Inquiry tied to departure at Amazon - The Boston Globe

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But people with direct knowledge of the matter, who would not speak for attribution because they were not authorized to discuss it, now say Doerr’s decision [to step down from Amazon’s board] was prompted by a Federal Trade Commission inquiry into the relationship between Amazon and Google, where Doerr is also a director. It was not clear whether the commission had begun a preliminary inquiry or a formal investigation, or whether it was still looking into it.

Inquiry tied to departure at Amazon - The Boston Globe