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Company: Affinion Group, Inc.
Current Parent Company: JPMorgan Chase
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Penalty: $8,000,000
Year: 2010
Date: August 18, 2010
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Affinion Group, Inc. and its subsidiary Trilegiant agreed to pay $8 million to settle allegations they tricked hundreds of thousands of New York consumers into signing up for discount clubs that charged hidden fees.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: New York Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New York
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: banking & securities
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