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Who was sanctioned, and for what?
Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa: 2,207 cases from 44 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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- Financial services and insurance €281.5m 65 % · 2 cases
- Defence and security €92.9m 21 % · 5 cases
- Energy and utilities €38.7m 9 % · 7 cases
- Steel and metals €9.11m 2 % · 1 case
- Transport, logistics and shipping €6.92m 2 % · 1 case
- Media and online platforms €3.85m 1 % · 3 cases
- Food and agriculture €32,646 0 % · 2 cases
- Public sector €12,350 0 % · 1 case
When?
per year, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | €9.5m |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2025 | 9 | €116.1m |
| 2026 | 11 | €307.4m |
22 cases
22 Sep 2026 Audax Renovables, S.A. – Sucursal em PortugalPortugal: 22,000 EUR against Audax Renovables over missing gas reserves and hotline €22,000
On a total of 249 days, the Portuguese branch of the energy supplier failed to hold the mandatory natural gas security reserves, did not correctly show network charges on invoices, did not publish, or published late, mandatory information and its quality report, and failed to meet the standards for hotline waiting times. In a settlement procedure, the Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços Energéticos (Portuguese Energy Services Regulatory Authority, ERSE) set a fine of 44,000 EUR and reduced it to 22,000 EUR.
Security of supply and service obligations in the energy sector are sanctioned individually – a compliance calendar for reserves and reports helps.
- Authority / court
- Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços Energéticos (ERSE)
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- Regime Sancionatório do Setor Energético (RSSE), Art. 28, 29; Decreto-Lei n.º 62/2020, Art. 96; RRC; RQS
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Energy and utilities
- Culpability
- negligent
- Mitigating circumstances
- Settlement (transação) with full admission, remediation of all infringements
- ERSE – Decisões sancionatórias: Processos n.º 47/2024 e 62/2025 – Audax Renovables, S.A. – Sucursal em Portugal Enforcement database of an authority
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15 Sep 2026 Ministerstvo životního prostředí (Umweltministerium der Tschechischen Republik)Ministry of the Environment: 300,000 CZK over unresolved conflict of interest of an insurance broker €12,350
In an insurance tender in 2024 worth around 200 million CZK, the ministry had parts of the tender documents drawn up by a broker who could later receive commissions from the winning insurer. As the contracting authority took no measures against the conflict of interest, the Úřad pro ochranu hospodářské soutěže (Czech Office for the Protection of Competition, ÚOHS) imposed a final fine of 300,000 CZK.
External advisers who help draft tender documents must not benefit from the outcome – examine and document conflicts of interest before the tender.
Conflicts of interest of external advisers in procurement procedures
- Authority / court
- Úřad pro ochranu hospodářské soutěže (ÚOHS)
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- Gesetz über die Vergabe öffentlicher Aufträge (Pflicht zur Vermeidung von Interessenkonflikten)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Public sector
- Culpability
- negligent
- Published
- 15 Sep 2026
Original amount 300,000 CZK, converted at the ECB reference rate of 15 Sep 2026.
- ÚOHS uložil pokutu 300 tisíc korun resortu životního prostředí kvůli neošetření možného střetu zájmů Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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6 Aug 2026 Capwatt Retail Gás PT, S.A.Portugal: 12,000 EUR against Capwatt over gas reserves and dispute resolution notice €12,000
In several months of 2023 and 2024, the gas supplier did not hold the natural gas security reserves and did not name the competent alternative dispute resolution bodies in customer contracts. The Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços Energéticos (Portuguese Energy Services Regulatory Authority, ERSE) accepted the settlement proposal, set a fine of 24,000 EUR and reduced it to 12,000 EUR.
Mandatory information in consumer contracts – for example on dispute resolution – belongs in a regularly reviewed contract template.
- Authority / court
- Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços Energéticos (ERSE)
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- RSSE, Art. 29; Decreto-Lei n.º 62/2020, Art. 57, 96; Portaria n.º 59/2022; RRC Art. 22
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Energy and utilities
- Culpability
- negligent
- Mitigating circumstances
- Settlement with admission and remediation
- ERSE – Decisões sancionatórias: Processo n.º 50/2024 – Capwatt Retail Gás PT, S.A. Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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24 Jul 2026 Société d'exploitation d'un service d'information (SESI)Arcom: EUR 200,000 fine on CNews operator SESI over programme breaches €200,000
On 24 July 2026 Arcom imposed a fine of EUR 200,000 on Société d'exploitation d'un service d'information (SESI), the operator of the news channel CNews. In Arcom's view, two programmes broadcast in June and September 2025 contained statements about people of (presumed) immigrant background and Muslims, without sufficient context or challenge, that were capable of inciting hatred and discrimination; Arcom considered this a breach of Article 15 of Law No 86-1067 and of the channel's contractual obligations on non-discrimination and control of its programming. In setting the amount, Arcom took into account earlier sanctions against SESI for breaches of the same obligations in 2021 and 2024. Arcom did not sanction a third programme it examined. Whether the decision has been appealed is not known here.
Broadcasters of opinion formats must put polarising statements into editorial context; a lack of challenge in the studio reflects on the broadcaster.
Editorial framing of polarising statements
- Authority / court
- Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (Arcom)
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- Art. 15, 42-1 und 42-2 Loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 (liberté de communication); Art. 2-2-1 und 2-3-2 der Vereinbarungen vom 27. November 2019 und 10. Dezember 2024
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Media and online platforms
- Repeat case
- yes
- Published
- 29 Jul 2026
Checked against the official source on 2 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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15 Jul 2026 Colonial Farms Ltd.Colonial Farms: CFIA administrative monetary penalty of 11,000 CAD under SFCR s. 88 €6,852
On 15 July 2026, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) imposed an administrative monetary penalty of 11,000 CAD on the company in Western Canada for a violation of s. 88 of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations. An earlier penalty under the same provision from May 2025 was set aside in review proceedings.
Companies that do not eliminate the cause after a first penalty risk repeat penalties and stricter supervision.
- Authority / court
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, s. 88
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
Original amount 11,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 15 Jul 2026.
- CFIA – Administrative monetary penalties (Notices of violation) Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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18 Jun 2026 LOGZONE Inc.LOGZONE pays 507,144 USD over lack of cybersecurity in Navy contracts €442,495
The Huntsville-based defence services provider allegedly invoiced two Navy contracts from May 2021 to March 2025 even though it had not implemented the security controls under NIST SP 800-171 required by the contracts. The settlement under the False Claims Act with the U.S. Department of Justice amounts to 507,144 USD.
Companies that commit to cybersecurity requirements in government contracts must document their implementation verifiably – otherwise every invoice becomes a liability risk.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Justice (Civil Division) / USAO Northern District of Alabama
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 ff.); DFARS-Cybersicherheitsklauseln
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Defence and security
- Published
- 18 Jun 2026
Original amount 507,144 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 18 Jun 2026.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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10 Apr 2026 Koninklijke PostNL B.V.ACM: €6.9m fine for PostNL over late letter delivery in 2023 €6.92m
In 2023 PostNL delivered only 89.48% of letters with a five-day delivery obligation under the universal postal service on time, instead of the statutory 95%. The ACM (Autoriteit Consument & Markt, Dutch competition and consumer authority) rejected the force majeure argument based on the tight labour market and imposed a fine of 6,923,000 EUR.
A company bearing a statutory service obligation must compensate for foreseeable staff shortages in good time; labour market conditions alone are not force majeure.
- Authority / court
- Autoriteit Consument & Markt (ACM)
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- Art. 16 Abs. 6 Postwet 2009 i. V. m. Art. 4a Postbesluit 2009
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Transport, logistics and shipping
- Published
- 12 May 2026
- ACM – Boete PostNL voor niet tijdige postbezorging in 2023 (Besluit, Beslisdatum 10-04-2026) Decision of an authority
- ACM – Boetebesluit UPD 2023 PostNL Decision of an authority
- ACM – ACM legt PostNL boete van bijna 7 miljoen euro op (12-05-2026) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 2 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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17 Mar 2026 W International LLC; W International SC LLC; Precision Metal Equipment Handling LLCW International pays 10.5 million USD for overpriced welding tables for Air Force and Navy €9.11m
The metal fabrication companies allegedly knowingly overcharged the Air Force and the Navy for welding tables for the modernisation of a large welding facility; the project was financed in part with funds under the Defense Production Act. The settlement under the False Claims Act amounts to 10.5 million USD (a joint payment with a further settling party); a former employee received 1,863,750 USD as a whistleblower.
Price information provided to public contracting authorities must be calculated on a sound basis; internal whistleblowers regularly bring such cases to the authorities.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Justice (Civil Division) / USAO District of South Carolina
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 ff.)
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Liability of senior managers
- Measures against individuals are not reported here.
- Published
- 17 Mar 2026
Original amount 10,500,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 17 Mar 2026.
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link
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11 Mar 2026 National Grid Electricity Transmission plcNational Grid (NGET): 20 million GBP after neglected Harker substation €23.2m
Between 2016 and 2021, the transmission system operator did not adequately monitor, maintain and repair the civil structures of the 132 kV Harker substation near Carlisle – a hub for electricity exchange between Scotland and England – and thereby also delayed grid connections. NGET accepted the breaches and paid 20 million GBP into the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme.
Operators of critical networks must systematically inspect even the inconspicuous civil structures of their installations – a maintenance backlog becomes a threat to supply.
- Authority / court
- Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- Electricity Act 1989, s. 9(2); Standard Licence Condition B7 (Transmission Licence)
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Energy and utilities
Original amount 20,000,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 11 Mar 2026.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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12 Feb 2026 Peter the Chef Fine Food LimitedPeter the Chef Fine Food: four CFIA penalties totalling 41,600 CAD (food safety) €25,794
On a single day, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) imposed four administrative monetary penalties on the food manufacturer in Ontario under the Safe Food for Canadians Act (s. 17(1)) and the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (ss. 49, 88, 90(1)): 13,000, 11,000, 11,000 and 6,600 CAD, totalling 41,600 CAD.
Preventive controls and documentation under food safety law are sanctioned individually – several gaps quickly add up.
- Authority / court
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- Safe Food for Canadians Act, s. 17(1); Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, ss. 49, 88, 90(1)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
Original amount 41,600 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 12 Feb 2026.
- CFIA – Administrative monetary penalties (Notices of violation) Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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8 Jan 2026 HSBC Bank plcPNF: HSBC Bank plc pays €267.53m over dividend arbitrage (tax fraud) €267.5m
HSBC Bank plc concluded a CJIP (convention judiciaire d'intérêt public, French deferred prosecution agreement) with the Parquet national financier (PNF, French national financial prosecutor) concerning intra-group dividend arbitrage trading structures run through its Paris branch between 2014 and 2019, which avoided withholding tax on dividends and may be classified as aggravated tax fraud. The bank pays a public interest fine of 267,531,000 EUR; for 2019 it had already paid 34,464,424 EUR in taxes, interest and penalties. Validated on 8 January 2026.
Intra-group trades around dividend record dates must be reviewed for tax and criminal law risks before they are approved.
Tax-driven dividend trades as a criminal liability risk
- Authority / court
- Parquet national financier (PNF); Validierung durch den Präsidenten des Tribunal judiciaire de Paris
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- Art. 41-1-2 Code de procédure pénale (fraude fiscale aggravée)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Financial services and insurance
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Published
- 8 Jan 2026
- Communiqué de presse du Procureur de la République financier, 8 janvier 2026 (CJIP HSBC Bank plc) Press release of an authority
- Ministère de la Justice: Liste der Conventions judiciaires d'intérêt public Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 2 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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31 Jul 2025 Aero Turbine Inc.; Gallant Capital Partners LLCAero Turbine and Gallant pay 1.75 million USD after self-disclosure on cyber obligations €1.53m
From 2018 to 2020, the engine maintenance company allegedly failed to implement the NIST controls of an Air Force contract and, in 2019, together with its private equity owner, passed files containing sensitive defence data to an unauthorised software company in Egypt. The companies had made several written self-disclosures, cooperated and remedied the issues promptly; the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) granted them cooperation credit for this. Settlement of 1.75 million USD.
Companies that pass controlled defence data to service providers must check their authorisation – self-disclosure and cooperation significantly reduce the consequences.
Handling controlled defence data and service providers
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Justice (Civil Division) / USAO Eastern District of California
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- False Claims Act; NIST SP 800-171
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Defence and security
- Mitigating circumstances
- Several written self-disclosures, cooperation and prompt remedial measures.
- Published
- 31 Jul 2025
Original amount 1,750,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 31 Jul 2025.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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30 May 2025 Southern Gas Networks plcSouthern Gas Networks plc: 5.8 million GBP – gas leaks attended too slowly €6.89m
In 2022/23, the gas distribution network operator failed to meet the licence requirement in its southern England network to attend 97% of reported gas escapes within one or two hours respectively. Following self-reporting, it acknowledged the breach and paid 5.8 million GBP into the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Fund; the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) pointed to the significant risk to the public.
Emergency response times are a core duty for utility networks – staff and deployment planning must also cover peak loads.
- Authority / court
- Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- Gas Transporter Licence, Standard Special Condition D10 2(h)
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Energy and utilities
- Mitigating circumstances
- Self-reporting before the formal data submission; targets met for two years since.
Original amount 5,800,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 30 May 2025.
- Ofgem: Three gas distribution operators to pay £8 million for missing callout targets (30.05.2025) Press release of an authority
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30 May 2025 Cadent Gas LimitedCadent Gas Limited: 1.5 million GBP – gas leaks attended too slowly €1.78m
In 2022/23, the gas distribution network operator failed to meet the licence requirement in its North London and North West networks to attend 97% of reported gas escapes within one or two hours respectively. Following self-reporting, it acknowledged the breach and paid 1.5 million GBP into the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Fund; the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) pointed to the significant risk to the public.
Emergency response times are a core duty for utility networks – staff and deployment planning must also cover peak loads.
- Authority / court
- Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- Gas Transporter Licence, Standard Special Condition D10 2(h)
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Energy and utilities
- Mitigating circumstances
- Self-reporting before the formal data submission; targets met for two years since.
Original amount 1,500,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 30 May 2025.
- Ofgem: Three gas distribution operators to pay £8 million for missing callout targets (30.05.2025) Press release of an authority
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30 May 2025 Scotland Gas Networks plcScotland Gas Networks plc: 700,000 GBP – gas leaks attended too slowly €832,145
In 2022/23, the gas distribution network operator failed to meet the licence requirement in its Scottish network to attend 97% of reported gas escapes within one or two hours respectively. Following self-reporting, it acknowledged the breach and paid 700,000 GBP into the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Fund; the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) pointed to the significant risk to the public.
Emergency response times are a core duty for utility networks – staff and deployment planning must also cover peak loads.
- Authority / court
- Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- Gas Transporter Licence, Standard Special Condition D10 2(h)
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Energy and utilities
- Mitigating circumstances
- Self-reporting before the formal data submission; targets met for two years since.
Original amount 700,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 30 May 2025.
- Ofgem: Three gas distribution operators to pay £8 million for missing callout targets (30.05.2025) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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28 May 2025 ABN AMRO Bank N.V.OM: €14m for ABN AMRO over aiding dividend tax evasion €14m
The Openbaar Ministerie (OM, Dutch Public Prosecution Service) imposed a penalty order (strafbeschikking) with a fine of 14 million EUR on ABN AMRO Bank N.V. as an out-of-court settlement. According to investigations by the FIOD (Fiscal Information and Investigation Service), the Dutch subsidiary of a foreign bank had offset a total of 124 million EUR in dividend tax in its corporate income tax returns for 2009 to 2013, although the shares were only parked in the Netherlands briefly around the dividend date; because share and derivative transactions with ABN AMRO or its legal predecessors formed part of this structure, the OM accuses the bank of aiding and abetting from mid-2010 to mid-2013. In setting the amount the OM took into account the gross revenues from the transactions, the bank’s cooperation and the age of the offences.
Banks should check securities and derivative transactions around dividend dates to see whether they enable counterparties to claim unjustified tax credits.
Tax risks of securities and derivative transactions around dividend dates
- Authority / court
- Openbaar Ministerie (OM), Functioneel Parket
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- Beihilfe (medeplichtigheid) zur vorsätzlich unrichtigen Abgabe von Steuererklärungen; Strafbefehl des OM
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Financial services and insurance
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Mitigating circumstances
- Cooperation with the investigation; offences dating back a long time.
- Published
- 28 May 2025
- OM: Boete van 14 miljoen euro voor ABN AMRO voor medeplichtigheid aan dividendbelastingontduiking door een andere bank Press release of an authority
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22 May 2025 L3 Technologies Inc.L3 Technologies pays 62 million USD over false cost data for communications technology €54.8m
Between October 2006 and February 2014, the Communications System West division allegedly failed to disclose complete and current cost and pricing data when selling ROVER, VORTEX and SIR receivers to the Air Force, Army, Navy and other agencies. Settlement under the False Claims Act and the Truth in Negotiations Act of 62 million USD.
In fixed-price negotiations with the government, costing data must be disclosed completely and on a current basis; price review processes belong in the compliance system.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Justice (Civil Division) / USAO District of Utah
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- False Claims Act; Truth in Negotiations Act
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Defence and security
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Published
- 22 May 2025
Original amount 62,000,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 22 May 2025.
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1 May 2025 Raytheon Company; RTX Corporation; Nightwing Group LLC; Nightwing Intelligence Solutions LLCRaytheon and Nightwing pay 8.4 million USD over cybersecurity deficiencies in DoD contracts €7.39m
Between 2015 and 2021, the companies allegedly failed to prepare a system security plan for an internal development system used for 29 Department of Defense contracts and did not comply with the clauses DFARS 252.204-7012 and FAR 52.204-21. Settlement under the False Claims Act of 8.4 million USD; a former employee received 1.512 million USD as a whistleblower.
Internal development environments are also covered by contractual cybersecurity obligations and need a documented security plan.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Justice (Civil Division) / USAO District of Columbia
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- False Claims Act; DFARS 252.204-7012; FAR 52.204-21
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Defence and security
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Published
- 1 May 2025
Original amount 8,400,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 30 Apr 2025.
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16 Apr 2025 Il Sole 24 Ore S.p.A. (Radio 24)AGCOM: €150,000 fine for Il Sole 24 Ore over hate speech on a Radio 24 programme €150,000
On the radio programme "La Zanzara" of 28 November 2024, a guest made statements about Muslims that AGCOM (Italian communications regulator) considered capable of spreading hatred and discrimination against a group of people; the presenters had not effectively prevented their impact. The authority fined the broadcaster five times the minimum amount, 150,000 EUR; in its view, the later distancing in a subsequent programme and the deletion of the segments from 13 December 2024 only partly mitigated the infringement and did not reduce the sanction.
Broadcasters must moderate live formats so that inflammatory statements by guests are immediately put into context and not further disseminated.
- Authority / court
- Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni (AGCOM)
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- Art. 30 D.Lgs. 208/2021 (Testo unico dei servizi di media audiovisivi); Art. 4 Abs. 2 lit. a und c des AGCOM-Reglements zum Schutz der Grundrechte der Person (Delibera 37/23/CONS)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Media and online platforms
- Repeat case
- no
- Published
- 16 Apr 2025
- AGCOM, Delibera n. 104/25/CONS del 16 aprile 2025, Ordinanza-ingiunzione nei confronti della Società Il Sole 24 Ore S.p.a. (Radio24) Decision of an authority
- AGCOM, Delibera 104/25/CONS (Registerseite) Official register or notice
- AGCOM, Comunicato stampa 16 aprile 2025: Hate speech, sanzionata Radio24 per il programma “La Zanzara” Press release of an authority
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6 Feb 2025 Lockheed Martin CorporationLockheed Martin pays 29.74 million USD over inflated price proposals for the F-35 €28.7m
From 2013 to 2015, Lockheed Martin allegedly failed to provide the Joint Program Office with accurate cost and pricing data for five production and sustainment contracts for the F-35 programme and thereby obtained inflated prices. The settlement amounts to 29.74 million USD, in addition to 11.3 million USD that had already been paid to the Department of Defense; it was triggered by a qui tam action.
Whistleblower actions from within the company make pricing errors costly even years later – internal reporting channels must pick up such issues early.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Justice (Civil Division) / USAO Eastern District of Texas
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- False Claims Act; Truth in Negotiations Act
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Defence and security
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Published
- 6 Feb 2025
Original amount 29,740,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 6 Feb 2025.
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Allegations of Defective Pricing Press release of an authority
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20 Jul 2023 a Spanish power generatorCNMC: €6m fine on a Spanish power generator for price manipulation in balancing market €6m
The Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC, Spanish competition and markets authority) fined the power generator 6,000,000 EUR because between March 2019 and December 2020 one of its gas-fired plants submitted unjustifiably excessive bids in the technical constraints market that differed markedly from its own bids in the day-ahead market. In addition, the company must pay 35,500,000 EUR as compensation over 22 months to the system operator (Operador del Sistema) for the benefit of the demand side; this compensation is not a fine and is not included in the amount.
Bids in balancing and ancillary services markets must not differ markedly from the company's own bids in other market segments without objective justification; exploiting weak competition can be punished as price manipulation with compensation for the damage.
Bidding conduct and the ban on manipulation in energy markets
- Authority / court
- Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC)
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- Art. 65.33 und Art. 69.1.b) Ley 24/2013 del Sector Eléctrico
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Energy and utilities
- Published
- 27 Jul 2023
- CNMC, Pressemitteilungen (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2023) Decision of an authority
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9 Feb 2023 a French television channelArcom: EUR 3.5 million fine on a TV channel over a live broadcast €3.5m
Arcom (French audiovisual and digital communications regulator) fined a French television channel EUR 3,500,000 (3.65% of its 2021 turnover) because, in a programme of 10 November 2022, the presenter insulted an invited member of parliament for more than nine minutes without anyone in the studio stepping in to calm things down. This breached the obligations under the agreement with the regulator to protect personality rights and to keep control of the programme; the channel had already been sanctioned for similar breaches in 2017 and 2019. The Conseil d'État (French supreme administrative court) dismissed the appeal on 10 July 2024.
Broadcasters are liable for their presenters' live statements; effective ways of intervening during a programme are part of compliance.
Programme control in live broadcasts
- Authority / court
- Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (Arcom)
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- Art. 42-1 und 42-2 Loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 (liberté de communication); Art. 2-2-1 und 2-3-4 der Vereinbarung vom 29. Mai 2019
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Media and online platforms
- Repeat case
- yes
- Published
- 9 Feb 2023
- Arcom, Décisions (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2023) Enforcement database of an authority
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