You Might Be Getting $51 Back From Amazon Soon. Here's Why.

Amazon has agreed to pay Prime members to settle U.S. government allegations about the service. Matthias Balk / picture alliance via Getty Images Close Key Takeaways Tech and retail giant Amazon agreed to pay billions of dollars in refunds and penalties to settle allegations of "deceptive" practices involving the Prime subscription service, the government said Thursday. The company, among the world's most valuable, agreed to pay a $1 billion civil penalty and $1.5 billion in refunds to customers, the FTC sa ...