Compliance Radar

Who was sanctioned, and for what?

Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

2cases from 2 jurisdictions
€2.82mTotal of monetary amounts
€1.77mLargest single case: Balt USA LLC (Balt-Gruppe)
€1.41mMedian per case with an amount

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  1. EU €1.77m 63 % · 1 case
  2. USA €1.05m 37 % · 1 case

What for?

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  1. Fine €1.77m 63 % · 1 case
  2. Disgorgement of profits €1.05m 37 % · 1 case

Who?

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  1. Balt USA LLC (Balt-Gruppe) €1.77m 63 % · 1 case
  2. Balt SAS / Balt USA LLC €1.05m 37 % · 1 case

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2 cases

19 Mar 2026 Balt USA LLC (Balt-Gruppe)Balt USA: CJIP in France over payments to a hospital physician FranceBribery of public officials €1.77m

In parallel with the US declination, the PNF concluded a CJIP with the US subsidiary of the French medical technology manufacturer for 1,765,493 EUR (after crediting the US disgorgement) and a three-year AFA compliance programme. The case arose from Balt SAS's voluntary self-disclosure of 22 May 2023 concerning offences committed by a former manager of the acquired company Blockade Medical.

What organisations can take from it

Acquisitions require anti-corruption due diligence on the target company – otherwise legacy misconduct by its management becomes a group risk.

Relevance to training and awareness

Benefits to hospital physicians, integration of acquired companies

Authority / court
Parquet national financier (PNF); Validierung durch den Präsidenten des Tribunal judiciaire de Paris
Area of law
Bribery and corruption · Bribery of public officials
Legal basis
Art. 41-1-2 Code de procédure pénale (CJIP); aktive und passive Bestechung von Amtsträgern
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Healthcare
Employees
250 to 999
Culpability
intentional
Mitigating circumstances
Voluntary self-disclosure to the PNF and the DOJ; coordinated resolution with crediting.
Liability of senior managers
The CJIP does not address the criminal liability of natural persons.
Published
19 Mar 2026

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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17 Mar 2026 Balt SAS / Balt USA LLCMedical technology: DOJ declination for Balt SAS after bribery of a hospital physician USABribery of public officials €1.05m

Through sham consultancy agreements, fictitious invoices and purported bonus payments, around 602,000 USD in bribes flowed from 2017 to 2023 via a Belgian consultant to a physician in a senior position at a French public hospital, so that the hospital would purchase embolisation coils from Balt. The DOJ declined to prosecute on account of voluntary self-disclosure, cooperation and remediation (declination of 17 March 2026); Balt is disgorging 1,214,797 USD in profits.

What organisations can take from it

Physicians at public hospitals are public officials – consultancy agreements with them require documented services and approval by the compliance function.

Relevance to training and awareness

Benefits to physicians in the public healthcare sector, sham consultancy agreements

Authority / court
U.S. Department of Justice (Criminal Division, Fraud Section)
Area of law
Bribery and corruption · Bribery of public officials
Legal basis
FCPA; Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (Declination)
Action
Disgorgement of profits
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Healthcare
Culpability
intentional
Mitigating circumstances
Voluntary self-disclosure (including to the French national financial prosecutor's office, PNF), full cooperation, timely remediation, disciplinary measures, parallel resolution in France.
Liability of senior managers
A former manager of the US subsidiary (David Ferrera) and a consultant (Marc Tilman) were charged with FCPA violations and money laundering.
Published
19 Mar 2026

Original amount 1,214,797 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 17 Mar 2026.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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