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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary

Current Parent Company Name: Verizon Communications
Ownership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol VZ)
Headquartered in: New York
Major Industry: telecommunications
Specific Industry: telecommunications
Penalty total since 2000: $2,577,802,258
Number of records: 262
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)Penalty TotalNumber of Records
consumer-protection-related offenses$1,279,033,64274
financial offenses$927,017,9095
employment-related offenses$223,204,14974
government-contracting-related offenses$140,786,7276
environment-related offenses$3,399,06333
Top 5 Primary Offense TypesPenalty TotalNumber of Records
telecommunications violation$962,927,92630
accounting fraud or deficiencies$511,700,0002
tax violations$415,317,9093
consumer protection violation$311,605,71630
False Claims Act and related$140,786,7276
Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below 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. The totals 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 list below.

Links: Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.

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CompanyPrimary Offense Type sort iconYearAgencyPenalty Amount
WorldCom Inc.accounting fraud or deficiencies2003SEC$500,000,000
Verizon Businessaccounting fraud or deficiencies2007OK-AG$11,700,000
MCI INTERNATIONAL, INCbenefit plan administrator violation2011EBSA$10,001
MCI INTERNATIONAL, INCbenefit plan administrator violation2006EBSA$50,001
WORLDCOM INTERNATIONAL DATA SERVICES, INC.benefit plan administrator violation2006EBSA$50,001
Worldcom, Inc.benefit plan administrator violation2005private lawsuit-federal$47,150,000
Verizon Communications Inc.benefit plan administrator violation2023private lawsuit-federal$30,000,000
ALLTEL Corporationcivil contempt2007DOJ_ANTITRUST$1,325,000
TracFoneconsumer protection violation2015FTC$40,000,000
Verizonconsumer protection violation2015CFPB$70,000,000
AirTouch Cellularconsumer protection violation2001CA-AG$999,000
Alltelconsumer protection violation2006WV-AG$90,000
MCI Worldcomconsumer protection violation2002MULTI-AG$500,000
MCI Worldcom Inc.consumer protection violation2002MO-AG$250,000
Verizonconsumer protection violation2014MD-AG$1,700,000
Verizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2008NY-AG$375,000
Verizon Long Distance LLCconsumer protection violation2010WI-AG$190,000
Verizon New Jersey, Inc.consumer protection violation2009NJ-AG$795,000
Verizon Select Services Inc. and Snyder Communicationsconsumer protection violation2001FL-AG$3,100,000
Verizon Wirelessconsumer protection violation2004MULTI-AG$1,666,666
Verizon Wirelessconsumer protection violation2009FL-AG$1,500,000
Verizon Wirelessconsumer protection violation2007NY-AG$1,150,000
AirTouch Cellularconsumer protection violation2001CA-LACA$999,000
Verizon Wireless Services, LLCconsumer protection violation2015CT-BKG$10,000
TracFone Wireless, Inc.consumer protection violation2015CA-PUC$10,000,000
MCIconsumer protection violation2006CA-PUC$3,300,000
Verizonconsumer protection violation2004CA-PUC$4,836,000
Verizon Florida LLCconsumer protection violation2009FL-PSC$125,000
Verizon PAconsumer protection violation2013PA-PUC$20,050
Verizon North Inc.consumer protection violation2009PA-PUC$5,000
VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA INCconsumer protection violation2005PA-PUC$50,000
VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA INCconsumer protection violation2002PA-PUC$199,000
VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA INCconsumer protection violation2000PA-PUC$16,000
MCI WorldCom, Inc.consumer protection violation2003UT-PSC$30,000
Verizon Communications Inc.consumer protection violation2013private lawsuit-federal$7,500,000
Verizon Wirelessconsumer protection violation2015private lawsuit-federal$64,200,000
Verizon Wirelessconsumer protection violation2012private lawsuit-federal$10,000,000
WorldCom Inc.consumer protection violation2001private lawsuit-federal$88,000,000
Verizon Communicationsemployment discrimination2011EEOC$20,000,000
Verizon Pennsylvania Inc.employment discrimination2009EEOC$37,000
Verizon Communications, Inc.employment discrimination2006EEOC$48,900,000
Alltel Communications Inc.employment discrimination2007OFCCP$275,000
Verizon Pennsylvania LLCemployment discrimination2017private lawsuit-federal$813,571
Bell Atlantic-New Jersey, Inc.employment discrimination2003private lawsuit-state$1,479,320
Verizon Communications Inc.employment discrimination2020OFCCP$675,000
Verizon Communications Inc.employment discrimination2017NY-NYCCHR$6,000
Verizon New York, Inc.employment discrimination2007NY-DHR$24,356
Verizon New York, Inc.employment discrimination2010NY-DHR$7,500
ALLTEL Corporationenvironmental violation2003EPA$1,058,000
Verizon Washington DC, Inc.environmental violation2019DC-ENV$73,000
Verizon Washington DC, Inc.environmental violation2018DC-ENV$8,000
VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INCenvironmental violation2016MA-ENV$9,000
VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INCenvironmental violation2010MA-ENV$8,700
VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INCenvironmental violation2001MA-ENV$62,500
VERIZONenvironmental violation2001MA-ENV$157,500
VERIZONenvironmental violation2000MA-ENV$22,500
Verizon MD, Inc.environmental violation2010MD-ENV$6,300
VERIZON WIRELESSenvironmental violation2017NJ-ENV$7,800
VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP INCenvironmental violation2015NJ-ENV$5,200
VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP INCenvironmental violation2011NJ-ENV$11,000
VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP INCenvironmental violation2008NJ-ENV$10,500
VERIZON NJ NEW BRUNSWICK CO #24220environmental violation2008NJ-ENV$5,500
Verizon Virginia, LLCenvironmental violation2017VA-ENV$13,330
Verizon Wirelessenvironmental violation2013CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Verizon Wirelessenvironmental violation2013CA-SCAQMD$9,000
Verizon Wirelessenvironmental violation2012CA-SCAQMD$94,750
Verizon California Inc.environmental violation2012CA-SCAQMD$278,437
Verizon California Inc.environmental violation2010CA-SCAQMD$17,500
Verizon CA Inc.environmental violation2009CA-SCAQMD$6,000
Verizon Californiaenvironmental violation2009CA-SCAQMD$6,000
Verizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2022NY-AG$118,000
Verizonenvironmental violation2022NY-AG$118,000
VERIZON NEW JERSEY INCenvironmental violation2023NJ-ENV$5,000
MCI WORLDCOM, INC.environmental violation2000EPA$625,000
BELL ATLANTIC COMPANIESenvironmental violation2000EPA$16,069
WESTERN WIRELESS CORPenvironmental violation2000EPA$10,734
ALLTEL CORPORATIONenvironmental violation2003EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $1,058,000
WORLDCOM, INC.environmental violation2001EPA$143,520
CELLCO PARTNERSHIPenvironmental violation2001EPA$7,589
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wirelessenvironmental violation2006EPA$11,034
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wirelessenvironmental violation2009EPA$468,600
Verizon Communications Inc.False Claims Act and related2011DOJ_CIVIL$93,525,410
WorldCom, Inc.False Claims Act and related2004DOJ_CIVIL$27,670,000
Verizon New England Inc.False Claims Act and related2014MA-AG$1,300,000
Verizon New England, Inc.False Claims Act and related2011MA-AG$800,000
TracFone Wireless Inc.False Claims Act and related2022DOJ_CIVIL$13,400,000
Verizon Business Network Services LLCFalse Claims Act and related2023DOJ_CIVIL$4,091,317
Cellco PartnershipFamily and Medical Leave Act2013WHD$37,500
Cellco PartnershipFamily and Medical Leave Act2011WHD$5,450
Verizon Connected SolutionsFamily and Medical Leave Act2010WHD$73,526
Verizon Communications, Inc.Family and Medical Leave Act2008WHD$27,362
Verizon Communications, Inc.Family and Medical Leave Act2006WHD$5,897
Verizon CommunicationFamily and Medical Leave Act2010CA-CRD$6,011,190
Verizon Virginia, Inc.labor relations violation2011NLRB$65,000
Verizon Wirelesslabor relations violation2011NLRB$9,900
Verizon Delaware, Inc.labor relations violation2010NLRB$69,500
Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc. (Verizon Services Group)labor relations violation2010NLRB$10,200
Verizonlabor relations violation2010NLRB$17,920
Verizon Communicationslabor relations violation2009NLRB$8,347
Bell Atlanticlabor relations violation2009NLRB$85,859
Verizon California, Inc.labor relations violation2009NLRB$11,588
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.