies that targeted US consumers, Peter F. Neronha, the state’s US attorney, revealed on Monday.

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