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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: WPP plc
Current Parent Company: WPP
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Penalty: $19,100,000
Year: 2021
Date: September 24, 2021
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Violation Description: The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that London-based WPP plc, the world's largest advertising group, agreed to pay more than $19 million to resolve charges that it violated the anti-bribery, books and records, and internal accounting controls provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: business services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: advertising
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