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Every entry in this sector, with what was found and what followed
| Organisation | Case | Status | Conduct toward the regulator | Sanction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen AG | 2015–2017 | Proven | Fitted a defeat device to roughly 590,000 US diesel vehicles to cheat EPA and CARB emissions tests, then — in the DOJ's own words — engaged in “lying and obstructing justice” to further the scheme 2526 | $4.3bn guilty plea to three felonies; $2.8bn criminal + $1.5bn civil; 3 years probation and a compliance monitor; six executives indicted 25 |
| Wells Fargo | 2016 & 2020 | Proven | Roughly 1.5 million unauthorised deposit accounts and 623,000 credit card accounts opened without customers' knowledge. The bank later admitted that between 2002 and 2016 it had falsified bank records, harmed customers' credit ratings and misused their personal information 2728 | $185m, then $3bn CFPB/OCC/Los Angeles 2016; DOJ and SEC, February 2020 2728 |
| Post Office / Fujitsu | 1999–2024 | Proven | Around 900 subpostmasters were convicted on evidence from the Horizon system between 2000 and 2015. Fujitsu knew the system produced unexplained shortfalls, and gave evidence in court that it was robust 2930 | Convictions quashed by statute Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024, in force 24 May 2024. The CCRC calls it the biggest series of wrongful convictions in UK legal history. As of 2025 no Post Office or Fujitsu employee has been held to account 2930 |
| Cladding manufacturers | 2024 | Proven | The Grenfell Tower Inquiry found “systematic dishonesty” by the firms that made and sold the rainscreen cladding and insulation, which had “engaged in deliberate and sustained strategies to manipulate the testing processes, misrepresent test data and mislead the market”. Arconic had known for years that its statements about the fire performance of Reynobond 55PE were inaccurate 3738 | Public inquiry findings 1,700-page Phase 2 report, 4 September 2024, after a six-year inquiry. Criminal investigations were left to the Metropolitan Police 37 |
| UK Dept of Health & Social Care | 2022 | Proven | The “high priority lane” for PPE contracts. The High Court held it operated in breach of the obligation of equal treatment, prioritising bids on a “flawed basis” and treating firms as high priority “even where there were no objectively justifiable grounds”. The case concerned £592m of contracts to PestFix and Ayanda Capital 39 | Held unlawful; £9.9bn of PPE written off Of £13.6bn spent, stock worth £3.7bn remained — defective, unsuitable or expired 3940 |
| KPMG LLP | 2022 | Admitted | Auditors forged documents — spreadsheets and meeting minutes created after the accounts were signed off — to deceive the FRC's own audit quality inspectors reviewing the Carillion and Regenersis audits 4142 | £14.4m The FRC's largest fine. Reduced from £20m for self-reporting, co-operation and admissions. The Carillion audit partner fined £250,000 and suspended for 10 years; four others fined and suspended 4142 |
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