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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: York International Corporation
Current Parent Company: Johnson Controls
Penalty: $12,032,880
Year: 2007
Date: October 1, 2007
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Violation Description:  York International settled allegations that its Delaware subsidiary paid approximately $522,500 to an intermediary while knowing that most of the money was intended to bribe United Arab Emirate officials; that its Dubai subsidiary authorized and made approximately $647,110 in kickback payments under the U.N. Oil for Food Program; and that various subsidiaries concealed kickback payments of over $7.5 million made to secure orders on certain commercial and government projects in the Middle East, India, China, Nigeria and Europe.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: Ireland
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: automotive parts
Specific Industry of Current Parent: automotive parts; business services
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