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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: 
Tyson Foods Inc.
Current Parent Company: 
Tyson Foods
Penalty: 
$4,000,000
Year: 
2011
Date: 
February 10, 2011
Offense Group: 
competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: 
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Violation Description: 

Tyson Foods Inc. agreed to pay a $4 million criminal penalty to resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act charges relating to improper payments by company representatives to government-employed inspection veterinarians in Mexico.

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 Parent: 
USA
HQ State of Parent: 
Arkansas
Ownership Structure of Parent: 
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent: 
food products
Specific Industry of Parent: 
poultry processing and meatpacking
Source of Data: 

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/tyson-foods-inc-agrees-pay-4-million-crim... (archived copy)

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Parent company note: 
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