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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Best Buy Co., Inc.,
Current Parent Company: Best Buy
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $3,800,000
Year: 2016
Date: October 3, 2016
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Violation Description: Best Buy Co., Inc. agreed to pay a $3.8 million civil penalty for distributing and selling previously recalled consumer products.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Minnesota
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-consumer electronics
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