Company With $8.7B in Yearly Sales Pays $3.18M Marketing Fee Covering Several Products for The Last Four Years, Will Report As "Misc Expenses" In Quarterly Report
Since this is the second time this has happened, I kind of feel like subsequent offenses need to grow exponentially, like 3x for each new fine. That would make the next fine $9M, than $27M, then $91M etc.
I think that would avoid the fine just becoming an extra tax.
Here is the 2020 order it got in trouble over originally: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2020/07/...