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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Merrill Lynch
Current Parent Company: Bank of America
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Penalty: $100,000,000
Year: 2002
Date: May 21, 2002
Offense Group: financial offenses
Primary Offense: investor protection violation
Mega-Scandal: Brokerage House Conflicts of Interest
Violation Description: Merrill Lynch agreed to pay $100 million as part of the settlement of a case brought by the New York Attorney General alleging that its investment advice was tainted by conflicts of interest.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: New York Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New York
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: North Carolina
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: banking
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