Home Depot (NYSE HD) was fined for overcharging customers, and the Los Angeles County District Attorney brought a case against the huge home improvement company. The charges were recently resolved. According to the District Attorney’s Office,

The company has to pay $1.7 million in civil penalties as well as $277,251 to cover investigation costs and “support future enforcement of consumer protection laws.” Home Depot did not admit wrongdoing,

Home Depot will pay nearly $2 million to settle a civil enforcement claim from California district attorneys that the home improvement company was engaging in false advertising and unfair competition.

Atlanta-based Home Depot has settled a civil lawsuit in Los Angeles County, California that alleged they were overcharging customers and had false advertising. The company will pay out $1,977,251 to settle the lawsuit, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced.

Home Depot has settled a civil lawsuit in Los Angeles County that alleged it was overcharging customers and had false advertising.

California district attorneys are alleging the company overcharged customers. The complaint filed in San Diego Superior Court said that when people at Home Depot brought items to the check out, they would at times be charged more money than what was written on the shelf tag or the item itself.