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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: LG Electronics
Current Parent Company: LG
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $1,700,000
Year: 2008
Date: April 11, 2008
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: telecommunications violation
Violation Description: LG Electronics signed a consent decree with FCC and paid $1.7 million to resolve allegations that the company violated regulations requiring TV producers to include V-Chips enabling parents to block certain types of programming.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Communications Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: South Korea
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: diversified
Specific Industry of Current Parent: diversified
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