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Attorney General Madigan, States Announce $30 Million Settlement for Misleading Advertising

Settlement Resolves Claims of Deceptive Enrollment in Discount Clubs and Memberships

Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2013.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with 47 other attorneys general to announce a $30 million settlement with a Connecticut-based marketing firm, Affinion Group, over allegations it deceived consumers into signing up for discount clubs and memberships they never wanted or in many cases even knew about.

An investigation by Madigan and the states revealed that Affinion used its many retail…

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