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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Wynn Las Vegas
Current Parent Company: Wynn Resorts
Penalty: $130,131,645
Year: 2024
Date: September 6, 2024
Offense Group: financial offenses
Primary Offense: anti-money-laundering deficiencies
Mega-Scandal: Anti-Money Laundering Deficiencies
Violation Description: Wynn Las Vegas, the Las Vegas casino and subsidiary of Wynn Resorts, Limited, agreed to forfeit $130,131,645 to settle criminal allegations that it conspired with unlicensed money transmitting businesses worldwide to transfer funds for the financial benefit of the casino. As part of a Non-Prosecution Agreement, which allows a company or individual to avoid criminal prosecution in exchange for meeting certain criteria, Wynn Las Vegas (WLV) admitted that it illegally used unregistered money transmitting businesses to circumvent the conventional financial system.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: U.S. Attorney-Southern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Prosecution Agreement: non-prosecution agreement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Nevada
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: hotels
Specific Industry of Current Parent: hotels
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