EBay to pay $59 mln to settle U.S. charges over pill presses

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Jan 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday that eBay agreed to pay $59 million and enhance its compliance program to resolve allegations that it violated the law in connection with thousands of pill presses and encapsulating machines sold through its website.

Criminals can use pill presses and encapsulating machines to manufacture illegal drugs, the Justice Department said. (Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York)

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