Violation Tracker Industry Summary Page
Industry:
business services
Penalty Total since 2000:
$3,186,663,719
Number of Records:
998
Note:
The totals include only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. The totals are adjusted to account for the fact that each 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 Parent Companies | Total Penalty $ | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| McKinsey | $588,009,255 | 3 |
| KPMG | $569,367,986 | 19 |
| Ernst & Young | $353,791,137 | 19 |
| Deloitte | $260,626,788 | 24 |
| Arthur Andersen LLP | $224,000,000 | 2 |
| Allied Universal Security Services | $205,210,337 | 172 |
| ABM Industries | $151,173,597 | 122 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | $114,435,717 | 19 |
| BDO International | $102,510,000 | 5 |
| Accenture | $67,082,173 | 5 |
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 | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency |
Penalty Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinsey & Company | McKinsey | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2021 | MULTI-AG | $573,000,000 |
| KPMG LLP | KPMG | tax violations | 2005 | DOJ_TAX | $456,000,000 |
| Andersen, LLP | Arthur Andersen LLP | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2002 | AZ-AG | $217,000,000 |
| Deloitte & Touche LLP | Deloitte | False Claims Act and related | 2018 | DOJ_CIVIL | $149,500,000 |
| G4S Secure Solutions | Allied Universal Security Services | wage and hour violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-state | $130,000,000 |
| Ernst & Young LLP | Ernst & Young | tax violations | 2013 | USAO | $123,000,000 |
| ABM Industries | ABM Industries | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-state | $110,000,000 |
| Ernst & Young | Ernst & Young | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2009 | MI-AG | $109,000,000 |
| Accenture LLP | Accenture | False Claims Act and related | 2011 | DOJ_CIVIL | $63,675,000 |
| BDO USA, LLP | BDO International | tax violations | 2012 | USAO | $50,000,000 |
| Deloitte & Touche LLP | Deloitte | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2005 | SEC | $50,000,000 |
| KPMG LLP | KPMG | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2019 | SEC | $50,000,000 |
| Iron Mountain Incorporated and Iron Mountain Information Management LLC | Iron Mountain | False Claims Act and related | 2014 | DOJ_CIVIL | $44,500,000 |
| PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP | PricewaterhouseCoopers | False Claims Act and related | 2005 | DOJ_CIVIL | $41,900,000 |
| First Data Merchant Services, LLC | Fiserv | consumer protection violation | 2020 | FTC | $40,200,000 |
| Ernst & Young | Ernst & Young | banking violation | 2004 | FDIC | $40,000,000 |
| Sidley Austin LLP | Sidley Austin | tax violations | 2007 | IRS | $39,400,000 |
| BDO USA, LLP | BDO International | tax violations | 2012 | IRS | $34,400,000 |
| Infosys Corporation | Infosys Limited | fraud | 2013 | DOJ_CIVIL | $34,000,000 |
| Baton Holdings LLC | Red Ventures | investor protection violation | 2019 | DOJ_CRIMINAL | $28,000,000 |
| Sidley Austin LLP | Sidley Austin | employment discrimination | 2007 | EEOC | $27,500,000 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | PricewaterhouseCoopers | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2014 | NY-DFS | $25,000,000 |
| Cintas | Cintas | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $22,750,000 |
| KPMG LLP | KPMG | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2005 | SEC | $22,000,000 |
| U.S. Security Associates | Allied Universal Security Services | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $21,000,000 |
| Deloitte & Touche | Deloitte | investor protection violation | 2012 | MI-AG | $19,900,000 |
| WPP plc | WPP | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2021 | SEC | $19,100,000 |
| Robert Half International | Robert Half International | wage and hour violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-state | $19,000,000 |
| BDO Seidman | BDO International | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2002 | USAO | $16,000,000 |
| Bankrate Inc. | Red Ventures | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2015 | SEC | $15,000,000 |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | McKinsey | bankruptcy professional violation | 2019 | DOJ_UTP | $15,000,000 |
| Aerotek, Inc. | Allegis Group | employment screening violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $15,000,000 |
| Ernst & Young, LLP | Ernst & Young | tax violations | 2003 | IRS | $15,000,000 |
| G4S Secure Solutions NV | Allied Universal Security Services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2021 | DOJ_ANTITRUST | $15,000,000 |
| Ernst & Young LLP | Ernst & Young | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2016 | SEC | $11,800,000 |
| Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP | PricewaterhouseCoopers | employment discrimination | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $11,625,000 |
| Deloitte Consulting LLP | Deloitte | False Claims Act and related | 2016 | DOJ_CIVIL | $11,380,000 |
| Alliedbarton Security Services | Allied Universal Security Services | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $11,000,000 |
| Kelly Services | Kelly Services | wage and hour violation | 2009 | private lawsuit-federal | $11,000,000 |
| Ernst & Young LLP | Ernst & Young | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2015 | NY-AG | $10,000,000 |
| Deloitte Financial Advisory Services | Deloitte | anti-money-laundering deficiencies | 2013 | NY-DFS | $10,000,000 |
| KPMG LLP | KPMG | employment discrimination | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $10,000,000 |
| Ernst & Young LLP | Ernst & Young | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2021 | SEC | $10,000,000 |
| Ernst & Young | Ernst & Young | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2016 | SEC | $9,300,000 |
| Alorica | Alorica | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $9,250,000 |
| Securitas GmbH Werkschutz | Securitas | False Claims Act and related | 2011 | DOJ_CIVIL | $9,100,000 |
| KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP | KPMG | False Claims Act and related | 2001 | DOJ_CIVIL | $9,000,000 |
| Manpower Inc. | Manpower | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $8,750,000 |
| Ernst & Young LLP | Ernst & Young | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2009 | SEC | $8,500,000 |
| KPMG | KPMG | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2014 | SEC | $8,200,000 |
| Constant Contact, Inc. and Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. | Endurance International Group | investor protection violation | 2018 | SEC | $8,000,000 |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes | Deloitte | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2016 | PCAOB | $8,000,000 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | PricewaterhouseCoopers | investor protection violation | 2019 | SEC | $7,944,055 |
| CleanNet | CleanNet USA | wage and hour violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $7,500,000 |
| Arthur Andersen LLP | Arthur Andersen LLP | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2001 | SEC | $7,000,000 |
| Kelly Services, Inc. | Kelly Services | employment screening violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $6,749,000 |
| Cintas | Cintas | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-state | $6,500,000 |
| Arthur D. Little | Arthur D. Little SAS | False Claims Act and related | 2005 | USAO | $6,500,000 |
| Randstad | Randstad | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $6,400,000 |
| KPMG LLP | KPMG | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2017 | SEC | $6,230,999 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | PricewaterhouseCoopers | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2011 | SEC | $6,000,000 |
| Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | Healthcare Services Group Inc. | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2021 | SEC | $6,000,000 |
| Oasis Outsourcing Holdings Inc. | Paychex | benefit plan administrator violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,999,000 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | PricewaterhouseCoopers | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2009 | NJ-AG | $5,850,000 |
| ABM Industries Inc. | ABM Industries | employment discrimination | 2010 | EEOC | $5,800,000 |
| ABM Industries | ABM Industries | employment discrimination | 2003 | private lawsuit-state | $5,655,176 |
| Staffmark | Recruit Holding Co. | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,600,000 |
| G4S Secure Solutions (USA), Inc. | Allied Universal Security Services | wage and hour violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-state | $5,600,000 |
| ABM Industries | ABM Industries | wage and hour violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,500,000 |
| ABM Industries, Inc. | ABM Industries | wage and hour violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,400,000 |
| Regus Management | International Workplace Group | wage and hour violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-state | $5,300,000 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LL | PricewaterhouseCoopers | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2002 | SEC | $5,000,000 |
| ABM Industries | ABM Industries | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,000,000 |
| Randstad | Randstad | wage and hour violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,900,000 |
| Manpower, Inc. | Manpower | wage and hour violation | 2007 | WHD | $4,886,877 |
| ABM Industries | ABM Industries | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,800,000 |
| Randstad | Randstad | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,750,000 |
| Grant Thornton LLP | Grant Thornton | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2015 | SEC | $4,500,000 |
| Ernst & Young | Ernst & Young | False Claims Act and related | 2006 | USAO | $4,471,980 |
| Monster Worldwide Inc. | Randstad | benefit plan administrator violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,250,000 |
| Ernst & Young LLP | Ernst & Young | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2014 | SEC | $4,070,000 |
| Overland Solutions | ExlService Holdings | wage and hour violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,750,000 |
| Yourpeople, Inc. dba Zenefits FTW Insurance Services | TriNet Group | insurance violation | 2016 | CA-INS | $3,660,000 |
| Pacific Bell Directory | Thryv Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,630,000 |
| Aerotek | Allegis Group | employment discrimination | 2021 | EEOC | $3,525,000 |
| TeleCheck Services, Inc. | Fiserv | consumer protection violation | 2014 | FTC | $3,500,000 |
| Alorica, Inc. | Alorica | employment discrimination | 2018 | EEOC | $3,500,000 |
| ABM Industries, Inc. | ABM Industries | wage and hour violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,070,300 |
| Adecco USA | Adecco | wage and hour violation | 2006 | private lawsuit-state | $3,000,000 |
| Ernst & Young LLP | Ernst & Young | investor protection violation | 2008 | SEC | $2,918,987 |
| ABT Associates | Abt Associates | fraud | 2006 | USAO | $2,900,000 |
| Manpower Inc. | Manpower | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,900,000 |
| KPMG LLP | KPMG | False Claims Act and related | 2006 | USAO | $2,770,000 |
| Kelly Services | Kelly Services | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,750,000 |
| KPMG Australia | KPMG | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2011 | SEC | $2,742,000 |
| Unifirst | UniFirst | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,600,000 |
| Unifirst | UniFirst | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,600,000 |
| Securitas | Securitas | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,550,000 |
| Allied Universal Security Services | Allied Universal Security Services | wage and hour violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,520,000 |
| Monster Worldwide, Inc. | Randstad | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2009 | SEC | $2,500,000 |
| DAL Global Services, LLC | Argenbright Holdings | wage and hour violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,500,000 |
