Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
United Parcel Service
Current Parent Company:
United Parcel Service
Penalty:
$40,000,000
Year:
2013
Date:
March 29, 2013
Offense Group:
healthcare-related offenses
Primary Offense:
Controlled Substances Act violation
Violation Description:
United Parcel Service, Inc. and the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California entered into a Non-Prosecution Agreement in which UPS agreed to forfeit $40 million in payments it has received from illicit online pharmacies and to implement a compliance program designed to ensure that illegal online pharmacies will not be able to use UPS's services to distribute drugs.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
U.S. Attorney-Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case:
criminal
Prosecution Agreement:
non-prosecution agreement
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Georgia
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
freight and logistics
Specific Industry of Parent:
package delivery
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
