American Express will pay approximately $230 million to resolve a Department of Justice criminal wire fraud investigation and settle civil allegations of deceptive marketing. The banking giant signed a non-prosecution agreement with New York federal prosecutors.

The Justice Department said the company misrepresented its credit card rewards and fees and made false claims about the tax benefits of its wire transfer products.

American Express (NYSE:AXP) agreed to pay a $108.7M civil penalty to resolve allegations that the credit card company deceptively marketed credit card and wire transfer services to small businesses, the U.