The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 20 states filed a lawsuit on Monday against Dollar General over alleged deceptive pricing practices.The FTC and states claimed that Dollar General, over a period of years, had repeatedly mislabeled prices, overcharged consumers and failed to correct the issue despite corporate knowledge of the problem. Dollar General has disputed those claims.Christopher Mufarrige, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, said in a statement that "Dollar General has betrayed the trust of millions of American consumers and imposed significant financial harm on...
Dollar General sued by FTC and 20 states, accused of overcharging customers
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