DENVER (KDVR) — The state of Colorado is suing pet superstore PetSmart for allegedly misleading prospective employees about supposedly free training and "trapping" dog groomers into contracts with the threat of paying thousands of dollars.

Attorney General Phil Weiser a week ago announced the suit, filed in Denver District Court, that alleges the misleading free advertising for the training program and the training repayment agreement provision contracts, what many call "TRAPs."

According to a press release from Weiser's office, a state investigation found PetSmart trapped dog groomers into illegal contracts requiring them to stay with the company over threat of the thousands of dollars in repayment for the so-called free training.

The lawsuit also alleges the training, valued at around

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