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Largest Enforcement Penalties
Top penalties by amount — all-time and by year
All-time
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1
FL-AG v. Unknown
Settled
$535.2M
— · FL-AG
FL-AG v. Unknown
Settled
$535.2M
—
2
Texas AG v. Johnson & Johnson
Settled
$291.8M
— · TX-AG
Texas AG v. Johnson & Johnson
Settled
$291.8M
—
3
USA v. Par Funding
Settled
$288.4M
— · DOJ
USA v. Par Funding
Settled
$288.4M
—
4
CA-AG v. Mylan
Settled
$284.4M
— · CA-AG
CA-AG v. Mylan
Settled
$284.4M
—
5
NY-AG v. Johnson & Johnson
Settled
$229.9M
Feb 2019 · NY-AG
NY-AG v. Johnson & Johnson
Settled
$229.9M
Feb 2019
6
CA-AG v. Centene Corporation
Settled
$215.4M
— · CA-AG
CA-AG v. Centene Corporation
Settled
$215.4M
—
7
SEC v. Ripple Labs, Inc.
Settled
$125M
Dec 2020 · SEC
SEC v. Ripple Labs, Inc.
Settled
$125M
Dec 2020
8
SEC v. Ofer Abarbanel
Settled
$106.5M
Jun 2021 · SEC
SEC v. Ofer Abarbanel
Settled
$106.5M
Jun 2021
9
SEC v. James R. Collins and Robert F. DiMeo
Settled
$67.2M
Sep 2021 · SEC
SEC v. James R. Collins and Robert F. DiMeo
Settled
$67.2M
Sep 2021
10
CA-AG v. Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company
Settled
$59.7M
— · CA-AG
CA-AG v. Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company
Settled
$59.7M
—
11
CFPB v. Regions Bank
Settled
$50M
Sep 2022 · CFPB
CFPB v. Regions Bank
Settled
$50M
Sep 2022
12
FTC v. Growth Cave
Settled
$48.6M
Jan 2025 · FTC
FTC v. Growth Cave
Settled
$48.6M
Jan 2025
13
SEC v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, Vince Macciocchi, Ray Young, and Vikram Luthar
Settled
$40M
— · SEC
SEC v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, Vince Macciocchi, Ray Young, and Vikram Luthar
Settled
$40M
—
14
CFPB v. U.S. Bank National Association
Settled
$37.5M
Jul 2022 · CFPB
CFPB v. U.S. Bank National Association
Settled
$37.5M
Jul 2022
15
SEC v. Giltman
Settled
$31.2M
Jan 2022 · SEC
SEC v. Giltman
Settled
$31.2M
Jan 2022
16
SEC v. William K. Ichioka
Settled
$31M
Jun 2023 · SEC
SEC v. William K. Ichioka
Settled
$31M
Jun 2023
17
SEC v. Kirchner
Settled
$28.1M
Feb 2023 · SEC
SEC v. Kirchner
Settled
$28.1M
Feb 2023
18
DOJ v. Patrick Cassells
Settled
$25.4M
— · DOJ
DOJ v. Patrick Cassells
Settled
$25.4M
—
19
CFPB v. Apple Inc.
Settled
$25M
Oct 2024 · CFPB
CFPB v. Apple Inc.
Settled
$25M
Oct 2024
20
DOJ v. Geoffrey K. Auyeung
Settled
$24.7M
Aug 2024 · DOJ
DOJ v. Geoffrey K. Auyeung
Settled
$24.7M
Aug 2024
21
DOJ v. Jonathan Simeon Gholston
Settled
$24.2M
— · DOJ
DOJ v. Jonathan Simeon Gholston
Settled
$24.2M
—
22
FTC v. Sanctuary Belize
Settled
$22.9M
Oct 2018 · FTC
FTC v. Sanctuary Belize
Settled
$22.9M
Oct 2018
23
SEC v. Bruce Garelick
Settled
$18.3M
Jun 2023 · SEC
SEC v. Bruce Garelick
Settled
$18.3M
Jun 2023
24
SEC v. Scott Jeffrey Mason
Settled
$17.7M
Jan 2025 · SEC
SEC v. Scott Jeffrey Mason
Settled
$17.7M
Jan 2025
25
CFPB v. U.S. Bank
Settled
$15M
Dec 2023 · CFPB
CFPB v. U.S. Bank
Settled
$15M
Dec 2023
26
CA-AG v. Ali Tavaf
Settled
$14.5M
— · CA-AG
CA-AG v. Ali Tavaf
Settled
$14.5M
—
27
SEC v. Christopher R. Bentley
Settled
$14.1M
Aug 2022 · SEC
SEC v. Christopher R. Bentley
Settled
$14.1M
Aug 2022
28
SEC v. Seong Yeol Lee and Ameritrust Corporation
Settled
$12M
Jan 2023 · SEC
SEC v. Seong Yeol Lee and Ameritrust Corporation
Settled
$12M
Jan 2023
29
SEC v. Yossi Engel
Settled
$11.8M
Jan 2023 · SEC
SEC v. Yossi Engel
Settled
$11.8M
Jan 2023
30
DOJ v. DERRICK VAN YEBOAH
Settled
$10.1M
— · DOJ
DOJ v. DERRICK VAN YEBOAH
Settled
$10.1M
—
31
CFPB v. USASF Servicing, LLC
Settled
$10M
Aug 2023 · CFPB
CFPB v. USASF Servicing, LLC
Settled
$10M
Aug 2023
32
CFPB v. TMX Finance LLC
Settled
$10M
Feb 2023 · CFPB
CFPB v. TMX Finance LLC
Settled
$10M
Feb 2023
33
DOJ v. Chad Antoine Lindsay
Settled
$10M
— · DOJ
DOJ v. Chad Antoine Lindsay
Settled
$10M
—
34
SEC v. George Iakovou
Settled
$8.9M
Dec 2022 · SEC
SEC v. George Iakovou
Settled
$8.9M
Dec 2022
35
TX-AG v. Gwendolyn Gibbs
Settled
$8.7M
— · TX-AG
TX-AG v. Gwendolyn Gibbs
Settled
$8.7M
—
36
SEC v. Sivannarayana Barama
Settled
$8.5M
Dec 2019 · SEC
SEC v. Sivannarayana Barama
Settled
$8.5M
Dec 2019
37
FTC v. RivX
Settled
$8.4M
Jul 2024 · FTC
FTC v. RivX
Settled
$8.4M
Jul 2024
38
SEC v. SAExploration Holdings, Inc.
Settled
$8.1M
Oct 2020 · SEC
SEC v. SAExploration Holdings, Inc.
Settled
$8.1M
Oct 2020
39
CA-AG v. Curacao
Settled
$8M
— · CA-AG
CA-AG v. Curacao
Settled
$8M
—
40
CA-AG v. Walmart
Settled
$7.5M
— · CA-AG
CA-AG v. Walmart
Settled
$7.5M
—
41
NY-AG v. Saratoga Center for Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Care
Settled
$7.2M
— · NY-AG
NY-AG v. Saratoga Center for Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Care
Settled
$7.2M
—
42
In the Matter of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Settled
$7.1M
— · FINRA
In the Matter of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Settled
$7.1M
—
43
SEC v. Tomislav Vukota
Settled
$6.9M
Sep 2025 · SEC
SEC v. Tomislav Vukota
Settled
$6.9M
Sep 2025
44
DOJ v. Orlando Omar Garcia-Moya
Settled
$6.9M
Aug 2019 · DOJ
DOJ v. Orlando Omar Garcia-Moya
Settled
$6.9M
Aug 2019
45
USA v. Frank Hamilton
Settled
$6.1M
— · DOJ
USA v. Frank Hamilton
Settled
$6.1M
—
46
SEC v. John D. Fierro and JDF Capital, Inc.
Settled
$5.9M
— · SEC
SEC v. John D. Fierro and JDF Capital, Inc.
Settled
$5.9M
—
47
SEC v. Wilson J. Rondini, III and Falcon Capital Partners Limited
Settled
$5.8M
Sep 2023 · SEC
SEC v. Wilson J. Rondini, III and Falcon Capital Partners Limited
Settled
$5.8M
Sep 2023
48
CFPB v. Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC
Settled
$5.3M
Nov 2022 · CFPB
CFPB v. Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC
Settled
$5.3M
Nov 2022
49
TX-AG v. Kenric Wakeen Griffin
Settled
$5.1M
— · TX-AG
TX-AG v. Kenric Wakeen Griffin
Settled
$5.1M
—
50
CA-AG v. Novolex
Settled
$5.1M
— · CA-AG
CA-AG v. Novolex
Settled
$5.1M
—