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Free federal vendor evidence report

Best Buy

Richfield, MN

Generated
2026-10-14 13:36 UTC
PublicTrace entity
ent_6e6bb9c0d9ec9a7d
Federal records linked
578
Public evidence samples
8 of 578
Decision-support evidence, not a clearance.

This live report summarizes records currently attributed to the named entity in PublicTrace. Confirm identity, status, and consequential findings with the original agency. “No records found” means none were found in the current PublicTrace corpus; it does not prove absence.

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01

Subject identity

Public identifiers help distinguish similarly named entities.

EIN41-0907483verified
CIK0000764478verified
LEIHL5XPTVRV0O8TUN5LL90verified

2 additional identifiers are available in the complete company history.

02

Eligibility, registration & restrictions

SAM.gov registration/exclusion, OFAC, and HHS-OIG evidence in the current corpus.

0 records
SAM

Federal procurement

0

No records found in this category in the current PublicTrace corpus.

OFAC

Sanctions list

0

No records found in this category in the current PublicTrace corpus.

OIG

Healthcare exclusion

0

No records found in this category in the current PublicTrace corpus.

03

Federal awards

Contracts, grants, loans, and other assistance attributed to this entity.

0 records
USAspending

Federal contracts & grants

0

No records found in this category in the current PublicTrace corpus.

04

Enforcement & litigation history

Selected federal enforcement and court-record categories; outcomes require source review.

260 records
SEC

SEC enforcement actions

0

No records found in this category in the current PublicTrace corpus.

DOJ

DOJ enforcement

0

No records found in this category in the current PublicTrace corpus.

FTC

Consumer protection

0

No records found in this category in the current PublicTrace corpus.

CFPB

Consumer-finance enforcement

0

No records found in this category in the current PublicTrace corpus.

EPA

EPA enforcement actions

0

No records found in this category in the current PublicTrace corpus.

FDIC

FDIC enforcement

0

No records found in this category in the current PublicTrace corpus.

OCC

OCC enforcement

0

No records found in this category in the current PublicTrace corpus.

FDA

Regulated-product oversight

0

No records found in this category in the current PublicTrace corpus.

FJC

Federal civil litigation

247

Agency dates: 2016-01-24 to 2025-12-18

federal civil case · 247

  1. FJC civil: BEST BUY CO., INC — personal_injury_product_liability (defendant)Attributed through PublicTrace entity resolution; verify the named party.
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  2. FJC civil: BEST BUY CO., INC — patent (defendant)Attributed through PublicTrace entity resolution; verify the named party.
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  3. FJC civil: BEST BUY CO., INC — insurance (plaintiff)Attributed through PublicTrace entity resolution; verify the named party.
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  4. FJC civil: BEST BUY CO., INC — fraud (defendant)Attributed through PublicTrace entity resolution; verify the named party.
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  5. FJC civil: BEST BUY CO., INC — personal_injury_other (defendant)Attributed through PublicTrace entity resolution; verify the named party.
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FJC

Federal appellate filings

13

Agency dates: 2017-06-29 to 2025-08-08

federal appeal · 13

  1. FJC appeals: BEST BUY CO., INC — civil_rights_employment (appellee)Attributed through PublicTrace entity resolution; verify the named party.
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  2. FJC appeals: BEST BUY CO., INC — civil_rights_employment (appellee)Attributed through PublicTrace entity resolution; verify the named party.
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05

Workplace & environmental record

Federal safety, wage-and-hour, and environmental records attributed to the entity.

104 records
OSHA

Workplace safety record

103

Agency dates: 2016-07-13 to 2026-08-24

registration · 56inspection · 28violation · 19

  1. OSHA inspection of BEST BUY (activity 349129114)Attributed through the establishment record; verify the named party.
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DOL

Wage & hour enforcement

1

Agency dates: 2016-12-28 to 2016-12-28

dol whd case · 1

Details available in the complete evidence history.

EPA

Environmental footprint

0

No records found in this category in the current PublicTrace corpus.

06

Corporate & public disclosures

Securities, adviser, lobbying, and nonprofit filing evidence.

214 records
SEC

Securities disclosures

173

Agency dates: 2016-06-09 to 2026-10-11

filing · 171registration · 2

Details available in the complete evidence history.

IAPD

Investment-adviser registration

0

No records found in this category in the current PublicTrace corpus.

LDA

Federal lobbying

41

Agency dates: 2016-01-20 to 2026-01-15

lobbying disclosure · 41

Details available in the complete evidence history.

IRS

Nonprofit disclosures

0

No records found in this category in the current PublicTrace corpus.

07

Method & next checks

How to use this report responsibly.

  1. Confirm the subject using legal name, address, and authoritative identifiers.
  2. Open original source links and verify the named party, date, status, disposition, and amount.
  3. Run any legally or contractually required checks directly against the current authoritative systems.
  4. Record the reviewer, decision, notes, and official-source search timestamps in your own file.

See PublicTrace methodology and the live source catalog.