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Company: Daimler AG
Current Parent Company: Mercedes-Benz Group
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Penalty: $93,600,000
Year: 2010
Date: April 1, 2010
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Mega-Scandal: Foreign Bribery
Violation Description: Daimler AG and three of its subsidiaries resolved charges related to a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation into the company's worldwide sales practices. Daimler AG's Russian subsidiary DaimlerChrysler Automotive Russia SAO, subsequently renamed Mercedes-Benz Russia SAO, and its German subsidiary, Export and Trade Finance GmbH, each pleaded guilty to criminal charges. Daimler AG entered into a deferred prosecution agreement as did its Chinese subsidiary.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Criminal Division
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Prosecution Agreement: plea & deferred prosecution agreement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Germany
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: motor vehicles
Specific Industry of Current Parent: motor vehicles
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