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Company: Amazon.com
Current Parent Company: Amazon.com
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $122,000
Year: 2014
Date: October 23, 2014
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Amazon.com Inc. and Amazon Services LLC agreed to pay $122,000 in refunds and credit in settlement of allegations it violated Iowa's Buying Club Membership law, which requires certain notices and disclosures designed to make the enrollment process clear to consumers.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Iowa Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Iowa
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Washington
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-internet
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