Albertsons ordered to pay $4 million for overcharging California shoppers

Albertsons Cos. and its Vons stores will pay nearly $4 million to settle complaints in California that they overcharged consumers in seven counties through false advertising and unfair competition. (AP file photo/Reed Saxon)

By Pat Maio | [email protected]

UPDATED: October 10, 2024 at 8:26 PM PDT

Riverside District Attorney's Office found faulty scales and scanners that regularly overcharged for food.

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Originally Published: October 4, 2024 at 2:33 PM PDT

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Albertsons ordered to pay $4 million for overcharging California shoppers

Riverside District Attorney’s Office found faulty scales and scanners that regularly overcharged for food.

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