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Company: Alcatel-Lucent S.A.
Current Parent Company: Nokia
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Penalty: $92,000,000
Year: 2010
Date: December 27, 2010
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Mega-Scandal: Foreign Bribery
Violation Description: Alcatel-Lucent S.A. and three of its subsidiaries agreed to pay a combined $92 million penalty to resolve a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation into the worldwide sales practices of Alcatel S.A. prior to its 2006 merger with Lucent Technologies Inc.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Criminal Division
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Prosecution Agreement: deferred prosecution agreement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Finland
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
Specific Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
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