Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case. Click on the current parent name to reach the summary page for that parent company.
| Company | Current Parent | Current Parent Industry | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency | Penalty Amount  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BP | BP | oil and gas | oil spill | 2015 | DOJ | $20,800,000,000 |
| Bank of America Corporation | Bank of America | financial services | mortgage abuses | 2014 | DOJ | $16,650,000,000 |
| Volkswagen AG | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | air pollution violation | 2016 | EPA | $14,700,000,000 |
| FTX Trading Ltd and Alameda Research LLC | investor protection violation | 2024 | CFTC | $12,700,000,000 | ||
| 3M Company | 3M Company | miscellaneous manufacturing | PFAS violation | 2024 | private lawsuit-federal | $12,500,000,000 |
| Bank of America Corporation | Bank of America | financial services | mortgage abuses | 2012 | DOJ | $10,956,600,000 |
| Bank of America | Bank of America | financial services | toxic securities abuses | 2013 | FHFA | $10,350,000,000 |
| Volkswagen Group of America | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | air pollution violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $10,033,000,000 |
| Bayer | Bayer | chemicals | product safety violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $9,600,000,000 |
| BNP Paribas S.A. | BNP Paribas | financial services | economic sanction violation | 2015 | DOJ_CRIMINAL | $8,973,600,000 |
| Johnson & Johnson | Johnson & Johnson | pharmaceuticals | product safety violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $8,900,000,000 |
| Countrywide Home Loans | Bank of America | financial services | mortgage abuses | 2008 | MULTI-AG | $8,680,000,000 |
| BP | BP | oil and gas | oil spill | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $7,800,000,000 |
| 3M Company | 3M Company | miscellaneous manufacturing | product safety violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $6,000,000,000 |
| Wells Fargo & Company | Wells Fargo | financial services | mortgage abuses | 2012 | DOJ | $5,342,200,000 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | JPMorgan Chase | financial services | mortgage abuses | 2012 | DOJ | $5,333,600,000 |
| Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | Occidental Petroleum | oil and gas | environmental violation | 2015 | EPA | $5,150,000,000 |
| Facebook, Inc. | Meta Platforms Inc. | information technology | privacy violation | 2019 | FTC | $5,000,000,000 |
| BP | BP | oil and gas | oil spill | 2015 | MULTI-AG | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $4,900,000,000 |
| American Electric Power | American Electric Power | utilities and power generation | air pollution violation | 2007 | EPA | $4,675,000,000 |
| American Electric Power | American Electric Power | utilities and power generation | environmental violation | 2007 | MULTI-AG | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $4,675,000,000 |
| Terraform Labs PTE, Ltd. | investor protection violation | 2024 | SEC | $4,473,828,306 | ||
| Volkswagen | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | air pollution violation | 2017 | EPA | $4,300,000,000 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Visa | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,100,000,000 |
| BP Exploration and Production Inc. | BP | oil and gas | oil spill | 2012 | DOJ | $4,000,000,000 |
| Wells Fargo Bank | Wells Fargo | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2022 | CFPB | $3,700,000,000 |
| GlaxoSmithKline Holdings (Americas) | GSK plc | pharmaceuticals | tax violations | 2006 | IRS | $3,400,000,000 |
| Binance Holdings Limited, | Binance Holdings | financial services | anti-money-laundering deficiencies | 2023 | FINCEN | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $3,400,000,000 |
| BP EXPLORATION/MOEX/TRANSOCEAN DEEPWATER/TRITON/GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILL/DEEPWATER HORIZON (NC) | BP | oil and gas | environmental violation | 2016 | EPA | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $3,377,250,000 |
| BP Exploration & Production Inc. (Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill) (National Case) (Lead) | BP | oil and gas | environmental violation | 2016 | EPA | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $3,372,250,000 |
| Countrywide Financial Corporation | Bank of America | financial services | mortgage abuses | 2010 | MULTI-AG | $3,004,100,000 |
| Lexington Law and CreditRepair.com | consumer protection violation | 2023 | CFPB | $2,700,000,000 | ||
| Binance Holdings Limited et al. | Binance Holdings | financial services | investor protection violation | 2023 | CFTC | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $2,700,000,000 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Association | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,670,000,000 | ||
| Johnson & Johnson | Johnson & Johnson | pharmaceuticals | product safety violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,500,000,000 |
| Bank of America | Bank of America | financial services | mortgage abuses | 2012 | MULTI-AG | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $2,382,415,075 |
| Pfizer Inc. | Pfizer | pharmaceuticals | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2009 | FDA | $2,300,000,000 |
| Merck & Co., Inc. | Merck | pharmaceuticals | tax violations | 2007 | IRS | $2,300,000,000 |
| BNP Paribas S.A. | BNP Paribas | financial services | economic sanction violation | 2014 | NY-MANDA | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $2,243,400,000 |
| BNP Paribas | BNP Paribas | financial services | economic sanction violation | 2014 | NY-DFS | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $2,240,000,000 |
| Citigroup Inc. | Citigroup | financial services | mortgage abuses | 2012 | DOJ | $2,202,000,000 |
| South Carolina Electric & Gas | Dominion Energy | utilities and power generation | consumer protection violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-state | $2,200,000,000 |
| Mastercard International Inc. | MasterCard | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,100,000,000 |
| Visa USA | Visa | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2004 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,025,000,000 |
| Cummins Inc. | Cummins | miscellaneous manufacturing | air pollution violation | 2024 | EPA | $2,000,000,000 |
| Genesis Global Holdco, LLC et al. | investor protection violation | 2024 | NY-AG | $2,000,000,000 | ||
| TD Bank N.A. | Toronto-Dominion Bank | financial services | anti-money-laundering deficiencies | 2024 | DOJ_CRIMINAL | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $1,886,945,780 |
| Navient | Navient | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2022 | MULTI-AG | $1,850,000,000 |
| Credit Suisse AG | UBS | financial services | tax violations | 2014 | DOJ_TAX | $1,800,000,000 |
| Sempra Energy | Sempra Energy | utilities and power generation | utility safety violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-state | $1,800,000,000 |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | JPMorgan Chase | financial services | anti-money-laundering deficiencies | 2014 | USAO | $1,700,000,000 |
| Mirror Trading International Proprietary Limited | investor protection violation | 2023 | CFTC | $1,700,000,000 | ||
| Cummins, Inc. | Cummins | miscellaneous manufacturing | environmental violation | 2024 | EPA | $1,675,000,000 |
| Volkswagen | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | air pollution violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,600,000,000 |
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) | PG&E Corp. | utilities and power generation | utility safety violation | 2015 | CA-PUC | $1,600,000,000 |
| Endo Health Solutions Inc. | Endo International | pharmaceuticals | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2024 | DOJ_CIVIL | $1,536,000,000 |
| Syngenta AG | Sinochem Holdings Corporation | chemicals | product safety violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,510,000,000 |
| Abbott Laboratories Inc. | AbbVie | pharmaceuticals | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2012 | FDA | $1,500,000,000 |
| BP | BP | oil and gas | oil spill | 2015 | MS-AG | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $1,500,000,000 |
| Daimler AG | Mercedes-Benz Group | motor vehicles | air pollution violation | 2020 | EPA | $1,500,000,000 |
| VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | environmental violation | 2017 | EPA | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $1,450,000,000 |
| Cinergy Corporation | Duke Energy | utilities and power generation | air pollution violation | 2000 | EPA | $1,430,000,000 |
| Eli Lilly and Company | Eli Lilly | pharmaceuticals | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2009 | FDA | $1,415,000,000 |
| Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd. | ZTE | telecommunications | export control violation | 2018 | BIS | $1,400,000,000 |
| Meta | Meta Platforms Inc. | information technology | privacy violation | 2024 | TX-AG | $1,400,000,000 |
| Kroger | Kroger | retailing | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2024 | MULTI-AG | $1,370,000,000 |
| Virginia Electric Power Co. | Dominion Energy | utilities and power generation | air pollution violation | 2003 | EPA | $1,219,200,000 |
| Corinthian Colleges, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2016 | CA-AG | $1,170,025,000 | ||
| Gemini Trust Company, LLC | investor protection violation | 2024 | NY-DFS | $1,137,000,000 | ||
| Ohio Edison Company | FirstEnergy | utilities and power generation | air pollution violation | 2005 | EPA | $1,133,500,000 |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPMorgan Chase | financial services | mortgage abuses | 2012 | MULTI-AG | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $1,121,188,661 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Microsoft | information technology | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2006 | private lawsuit-state | $1,100,000,000 |
| Exxon Corporation | Exxon Mobil | oil and gas | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2006 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,075,000,000 |
| U.S. Tobacco Co. | Altria | tobacco | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2002 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,050,000,000 |
| Halliburton Energy Services Inc. | Halliburton | oilfield services and supplies | oil spill | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,028,000,000 |
| Mastercard International Inc. | MasterCard | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2004 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,025,000,000 |
| Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC | Allianz | financial services | investor protection violation | 2022 | SEC | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $1,024,200,000 |
| Wisconsin Power and Light Company | Alliant Energy | utilities and power generation | air pollution violation | 2013 | EPA | $1,010,950,000 |
| Wells Fargo | Wells Fargo | financial services | mortgage abuses | 2012 | MULTI-AG | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $1,005,233,716 |
| Transocean | Transocean | oilfield services and supplies | oil spill | 2013 | EPA | $1,000,000,000 |
| Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin | Knauf | building materials | product safety violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,000,000,000 |
| Binance Holdings, Ltd | Binance Holdings | financial services | economic sanction violation | 2023 | OFAC | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $968,618,825 |
| Merck, Sharp & Dohme | Merck | pharmaceuticals | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2011 | FDA | $950,000,000 |
| Bank of America Corporation | Bank of America | financial services | mortgage abuses | 2014 | MULTI-AG | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $943,000,000 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Company | JPMorgan Chase | financial services | investor protection violation | 2020 | CFTC | $920,200,000 |
| MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC | Mercedes-Benz Group | motor vehicles | environmental violation | 2021 | EPA | $875,000,000 |
| Duke Energy | Duke Energy | utilities and power generation | environmental violation | 2021 | NC-AG | $855,000,000 |
| 3M | 3M Company | miscellaneous manufacturing | PFAS violation | 2018 | MN-AG | $850,000,000 |
| Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | Marsh & McLennan | financial services | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2005 | MULTI-AG | $850,000,000 |
| Dow Chemical | Dow Inc. | chemicals | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $835,000,000 |
| Libre by Nexus, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2024 | MULTI-AG | $811,000,000 | ||
| Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC | Mosaic Co. | chemicals | hazardous waste violation | 2015 | EPA | $810,200,000 |
| Fox Corp. | Fox Corporation | media | defamation | 2023 | private lawsuit-state | $787,500,000 |
| Pfizer Inc. | Pfizer | pharmaceuticals | False Claims Act and related | 2016 | DOJ_CIVIL | $784,600,000 |
| UBS AG | UBS | financial services | tax violations | 2009 | DOJ_TAX | $780,000,000 |
| Lafarge S.A. | Holcim Group | building materials | payment to designated terrorist organization | 2022 | USAO | $777,780,000 |
| Amgen Inc. | Amgen | pharmaceuticals | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2012 | FDA | $762,000,000 |
| TD Bank N.A. | Toronto-Dominion Bank | financial services | anti-money-laundering deficiencies | 2024 | FINCEN | $757,000,000 |
| Bayer AG | Bayer | chemicals | product safety violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $750,000,000 |
| PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker | Flutter Entertainment PLC | entertainment | anti-money-laundering deficiencies | 2012 | USAO | $731,000,000 |
| American International Group | American International Group | financial services | investor protection violation | 2010 | OH-AG | $725,000,000 |
