Violation Tracker Agency Summary Page
Agency Name:
Multistate Attorneys General Case
Penalty Total since 2000:
$111,395,268,927
Number of Records:
680
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career Education Corporation | Perdoceo Education Corporation | miscellaneous services | consumer protection violation | 2007 | $21,200 |
| Linked Service Solutions, LLC | privacy violation | 2015 | $25,000 | ||
| AmeriNet Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2005 | $50,000 | ||
| Stericycle, Inc. | Stericycle | waste management and environmental services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2003 | $50,000 |
| Bayer Corporation | Bayer | chemicals | consumer protection violation | 2000 | $60,000 |
| First Regional Bank | tobacco litigation | 2008 | $60,000 | ||
| Oxyfresh Worldwide Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2000 | $65,000 | ||
| DeVry University | Cogswell Education | miscellaneous services | consumer protection violation | 2007 | $88,112 |
| Healing Heroes Network, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2021 | $95,000 | ||
| Access Resource Services | consumer protection violation | 2002 | $100,000 | ||
| E*Trade | Morgan Stanley | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2012 | $100,000 |
| ExxonMobil | Exxon Mobil | oil and gas | tobacco litigation | 2002 | $100,000 |
| Gateway Distributors and The Right Solution Gateway | consumer protection violation | 2006 | $100,000 | ||
| Health Direct, Inc., Lipo-Slim, Inc. and Tactica International, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2000 | $100,000 | ||
| Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC | Marathon Petroleum | oil and gas | environmental violation | 2001 | (*) $100,000 |
| National Football League | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2016 | $100,000 | ||
| Payday Loan Debt Solution, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2012 | (*) $100,000 | ||
| PCC Direct Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2001 | $100,000 | ||
| Shell Oil Products US | Royal Dutch Shell | oil and gas | tobacco litigation | 2008 | $100,000 |
| United Egg Producers | consumer protection violation | 2006 | $100,000 | ||
| Valero Retail Holdings, Inc. | Valero Energy | oil and gas | tobacco litigation | 2010 | $100,000 |
| TechnoBrands, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2001 | $105,000 | ||
| Zappos.com Inc. | Amazon.com | retailing | privacy violation | 2015 | $106,000 |
| ConocoPhillips | Phillips 66 | oil and gas | tobacco litigation | 2005 | $125,000 |
| Dream Center Education Holdings | consumer protection violation | 2020 | $133,278 | ||
| Action Integrated Marketing Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2011 | $150,000 | ||
| Cape Canaveral Cruise Line Tour and Travel, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2001 | $150,000 | ||
| Healthcare Research and Development Institute, LLC | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2007 | $150,000 | ||
| Orkin Exterminating Company, Inc. | Rollins Inc. | miscellaneous services | consumer protection violation | 2001 | $150,000 |
| MV Transportation | MV Transportation | miscellaneous services | False Claims Act and related | 2016 | $150,402 |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | Eli Lilly | pharmaceuticals | privacy violation | 2002 | $160,000 |
| R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company | British American Tobacco | tobacco | tobacco litigation | 2001 | $175,000 |
| ZF TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. | ZF Friedrichshafen | automotive parts | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2016 | $183,750 |
| American Express Publishing Corporation | American Express | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2000 | $200,000 |
| Anheuser-Busch | Anheuser-Busch InBev | beverages | consumer protection violation | 2008 | $200,000 |
| Assurity Financial Services, LLC | consumer protection violation | 2009 | $200,000 | ||
| Community Support, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2009 | $200,000 | ||
| Educational Research Center of America, Inc. | privacy violation | 2008 | $200,000 | ||
| TradeKing | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2012 | $200,000 | ||
| PayPal Charitable Giving Fund, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2020 | $200,000 | ||
| Crown Plaza Resorts d/b/a Imperial Majesty Cruise Lines | consumer protection violation | 2000 | $213,333 | ||
| Florida Travel Network | consumer protection violation | 2000 | $213,333 | ||
| National Travel Services, Inc. and Plaza Resorts, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2000 | $213,333 | ||
| Circle K Stores, Inc. | Couche-Tard | retailing | tobacco litigation | 2011 | $225,000 |
| Chemtrade Logistics et al. | Chemtrade Logistics | chemicals | environmental violation | 2009 | (*) $240,000 |
| CVS Pharmacy | CVS Health | retailing | tobacco litigation | 2006 | $250,000 |
| Rite Aid Corporation | Rite Aid | retailing | tobacco litigation | 2004 | $250,000 |
| State Farm Life Insurance Co. | State Farm Insurance | financial services | insurance violation | 2017 | $250,000 |
| Tower Records | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2003 | $275,000 | ||
| Standard Insurance Company | Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance | financial services | insurance violation | 2016 | $277,000 |
| Hearts 2 Heroes Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2019 | $286,959 | ||
| Weyerhaeuser Company | Weyerhaeuser | building materials | consumer protection violation | 2002 | $295,000 |
| Clean Harbors Environmental Services | Clean Harbors Inc. | waste management and environmental services | environmental violation | 2005 | (*) $300,000 |
| Encore Paper Co. | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2000 | $300,000 | ||
| Fort James Corp. | Koch Industries | diversified | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2000 | $300,000 |
| Gunning & Associates Marketing Inc. and Fleet Liquidators of America, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2006 | $300,000 | ||
| Kimberly-Clark Corp. | Kimberly-Clark | household and personal care products | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2000 | $300,000 |
| Marcal Paper Mills Co. | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2000 | $300,000 | ||
| National Research Center for College and University Admissions | consumer protection violation | 2005 | $300,000 | ||
| Terra Industries Inc. | CF Industries | chemicals | environmental violation | 2011 | (*) $300,000 |
| Guardian Industries Corporation | Koch Industries | diversified | environmental violation | 2015 | (*) $312,000 |
| Walgreens | Walgreens Boots Alliance | retailing | tobacco litigation | 2002 | $320,000 |
| Coca-Cola | Coca-Cola | beverages | consumer protection violation | 2009 | $325,000 |
| Kroger Company | Kroger | retailing | tobacco litigation | 2007 | $325,000 |
| Nestle | Nestle | food products | consumer protection violation | 2009 | $325,000 |
| Medtronic | Medtronic | medical equipment and supplies | kickbacks and bribery | 2014 | $327,000 |
| Aflac Inc. | Aflac | financial services | insurance violation | 2017 | $350,000 |
| Medtronic | Medtronic | medical equipment and supplies | kickbacks and bribery | 2014 | (*) $362,362 |
| LSB Industries Inc. | LSB Industries | chemicals | environmental violation | 2014 | (*) $362,500 |
| 7-Eleven, Inc. | Seven & I Holdings | retailing | tobacco litigation | 2005 | $375,000 |
| Michelin North America, Inc | Michelin | automotive parts | consumer protection violation | 2009 | $375,000 |
| New Times Media | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2003 | $375,000 | ||
| Village Voice Media | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2003 | $375,000 | ||
| OtisMed Corp. | Stryker | medical equipment and supplies | False Claims Act and related | 2014 | (*) $376,700 |
| Contest America and Opportunities Unlimited | consumer protection violation | 2002 | $387,000 | ||
| Columbian Chemicals Company | Aditya Birla Group | diversified | environmental violation | 2017 | (*) $390,000 |
| ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Bausch Health | pharmaceuticals | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2013 | (*) $390,253 |
| Emeritus Corporation, dba Emeritus Senior Living | Brookdale Senior Living | healthcare services | False Claims Act and related | 2016 | (*) $391,600 |
| Directory Billing, LLC dba USDirectory.com | consumer protection violation | 2008 | $400,000 | ||
| Great American Life | American Financial Group | financial services | insurance violation | 2016 | $400,000 |
| Newport Creative Communications | consumer protection violation | 2006 | $400,000 | ||
| Phusion Projects, LLC | consumer protection violation | 2014 | $400,000 | ||
| McWane Inc. | McWane | miscellaneous manufacturing | environmental violation | 2010 | (*) $424,803 |
| DoubleClick Inc. | Alphabet Inc. | information technology | privacy violation | 2002 | $450,000 |
| HCI Direct, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2008 | $455,000 | ||
| AT&T | AT&T | telecommunications | consumer protection violation | 2002 | $500,000 |
| Caribbean Cruise Line, Inc. | privacy violation | 2015 | $500,000 | ||
| ChoicePoint | RELX Group | media | privacy violation | 2007 | $500,000 |
| MCI Worldcom | Verizon Communications | telecommunications | consumer protection violation | 2002 | $500,000 |
| Para-Plus Translations Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2017 | (*) $500,000 | ||
| Sprint | T-Mobile US | telecommunications | consumer protection violation | 2002 | $500,000 |
| Vonage Holdings Corporation | Vonage Holdings | telecommunications | consumer protection violation | 2006 | $500,000 |
| Yellow Pages, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2006 | $525,000 | ||
| Logan Laboratories Inc. and Tampa Pain Relief Centers Inc. | Surgery Partners Inc. | healthcare services | False Claims Act and related | 2020 | $535,449 |
| Anchor Glass Container Corporation | CVC Capital Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | environmental violation | 2018 | (*) $550,000 |
| MillerCoors | Molson Coors Brewing | beverages | consumer protection violation | 2008 | $550,000 |
| Covenant Hospice Inc. | Covenant Hospice, Inc. | healthcare services | False Claims Act and related | 2015 | (*) $552,255 |
| Walgreens | Walgreens Boots Alliance | retailing | False Claims Act and related | 2012 | (*) $600,000 |
| Sanofi US Services, Inc. | Sanofi | pharmaceuticals | kickbacks and bribery | 2013 | $617,000 |
| Murphy Oil USA Inc. | Murphy USA | retailing | environmental violation | 2010 | (*) $624,999 |
| Ryland Group Inc. | Lennar | construction and engineering | environmental violation | 2011 | (*) $625,000 |
