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Company: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Walmart
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Penalty: $66,000
Year: 2014
Date: September 16, 2014
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Wal-Mart agreed to pay $66,000 to resolve allegations that it advertised a nationwide sale of Coca-Cola soft drinks but charged customers in its 117 stores across New York State more than the advertised sale price.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: New York Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New York
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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