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Company: J&F Investimentos S.A.
Penalty: $256,497,026
Year: 2020
Date: October 14, 2020
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Mega-Scandal: Foreign Bribery
Violation Description: J&F Investimentos S.A., a Brazil-based investment company that owns and controls companies involved in multiple industries, including the meat and agriculture industry, agreed to pay a criminal monetary penalty of $256,497,026 to resolve the Justice Department's investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The resolution arose out of J&F's scheme to pay millions of dollars in bribes to government officials in Brazil in exchange for obtaining financing and other benefits for J&F and J&F-owned entities.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Criminal Division
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
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