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Company: WordSmart Corporation
Penalty: $147,400
Year: 2014
Date: October 9, 2014
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Educational services company WordSmart Corporation and its president agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceptively marketed the company's programs to the parents of school-age children in advertising that included a television infomercial featuring quiz show host Alex Trebek.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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