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Company: Shell Oil Company
Current Parent Company:
Shell PLC
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:
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Penalty: $110,000,000
Year: 2001
Date: January 23, 2001
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: federal leasing royalty violation
Mega-Scandal:
Federal Leaseholder Abuse
Violation Description: Shell Oil Company agreed to pay $110 million to resolve claims under the False Claims Act and administrative claims that Shell underpaid royalties due for oil produced on federal leases from 1980 to December 31, 1998.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: oil and gas
Specific Industry of Current Parent: oil & gas
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