Defendant Name: Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

Defendant Type: Public Company

Document Reference: 2026-15

Document Details

Legal Case Name In the Matter of Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, Vince Macciocchi, and Ray Young
Document Name SEC Charges ADM and Three Former Executives with Accounting and Disclosure Fraud; ADM credited for cooperation and significant remediation
Document Date 27-Jan-2026
Document Format Administrative Proceeding
File Number 3-22588
Allegation Type Issuer Reporting and Disclosure
Document Summary On January 27, 2026, the SEC stated that: "[It] filed settled charges against Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) and its former executives, Vince Macciocchi and Ray Young, and a litigated action against its former executive Vikram Luthar, for materially inflating the performance of a key ADM business segment, Nutrition, which ADM touted to investors as an important driver of the company’s overall growth."

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Cease and Desist Order
Cooperation Before the Resolution
Remedial Acts or Efforts Before the Resolution
Self Reporting to SEC
Fair Funds
Monetary Penalties:

Civil Penalty

Individual:     $40,000,000.00 Shared:    

Related Documents:

33-11403 27-Jan-2026 Administrative Proceeding
Order Instituting Cease-and-Desist Proceedings Pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Making Findings and Imposing a Cease and Desist Order
On January 27, 2026, the SEC instituted cease-and-desist proceedings against Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, Vince Macciocchi, and Ray Young, stating: "This matter concerns accounting and disclosure fraud at Archer-Daniels-Midland Company that materially inflated the performance of a key business segment, "Nutrition," which the company touted to investors as an important driver of the company's overall growth."
33-11403-s 27-Jan-2026 Administrative Summary
Order Instituting Cease-and-Desist Proceedings Pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Making Findings and Imposing a Cease and Desist Order
On January 27, 2026, the SEC "announced settled charges against Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (“ADM”) and former executives Vince Macciocchi and Ray Young for engaging in accounting and disclosure fraud that materially inflated the performance of a key ADM business segment, Nutrition, which ADM touted to investors as an important driver of the company’s overall growth."

Other Defendants in Action:

Vince Macciocchi
Ray Young

Related Actions:

SEC v. Vikram Luthar
Vikram Luthar