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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: SAP SE
Current Parent Company: SAP
Penalty: $118,800,000
Year: 2024
Date: January 10, 2024
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Mega-Scandal: Foreign Bribery
Violation Description: SAP SE, a publicly traded global software company based in Germany, agreed to pay a criminal penalty of over $118 million to resolve violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act involving bribes paid to government officials in South Africa and Indonesia. A parallel civil case was brought by the SEC (see separate entry).
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: Germany
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: information technology
Specific Industry of Current Parent: software
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