Violation Tracker Agency Summary Page
Agency Name:
Multistate Attorneys General Case
Penalty Total since 2000:
$112,184,868,927
Number of Records:
684
Note:
The penalty total above and the parent totals below include some cases in which both a state and a federal agency were involved and issued separate announcements of the outcome. The individual penalty records below marked by an asterisk are ones for which Violation Tracker contains a separate federal entry.
| Top 10 Parent Companies | Total Penalty $ | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of America | $26,114,848,408 | 10 |
| UBS | $11,393,380,000 | 5 |
| Citigroup | $8,235,591,577 | 7 |
| JPMorgan Chase | $6,208,338,661 | 10 |
| BP | $4,910,000,000 | 2 |
| American Electric Power | $4,687,500,000 | 3 |
| Morgan Stanley | $4,060,100,000 | 4 |
| Goldman Sachs | $3,690,833,333 | 3 |
| Deutsche Bank | $3,648,333,333 | 3 |
| Wells Fargo | $1,872,683,716 | 8 |
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 |
Parent Major Industry | Primary Offense Type | Year | Penalty Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zurich American Insurance Company | Zurich Insurance | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2006 | $171,700,000 |
| ZF TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. | ZF Friedrichshafen | automotive parts | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2016 | $183,750 |
| Vertellus Specialties Inc. | Wind Point Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2009 | $2,275,454 |
| Williams Energy Marketing & Trading | Williams Companies | oil and gas | energy market manipulation | 2002 | $417,000,000 |
| Weyerhaeuser Company | Weyerhaeuser | building materials | consumer protection violation | 2002 | $295,000 |
| Willamette Industries | Weyerhaeuser | building materials | environmental violation | 2000 | (*) $11,200,000 |
| Western Union Co. | Western Union | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2017 | $5,000,000 |
| Western Union Financial Services | Western Union | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2005 | $8,529,000 |
| Western Union Financial Services, Inc. | Western Union | financial services | anti-money-laundering deficiencies | 2010 | $94,000,000 |
| Strong Capital Management Co. | Wells Fargo | financial services | investor protection violation | 2004 | (*) $115,000,000 |
| Wachovia Bank N.A. | Wells Fargo | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2011 | (*) $58,750,000 |
| Wachovia Capital Markets LLC | Wells Fargo | financial services | investor protection violation | 2006 | $25,000,000 |
| Wachovia Securities | Wells Fargo | financial services | investor protection violation | 2008 | $60,000,000 |
| Wells Fargo | Wells Fargo | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2010 | $23,700,000 |
| Wells Fargo | Wells Fargo | financial services | mortgage abuses | 2012 | (*) $1,005,233,716 |
| Wells Fargo Bank N.A. | Wells Fargo | financial services | banking violation | 2018 | $575,000,000 |
| Wells Fargo Financial Leasing, Inc. | Wells Fargo | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2005 | $10,000,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Walmart | retailing | False Claims Act and related | 2004 | (*) $2,866,904 |
| Walgreen Co. | Walgreens Boots Alliance | retailing | False Claims Act and related | 2008 | (*) $16,400,000 |
| Walgreen Co. | Walgreens Boots Alliance | retailing | False Claims Act and related | 2017 | (*) $3,790,000 |
| Walgreens | Walgreens Boots Alliance | retailing | False Claims Act and related | 2008 | (*) $9,900,000 |
| Walgreens | Walgreens Boots Alliance | retailing | False Claims Act and related | 2012 | (*) $600,000 |
| Walgreens | Walgreens Boots Alliance | retailing | tobacco litigation | 2002 | $320,000 |
| Walgreens Boots Alliance | Walgreens Boots Alliance | retailing | False Claims Act and related | 2019 | (*) $69,200,000 |
| ING | Voya Financial | financial services | investor protection violation | 2006 | $33,000,000 |
| ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company | Voya Financial | financial services | insurance violation | 2013 | $10,700,000 |
| VONAGE | Vonage Holdings | telecommunications | consumer protection violation | 2009 | $3,000,000 |
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Vonage Holdings | telecommunications | consumer protection violation | 2006 | $500,000 |
| Volkswagen | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | environmental violation | 2016 | (*) $570,000,000 |
| Volkswagen AG | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | environmental violation | 2017 | $157,000,000 |
| Universal Music Group | Vivendi | telecommunications | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2003 | $40,600,000 |
| Mylan Inc. | Viatris | pharmaceuticals | False Claims Act and related | 2017 | (*) $465,000,000 |
| Mylan Laboratories et al. | Viatris | pharmaceuticals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2000 | (*) $108,000,000 |
| Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Viatris | pharmaceuticals | False Claims Act and related | 2009 | (*) $118,000,000 |
| Simon and Schuster Inc. | ViacomCBS | media | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2013 | $20,641,666 |
| America Online | Verizon Communications | telecommunications | consumer protection violation | 2007 | $3,000,000 |
| MCI | Verizon Communications | telecommunications | tax violations | 2005 | $315,000,000 |
| MCI Worldcom | Verizon Communications | telecommunications | consumer protection violation | 2002 | $500,000 |
| Verizon Wireless | Verizon Communications | telecommunications | consumer protection violation | 2004 | $1,666,666 |
| Verizon Wireless | Verizon Communications | telecommunications | telecommunications violation | 2015 | (*) $16,000,000 |
| Valero | Valero Energy | oil and gas | environmental violation | 2005 | (*) $11,000,000 |
| Valero Retail Holdings, Inc. | Valero Energy | oil and gas | tobacco litigation | 2010 | $100,000 |
| UnumProvident Corporation | Unum | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2004 | $15,000,000 |
| UHS, Inc and UHS of Delaware, Inc. | Universal Health Services Inc. | healthcare services | False Claims Act and related | 2020 | (*) $117,000,000 |
| United Parcel Service | United Parcel Service | freight and logistics | False Claims Act and related | 2015 | $4,000,000 |
| Schwarz Pharma Inc. | UCB | pharmaceuticals | False Claims Act and related | 2010 | (*) $9,756,164 |
| UCB Inc. | UCB | pharmaceuticals | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2011 | (*) $9,893,322 |
| UCB Pharma, Inc. | UCB | pharmaceuticals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2009 | $2,275,454 |
| UBS AG | UBS | financial services | interest rate benchmark manipulation | 2018 | $68,000,000 |
| UBS AG | UBS | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2011 | (*) $90,800,000 |
| UBS Financial Services, Inc | UBS | financial services | investor protection violation | 2013 | $4,580,000 |
| UBS Securities LLC and UBS Financial Services, Inc. | UBS | financial services | investor protection violation | 2008 | $11,150,000,000 |
| UBS Warburg LLC | UBS | financial services | investor protection violation | 2002 | (*) $80,000,000 |
| Uber Technologies | Uber Technologies | miscellaneous services | consumer protection violation | 2018 | $148,000,000 |
| US Bank | U.S. Bancorp | financial services | privacy violation | 2000 | $2,000,000 |
| BB&T Leasing Corporation | Truist Financial | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2006 | $6,000,000 |
| SunTrust Mortgage Inc. | Truist Financial | financial services | mortgage abuses | 2014 | (*) $40,000,000 |
| St. Paul Travelers | Travelers | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2006 | $77,000,000 |
| TravelersCompanies, Inc. | Travelers | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2007 | $6,000,000 |
| TransUnion LLC | TransUnion | miscellaneous services | consumer protection violation | 2015 | $2,000,000 |
| Toyota Motor Company | Toyota | motor vehicles | motor vehicle safety violation | 2013 | $29,000,000 |
| Toshiba Corp. | Toshiba | electrical and electronic equipment | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2012 | $21,000,000 |
| TD Bank, N.A. | Toronto-Dominion Bank | financial services | privacy violation | 2014 | $850,000 |
| Toll Brothers Inc. | Toll Brothers | construction and engineering | environmental violation | 2012 | (*) $741,000 |
| TJX | TJX | retailing | privacy violation | 2009 | $9,750,000 |
| Barr Pharmaceuticals | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries | pharmaceuticals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2008 | $5,900,000 |
| Cephalon | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries | pharmaceuticals | consumer protection violation | 2016 | $125,000,000 |
| Cephalon Inc. | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries | pharmaceuticals | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2008 | (*) $116,000,000 |
| Cephalon, Inc. | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries | pharmaceuticals | False Claims Act and related | 2015 | (*) $7,500,000 |
| IVAX Pharmaceuticals | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries | pharmaceuticals | False Claims Act and related | 2009 | (*) $5,400,000 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries | pharmaceuticals | False Claims Act and related | 2010 | $169,000,000 |
| Tenet Healthcare Corporation | Tenet Healthcare | healthcare services | False Claims Act and related | 2002 | (*) $820,000 |
| Tenet Healthcare Corporation | Tenet Healthcare | healthcare services | kickbacks and bribery | 2016 | (*) $123,772,464 |
| Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd. | Tatung | electrical and electronic equipment | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2011 | $5,305,105 |
| Target Corporation | Target | retailing | privacy violation | 2017 | $18,500,000 |
| Shire Pharmaceuticals LLC | Takeda Pharmaceutical | pharmaceuticals | False Claims Act and related | 2017 | (*) $6,104,000 |
| Shire Pharmaceuticals LLC | Takeda Pharmaceutical | pharmaceuticals | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2014 | (*) $20,786,034 |
| Takeda Chemical | Takeda Pharmaceutical | pharmaceuticals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2000 | $17,551,650 |
| TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc. | Takeda Pharmaceutical | pharmaceuticals | False Claims Act and related | 2001 | (*) $25,516,440 |
| Sprint | T-Mobile US | telecommunications | consumer protection violation | 2010 | $22,000,000 |
| Sprint | T-Mobile US | telecommunications | consumer protection violation | 2002 | $500,000 |
| Sprint Corp. | T-Mobile US | telecommunications | telecommunications violation | 2015 | (*) $12,000,000 |
| Sprint PCS | T-Mobile US | telecommunications | consumer protection violation | 2004 | $1,666,666 |
| T-Mobile | T-Mobile US | telecommunications | telecommunications violation | 2014 | (*) $18,000,000 |
| T-Mobile | T-Mobile US | telecommunications | consumer protection violation | 2020 | $15,000,000 |
| Logan Laboratories Inc. and Tampa Pain Relief Centers Inc. | Surgery Partners Inc. | healthcare services | False Claims Act and related | 2020 | $535,449 |
| SunCoke Energy Inc. | SunCoke Energy | miscellaneous energy products and systems | environmental violation | 2013 | (*) $725,000 |
| Ranbaxy | Sun Pharmaceuticals | pharmaceuticals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2013 | (*) $266,729,715 |
| Sun Life Insurance Company | Sun Life Financial | financial services | insurance violation | 2014 | $3,200,000 |
| Sumitomo Chemical America, Inc. | Sumitomo Group | diversified | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2009 | $2,275,454 |
| Symetra Life | Sumitomo Group | diversified | insurance violation | 2014 | $1,200,000 |
| OtisMed Corp. | Stryker | medical equipment and supplies | False Claims Act and related | 2014 | (*) $376,700 |
| Stericycle, Inc. | Stericycle | waste management and environmental services | False Claims Act and related | 2015 | $26,750,000 |
| Stericycle, Inc. | Stericycle | waste management and environmental services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2003 | $50,000 |
| Fiat Chrysler | Stellantis | motor vehicles | environmental violation | 2019 | $72,500,000 |
| State Farm Life Insurance Co. | State Farm Insurance | financial services | insurance violation | 2017 | $250,000 |
| State Farm Mutual Insurance Company | State Farm Insurance | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2005 | $41,000,000 |
| Salton Inc. | Spectrum Brands Holdings | housewares and home furnishings | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2002 | $8,200,000 |
| Bertelsmann Music Group Inc. | Sony | electrical and electronic equipment | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2003 | $27,775,000 |
| EMI Music Distribution | Sony | electrical and electronic equipment | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2003 | $15,000,000 |
| Sony BMG | Sony | electrical and electronic equipment | consumer protection violation | 2006 | $4,250,000 |
