MADISON, Wis. — Ten companies accused of overcharging shoppers for frozen seafood have agreed to pay fines and sign new compliance agreements in response to a multi-state short weighting investigation.
The civil forfeitures, totaling more than $100,000, conclude the nine-month investigation launched by the Weights and Measures division of Wisconsin's Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Many of the fines were relatively small. Wal-Mart, for example,
