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Wells Fargo Agrees to Pay $3 Billion to Resolve Criminal and Civil Investigations into Sales Practices Involving the Opening of Millions of Accounts without Customer Authorization

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs · Government · 21 Feb 2020 · United States

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DOJ press release (21 Feb 2020): Wells Fargo $3 billion (DPA, FIRREA civil settlement, SEC cease-and-desist incl. $500 million civil penalty for investors) over 2002-2016 sales practices; statement-of-facts summary. No whistleblower or award in the release. Already in the data: 1 case and 1 event. Nothing added.

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What it covers Wells Fargo $3 billion DPA/FIRREA/SEC resolution

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