"The company continues to work closely with regulators and is
cooperating fully with all investigations," a company spokeswoman
said.
Other agencies which have opened probes against the company include
the State Departments of Health in Pennsylvania and Arizona, The
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), and the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration.
The investigations by the Departments of Health of Pennsylvania and
Arizona and the FDA have closed, Theranos said.
Earlier, Bloomberg reported the company was under investigation by
the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Attorney's
Office for the Northern District of California.
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc <WBA.O> and the New York State
Department of Health have received subpoenas in recent weeks seeking
documents and testimony about representations made to them by
Theranos, the WSJ reported on Monday citing people familiar with the
matter. (http://on.wsj.com/1WBWWrJ)
Walgreens Boots Alliance and the New York State Department of Health
could not immediately be reached for comment.
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The SEC and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of
California declined to comment.
(Reporting by Kshitiz Goliya in Bengaluru; Editing by Sandra Maler,
Bernard Orr)
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