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Company: BrandDirect
Penalty: $12,900,000
Year: 2000
Date: August 4, 2000
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: BrandDirect agreed to pay a total of $12.9 million (including $11 million in restitution) to settle a lawsuit brought by Washington and Connecticut accusing the company of charging consumers for buying-club memberships without permission and engaging in other deceptive and unfair practices.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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