PROVIDENCE, R.I., Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Google agreed to forfeit $500 million generated from Canadian pharmaceutical advertising directed at U.S. consumers, the U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday.
Google's AdWords program resulted in the "unlawful importation of controlled and non-controlled prescription drugs into the United States," Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole said in a release. The $500 million represents Google's gross revenue through advertising plus gross revenue made by Canadian pharmacies for sales to U.S. consumers, the release said.