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Company: Beacon Metals
Penalty: $128,838
Year: 2023
Date: January 17, 2023
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the State has reached a $128,838 settlement with Beacon Metals, a scrap metal company with locations in Freehold and South Amboy. The settlement resolves allegations the company shortchanged consumers at its South Amboy location by using an inaccurate scale that provided short weight readings.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: New Jersey Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New Jersey
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