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Attorney General Raoul Announces Settlement With Norwegian Cruise Line Over Business Practices During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency – RiverBender (Alton)
This multistate agreement bars the cruise line from deceptive disaster-era sales practices and sends $116,000 to Illinois as part of a $2 million payout to states.
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Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
Kwame’s ‘work of his life’ spent $250k to net back $116k.
Illinois elects its dumbest.
“which the attorneys general allege misled consumers about the safety of travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Meanwhile, Governor Happy Meal Warrior and his scumbag administration is not held accountable for misleading the citizens of Illinois over the COVID 19 pandemic.
Well thank God for this crucial effort by our attorney general. Better fighting Norwegian cruise lines than Illinois corruption and other crime. What did it cost IL taxpayers to secure this $116k life changing windfall and what will the money be used for? Illegals?
116 K. Big win Kwame. The U of I basketball team made 2 million on the tournament.
What ya gonna do with that money Raoul Christmas Gifts