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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
Current Parent Company: Sony
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Penalty: $325,000
Year: 2002
Date: March 12, 2002
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: false advertising
Violation Description: Sony Pictures agreed to pay $325,000 in settlement of allegations of deceptive advertising by fabricating movie reviewers and having Sony employees pretend to be members of the public.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Connecticut Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Connecticut
HQ Country of Current Parent: Japan
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: electrical and electronic equipment
Specific Industry of Current Parent: consumer electronics
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