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Violation Tracker Summary for Mega-Scandal

Mega-Scandal: Sanctions Violations
Description: This list shows cases in which companies paid penalties of $25 million or more in cases related to violations of international economic sanctions barring transactions with parties in countries such as Iran.
Penalty Total since 2000: $25,622,319,767
Number of Penalty Records: 73
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
BNP Paribas$8,973,600,0003
Commerzbank$1,710,660,7965
HSBC$1,631,000,0003
Standard Chartered$1,613,226,44310
Societe Generale$1,435,266,9165
UniCredit$1,292,536,6324
ZTE$1,192,360,0643
Credit Agricole$1,116,893,5855
Holcim Group$777,780,0001
UBS$636,000,0003

Individual Penalty Records:

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CompanyCurrent ParentCurrent Parent IndustryPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
BNP Paribas S.A.BNP Paribasfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2015DOJ_CRIMINAL$8,973,600,000
BNP Paribas S.A.BNP Paribasfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2014NY-MANDA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $2,243,400,000
BNP ParibasBNP Paribasfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2014NY-DFS(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $2,240,000,000
HSBC Holdings plc HSBC Bank USA N.A.HSBCfinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2012DOJ_CRIMINAL$1,256,000,000
Binance Holdings, LtdBinance Holdingsfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2023OFAC(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $968,618,825
Lafarge S.A.Holcim Groupbuilding materialspayment to designated terrorist organization2022USAO$777,780,000
Societe Generale S.A.Societe Generalefinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2018USAO$717,200,000
Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd.ZTEtelecommunicationsexport control violation2017BIS$661,000,000
Standard Chartered BankStandard Charteredfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2019OFAC(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $657,040,033
Commerzbank AGCommerzbankfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2015DOJ_CRIMINAL$642,000,000
British American TobaccoBritish American Tobaccotobaccoeconomic sanction violation2023DOJ_NATSEC$629,000,000
ING Bank N.V.INGfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2012DOJ_CRIMINAL$619,000,000
ING Bank N.V.INGfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2012OFAC(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $619,000,000
CommerzbankCommerzbankfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2015NY-DFS$610,000,000
Airbus SEAirbusaerospace and military contractingexport control violation2020DOJ_CRIMINAL$527,224,475
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. renamed the Royal Bank of Scotland N.V.ABN AMROfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2010DOJ_CRIMINAL$500,000,000
ZTE CorporationZTEtelecommunicationsexport control violation2017DOJ_NATSEC$430,488,798
Societe Generale SASociete Generalefinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2018NY-DFS$420,000,000
UniCredit GroupUniCreditfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2019DOJ_CRIMINAL$413,536,632
UniCredit GroupUniCreditfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2019NY-DFS$405,000,000
Credit AgricoleCredit Agricolefinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2015NY-DFS$385,000,000
HSBC HoldingsHSBCfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2012OFAC$375,000,000
Standard Chartered BankStandard Charteredfinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2012NY-DFS$340,000,000
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment BankCredit Agricolefinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2015OFAC$329,593,585
UniCredit Bank AGUniCreditfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2019NY-MANDA$316,000,000
Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJMitsubishi UFJ Financial Groupfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2014NY-DFS$315,000,000
ING Bank, NVINGfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2012NY-MANDA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $309,500,000
Seagate Technology LLCSeagate Technologyelectrical and electronic equipmentexport control violation2023BIS$300,000,000
Barclays Bank PLCBarclaysfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2010DOJ_CRIMINAL$298,000,000
Standard Chartered BankStandard Charteredfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2019DOJ_CRIMINAL$292,210,160
Standard Chartered BankStandard Charteredfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2019NY-MANDA$292,000,000
Credit Suisse AGUBSfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2009DOJ_CRIMINAL$268,000,000
Credit Suisse AGUBSfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2009NY-MANDA$268,000,000
Commerzbank AGCommerzbankfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2014OFAC$258,660,796
Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi-UFJ, LtdMitsubishi UFJ Financial Groupfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2013NY-DFS$250,000,000
Schlumberger Oilfield HoldingsSchlumbergeroilfield services and supplieseconomic sanction violation2015OFAC$232,708,356
Standard Chartered BankStandard Charteredfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2012DOJ_CRIMINAL$227,000,000
COMMERZBANK AGCommerzbankfinancial servicesbanking violation2015FED$200,000,000
Deutsche BankDeutsche Bankfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2015NY-DFS$200,000,000
HSBC Holdings plcHSBCfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2012NY-MANDA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $187,500,000
Deutsche Bank AGDeutsche Bankfinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2023FED$186,000,000
Standard Chartered BankStandard Charteredfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2019NY-DFS$180,000,000
Lloyds TSB Bank PLCLloyds Banking Groupfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2009DOJ_CRIMINAL$175,000,000
Lloyds TSB Bank plcLloyds Banking Groupfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2009NY-MANDA$175,000,000
Commerzbank AGCommerzbankfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2015NY-MANDA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $171,000,000
Standard Chartered plcStandard Charteredfinancial servicesbanking violation2019FED$164,000,000
Societe GeneraleSociete Generalefinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2018NY-MANDA$162,800,000
UniCredit, S.p.A.UniCreditfinancial servicesbanking violation2019FED$158,000,000
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CACIB)Credit Agricolefinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2015USAO$156,000,000
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment BankCredit Agricolefinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2015NY-MANDA$156,000,000
Clearstream Banking SADeutsche Borsefinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2014OFAC$152,000,000
Barclays plcBarclaysfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2010NY-MANDA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $149,000,000
Standard Chartered BankStandard Charteredfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2012OFAC(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $132,000,000
Standard Chartered BankStandard Charteredfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2012NY-MANDA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $113,500,000
Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation (ZTE)ZTEtelecommunicationsexport control violation2017OFAC$100,871,266
STANDARD CHARTERED PLCStandard Charteredfinancial servicesbanking violation2012FED$100,000,000
UBS AGUBSfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2004FED$100,000,000
Mashreqbank, PSC economic sanction violation2021NY-DFS$100,000,000
Credit Agricole S.A.Credit Agricolefinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2015FED$90,300,000
JPMorgan Chase BankJPMorgan Chasefinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2011OFAC$88,300,000
Societe Generale S.A.Societe Generalefinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2018FED$81,300,000
United Technologies CorporationRTX Corporationaerospace and military contractingexport control violation2012USAO$75,000,000
Wells Fargo & Co.Wells Fargofinancial servicesbanking violation2023FED$67,762,500
Deutsche Bank AGDeutsche Bankfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2015FED$58,000,000
Societe Generale S.A.Societe Generalefinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2018OFAC$53,966,916
Industrial Bank of KoreaIndustrial Bank of Koreafinancial servicesanti-money-laundering deficiencies2020USAO$51,000,000
Boeing CompanyBoeingaerospace and military contractingexport control violation2024DDTC$51,000,000
Royal Bank of ScotlandNatWest Group PLCfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2013NY-DFS$50,000,000
Royal Bank of Scotland PLCNatWest Group PLCfinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2013OFAC$33,000,000
FLIR Systems, Inc.Teledyne Technologiesmiscellaneous manufacturingexport control violation2018DDTC$30,000,000
Wells Fargo & Co.Wells Fargofinancial serviceseconomic sanction violation2023OFAC$30,000,000
Chiquita Brands International Inc.Chiquita Brands Internationalfood productspayment to designated terrorist organization2007DOJ_NATSEC$25,000,000
PricewaterhouseCoopersPricewaterhouseCoopersbusiness servicesaccounting fraud or deficiencies2014NY-DFS$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.