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Company: MyLife.com
Penalty: $1,050,000
Year: 2015
Date: February 27, 2015
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: false advertising
Violation Description: MyLife.com agreed to pay over $1 million in settlement of allegations it misled customers over its ability to identify who was searching for them on the internet while charging a year's membership fee upfront. $800,000 in civil penalties was divided equally between the Los Angeles District and Santa Monica City Attorneys, and $250,000 was paid in restitution.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Multi-Jurisdiction Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: California
Facility County: multi-county
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