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Violation Tracker Summary for Mega-Scandal

Mega-Scandal: Anti-Money Laundering Deficiencies
Description: This list shows cases in which financial companies paid penalties of $25 million or more in cases related to deficiences in carrying out their obligations to detect possible money laundering by their customers.
Penalty Total since 2000: $9,051,644,873
Number of Penalty Records: 48
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
Danske Bank$2,178,600,0002
JPMorgan Chase$811,000,0002
Western Union$740,000,0003
HSBC$665,000,0002
U.S. Bancorp$528,000,0002
Deutsche Bank$491,000,0003
Capital One Financial$390,000,0002
Rabobank$368,701,2591
Citigroup$307,440,0003
Standard Chartered$300,000,0001

Individual Penalty Records:

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CompanyCurrent ParentCurrent Parent IndustryPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
Danske Bank A/SDanske Bankfinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2022DOJ_CRIMINAL$2,000,000,000
Western Union CompanyWestern Unionfinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2017DOJ_CRIMINAL$586,000,000
HSBC Bank USA, N.A.HSBCfinancial servicesbanking violation2012OCC$500,000,000
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.JPMorgan Chasefinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2014FINCEN$461,000,000
U.S. BancorpU.S. Bancorpfinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2018USAO$453,000,000
Deutsche Bank AGDeutsche Bankfinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2017NY-DFS$425,000,000
Danske Bank A/SDanske Bankfinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2022SEC(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $413,000,000
Rabobank National AssociationRabobankfinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2018DOJ_CRIMINAL$368,701,259
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationJPMorgan Chasefinancial servicesbanking violation2014OCC$350,000,000
Standard Chartered BankStandard Charteredfinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2014NY-DFS$300,000,000
Capital One, National AssociationCapital One Financialfinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2021FINCEN$290,000,000
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.Intesa Sanpaolofinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2016NY-DFS$235,000,000
Habib Bank economic sanction violation2017NY-DFS$225,000,000
Agricultural Bank of ChinaAgricultural Bank of Chinafinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2016NY-DFS$215,000,000
Mega International Commercial Bank anti-money-laundering deficiencies2016NY-DFS$180,000,000
HSBC HOLDINGS PLCHSBCfinancial servicesbanking violation2012FED$165,000,000
Banamex USACitigroupfinancial servicesbanking violation2015FDIC$140,000,000
MoneyGram International Inc.Madison Dearborn Partnersprivate equity (including portfolio companies)anti-money-laundering deficiencies2018DOJ_CRIMINAL$125,000,000
BTC-E a/k/a Canton Business Corporation anti-money-laundering deficiencies2017FINCEN$110,003,314
Wachovia BankWells Fargofinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2010FINCEN$110,000,000
Lebanese Canadian Bank anti-money-laundering deficiencies2013USAO$102,000,000
MoneyGram International Inc.Madison Dearborn Partnersprivate equity (including portfolio companies)anti-money-laundering deficiencies2012DOJ_CRIMINAL$100,000,000
Capital One Bank (USA), National AssociationCapital One Financialfinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2018OCC$100,000,000
HDR Global Trading Limited et al. anti-money-laundering deficiencies2021FINCEN$100,000,000
LLC Wholesale Supply LLC money laundering2022USAO$98,000,000
Banamex USACitigroupfinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2017DOJ_CRIMINAL$97,440,000
Western Union Financial Services, Inc.Western Unionfinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2010MULTI-AG$94,000,000
Hong Kong Entertainment (Overseas) Investments, Ltd. d/b/a Tinian Dynasty Hotel & Casino anti-money-laundering deficiencies2015FINCEN$75,000,000
U.S. Bank National AssociationU.S. Bancorpfinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2018OCC$75,000,000
Citibank N.A.Citigroupfinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2018OCC$70,000,000
Western UnionWestern Unionfinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2018NY-DFS$60,000,000
USAA Federal Savings BankUSAAfinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2022OCC$60,000,000
American Express Bank InternationalAmerican Expressfinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2007DOJ_CRIMINAL$55,000,000
Wachovia Bank N.A.Wells Fargofinancial servicesbanking violation2010OCC$50,000,000
Wachovia Bank N.A.Wells Fargofinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2010USAO$50,000,000
Las Vegas Sands Corp.Las Vegas Sands Corp.entertainmentanti-money-laundering deficiencies2013USAO$47,400,300
Deutsche Bank AGDeutsche Bankfinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2017FED$41,000,000
Mashreqbank PSC anti-money-laundering deficiencies2018NY-DFS$40,000,000
The Bank of New YorkBank of New York Mellonfinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2005USAO$38,000,000
TD Bank, National AssociationToronto-Dominion Bankfinancial servicesbanking violation2013OCC$37,500,000
Industrial Bank of KoreaIndustrial Bank of Koreafinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2020NY-DFS$35,000,000
National Bank of Pakistan anti-money-laundering deficiencies2022NY-DFS$35,000,000
National Bank of Pakistan anti-money-laundering deficiencies2022NY-DFS$35,000,000
Robinhood Crypto, LLC anti-money-laundering deficiencies2022NY-DFS$30,000,000
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd.Industrial and Commercial Bank of Chinafinancial servicesbanking violation2024NY-DFS$30,000,000
Mega International Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. anti-money-laundering deficiencies2018FED$29,000,000
Riggs Bank National AssociationPNC Financial Servicesfinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2004OCC$25,000,000
DWS Investment Management Americas Inc.Deutsche Bankfinancial servicesinvestor protection violation2023SEC$25,000,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.