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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Rolls-Royce plc
Current Parent Company: Rolls-Royce
Penalty: $169,917,710
Year: 2017
Date: January 17, 2017
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Mega-Scandal: Foreign Bribery
Violation Description: Rolls-Royce plc, the United Kingdom-based manufacturer and distributor of power systems for the aerospace, defense, marine and energy sectors, agreed to pay the U.S. nearly $170 million as part of an $800 million global resolution to investigations by the Justice Department, U.K. and Brazilian authorities into a long-running scheme to bribe government officials in exchange for government contracts.
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: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: aerospace and military contracting
Specific Industry of Current Parent: aerospace & military contracting
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