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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Walmart
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $2,100,000
Year: 2012
Date: March 21, 2012
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: The California Attorney announced that Wal-Mart agreed to pay $2.1 million for overcharging consumers in violation of a 2008 judgment against the retail chain.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Arkansas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-discount stores
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