Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Cornell Companies, Inc.
Current Parent Company:
GEO Group
Penalty:
$4,550,000
Year:
2019
Date:
January 24, 2019
Primary Offense:
kickbacks and bribery
Violation Description:
Cornell Companies, Inc. agreed to pay $4.55 million to settle allegations it paid bribes to the then-Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections for contracts.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Mississippi Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type:
settlement
Facility State:
Mississippi
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Florida
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Parent:
private prisons
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.