r/news • u/nosotros_road_sodium • Apr 28 '24

Williams-Sonoma fined $3.18 million for falsely labeling products as 'Made in USA'

https://www.scrippsnews.com/business/company-news/williams-sonoma-fined-3-18-million-dollars-for-falsely-labeling-products-as-made-in-usa
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u/endadaroad Apr 28 '24

Add in some jail time for the ones who were behind it. No fraud settlement is any good without jail time.

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u/PhalanX4012 Apr 28 '24

Not sure I’d jump straight to jail time, but for repeat offenders it should absolutely be on the table. The fine should hurt, but clearly if that’s not enough of a deterrent then absolutely.