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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.
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What for?
by action- Fine €1.68m 100 % · 1 case
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| Q1 2025 | 1 | €1.68m |
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1 case
10 Jan 2025 Vince McMahon (ehem. Executive Chairman und CEO der World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.)WWE founder McMahon conceals settlement payments from the board and auditors €1.68m
In 2019 and 2022, the former Executive Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon concluded settlements of 3 million and 7.5 million USD on behalf of WWE without informing the board, the legal department, the accounting function or the auditors; WWE had to restate its financial statements. McMahon is paying a civil penalty of 400,000 USD and reimbursing WWE 1,330,915.90 USD under SOX 304(a).
Payments and settlements that personally concern top management must never be concluded without involving the board and the finance function.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Area of law
- Capital markets and financial supervision · Disclosure and reporting obligations
- Legal basis
- Securities Exchange Act 1934 (Umgehung interner Kontrollen, irreführende Angaben gegenüber Prüfern); Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 304(a)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Media and online platforms
- Liability of senior managers
- Vince McMahon (former Executive Chairman and CEO): 400,000 USD penalty and reimbursement of 1,330,915.90 USD to WWE
Original amount 1,730,915.9 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 10 Jan 2025.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link