Corruption & Bribery
Conduct Screen Corporate Misconduct
Documented corruption, bribery, or fraud in business operations or government dealings
50 companies currently excluded under this screen
Excluded Companies (50 total)
Showing 50 of 50 companies excluded under this screen.
| Ticker | Company | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| ACEL | ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT INC CLASS A | Propublica notes "interviews with current and former Accel employees who asked to remain anonymous, reveal that Rubenstein and his company also took advantage of connections at the Illinois Gaming Boa... |
| AKAM | AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC | Akamai Technologies entered into a non-prosecution agreement with the SEC in 2016 for internal accounting control failures that allowed Akamai-China's bribery scheme to go undetected. |
| ALB | Albemarle Corporation | DOJ/SEC FCPA $321M settlement (2023) — bribery and contract manipulation across multiple jurisdictions. |
| ALTS | ALT5 SIGMA CORP | Rwandan Intermediate Court criminal conviction (May 2025) of subsidiary ALT 5 Sigma Canada Inc. for illicit enrichment and money laundering, resulting in $3.5 million confiscation. |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | DOJ $124.75M settlement 2019: Amgen paid illegal remuneration through sham foundations to induce Medicare use of its drugs, violating the False Claims Act |
| ANET | ARISTA NETWORKS INC | Former Arista Networks Chairman Andy Bechtolsheim agreed to pay nearly $1 million to settle SEC insider trading charges related to the Acacia acquisition. |
| AON | AON PLC | Aon PLC agreed to pay over $16 million to resolve charges related to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for improper payments to government officials in Ecuador. |
| AXP | AMERICAN EXPRESS CO | American Express agreed to pay $96 million to resolve allegations it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by failing to implement adequate internal controls to prevent and detect improper paymen... |
| BACHY | Bank of China | Former chairman Liu Liange received a suspended death sentence on Nov 26 for bribery and illegal loan issuance. |
| BALL | BALL CORP | Ball Corporation settled with the SEC in 2011 for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by making improper payments to foreign officials in Argentina and China and agreed to pay $300,000 in disg... |
| BK | BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP | Bank of New York Mellon Corp agreed to pay $14.8 million to settle SEC charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by providing student internships to family members of foreign governme... |
| CHTR | CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC | Charter Communications agreed to pay $174.2 million in 2021 to resolve criminal charges related to fraudulent billing practices, including failing to provide promised internet speeds and charging cust... |
| CTSH | COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation agreed to pay $25 million to resolve charges related to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for authorizing a third party to make a $2 mil... |
| CVX | Chevron Corporation | $30M FCPA settlement in 2007; $25M disgorgement plus civil penalty for FCPA books-and-records violations. |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Five people were charged for bribing a Delta employee to secure lucrative contracts at JFK Airport, involving fake $25,000 invoices each quarter. |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree, Inc. | Family Dollar subsidiary pleaded guilty and paid $41.475M forfeiture for FDA-regulated products stored in unsanitary conditions. |
| F | Ford Motor Company | $365M settlement for customs civil penalty claims relating to trade fraud; $12.8M FCPA-related settlement. |
| FISV | FISV | The United States reached an $8.9 million settlement with Fiserv Inc. for improperly taking bulk mail discounts, with the DOJ stating 'Any company falsely claiming these discounts should know that we ... |
| GEN | Genesis Healthcare, Inc. | Genesis Healthcare, Inc. agreed to pay the federal government $53.6 million to resolve allegations of providing medically unnecessary rehabilitation therapy and hospice services. |
| HCA | HCA HEALTHCARE INC | HCA Healthcare Inc. agreed to pay $16 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to physicians in Florida. |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | SEC charges for bribery schemes in Algeria and Brazil; $202.7M settlement; Honeywell UOP paid over $160M to resolve foreign bribery. |
| HSIC | HENRY SCHEIN INC | Henry Schein Inc. agreed to pay over $12 million to resolve charges related to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act involving bribes to government officials in Brazil and Poland. |
| INVH | INVITATION HOMES INC | Invitation Homes contributed $500,000 to kill Proposition 33, a rent control expansion measure in California. |
| IR | INGERSOLL RAND INC | On October 31, 2007, Ingersoll-Rand agreed to pay a $2.5 million fine for paying kickbacks under the U.N. Oil for Food Program. |
| IRM | IRON MOUNTAIN INC | Iron Mountain Incorporated and Iron Mountain Information Management LLC paid $44.5 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that they overcharged federal agencies for record storage. |
| IT | GARTNER INC | The SEC charged Gartner, Inc. with violating Sections 30A, 13(b)(2)(A), and 13(b)(2)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for FCPA violations in South Africa. |
| MAA | MID AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES INC | Mid-America Apartment Communities agreed to pay $53M to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging it worked with competitors to coordinate rent prices using RealPage software. |
| MET | METLIFE INC | Metropolitan Life Insurance was involved in kickbacks and bribery in 2008, resulting in a $500,000 settlement with multiple California agencies. |
| MMC | MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC | Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. agreed to pay $850 million in restitution and penalties in 2005 to settle charges of bid-rigging and price-fixing in the insurance industry. |
| MSCI | MSCI INC | On 12 February 2024, Inclusive Development International, ALTSEAN-Burma, and Blood Money Campaign of Myanmar filed complaints against MSCI Inc. concerning its business relationships with companies lin... |
| NFLX | NETFLIX INC | A former Netflix executive was sentenced to 30 months in prison for accepting bribes and kickbacks from Netflix vendors. |
| NOW | SERVICENOW INC | ServiceNow was embroiled in a DOJ probe involving the improper hiring of the Army CIO Raj Iyer as ServiceNow's global head of public sector following a government contract award. |
| NTAP | NETAPP INC | NetApp agreed to pay the United States $128 million to resolve contract fraud allegations with the General Services Administration (GSA). |
| NTRS | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | On May 1, 2018, Northern Trust Corporation agreed to pay $60 million to settle SEC charges related to misleading statements and omissions in its fiduciary duty disclosures for certain mutual funds. |
| OTIS | OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP | United Technologies Corporation (parent company of Otis Elevator) paid $13.9 million in 2018 to resolve SEC charges of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by making illicit payments to officia... |
| POOL | POOL CORP | The FTC charged Pool Corporation with anticompetitive tactics from 2003 to 2011, alleging it threatened manufacturers to prevent them from selling to new distributors, maintaining monopoly power in po... |
| PRU | PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | An internal probe uncovered fraudulent activities committed by 107 current and former Prudential employees against approximately 500 customers, resulting in a total loss of ¥3.1 billion ($20 million). |
| PTC | PTC INC | PTC Inc. agreed to pay $28.5 million to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by providing non-business-related travel and entertainment to Chinese government officials. |
| ROK | ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC | In 2011, the SEC filed an enforcement action against Rockwell Automation for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations. The company made improper payments through agents and subsidiaries to obtain or r... |
| SCHW | SCHWAB CHARLES CORP | An ex-Schwab employee was found guilty on 10 counts of bank fraud, four counts of aggravated identity theft, and one count of money laundering after a five-day trial. |
| SPG | SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC | Simon Property Group was involved in a 2015 $20 million billing fraud scheme at one of its properties. |
| STT | STATE STREET CORP | On July 2, 2018, State Street Corporation agreed to pay over $88 million to settle SEC charges that it overcharged mutual funds and other custody clients for expenses related to the firm's custody of ... |
| TD | TORONTO DOMINION BANK | TD Bank pleaded guilty to conspiring to fail to maintain an anti-money laundering program and agreed to pay over $1.8 billion in penalties for enabling money laundering networks to transfer more than ... |
| TS | Tenaris S.A. | SEC $78M enforcement action (June 2022) for FCPA violations regarding a bribery scheme involving its Brazilian subsidiary |
| TTWO | TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. engaged in fraudulent accounting practices, improperly recognizing approximately $60 million in revenue during 2000 and 2001, leading to an SEC enforcement action. |
| UAL | UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC | United Airlines has a documented pattern of corruption tied to its Newark Liberty International Airport hub. Three men pled guilty in a DOJ bribery and fraud investigation at Newark Airport (USAO-NJ).... |
| URI | UNITED RENTALS INC | United Rentals, Inc. agreed to pay $14 million to settle SEC charges of financial fraud involving improper accounting practices in 2008. |
| VTR | VENTAS INC | Ventas reached a settlement with the government, agreeing to pay $103.6 million over five years without admitting wrongdoing. |
| WTW | Weight Watchers International Inc | Weight management companies Kurbo Inc. and WW International Inc. agreed to a $1.5 million civil penalty and injunction for alleged violations of children's privacy laws. |
| XYZ | BLOCK INC | Block has been ordered to pay a combined $255 million by state regulators and the CFPB over AML and fraud failures connected to the Cash App. |
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