SEC Fines Database | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Enforcement Actions

Track all U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) fines and enforcement actions. 1797 penalties from 2012-2026. Complete database with stats, trends, and analysis.

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  • Regulator: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Jurisdiction: United States
  • Tracked period: 2012-2026
  • Tracked actions: 1797
  • Default currency: GBP

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Largest enforcement actions

Firm or individualDateAmountBreach categorySource
Multinational Telecommunications Company6 Dec 2019£826,020,000SEC Charges Multinational Telecommunications Company With FCPA ViolationsNotice
Allianz Global Investors and Three Former Senior Portfolio Managers17 May 2022£798,876,000SEC Charges Allianz Global Investors and Three Former Senior Portfolio Managers with Multibillion Dollar Securities FraudNotice
Goldman Sachs22 Oct 2020£784,914,000SEC Charges Goldman Sachs With FCPA ViolationsNotice
Global Software Company SAP10 Jan 2024£438,516,000SEC Charges Global Software Company SAP for FCPA ViolationsNotice
Three Media Companies13 Sep 2021£408,720,000SEC Charges Three Media Companies with Illegal Offerings of Stock and Digital AssetsNotice
J.P. Morgan and Credit Suisse16 Nov 2012£325,197,495SEC Charges J.P. Morgan and Credit Suisse With Misleading Investors in RMBS OfferingsNotice
Danske Bank13 Dec 2022£322,140,000SEC Charges Danske Bank with Fraud for Misleading Investors about Its Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Failures in EstoniaNotice
Total S.A29 May 2013£310,596,000SEC Charges Total S.A. for Illegal Payments to Iranian OfficialNotice
Morgan Stanley and Former Executive Pawan Passi12 Jan 2024£300,909,354SEC Charges Morgan Stanley and Former Executive Pawan Passi with Fraud in Block Trading BusinessNotice
Brazilian Meat Producers14 Oct 2020£221,169,000SEC Charges Brazilian Meat Producers With FCPA ViolationsNotice
Hewlett-Packard9 Apr 2014£191,256,000SEC Charges Hewlett-Packard With FCPA ViolationsNotice
Medical Device Company29 Mar 2019£180,726,000SEC Charges Medical Device Company With FCPA ViolationsNotice
CSC and Former Executives5 Jun 2015£152,105,842SEC Charges CSC and Former Executives With Accounting FraudNotice
Alcoa9 Jan 2014£147,420,000SEC Charges Alcoa With FCPA ViolationsNotice
14 Sales Agents12 Jun 2012£139,620,000SEC Charges 14 Sales Agents In $415 Million Long Island-Based Ponzi SchemeNotice
BlueCrest8 Dec 2020£132,600,000SEC Orders BlueCrest to Pay $170 Million to Harmed Fund InvestorsNotice
Royal Bank of Scotland Subsidiary7 Nov 2013£119,886,000SEC Charges Royal Bank of Scotland Subsidiary with Misleading Investors in Subprime RMBS OfferingNotice
ConvergEx Subsidiaries18 Dec 2013£118,913,356SEC Charges ConvergEx Subsidiaries With Fraud for Deceiving Customers About CommissionsNotice
11 Wall Street Firms8 Aug 2023£116,220,000SEC Charges 11 Wall Street Firms with Widespread Recordkeeping FailuresNotice
Virginia-Based RTX Corp16 Oct 2024£114,270,000SEC Charges Virginia-Based RTX Corp. with Violating Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Connection with Efforts to Obtain Contracts with the Qatari MilitaryNotice

Amounts are normalised to GBP for comparison.