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Company: GoodTimes Entertainment Limited and GT Merchandising & Licensing Corporation
Penalty: $300,000
Year: 2003
Date: August 18, 2003
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: GoodTimes Entertainment Limited and GT Merchandising & Licensing Corporation agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they made unsubstantiated claims for the Copa Hair System and placed unauthorized charges on credit cards. The FTC also accused the companies of violating the Commission's Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule by failing to ship merchandise within the promised time period. The settlement required payment of $100,000 in civil penalties and $200,000 in consumer redress.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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