American Express will pay more than $138 million in a fine and a forfeiture after federal prosecutors said it gave advice to customers on how to avoid paying taxes in its payroll award program.

NEW YORK (AP) — American Express has agreed to pay more than $138 million to resolve a wire fraud investigation related to its sales and marketing practices, federal authorities announced Thursday.

By Tara Siegel Bernard American Express said on Thursday that it would pay $230 million to settle civil and criminal allegations that the company used deceptive sales tactics related to credit ...

American Express (AXP) agreed to pay a total of about $230 million Thursday to settle allegations of past deceptive marketing practices associated with its wire products. In one case, Amex agreed ...