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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Goldman Sachs Group
Current Parent Company: Goldman Sachs
Penalty: $150,000,000
Year: 2020
Date: October 22, 2020
Offense Group: financial offenses
Primary Offense: investor protection violation
Violation Description: Goldman Sachs agreed to pay $150 million in penalties as part of a Consent Order entered into with the New York State Department of Financial Services to resolve an investigation concerning Goldman's failure to detect or adequately address red flags suggesting wrongdoing in connection with bond transactions for 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), failures that exposed its affiliate, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, to undue financial and reputational risk and caused unsafe and unsound conduct and reporting deficiencies.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: New York Department of Financial Services
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New York
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: banking & securities
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