Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Willbros Group Inc.
Current Parent Company:
Primoris Services
Penalty:
$22,000,000
Year:
2008
Date:
May 14, 2008
Offense Group:
competition-related offenses
Primary Offense:
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Violation Description:
Willbros Group Inc., a company providing construction, engineering and other services in the oil and gas industry, and Willbros International Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary through which it conducted international operations, agreed to pay a $22 million criminal penalty in connection with corrupt payments to Nigerian and Ecuadoran government officials in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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:
Texas
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
construction
Specific Industry of Parent:
construction and engineering
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
