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
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 Parent:
United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
aerospace and military contracting
Specific Industry of Parent:
aerospace & military contracting
Source of Data:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/rolls-royce-plc-agrees-pay-170-million-criminal-penalty-resolve-foreign-corrupt-practices-act (archived copy)
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
