Then, Landis delivered his bombshell: a fine against
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- Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. whole source · open book
Then, Landis delivered his bombshell: a fine against Standard Oil of Indiana that dwarfed any other in American corporate history up until that time: $29.24 million ($457 million in 1996 dollars). This was the maximum penalty: $20,000 for each of 1,462 carloads of oil cited in the indictment.
chapter: CHAPTER 27 - Judgment Day