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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 TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
TK Holdings TrustNingbo Joyson Electronicautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$53,200,000
Bilhar International Establishment price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2002USAO$54,000,000
Bain CapitalBain Capitalprivate equity (including portfolio companies)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$54,000,000
Nichicon CorporationNichicon Corporationelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017DOJ_ANTITRUST$54,600,000
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.Goldman Sachsfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018NY-DFS$54,750,000
Bristol-Myers SquibbBristol-Myers Squibbpharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003MULTI-AG$55,000,000
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc.Johnson & Johnsonpharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$55,000,000
Asiana Airlines Inc.Asiana Airlinesairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$55,200,000
Bayer AGBayerchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$55,300,000
Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd.Hitachidiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016DOJ_ANTITRUST$55,480,000
Panasonic Corp.Panasonicelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013DOJ_ANTITRUST$56,500,000
Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.Koito Manufacturingautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$56,600,000
GS Caltex CorporationGS Caltexoil and gasprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018DOJ_ANTITRUST$57,500,000
Robert Bosch GmbHRobert Boschautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015DOJ_ANTITRUST$57,800,000
Ajinomoto Co. Inc.Ajinomotofood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2002private lawsuit-federal$58,000,000
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.All Nippon Airways (ANA)airlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$58,000,000
United States Steel CorporationUnited States Steelmetalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$58,000,000
SESAC LLC price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$58,500,000
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
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line)Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line)freight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$59,400,000
Cathay Pacific Airways LimitedCathay Pacific Airwaysairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$60,000,000
Nippon Chemi-ConNippon Chemi-Con Corp.electrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018DOJ_ANTITRUST$60,000,000
Deutsche BankDeutsche Bankfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$60,000,000
Foamex Innovations, Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$60,000,000
PPG Industries, Inc.PPG Industrieschemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$60,000,000
Merck & Co.Merckpharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$60,200,000
Bank of Nova ScotiaScotiabankfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020DOJ_CRIMINAL$60,400,000
Qantas Airways LimitedQantas Airwaysairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007DOJ_ANTITRUST$61,000,000
DENSO CorporationDensoautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$61,200,000
Sanofi Pasteur Inc.Sanofipharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$61,500,000
Kayaba Industry Co. Ltd., dba KYB CorporationKayaba Industry Co. (KYB)automotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015DOJ_ANTITRUST$62,000,000
KEMET CorporationYageoelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$62,000,000
BASF CorporationBASFchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000MULTI-AG$62,258,250
Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.Showa Denkochemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$63,000,000
Carpenter Co.Carpenter Companymiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$63,500,000
Baxter International Inc.Baxter Internationalmedical equipment and suppliesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$64,000,000
CSL LimitedCSL Limitedpharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$64,000,000
Mitsubishi ElectricMitsubishi Electricelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$64,229,268
Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd.Tatungelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$65,000,000
AVX CorporationKyoceraelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$65,000,000
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.Cathay Pacific Airwaysairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$65,000,000
Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.Hanjin Groupdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$65,000,000
NGK Insulators Ltd.NGK Insulatorsautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015DOJ_ANTITRUST$65,300,000
Bayer AGBayerchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004DOJ_ANTITRUST$66,000,000
Lan Airlines S.A.LATAM Airlines Groupairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012private lawsuit-federal$66,000,000
Panasonic Corp.Panasonicelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$66,252,885
Corning International Kabushiki KaishaCorning Inc.miscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016DOJ_ANTITRUST$66,500,000
Micron Technology, Inc.Micron Technologyelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010MULTI-AG$66,774,984
Micron Technology Inc.Micron Technologyelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$66,774,984
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
Goldman SachsGoldman Sachsfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$67,000,000
Samsung Semiconductor Inc.Samsungdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$67,000,000
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K-Line)Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line)freight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$67,700,000
Virgin Atlantic Airways LtdVirgin Groupdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008private lawsuit-federal$68,000,000
NSK Ltd.NSKindustrial equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013DOJ_ANTITRUST$68,200,000
Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.Marsh & McLennanfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009private lawsuit-federal$69,000,000
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
Philip Morris USA Inc.Altriatobaccoprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003private lawsuit-federal$69,600,000
GE Funding Capital Market Services Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011DOJ_ANTITRUST$70,000,000
MicrosoftMicrosoftinformation technologyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012CA-MULTI$70,000,000
Takata Corp.Ningbo Joyson Electronicautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013DOJ_ANTITRUST$71,300,000
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyCortevaagribusinessprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$72,000,000
MITSUBA CorporationMitsubaautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$72,200,000
MasterCard Inc.MasterCardfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009private lawsuit-federal$72,480,000
All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd. (ANA)All Nippon Airways (ANA)airlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$73,000,000
Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc.Hitachidiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$73,000,000
Hynix Semiconductor Inc.SK Hynixelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$73,000,000
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 practices2011private lawsuit-federal$75,000,000
Masco CorporationMascohousewares and home furnishingsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012private lawsuit-federal$75,000,000
Michael Foods Inc.Post Holdingsfood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$75,000,000
Mitsubishi Electric CorporationMitsubishi Electricelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$75,000,000
Organon Inc.Organon & Co.pharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005private lawsuit-federal$75,000,000
Smithfield Foods Inc.WH Groupfood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2023private lawsuit-federal$75,000,000
Smithfield Foods Inc.WH Groupfood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2023private lawsuit-federal$75,000,000
Pilgrim's Pride CorporationJBSfood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2021private lawsuit-federal$75,500,000
Yazaki CorporationYazakiautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$76,000,000
St. Paul TravelersTravelersfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006MULTI-AG$77,000,000
Smithfield Foods Inc.WH Groupfood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$77,364,300
DENSO CorporationDensoautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012DOJ_ANTITRUST$78,000,000
Chi Mei CorporationChi Mei Corporationchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$78,000,000
ACE, LtdChubb Limitedfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006MULTI-AG$80,000,000
Duke EnergyDuke Energyutilities and power generationprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$80,875,000
Samsung Electronics Co., LtdSamsungdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$82,672,242
Hyundai Oilbank Co. Ltd.Hyundai Heavy Industriesheavy equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019DOJ_ANTITRUST$83,100,000
Elpida Memory Inc.Micron Technologyelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006DOJ_ANTITRUST$84,000,000
DuPont Dow Elastomers L.L.C.DuPont de Nemourschemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005DOJ_ANTITRUST$84,000,000
TK Holdings TrustNingbo Joyson Electronicautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$84,000,000
Royal Bank of Scotland plcNatWest Group PLCfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017CFTC$85,000,000
Lufthansa AGLufthansaairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009private lawsuit-federal$85,000,000
SalMar ASA et al. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$85,000,000
Sandoz Inc.Sandoz Grouppharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$85,000,000
Air France-KLM GroupAir France-KLMairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$87,000,000
Barclays Capital Inc.Barclaysfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$87,000,000
British Airways PLCInternational Airlines Groupairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012private lawsuit-federal$89,512,000
Penguin Group (USA) Inc.Bertelsmannmediaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014MULTI-AG$90,000,000
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. and Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd.Samsungdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007MULTI-AG$90,000,000
ArcelorMittal S.A.ArcelorMittalmetalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$90,000,000
Nichicon CorporationNichicon Corporationelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$90,000,000
Samsung Semiconductor Inc.Samsungdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private 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. $90,000,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.