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Company: American Family Publishers
Penalty: $216,000
Year: 2000
Date: May 18, 2000
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: American Family Publishers agreed to pay $216,000 as part of a settlement of allegations it used deceptive marketing in its sweepstakes mailings.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Connecticut Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Connecticut
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