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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Western Union Financial Services
Current Parent Company: Western Union
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $8,529,000
Year: 2005
Date: November 14, 2005
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Western Union Financial Services agreed to pay $8.529 million as part of the settlement of multistate litigation concerning the use of the company's wire transfer services by fraudulent telemarketers.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.