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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Barclays Bank PLC
Current Parent Company: Barclays
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Penalty: $160,000,000
Year: 2012
Date: June 27, 2012
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Secondary Offense: interest rate benchmark manipulation
Mega-Scandal: Benchmark Manipulation
Violation Description: Barclays Bank PLC entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice to pay a $160 million penalty to resolve alleged violations arising from Barclays's submissions for the London InterBank Offered Rate and the Euro Interbank Offered Rate, which are benchmark interest rates used in financial markets around the world.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Criminal Division
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Prosecution Agreement: non-prosecution agreement
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: banking
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