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THE TOP 100 CORPORATE CRIMINALS OF THE 1990's
  1. F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Antitrust, $500 million Criminal Fine
  2. Daiwa Bank Ltd., Financial, $340 million
  3. BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Antitrust, $225 million criminal fine
  4. SGL Carbon Aktiengesellschaft (SGL AG), Antitrust, $135 million criminal fine
  5. Exxon Corporation and Exxon Shipping, Environmental, $125 million criminal fine
  6. UCAR International, Inc., Antitrust, $110 million criminal fine
  7. Archer Daniels Midland, Antitrust, $100 million criminal fine
  8. (tie) Banker's Trust, Financial, $60 million criminal fine
  9. (tie) Sears Bankruptcy Recovery Management Services, Fraud, $60 million criminal fine
  10. Haarman & Reimer Corp., Antitrust, $50 million criminal fine
  11. Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, Environmental, $37 million criminal fine
  12. Hoechst AG, Antitrust, $36 million criminal fine
  13. Damon Clinical Laboratories, Inc., Fraud, $35.2 million criminal fine
  14. C.R. Bard Inc., Food and drug, $30.9 million criminal fine
  15. Genentech Inc., Food and drug, $30 million criminal fine
  16. Nippon Gohsei, Antitrust, $21 million criminal fine
  17. (tie) Pfizer Inc., Antitrust, $20 million criminal fine
  18. (tie) Summitville Consolidated Mining Co. Inc., Environmental, $20 million criminal fine
  19. (tie) Lucas Western Inc., False Statements, $18.5 million criminal fine
  20. (tie) Rockwell International Corporation, Environmental, $18.5 million criminal fine
  21. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Environmental, $18 million criminal fine
  22. Teledyne Industries Inc., Fraud, $17.5 million criminal fine
  23. Northrop, False statements, $17 million criminal fine
  24. Litton Applied Technology Division (ATD) and Litton Systems Canada (LSL), Fraud, $16.5 million criminal fine
  25. Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company, Environmental, $15 million criminal fine
  26. Eastman Chemical Company, Antitrust, $11 million criminal fine
  27. Copley Pharmaceutical, Inc., Food and drug, $10.65 million criminal fine
  28. Lonza AG, Antitrust, $10.5 million criminal fine
  29. Kimberly Home Health Care Inc., Fraud, $10.08 million criminal fine
  30. (tie) Ajinomoto Co. Inc., Antitrust, $10 million criminal fine
  31. (tie) Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI), Financial, $10 million criminal fine
  32. (tie) Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. Ltd., Antitrust, $10 million criminal fine
  33. (tie) Warner-Lambert Company, Food and drug, $10 million criminal fine
  34. General Electric, Fraud, $9.5 million criminal fine
  35. (tie) Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Environmental, $9 million criminal fine
  36. (tie) Showa Denko Carbon, Antitrust, $9 million criminal fine
  37. IBM East Europe/Asia Ltd., Illegal exports, $8.5 million criminal fine
  38. Empire Sanitary Landfill Inc., Campaign finance, $8 million criminal fine
  39. (tie) Colonial Pipeline Company, Environmental, $7 million criminal fine
  40. (tie) Eklof Marine Corporation, Environmental, $7 million criminal fine
  41. (tie) Chevron, Environmental, $6.5 million criminal fine
  42. (tie) Rockwell International Corporation, Environmental, $6.5 million criminal fine
  43. Tokai Carbon Ltd. Co., Antitrust, $6 million criminal fine
  44. (tie) Allied Clinical Laboratories, Inc., Fraud, $5 million criminal fine
  45. (tie) Northern Brands International Inc., Fraud, $5 million criminal fine
  46. (tie) Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation, Obstruction of justice, $5 million criminal fine
  47. (tie) Unisys, Bribery, $5 million criminal fine
  48. (tie) Georgia Pacific Corporation, Tax evasion, $5 million criminal fine
  49. Kanzaki Specialty Papers Inc., Antitrust, $4.5 million criminal fine
  50. ConAgra Inc., Fraud, $4.4 million criminal fine
  51. Ryland Mortgage Company, Financial, $4.2 million criminal fine
  52. (tie) Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Fraud, $4 million criminal fine
  53. (tie) Borden Inc., Antitrust, $4 million criminal fine
  54. (tie) Dexter Corporation, Environmental, $4 million criminal fine
  55. (tie) Southland Corporation, Antitrust, $4 million criminal fine
  56. (tie) Teledyne Industries Inc., Illegal exports, $4 million criminal fine
  57. (tie) Tyson Foods Inc., Public corruption, $4 million criminal fine
  58. (tie) Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA), Environmental, $3.75 million criminal fine
  59. (tie) Costain Coal Inc., Worker Death, $3.75 million criminal fine
  60. (tie) United States Sugar Corporation, Environmental, $3.75 million criminal fine
  61. Saybolt, Inc., Saybolt North America, Environmental, $3.4 million criminal fine
  62. (tie) Bristol-Myers Squibb, Environmental, $3 million criminal fine
  63. (tie) Chemical Waste Management Inc., Environmental, $3 million criminal fine
  64. (tie) Ketchikan Pulp Company, Environmental, $3 million criminal fine
  65. (tie) United Technologies Corporation, Environmental, $3 million criminal fine
  66. (tie) Warner-Lambert Inc., Environmental, $3 million criminal fine
  67. (tie) Arizona Chemical Co. Inc., Environmental, $2.5 million criminal fine
  68. (tie) Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), Environmental, $2.5 million criminal fine
  69. International Paper, Environmental, $2.2 million criminal fine
  70. (tie) Consolidated Edison Company, Environmental, $2 million criminal fine
  71. (tie) Crop Growers Corporation, Campaign finance, $2 million criminal fine
  72. (tie) E-Systems Inc., Fraud, $2 million criminal fine
  73. (tie) HAL Beheer BV, Environmental, $2 million criminal fine
  74. (tie) John Morrell and Company, Environmental, $2 million criminal fine
  75. (tie) United Technologies Corporation, Fraud, $2 million criminal fine
  76. Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi International Corporation, Antitrust, $1.8 million criminal fine
  77. (tie) Blue Shield of California, Fraud, $1.5 million criminal fine
  78. (tie) Browning-Ferris Inc., Environmental, $1.5 million criminal fine
  79. (tie) Odwalla Inc., Food and drug, $1.5 million criminal fine
  80. (tie) Teledyne Inc., False statements, $1.5 million criminal fine
  81. (tie) Unocal Corporation, Environmental, $1.5 million criminal fine
  82. (tie) Doyon Drilling Inc., Environmental, $1 million criminal fine
  83. (tie) Eastman Kodak, Environmental, $1 million criminal fine
  84. (tie) Case Corporation, Illegal exports, $1 million criminal fine
  85. Marathon Oil, Environmental, $900,000 criminal fine
  86. Hyundai Motor Company, Campaign finance, $600,000 criminal fine
  87. (tie) Baxter International Inc., Illegal Boycott, $500,000 criminal fine
  88. (tie) Bethship-Sabine Yard, Environmental, $500,000 criminal fine
  89. (tie) Palm Beach Cruises, Environmental, $500,000 criminal fine
  90. (tie) Princess Cruises Inc., Environmental, $500,000 criminal fine
  91. (tie) Cerestar Bioproducts BV, Antitrust, $400,000 criminal fine
  92. (tie) Sun-Land Products of California, Campaign finance, $400,000 criminal fine
  93. (tie) American Cyanamid, Environmental, $250,000 criminal fine
  94. (tie) Korean Air Lines, Campaign finance, $250,000 criminal fine
  95. (tie) Regency Cruises Inc., Environmental, $250,000 criminal fine
  96. (tie) Adolph Coors Company, Environmental, $200,000 criminal fine
  97. (tie) Andrew and Williamson Sales Co., Food and drug, $200,000 criminal fine
  98. (tie) Daewoo International (America) Corporation, Campaign finance, $200,000 criminal fine
  99. (tie) Exxon Corporation, Environmental, $200,000 criminal fine
  100. Samsung America Inc., Campaign finance, $150,000 criminal fine
  --  Source: Russell Mokhiber, Corporate Crime Reporter
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