Violation Tracker Industry Summary Page
Industry:
wholesalers
Penalty Total since 2000:
$23,879,723,529
Number of Records:
1,044
Note:
The totals include only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. The totals are adjusted to account for the fact that each 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 Parent Companies | Total Penalty $ | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| McKesson | $8,858,355,385 | 39 |
| AmerisourceBergen | $7,598,168,941 | 22 |
| Cardinal Health | $6,917,922,049 | 32 |
| W.W. Grainger | $80,449,489 | 14 |
| Univar Solutions | $64,693,547 | 83 |
| Patterson | $53,238,432 | 8 |
| US Foods Holding | $49,995,197 | 48 |
| Sysco | $49,254,923 | 101 |
| Avnet | $37,285,523 | 7 |
| Distribution Solutions Group Inc. | $30,191,613 | 4 |
Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case. Click on the parent name to reach the summary page for that parent company.
| Company | Parent | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency |
Penalty Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKesson Corporation | McKesson | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2021 | MULTI-AG | $8,001,000,000 |
| AmerisourceBergen Corporation | AmerisourceBergen | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2021 | MULTI-AG | $6,510,000,000 |
| Cardinal Health Inc. | Cardinal Health | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2021 | MULTI-AG | $6,489,000,000 |
| AmerisourceBergen Corporation | AmerisourceBergen | False Claims Act and related | 2018 | DOJ_CIVIL | $625,000,000 |
| AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group | AmerisourceBergen | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2017 | USAO | $260,000,000 |
| McKesson Corporation | McKesson | False Claims Act and related | 2012 | DOJ_CIVIL | $190,000,000 |
| McKesson Corp. | McKesson | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2022 | WA-AG | $172,666,667 |
| Cardinal Health, Inc. | Cardinal Health | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2022 | WA-AG | $172,666,667 |
| AmerisourceBergen Corp. | AmerisourceBergen | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2022 | WA-AG | $172,666,667 |
| McKesson Corporation | McKesson | False Claims Act and related | 2012 | MULTI-AG | $151,000,000 |
| McKesson Corporation | McKesson | Controlled Substances Act violation | 2017 | DEA | $150,000,000 |
| AmerisourceBergen Corporation | AmerisourceBergen | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2018 | MULTI-AG | (*) $99,875,000 |
| W.W. Grainger Inc. | W.W. Grainger | False Claims Act and related | 2012 | DOJ_CIVIL | $70,000,000 |
| Univar USA Inc. | Univar Solutions | trade violations | 2019 | DOJ_CIVIL | $62,500,000 |
| Animal Health International Inc. | Patterson | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2020 | USAO | $52,802,203 |
| Cardinal Health, Inc. | Cardinal Health | benefit plan administrator violation | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $40,000,000 |
| McKesson Corporation | McKesson | False Claims Act and related | 2013 | VA-AG | $37,000,000 |
| McKesson Corporation | McKesson | Controlled Substances Act violation | 2019 | WV-AG | $37,000,000 |
| Cardinal Health, Inc. | Cardinal Health | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2007 | SEC | $35,000,000 |
| Cardinal Health | Cardinal Health | Controlled Substances Act violation | 2016 | DEA | $34,000,000 |
| Cardinal Health | Cardinal Health | Controlled Substances Act violation | 2008 | USAO | $34,000,000 |
| Avnet, Inc. | Avnet | benefit plan administrator violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $34,000,000 |
| U.S. Foodservice Inc. | US Foods Holding | False Claims Act and related | 2010 | USAO | $30,000,000 |
| Lawson Products Inc. | Distribution Solutions Group Inc. | fraud | 2008 | USAO | $30,000,000 |
| Cardinal Health Inc. | Cardinal Health | consumer protection violation | 2015 | FTC | $26,800,000 |
| Rochester Drug Co-Operative, Inc. | Rochester Drug Co-Operative | Controlled Substances Act violation | 2019 | USAO | $20,000,000 |
| Cardinal Health | Cardinal Health | Controlled Substances Act violation | 2017 | WV-AG | $20,000,000 |
| Sysco Corp. | Sysco | consumer protection violation | 2014 | CA-MULTI | $19,400,000 |
| McKesson HBOC, Inc. | McKesson | benefit plan administrator violation | 2006 | private lawsuit-federal | $19,000,000 |
| McKesson Corporation | McKesson | False Claims Act and related | 2014 | OH-AG | $18,325,000 |
| McKesson Corporation | McKesson | False Claims Act and related | 2014 | DOJ_CIVIL | $18,000,000 |
| Sysco | Sysco | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-state | $17,995,000 |
| AmerisourceBergen | AmerisourceBergen | Controlled Substances Act violation | 2017 | WV-AG | $16,000,000 |
| McKesson Corp. | McKesson | False Claims Act and related | 2010 | CT-AG | $15,000,000 |
| U.S. Foodservice | US Foods Holding | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-state | $14,500,000 |
| C&S Wholesale Grocers | C&S Wholesale Grocers | wage and hour violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $14,000,000 |
| McKesson Corporation | McKesson | False Claims Act and related | 2013 | WI-AG | $13,916,115 |
| US Bioservices Corp. | AmerisourceBergen | False Claims Act and related | 2017 | USAO | $13,400,000 |
| U.S. Bioservices Corporation | AmerisourceBergen | kickbacks and bribery | 2017 | MULTI-AG | (*) $13,400,000 |
| McKesson Corp. | McKesson | Controlled Substances Act violation | 2008 | DOJ_CIVIL | $13,250,000 |
| Cardinal Health, Inc. | Cardinal Health | False Claims Act and related | 2022 | USAO | $13,125,000 |
| Kinray LLC | Cardinal Health | Controlled Substances Act violation | 2016 | USAO | $10,000,000 |
| Cardinal Health Inc. | Cardinal Health | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2006 | NY-AG | $10,000,000 |
| McKesson Corp. | McKesson | False Claims Act and related | 2012 | KY-AG | $9,840,000 |
| Byram Healthcare Centers Inc. | Owens & Minor | kickbacks and bribery | 2016 | DOJ_CIVIL | $9,372,882 |
| Unisource Worldwide | Veritiv | wage and hour violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $8,500,000 |
| Cardinal Health Inc. | Cardinal Health | False Claims Act and related | 2011 | DOJ_CIVIL | $8,000,000 |
| Cardinal Health, Inc. | Cardinal Health | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2020 | SEC | $8,000,000 |
| Piggly Wiggly Carolina Company | C&S Wholesale Grocers | benefit plan administrator violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $7,675,000 |
| Cardinal Health | Cardinal Health | wage and hour violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $7,500,000 |
| W.W. Grainger Inc. | W.W. Grainger | False Claims Act and related | 2008 | DOJ_CIVIL | $6,000,000 |
| Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits of Pennsylvania, LLC | Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits | kickbacks and bribery | 2017 | USAO | $5,000,000 |
| Convergys | TD Synnex | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,500,000 |
| FreshPoint Inc. | Sysco | False Claims Act and related | 2013 | DOJ_CIVIL | $4,200,000 |
| Cardinal Health Inc | Cardinal Health | benefit plan administrator violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,000,000 |
| Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. | Associated Wholesale Grocers | labor relations violation | 2000 | NLRB | $3,742,800 |
| MotorScience Inc., and MotorScience Enterprise Inc. | MotorScience | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | $3,610,000 |
| MotorScience Enterprise Inc | MotorScience | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | (*) $3,610,000 |
| Southern Wine and Spirits | Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits | wage and hour violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,500,000 |
| Lansing Trade Group, LLC | Andersons Inc. | investor protection violation | 2018 | CFTC | $3,400,000 |
| SUPERVALU INC., American Drug Stores LLC, and Jewel Food Stores, Inc. | United Natural Foods | employment discrimination | 2011 | EEOC | $3,200,000 |
| McKesson Corp. | McKesson | False Claims Act and related | 2006 | DOJ_CIVIL | $3,000,000 |
| U.S. Foodservice | US Foods Holding | wage and hour violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,000,000 |
| A.C. Moore | Sbar's Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,900,000 |
| PSS World Medical | McKesson | wage and hour violation | 2004 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,875,000 |
| Computerlinks FZCO | Arrow Electronics | export control violation | 2013 | BIS | $2,800,000 |
| W.W. Grainger | W.W. Grainger | wage and hour violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,750,000 |
| Innovative Therapies Inc. | Cardinal Health | False Claims Act and related | 2017 | USAO | $2,715,000 |
| Shoppers Food Warehouse Corp. | United Natural Foods | kickbacks and bribery | 2010 | USAO | $2,500,000 |
| Allied Building Products | Beacon Roofing Supply | wage and hour violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,500,000 |
| Brenntag North America, Inc. | Brenntag | benefit plan administrator violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,300,000 |
| Sysco | Sysco | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-state | $2,000,000 |
| Breakthru Beverage Pennsylvania, LLC | Breakthru Beverage Group | kickbacks and bribery | 2017 | USAO | $2,000,000 |
| Southern Wine and Spirits | Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits | wage and hour violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,750,000 |
| Avnet Asia Pte., Ltd. | Avnet | export control violation | 2021 | BIS | $1,721,000 |
| McKesson Specialty Distribution LLC | McKesson | wage and hour violation | 2019 | WHD | $1,650,452 |
| McKesson Specialty Distribution, LLC | McKesson | wage and hour violation | 2017 | WHD | $1,633,745 |
| Avnet Asia Pte. Ltd. | Avnet | economic sanction violation | 2021 | DOJ_NATSEC | $1,508,000 |
| Chem-Solv Inc. | Chemsolv | environmental violation | 2015 | EPA | $1,500,000 |
| Convergys | TD Synnex | wage and hour violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,500,000 |
| Brenntag Pacific | Brenntag | environmental violation | 2017 | CA-SCAQMD | $1,500,000 |
| Cardinal Health | Cardinal Health | employment discrimination | 2021 | EEOC | $1,450,000 |
| Sysco | Sysco | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-state | $1,400,000 |
| Supervalu | United Natural Foods | wage and hour violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,300,000 |
| Convergys Government Solutions | TD Synnex | wage and hour violation | 2010 | WHD | $1,277,405 |
| Sygma Network | Sysco | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-state | $1,195,000 |
| Henry Schein, Inc. | Henry Schein | HHS civil monetary penalties | 2013 | HHSOIG | $1,140,260 |
| Insight Public Sector, Inc. | Insight Enterprises | False Claims Act and related | 2006 | DOJ_CIVIL | $1,000,000 |
| Young's Market Company | Republic National Distributing | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,000,000 |
| Southern Wine and Spirits | Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,000,000 |
| Harvard Drug Group | Cardinal Health | Controlled Substances Act violation | 2016 | WV-AG | $1,000,000 |
| McKesson Corporation | McKesson | Controlled Substances Act violation | 2022 | DOJ_CIVIL | $1,000,000 |
| Breakthru Beverage Illinois, LLC | Breakthru Beverage Group | employment discrimination | 2019 | EEOC | $950,000 |
| Bellco Drug Corporation | AmerisourceBergen | Controlled Substances Act violation | 2007 | USAO | $800,000 |
| McKesson | McKesson | wage and hour violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $787,188 |
| C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. | C&S Wholesale Grocers | wage and hour violation | 2007 | WHD | $779,902 |
| MotorScience Enterprises, Inc. | MotorScience | environmental violation | 2014 | CA-ARB | $722,000 |
| W.W. Grainger | W.W. Grainger | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $715,000 |
| W.W. Grainger | W.W. Grainger | environmental violation | 2016 | CA-DTSC | $625,000 |
| CHEM-SOLV, INC. | Chemsolv | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $612,339 |
| Geason Enterprises and affiliates | Geason Enterprises | environmental violation | 2015 | EPA | $560,000 |
