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Company: Publishers Clearing House
Penalty: $110,000
Year: 2007
Date: December 18, 2007
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Publishers Clearing House agreed to pay $50,000 costs and over $60,000 restitution in settlement of allegations its sweepstakes marketing was deceptive and exploitative of the elderly.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Iowa Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Iowa
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