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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Beam Suntory Inc.
Current Parent Company: Suntory
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Penalty: $19,572,885
Year: 2020
Date: October 27, 2020
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Violation Description: Beam Suntory Inc., a company that produces and sells distilled beverages, agreed to pay a criminal monetary penalty of $19,572,885 to resolve the department's investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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: Japan
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: beverages
Specific Industry of Current Parent: beverages
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.