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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 Parent sort iconCurrent Parent IndustryPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount
Cathay Pacific Airways LimitedCathay Pacific Airwaysairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$60,000,000
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.Cathay Pacific Airwaysairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$65,000,000
Carpenter Co.Carpenter Companymiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$108,000,000
Carpenter Co.Carpenter Companymiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$63,500,000
Akzo Nobel Chemicals International B.V.Carlyle Groupprivate equity (including portfolio companies)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006DOJ_ANTITRUST$32,000,000
Carlyle GroupCarlyle Groupprivate equity (including portfolio companies)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$115,000,000
Cargolux Airlines International S.A.Cargolux Airlines International S.A.freight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009USAO$119,000,000
Cargolux Airlines International S.A.Cargolux Airlines International S.A.freight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$35,100,000
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.Cal-Maine Foodsfood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$28,000,000
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.British American Tobaccotobaccoprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003private lawsuit-federal$69,600,000
Lorillard Tobacco Co.British American Tobaccotobaccoprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003private lawsuit-federal$69,600,000
R.J. Reynolds TobaccoBritish American Tobaccotobaccoprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005private lawsuit-federal$33,000,000
Bristol-Myers SquibbBristol-Myers Squibbpharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003MULTI-AG$55,000,000
Bridgestone Corp.Bridgestoneautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$425,000,000
Bridgestone CorporationBridgestoneautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$29,640,000
BP Products North America Inc.BPoil and gasprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007CFTC$303,000,000
BP America Inc.BPoil and gasprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009private lawsuit-federal$52,000,000
BNP Paribas S.A.BNP Paribasfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017FED$246,000,000
BNP Paribas S.A.BNP Paribasfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017NY-DFS$350,000,000
BNP ParibasSABNP Paribasfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
Blackstone Group L.P.Blackstoneprivate equity (including portfolio companies)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$108,333,333
Penguin Group (USA) Inc.Bertelsmannmediaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014MULTI-AG$90,000,000
Shaw Industries Inc.Berkshire Hathawaydiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2001private lawsuit-federal$27,500,000
Becton Dickinson & Company, Inc.Becton Dickinsonmedical equipment and suppliesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$45,000,000
Bayer CorporationBayerchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004DOJ_ANTITRUST$33,000,000
Bayer AGBayerchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004DOJ_ANTITRUST$66,000,000
Bayer AGBayerchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$55,300,000
Bayer AGBayerchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$250,375,190
Bayer AGBayerchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$32,000,000
Baxter International Inc.Baxter Internationalmedical equipment and suppliesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$64,000,000
BASF CorporationBASFchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000MULTI-AG$62,258,250
BASF CorporationBASFchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$51,000,000
BARCLAYS BANK PLCBarclaysfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015FED$342,000,000
Barclays Bank PLCBarclaysfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015NY-DFS$150,000,000
Barclays Capital Inc.Barclaysfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$87,000,000
BarclaysPLCBarclaysfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
Bank of AmericaBank of Americafinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$137,300,000
Banc of America Securities LLCBank of Americafinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010SEC$36,096,442
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
Merrill Lynch Commodities Inc.Bank of Americafinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019DOJ_CRIMINAL$25,000,000
Bank of AmericaBank of Americafinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$26,420,000
Bank of AmericaCorp.Bank of Americafinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
Bain CapitalBain Capitalprivate equity (including portfolio companies)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$54,000,000
Autoliv Inc.Autoliv Inc.automotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$40,000,000
AU Optronics CorporationAU Optronicselectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012DOJ_ANTITRUST$500,000,000
AU Optronics CorporationAU Optronicselectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012MULTI-AG$170,000,000
AU Optronics CorporationAU Optronicselectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $161,500,000
AU Optronics CorporationAU Optronicselectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012private lawsuit-federal(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $38,000,000
Polar Air Cargo LLCAtlas Air Worldwidemiscellaneous servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$100,000,000
Asiana Airlines Inc.Asiana Airlinesairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009USAO$50,000,000
Asiana Airlines Inc.Asiana Airlinesairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$55,200,000
Asahi Kaisei CorporationAsahi Kaseichemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005private lawsuit-federal$25,000,000
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.financial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007private lawsuit-federal$28,000,000
Archer Daniels Midland CompanyArcher Daniels Midlandagribusinessprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004private lawsuit-federal$400,000,000
Golden Peanut Company LLCArcher Daniels Midlandagribusinessprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2021private lawsuit-federal$45,000,000
ArcelorMittal S.A.ArcelorMittalmetalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$90,000,000
Apple Inc.Apple Inc.electrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014MULTI-AG$450,000,000
Apple Inc.Apple Inc.electrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$100,000,000
Cox Media GroupApollo Global Managementprivate equity (including portfolio companies)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2023private lawsuit-federal$37,000,000
Aon CorporationAonfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005MULTI-AG$190,000,000
De Beers GroupAnglo American PLCmining and mineralsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008private lawsuit-federal$295,000,000
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
American AirlinesAmerican Airlinesairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$45,000,000
Philip Morris USA Inc.Altriatobaccoprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003private lawsuit-federal$69,600,000
U.S. Tobacco Co.Altriatobaccoprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2002private lawsuit-federal$1,050,000,000
UST Inc.Altriatobaccoprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008private lawsuit-state$96,000,000
Cablevision Systems CorporationAltice USA Inc.telecommunicationsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$179,000,000
GoogleAlphabet Inc.information technologyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2024private lawsuit-federal$90,000,000
All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd. (ANA)All Nippon Airways (ANA)airlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$73,000,000
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.All Nippon Airways (ANA)airlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$58,000,000
Ajinomoto Co. Inc.Ajinomotofood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2002private lawsuit-federal$58,000,000
Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.Aisin Corp.automotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$35,800,000
Air France-KLMAir France-KLMairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$350,000,000
Air France-KLM GroupAir France-KLMairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$87,000,000
Royal Ahold N.V.Ahold Delhaizeretailingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$297,000,000
Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corp.Access Industriesdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003MULTI-AG$29,400,000
ABB Middle East & Africa Participations AGABB Ltd.utilities and power generationprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2001DOJ_ANTITRUST$53,000,000
3M Company3M Companymiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007private lawsuit-federal$39,750,000
3M Company3M Companymiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$28,800,000
GE Funding Capital Market Services Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011DOJ_ANTITRUST$70,000,000
Maxzone Vehicle Lighting Corp. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011DOJ_ANTITRUST$43,000,000
Enron Corp. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004CFTC$35,000,000
Martinair Holland N.V. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$42,000,000
Irving Materials Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005DOJ_ANTITRUST$29,200,000
Philipp Holzmann AG price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000DOJ_ANTITRUST$30,000,000
Nippon Cargo Airlines Co. Ltd. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009USAO$45,000,000
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
Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC dba MacMillan price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014MULTI-AG$26,250,000
Natixis Funding Corp. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016MULTI-AG$29,950,000
Peoples Energy price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006IL-AG$196,000,000
Bilhar International Establishment price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2002USAO$54,000,000
West Virginia Paving Inc. et al. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020WV-AG$30,350,000
ABB Optical Group LLC price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2021private lawsuit-federal$30,200,000
Air China Limited price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
Air New Zealand Limited price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Birdsong Corporation price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2021private lawsuit-federal$50,000,000
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$2,670,000,000
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$29,990,000
Christie's Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2001private lawsuit-federal$256,000,000
DairyAmerica, Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$40,000,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.