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Company: Western Union Co.
Current Parent Company: Western Union
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Penalty: $133,000,000
Year: 2016
Date: January 11, 2016
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Western Union agreed to pay $133 million to settle litigation alleging it improperly kept funds from failed wire transfers for five years.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of Colorado
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:09-cv-00938
Case Name: Tennille v. Western Union Company, The
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Colorado
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: financial services
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