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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Linde North America Inc.
Current Parent Company: Linde
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Penalty: $11,235,000
Year: 2017
Date: June 16, 2017
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Violation Description: The Justice Department declined to prosecute Linde in connection with corrupt payments made to officials in the Republic of Georgia but required the company to pay more than $11 million in disgorgement and forfeitures.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Criminal Division
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Prosecution Agreement: declination
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: industrial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: industrial gas
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