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Company: Tyson Foods Inc.
Current Parent Company: Tyson Foods
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Penalty: $4,000,000
Year: 2011
Date: February 10, 2011
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
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 Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Arkansas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: poultry processing and meatpacking
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