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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Essilor International et al.
Current Parent Company: EssilorLuxottica
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Penalty: $22,000,000
Year: 2022
Date: August 26, 2022
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Violation Description: Essilor International, Essilor of America Inc., Essilor Laboratories of America Inc., and Essilor Instruments USA agreed to pay a total of $22 million in settlement of allegations by 35 states that the company paid kickbacks to eye care providers inducing them to purchase Essilor products for Medicaid beneficiaries.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: France
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: apparel
Specific Industry of Current Parent: eyewear
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