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Company: United States Tobacco Company
Penalty: $150,000
Year: 2000
Date: December 6, 2000
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: tobacco litigation
Violation Description: In a settlement with the California Attorney General, United States Tobacco Company agreed to stop distributing coupons for smokeless tobacco products in a California State University newspaper and to pay $150,000 for the creation of an advertisement discouraging the use of tobacco products.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
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