Ralphs pleads no contest to overcharging customers

Los Angeles -- Ralphs Grocery Co. has pleaded no contest to overcharging customers for prepackaged and weighed products at stores in Los Angeles, according to a Thursday report by the Associated Press.



The grocery chain entered pleas before the case was scheduled to go to trial. The no contest plea was entered for 62 misdemeanor charges, including false advertising, mislabeling and selling items that weigh less than they should.



A sentencing date will be set Thursday.



City prosecutors alleged that undercover inspections at 14 stores found customers were being price-gouged.