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Violation Tracker Summary for Mega-Scandal

Mega-Scandal: Price Fixing
Description: This list shows cases in which companies paid penalties of $25 million or more in cases related to illegal conspiracies to fix the price of various goods and services.
Penalty Total since 2000: $43,560,101,570
Number of Penalty Records: 426
Note: The totals here are adjusted to account for the fact that each current parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.
Top 10 Current Parent CompaniesTotal Penalty $Number of Records
Samsung$1,399,378,04113
Microsoft$1,270,000,0003
Altria$1,215,600,0003
Exxon Mobil$1,075,000,0001
LG$944,000,0007
Marsh & McLennan$919,000,0002
Dow Inc.$835,000,0001
American International Group$819,000,0001
Yazaki$758,080,0003
BNP Paribas$751,333,3333

Individual Penalty Records:

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CompanyCurrent ParentCurrent Parent IndustryPrimary Offense TypeYearAgency sort iconPenalty Amount
West Virginia Paving Inc. et al. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020WV-AG$30,350,000
SamsungSamsungdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018WA-AG$29,000,000
Asiana Airlines Inc.Asiana Airlinesairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009USAO$50,000,000
Cargolux Airlines International S.A.Cargolux Airlines International S.A.freight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009USAO$119,000,000
Nippon Cargo Airlines Co. Ltd. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009USAO$45,000,000
Bilhar International Establishment price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2002USAO$54,000,000
Banc of America Securities LLCBank of Americafinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010SEC$36,096,442
Barclays Bank PLCBarclaysfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015NY-DFS$150,000,000
BNP Paribas S.A.BNP Paribasfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017NY-DFS$350,000,000
Credit Suisse AGUBSfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017NY-DFS$135,000,000
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.Goldman Sachsfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018NY-DFS$54,750,000
Deutsche Bank AGDeutsche Bankfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018NY-DFS$205,000,000
Standard Chartered BankStandard Charteredfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019NY-DFS$40,000,000
American International GroupAmerican International Groupfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006NY-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $1,619,000,000
Willis Group Holdings Ltd.Willis Towers Watsonfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005NY-AG$50,000,000
Sempra Energy CorporationSempra Energyutilities and power generationprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006NV-AG$30,000,000
ACE, LtdChubb Limitedfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006MULTI-AG$80,000,000
Aon CorporationAonfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005MULTI-AG$190,000,000
Apple Inc.Apple Inc.electrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014MULTI-AG$450,000,000
AU Optronics CorporationAU Optronicselectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012MULTI-AG$170,000,000
Bank of AmericaBank of Americafinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $67,000,000
BASF CorporationBASFchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000MULTI-AG$62,258,250
Bertelsmann Music Group Inc.Sonyelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003MULTI-AG$27,775,000
Bristol-Myers SquibbBristol-Myers Squibbpharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003MULTI-AG$55,000,000
Chimei Innolux Corp.Chi Mei Corporationchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011MULTI-AG$110,273,318
GE Funding Capital Market Services, Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $34,250,000
Hachette Book Group Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013MULTI-AG$34,791,666
HannStar Display CorporationHannStar Displayelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011MULTI-AG$25,650,000
Hitachi, Ltd.Hitachidiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011MULTI-AG$38,977,224
Hoffman-LaRocheRochepharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000MULTI-AG$142,494,000
Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC dba MacMillan price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014MULTI-AG$26,250,000
Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.SK Hynixelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010MULTI-AG$49,971,842
Infineon Technologies A.G.Infineon Technologieselectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010MULTI-AG$29,113,776
JPMorgan ChaseJPMorgan Chasefinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $75,000,000
LG Display Co., Ltd.LGdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012MULTI-AG$380,000,000
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.Marsh & McLennanfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005MULTI-AG$850,000,000
Micron Technology, Inc.Micron Technologyelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010MULTI-AG$66,774,984
Natixis Funding Corp. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016MULTI-AG$29,950,000
Nine West Group Inc.Premier Brands Group Holdingsapparelprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $34,000,000
Penguin Group (USA) Inc.Bertelsmannmediaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014MULTI-AG$90,000,000
Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd.Samsungdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011MULTI-AG$240,000,000
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. and Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd.Samsungdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007MULTI-AG$90,000,000
Sharp CorporationFoxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry Company)electrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011MULTI-AG$115,500,000
Societe GeneraleSociete Generalefinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016MULTI-AG$26,750,000
Sony Music Entertainment Inc.Sonyelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003MULTI-AG$27,225,000
St. Paul TravelersTravelersfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006MULTI-AG$77,000,000
UBS AGUBSfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $90,800,000
Universal Music GroupUniversal Music Groupentertainmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003MULTI-AG$40,600,000
Wachovia Bank N.A.Wells Fargofinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $58,750,000
Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corp.Access Industriesdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003MULTI-AG$29,400,000
Zurich American Insurance CompanyZurich Insurancefinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006MULTI-AG$171,700,000
MicrosoftMicrosoftinformation technologyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009MS-AG$100,000,000
Chesapeake Energy Corp.Chesapeake Energyoil and gasprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015MI-AG$25,000,000
Peoples Energy price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006IL-AG$196,000,000
Nine West Group Inc.Premier Brands Group Holdingsapparelprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000FTC$34,000,000
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.Energy Transferpipelinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009FERC$30,000,000
BARCLAYS BANK PLCBarclaysfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015FED$342,000,000
Deutsche Bank AGDeutsche Bankfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017FED$156,600,000
BNP Paribas S.A.BNP Paribasfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017FED$246,000,000
Kolon Industries Inc.Kolon Industrieschemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015DOJ_CRIMINAL$360,000,000
Merrill Lynch Commodities Inc.Bank of Americafinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019DOJ_CRIMINAL$25,000,000
Bank of Nova ScotiaScotiabankfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020DOJ_CRIMINAL$60,400,000
Corning International Kabushiki KaishaCorning Inc.miscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016DOJ_ANTITRUST$66,500,000
Kayaba Industry Co. Ltd., dba KYB CorporationKayaba Industry Co. (KYB)automotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015DOJ_ANTITRUST$62,000,000
NGK Insulators Ltd.NGK Insulatorsautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015DOJ_ANTITRUST$65,300,000
Robert Bosch GmbHRobert Boschautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015DOJ_ANTITRUST$57,800,000
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line)Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line)freight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$59,400,000
Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.Aisin Corp.automotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$35,800,000
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.Toyoda Goseiautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$26,000,000
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K-Line)Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line)freight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$67,700,000
NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.NGK Spark Plugautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$52,100,000
Bridgestone Corp.Bridgestoneautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$425,000,000
Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.Koito Manufacturingautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$56,600,000
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd.Toyo Tire & Rubberautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013DOJ_ANTITRUST$120,000,000
Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd.Hitachidiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013DOJ_ANTITRUST$195,000,000
Jtekt CorporationJTEKTautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013DOJ_ANTITRUST$103,270,000
Mitsuba CorporationMitsubaautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013DOJ_ANTITRUST$135,000,000
Mitsubishi Electric CorporationMitsubishi Electricelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013DOJ_ANTITRUST$190,000,000
NSK Ltd.NSKindustrial equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013DOJ_ANTITRUST$68,200,000
Panasonic Corp.Panasonicelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013DOJ_ANTITRUST$56,500,000
AU Optronics CorporationAU Optronicselectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012DOJ_ANTITRUST$500,000,000
Yazaki CorporationYazakiautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012DOJ_ANTITRUST$470,000,000
DENSO CorporationDensoautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012DOJ_ANTITRUST$78,000,000
GE Funding Capital Market Services Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011DOJ_ANTITRUST$70,000,000
Wachovia Bank N.A.Wells Fargofinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011DOJ_ANTITRUST$148,000,000
Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.Furukawa Electricelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011DOJ_ANTITRUST$200,000,000
Maxzone Vehicle Lighting Corp. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011DOJ_ANTITRUST$43,000,000
JPMorgan Chase & Co.JPMorgan Chasefinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011DOJ_ANTITRUST$228,000,000
UBS AGUBSfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011DOJ_ANTITRUST$160,000,000
Samsung SDI Company Ltd.Samsungdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011DOJ_ANTITRUST$32,000,000
Horizon Lines LLCMatsonfreight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011DOJ_ANTITRUST$45,000,000
Bank of AmericaBank of Americafinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$137,300,000
Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd.Singapore Airlinesairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$48,000,000
All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd. (ANA)All Nippon Airways (ANA)airlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$73,000,000
Panasonic Corp.Panasonicelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$49,100,000
Embraco North AmericaNidec Groupmiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$91,800,000
China Airlines Ltd.China Airlinesairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$40,000,000
Northwest Airlines LLCDelta Air Linesairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$38,000,000
HannStar Display CorporationHannStar Displayelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$30,000,000
Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd.Hitachidiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016DOJ_ANTITRUST$55,480,000
Nishikawa Rubber Co. Ltd.Nishikawa Rubberautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016DOJ_ANTITRUST$130,000,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.