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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

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CompanyCurrent ParentCurrent Parent IndustryPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$2,670,000,000
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
Microsoft CorporationMicrosoftinformation technologyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-state$1,100,000,000
Exxon CorporationExxon Mobiloil and gasprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$1,075,000,000
U.S. Tobacco Co.Altriatobaccoprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2002private lawsuit-federal$1,050,000,000
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.Marsh & McLennanfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005MULTI-AG$850,000,000
Dow ChemicalDow Inc.chemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$835,000,000
Sutter HealthSutter Healthhealthcare servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019CA-AG$575,000,000
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
Apple Inc.Apple Inc.electrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014MULTI-AG$450,000,000
Bridgestone Corp.Bridgestoneautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014DOJ_ANTITRUST$425,000,000
LG Display Co. Ltd.LGdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$400,000,000
Archer Daniels Midland CompanyArcher Daniels Midlandagribusinessprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004private lawsuit-federal$400,000,000
LG Display Co., Ltd.LGdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012MULTI-AG$380,000,000
LG Display Co. Ltd.LGdiversifiedprice-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. $361,000,000
Kolon Industries Inc.Kolon Industrieschemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015DOJ_CRIMINAL$360,000,000
International PaperInternational Paperpaper and packagingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$354,000,000
Air France-KLMAir France-KLMairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$350,000,000
BNP Paribas S.A.BNP Paribasfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017NY-DFS$350,000,000
BARCLAYS BANK PLCBarclaysfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015FED$342,000,000
Hillenbrand Industries Inc.Hillenbrandmiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$316,000,000
BP Products North America Inc.BPoil and gasprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007CFTC$303,000,000
British Airways PLCInternational Airlines Groupairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007DOJ_ANTITRUST$300,000,000
Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.Hanjin Groupdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007DOJ_ANTITRUST$300,000,000
Samsung Electronics Company Ltd.Samsungdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005DOJ_ANTITRUST$300,000,000
Royal Ahold N.V.Ahold Delhaizeretailingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$297,000,000
De Beers GroupAnglo American PLCmining and mineralsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008private lawsuit-federal$295,000,000
Christie's Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2001private lawsuit-federal$256,000,000
Sotheby's Inc.Sotheby'smiscellaneous servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2001private lawsuit-federal$256,000,000
Bayer AGBayerchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$250,375,190
BNP Paribas S.A.BNP Paribasfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017FED$246,000,000
News Corp.News Corp.mediaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$244,000,000
Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd.Samsungdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011MULTI-AG$240,000,000
Samsung Electronics Co., LtdSamsungdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$240,000,000
JPMorgan Chase & Co.JPMorgan Chasefinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011DOJ_ANTITRUST$228,000,000
Chi Mei OptoelectronicsChi Mei Corporationchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009DOJ_ANTITRUST$220,000,000
National Milk Producers Federation price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$220,000,000
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.Samsungdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$212,955,799
Yazaki CorporationYazakiautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$212,080,000
National Collegiate Athletic Association et al. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$208,664,445
Deutsche Bank AGDeutsche Bankfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018NY-DFS$205,000,000
Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.Furukawa Electricelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011DOJ_ANTITRUST$200,000,000
Peoples Energy price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006IL-AG$196,000,000
Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd.Hitachidiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013DOJ_ANTITRUST$195,000,000
DENSO CorporationDensoautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$193,800,000
Mitsubishi Electric CorporationMitsubishi Electricelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013DOJ_ANTITRUST$190,000,000
Aon CorporationAonfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005MULTI-AG$190,000,000
Hynix Semiconductor Inc.SK Hynixelectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005DOJ_ANTITRUST$185,000,000
Sirius XM Radio Inc.Liberty Mediamediaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$180,000,000
Cablevision Systems CorporationAltice USA Inc.telecommunicationsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$179,000,000
Zurich American Insurance CompanyZurich Insurancefinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006MULTI-AG$171,700,000
AU Optronics CorporationAU Optronicselectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012MULTI-AG$170,000,000
Philips Electronics North AmericaRoyal Philipsdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$165,632,211
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
UBS AGUBSfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011DOJ_ANTITRUST$160,000,000
Infineon Technologies AGInfineon Technologieselectrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004DOJ_ANTITRUST$160,000,000
Nippon Chemi-Con Corp.Nippon Chemi-Con Corp.electrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2023private lawsuit-federal$160,000,000
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. et al.Dairy Farmers of America (DFA)food productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$158,600,000
Deutsche Bank AGDeutsche Bankfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017FED$156,600,000
Bank of AmericaCorp.Bank of Americafinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
BarclaysPLCBarclaysfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
BNP ParibasSABNP Paribasfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
CitigroupInc.Citigroupfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
Credit Suisse GroupAGUBSfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
Deutsche BankAGDeutsche Bankfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
Goldman Sachs GroupInc.Goldman Sachsfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
HSBC HoldingsPLCHSBCfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
J.P. Morgan Chase& Co.JPMorgan Chasefinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
Morgan StanleyMorgan Stanleyfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
Royal Bank of Scotland GroupPLCNatWest Group PLCfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
UBS Group AGUBSfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$155,333,333
Barclays Bank PLCBarclaysfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015NY-DFS$150,000,000
Wachovia Bank N.A.Wells Fargofinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011DOJ_ANTITRUST$148,000,000
Hoffman-LaRocheRochepharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000MULTI-AG$142,494,000
Dean Foods CompanyDairy Farmers of America (DFA)food productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012private lawsuit-federal$140,000,000
British Airways PLCInternational Airlines Groupairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008private lawsuit-federal$139,000,000
Bank of AmericaBank of Americafinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010DOJ_ANTITRUST$137,300,000
Mitsuba CorporationMitsubaautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013DOJ_ANTITRUST$135,000,000
Credit Suisse AGUBSfinancial servicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017NY-DFS$135,000,000
Mitsubishi CorporationMitsubishi Corporationdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2001DOJ_ANTITRUST$134,000,000
Nishikawa Rubber Co. Ltd.Nishikawa Rubberautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016DOJ_ANTITRUST$130,000,000
Hoffmann-La RocheRochepharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000private lawsuit-federal$130,000,000
American Gypsum Company LLC et al.Eagle Materialsbuilding materialsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$125,000,000
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd.Toyo Tire & Rubberautomotive partsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013DOJ_ANTITRUST$120,000,000
Sharp Corp.Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry Company)electrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$120,000,000
Cargolux Airlines International S.A.Cargolux Airlines International S.A.freight and logisticsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009USAO$119,000,000
Sharp CorporationFoxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry Company)electrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011MULTI-AG$115,500,000
Sharp Electronics CorporationFoxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry Company)electrical and electronic equipmentprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$115,500,000
Carlyle GroupCarlyle Groupprivate equity (including portfolio companies)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$115,000,000
Korean Airlines Co. Ltd.Hanjin Groupdiversifiedprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$115,000,000
Chimei Innolux Corp.Chi Mei Corporationchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011MULTI-AG$110,273,318
Chi Mei CorporationChi Mei Corporationchemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$110,273,318
Japan Airlines International Co. Ltd.Japan Airlinesairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008DOJ_ANTITRUST$110,000,000
LAN Cargo S.A. And Aerolinhas Brasileiras S.A.LATAM Airlines Groupairlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009DOJ_ANTITRUST$109,000,000
Blackstone Group L.P.Blackstoneprivate equity (including portfolio companies)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$108,333,333
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.KKR & Co.private equity (including portfolio companies)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$108,333,333
TPG Capital, L.P.TPG Capitalprivate equity (including portfolio companies)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$108,333,333
Carpenter Co.Carpenter Companymiscellaneous manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$108,000,000
Pilgrim's Pride CorporationJBSfood productsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2021DOJ_ANTITRUST$107,923,572
Celanese CorporationCelanesechemicalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2008private lawsuit-federal$107,000,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.