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Who was sanctioned, and for what?

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.

3cases from 1 jurisdiction
€930,659Total of monetary amounts
€353,702Median per case with an amount

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Where?

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  1. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) €930,659 100 % · 3 cases

What for?

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  1. Fine €930,659 100 % · 3 cases

Who?

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All sectors

  1. Construction and real estate €429,017 46 % · 1 case
  2. Energy and utilities €353,702 38 % · 1 case
  3. Transport, logistics and shipping €147,940 16 % · 1 case

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3 cases

7 Jan 2026 Richard Adam und Zafar Khan (ehem. Finanzvorstände der Carillion plc, in Liquidation)Carillion: former finance directors personally penalised for misleading announcements United KingdomMarket abuse and insider dealing €429,017

The former finance directors Richard Adam and Zafar Khan acted recklessly and were involved in the construction group's breaches of MAR and the Listing Rules: the financial reporting on the UK construction business was inaccurate, and the board was not informed of serious problems. Fines: 232,800 GBP (Adam) and 138,900 GBP (Khan).

What organisations can take from it

Finance directors are personally liable if they fail to escalate known problems to the board and allow embellished figures to be published.

Authority / court
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Market abuse and insider dealing
Legal basis
Art. 15 MAR (Marktmanipulation durch falsche Informationen); Listing Rule 1.3.3R; Listing Principle 1; Premium Listing Principle 2
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Construction and real estate
Liability of senior managers
Richard Adam (finance director until 2016): 232,800 GBP; Zafar Khan (finance director 2017): 138,900 GBP

Original amount 371,700 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 7 Jan 2026.

Sources

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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19 Dec 2025 Russel Gerrity (Berater; Handel in Chariot Oil & Gas und Eco (Atlantic) Oil and Gas)Oil and gas consultant trades on knowledge of drilling results – insider dealing United KingdomMarket abuse and insider dealing €353,702

Between 2018 and 2022, a consultant with access to confidential drilling results bought shares in Chariot Oil & Gas and Eco (Atlantic) Oil and Gas ahead of positive announcements and on one occasion sold ahead of a negative one. The FCA imposed 309,843 GBP (128,765 GBP disgorgement, 181,078 GBP penalty); the investigation was triggered by suspicious transaction and order reports (STORs) from a financial firm.

What organisations can take from it

Put external consultants with access to project or exploration data on the insider list and instruct them on trading bans.

Relevance to training and awareness

Insider dealing ban for external consultants with project access

Authority / court
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Market abuse and insider dealing
Legal basis
Art. 14(a) UK MAR
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Energy and utilities
Culpability
intentional
Mitigating circumstances
30 % discount for settlement at an early stage of the proceedings
Published
16 Jan 2026

Original amount 309,843 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 19 Dec 2025.

Sources

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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26 Nov 2024 András Sebők (ehem. Chief Supply Chain Officer der Wizz Air Holdings plc)Wizz Air: executive trades in closed periods and fails to notify own transactions United KingdomMarket abuse and insider dealing €147,940

In 2019–2020, the former Chief Supply Chain Officer András Sebők carried out 115 transactions in Wizz Air shares worth more than 4 million GBP, some of them in the 30-day closed periods before the publication of results, and did not notify them within three business days. First FCA penalty against a person discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMR) for dealing in a closed period: 123,500 GBP.

What organisations can take from it

Executives need annual instruction and a pre-clearance procedure for their own share dealings, including closed periods.

Relevance to training and awareness

Directors' dealings: closed periods and notification obligations of executives

Authority / court
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Market abuse and insider dealing
Legal basis
Art. 19 MAR
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Transport, logistics and shipping
Mitigating circumstances
30 % discount for settlement
Liability of senior managers
András Sebők (former Chief Supply Chain Officer): 123,500 GBP
Published
27 Nov 2024

Original amount 123,500 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 26 Nov 2024.

Sources

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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