Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case. Click on the current parent name to reach the summary page for that parent company.
| Company | Current Parent | Current Parent Industry | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency | Penalty Amount  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy | Duke Energy | utilities and power generation | environmental violation | 2021 | NC-AG | $855,000,000 |
| Bank of America, National Association | Bank of America | financial services | banking violation | 2014 | OCC | $250,000,000 |
| Wachovia Bank, National Association | Wells Fargo | financial services | banking violation | 2008 | OCC | $168,900,000 |
| Duke Energy Corporation | Duke Energy | utilities and power generation | environmental violation | 2015 | EPA | $102,000,000 |
| VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION | Volvo | motor vehicles | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | $76,625,640 |
| Smithfield Foods | WH Group | food products | environmental violation | 2000 | NC-AG | $65,000,000 |
| JUUL Labs, Inc. | Juul Labs | tobacco | consumer protection violation | 2021 | NC-AG | $40,000,000 |
| UNITED ORGANICS CORP | environmental violation | 2006 | EPA | $32,759,000 | ||
| Bank of America, National Association | Bank of America | financial services | banking violation | 2015 | OCC | $30,000,000 |
| Duke Energy Progress | Duke Energy | utilities and power generation | environmental violation | 2015 | NC-ENV | $25,116,883 |
| Bank of America, National Association | Bank of America | financial services | banking violation | 2014 | OCC | $25,000,000 |
| Turtle Creek Assets Ltd. et al. | consumer protection violation | 2022 | NC-AG | $23,184,569 | ||
| P&W Waste Oil Services Inc. | P&W Waste Oil Services | waste management and environmental services | environmental violation | 2014 | DOJ | $21,373,143 |
| First National Bank of Pennsylvania | F.N.B. Corporation | financial services | mortgage abuses | 2024 | NC-AG | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $13,500,000 |
| First National Bank of Pennsylvania | F.N.B. Corporation | financial services | discriminatory practices (non-employment) | 2024 | DOJ_RIGHTS | $13,500,000 |
| A Perfect Fit for You, Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2021 | USAO | $12,069,361 | ||
| Tennessee Valley Authority | environmental violation | 2011 | NC-AG | $11,200,000 | ||
| Medicaid Dental Center | False Claims Act and related | 2008 | DOJ_CIVIL | $10,050,000 | ||
| The Tulving Company | fraud | 2016 | USAO | $10,000,000 | ||
| Henderson Amusement Inc. | gambling violation | 2008 | USAO | $10,000,000 | ||
| Western Sky Financial LLC et al. | CashCall Inc. | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2016 | NC-BKG | $9,275,000 |
| CashCall and Western Sky | CashCall Inc. | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2016 | NC-AG | $9,000,000 |
| Contech Engineered Solutions LLC | Quikrete | building materials | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2021 | DOJ_ANTITRUST | $8,533,988 |
| Lantern Fest Productions and Sack Lunch Productions | consumer protection violation | 2019 | NC-AG | $8,045,607 | ||
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2016 | USAO | $8,000,000 | ||
| WakeMed | WakeMed Health & Hospitals | healthcare services | False Claims Act and related | 2012 | USAO | $8,000,000 |
| EQ Industrial Services Inc. | environmental violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $7,850,000 | ||
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | Deutsche Bank | financial services | investor protection violation | 2010 | NC-SEC | $7,800,000 |
| JUUL | Juul Labs | tobacco | consumer protection violation | 2023 | NC-AG | $7,800,000 |
| Donald W. Gupton Inc., CRE Properties LLC?and?M & G Properties II Inc. | fraud | 2006 | USAO | $7,500,292 | ||
| Electrolux Home Products, Inc. | Electrolux | housewares and home furnishings | environmental violation | 2020 | EPA | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $6,991,400 |
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Duke Energy | utilities and power generation | environmental violation | 2016 | NC-ENV | $6,831,005 |
| Carolinas Healthcare System | Atrium Health | healthcare services | False Claims Act and related | 2017 | USAO | $6,500,000 |
| WakeMed d/b/a WakeMed Raleigh Campus | WakeMed Health & Hospitals | healthcare services | False Claims Act and related | 2015 | DOJ_CIVIL | $6,200,000 |
| Orion Processing LLC et al. | consumer protection violation | 2017 | NC-AG | $6,000,000 | ||
| Wachovia Bank | Wells Fargo | financial services | wage and hour violation | 2004 | WHD | $5,798,744 |
| Duke Energy | Duke Energy | utilities and power generation | environmental violation | 2015 | EPA | $5,375,000 |
| W.R. Starkey Mortgage, L.L.P. | mortgage abuses | 2010 | NC-AG | $4,500,000 | ||
| Agape Healthcare Systems, Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2021 | NC-AG | $4,321,590 | ||
| Spartan Diesel Technologies | environmental violation | 2018 | EPA | $4,154,805 | ||
| Radeas, LLC | False Claims Act and related | 2022 | NC-AG | $3,653,858 | ||
| Gerber Life Insurance Co. | Western & Southern Financial Group | financial services | insurance violation | 2020 | NC-INS | $3,635,665 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina | insurance violation | 2016 | NC-INS | $3,600,000 | ||
| Duke Energy | Duke Energy | utilities and power generation | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $3,000,000 |
| HUSQVARNA N.A. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CENTER | environmental violation | 2017 | EPA | $2,850,000 | ||
| Holly Farms Corporation and its Successor, Tyson Foods, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2000 | NLRB | $2,500,000 | ||
| R.A. North Development Inc. et al. | consumer protection violation | 2013 | NC-AG | $2,280,000 | ||
| APAC-Atlantic | False Claims Act and related | 2006 | USAO | $2,250,000 | ||
| Bank of America Corp | Bank of America | financial services | employment discrimination | 2013 | OFCCP | $2,181,593 |
| Healthkeeperz, Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2022 | USAO | $2,100,000 | ||
| Healthkeeperz, Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2022 | NC-AG | $2,100,000 | ||
| Dixie Homes, LLC et al. | consumer protection violation | 2007 | NC-AG | $1,960,000 | ||
| Domtar Paper | Paper Excellence Group | paper and packaging | environmental violation | 2011 | EPA | $1,959,000 |
| Aspirar Medical Lab LLC | False Claims Act and related | 2023 | NC-AG | $1,951,090 | ||
| Rex Healthcare | False Claims Act and related | 2011 | DOJ_CIVIL | $1,900,000 | ||
| American Modern Home Insurance Company | Munich Re | financial services | insurance violation | 2012 | NC-INS | $1,860,000 |
| Rossshire Development LLC and Greenstone Ventures LLC and Modern South Development LLC | investor protection violation | 2021 | NC-SEC | $1,771,382 | ||
| Duke Energy Carolinas LLC | Duke Energy | utilities and power generation | environmental violation | 2016 | USAO | $1,700,000 |
| Dismas Charities, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2010 | WHD | $1,687,882 | ||
| Legal Helpers Debt Resolution | consumer protection violation | 2014 | NC-AG | $1,655,000 | ||
| Countrywide Home Loans Inc. | Bank of America | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2008 | NC-BKG | $1,611,500 |
| R&R Construction Maintenance of North Carolina Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2023 | WHD | $1,600,000 | ||
| Apex Systems LLC | ASGN Inc. | miscellaneous services | wage and hour violation | 2019 | WHD | $1,523,137 |
| Freedman Farms Inc. | Freedman Farms | food products | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | $1,500,000 |
| Mission Hospital | False Claims Act and related | 2012 | DOJ_CIVIL | $1,500,000 | ||
| Carolina Food Processors, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2009 | NLRB | $1,500,000 | ||
| Med First Immediate Care and Family Practice, P.A. | False Claims Act and related | 2023 | NC-AG | $1,450,000 | ||
| Pace Airlines, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2009 | WHD | $1,313,611 | ||
| Lovin Contracting Co. Inc. | work visa violations | 2018 | WHD | $1,277,550 | ||
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | UNC Health Care | healthcare services | False Claims Act and related | 2013 | DOJ_CIVIL | $1,250,000 |
| Consumer Law Group | consumer protection violation | 2012 | NC-AG | $1,250,000 | ||
| Ave Maria Family Practice PLLC | False Claims Act and related | 2019 | NC-AG | $1,250,000 | ||
| 704 Locksmith, Inc. et al. | consumer protection violation | 2010 | NC-AG | $1,245,000 | ||
| Cambridge Credit Counseling | consumer protection violation | 2005 | NC-AG | $1,200,000 | ||
| BLUE RIDGE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | SavaSeniorCare | healthcare services | nursing home violation | 2017 | CMS | $1,166,314 |
| Cape Fear Music Company | gambling violation | 2003 | USAO | $1,150,000 | ||
| Knowles, Smith & Associates LLP | False Claims Act and related | 2022 | NC-AG | $1,150,000 | ||
| Bank of America, National Association | Bank of America | financial services | banking violation | 2015 | OCC | $1,104,530 |
| Gaines Motor Lines Inc. | workplace whistleblower retaliation | 2013 | OSHA | $1,070,123 | ||
| Seashore Drugs Inc. | Controlled Substances Act violation | 2020 | DOJ_CIVIL | $1,050,000 | ||
| RFS Ecusta Inc. | labor relations violation | 2010 | NLRB | $1,008,056 | ||
| Bank of America | Bank of America | financial services | employment discrimination | 2017 | OFCCP | $1,000,000 |
| Duke University Health System | Duke University | miscellaneous services | False Claims Act and related | 2014 | USAO | $1,000,000 |
| CMR Properties and Home Town USA | consumer protection violation | 2007 | NC-AG | $1,000,000 | ||
| Sonic Automotive | Sonic Automotive | retailing | consumer protection violation | 2006 | NC-AG | $975,000 |
| Kmart Corporation | Sears | retailing | False Claims Act and related | 2018 | NC-AG | $932,492 |
| MERIDIAN INDUSTRIES, INC. | environmental violation | 2010 | EPA | $900,000 | ||
| Bio-Adhesive Alliance, Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2021 | USAO | $881,669 | ||
| Humana Insurance Co. | Humana | healthcare services | insurance violation | 2021 | NC-INS | $857,205 |
| Approved Financial Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2020 | NC-AG | $825,000 | ||
| Preferred Pain Management & Spine Care, P.A. | False Claims Act and related | 2021 | USAO | $789,292 | ||
| Carmike Cinemas, Inc. | Wanda Group | real estate | employment discrimination | 2005 | EEOC | $765,000 |
| Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center | False Claims Act and related | 2023 | USAO | $754,585 | ||
| Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic, P.A. | privacy violation | 2016 | HHSOCR | $750,000 | ||
| The Greens At Spruce Pines | nursing home violation | 2022 | CMS | $747,470 | ||
| Complete Dental Care of Mebane | False Claims Act and related | 2019 | NC-AG | $728,450 | ||
| Alpha Finance Company | consumer protection violation | 2021 | NC-AG | $713,000 | ||
| Allstate Insurance Company | Allstate | financial services | insurance violation | 2010 | NC-INS | $680,718 |
| TNT DBS Marketing Inc. | telecommunications violation | 2007 | NC-AG | $676,000 | ||
| Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital | Novant Health | healthcare services | False Claims Act and related | 2011 | DOJ_CIVIL | $637,872 |
| Novant Health | Novant Health | healthcare services | wage and hour violation | 2011 | WHD | $635,988 |
