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The Biggest Corporate Fines in History, Ranked (and the Headlines That Aren't Fines)
Oct 16, 2026
BNP Paribas paid almost $9 billion in 2014, the largest penalty one company has paid to governments. Here is the top 10, and why BP's $20.8 billion and Bank of America's $16.65 billion headlines were mostly not fines.
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