Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Western Union Co.
Current Parent Company:
Western Union
Penalty:
$5,000,000
Year:
2017
Date:
January 31, 2017
Offense Group:
consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense:
consumer protection violation
Violation Description:
Western Union agreed to pay $5 million to resolve multistate litigation alleging that it failed to take adequate steps to prevent its wire transfer system from being used in schemes to defraud consumers.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Colorado
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
financial services
Specific Industry of Parent:
financial services
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
