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Company: J.C. Penney Company Inc.
Current Parent Company: J.C. Penney
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Penalty: $290,000
Year: 2015
Date: December 9, 2015
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: The Federal Trade Commission announced complaints and proposed court orders barring four national retailers from mislabeling and advertising rayon textiles as made of bamboo, and requiring them to pay civil penalties totaling $1.3 million.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-department stores
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