21. BP 2012 ($4,525 million)
The 2010 explosion and sinking of BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig led to the UK-headquartered company facing enforcement action from the DoJ and SEC. In all, it paid US$4.53 billion after pleading guilty to criminal charges and settling securities law violations.
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