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Company: Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
Current Parent Company: Cognizant Technology Solutions
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $19,370,561
Year: 2019
Date: February 23, 2019
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Violation Description: The Justice Department declined to prosecute the company but required it to disgorge over $19 million in connection with bribes paid in India.
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: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New Jersey
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: information technology
Specific Industry of Current Parent: information technology
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.