Key facts
- Alibaba and AUS Merchant Services will pay $600 million.
- The payment is to resolve allegations of failing to prevent illegal sales of pharmaceuticals.
- The U.S. Justice Department announced the agreement.
The U.S. Justice Department announced on Wednesday that Alibaba and AUS Merchant Services have agreed to pay $600 million to resolve allegations that they failed to prevent the illegal sale of pharmaceuticals.
Alibaba did not immediately respond to a request for comment.