Compliance Radar

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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 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.

3cases from 2 jurisdictions
€11.1mTotal of monetary amounts
€9mLargest single case: Deere & Company
€1.54mMedian per case with an amount

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3 cases

10 Sep 2024 Deere & CompanyDeere pays 9.9 million USD: Wirtgen Thailand bribed the air force and the highways authority USAGifts, hospitality and benefits €9m

From 2017 to 2020, the acquired subsidiary Wirtgen Thailand provided public officials, including officials of the Royal Thai Air Force and the Department of Highways, with cash, sham consultancy fees, luxurious "factory visit trips", meals and entertainment, and also engaged in commercial bribery. Deere is paying 4,343,401 USD in disgorgement, 1,086,954 USD in interest and a penalty of 4.5 million USD.

What organisations can take from it

After acquisitions, integrate subsidiaries swiftly into the compliance programme and controls – otherwise old practices such as luxury trips for customers live on.

Relevance to training and awareness

Travel, hospitality and entertainment for public officials

Authority / court
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Area of law
Bribery and corruption · Gifts, hospitality and benefits
Legal basis
FCPA Buchführungs- und interne Kontrollvorschriften (Sections 13(b)(2)(A)/(B) Exchange Act)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
Employees
10,000 or more
Culpability
intentional
Liability of senior managers
According to the SEC, senior regional managers who have since left the company were involved (not named).
Published
10 Sep 2024

Original amount 9,930,355 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 10 Sep 2024.

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

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11 Feb 2025 KLUBB France SASVehicle body builder KLUBB France: CJIP over an ambulance contract in Algeria FranceBribery of public officials €558,024

Following a referral from the public prosecutor's office in Rennes, the PNF investigated bribery of foreign public officials in the performance of a contract for the supply of ambulances to Algeria. KLUBB France is paying a public interest fine of 558,024 EUR and is undergoing a three-year AFA compliance programme.

What organisations can take from it

Medium-sized exporters are also in the spotlight: companies supplying foreign authorities need a robust anti-corruption programme under Sapin II (the French anti-corruption law).

Relevance to training and awareness

Export contracts with state bodies

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); Bestechung ausländischer Amtsträger
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
Employees
50 to 249
Culpability
intentional
Liability of senior managers
The CJIP does not address the criminal liability of natural persons.
Published
11 Feb 2025

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

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11 Oct 2024 Moog Inc.Moog: SEC order over bribery of Indian public officials by a subsidiary USABribery of public officials €1.54m

From 2020 to 2022, employees of the Indian subsidiary of the aerospace and defence supplier bribed Indian public officials via agents and distributors, among other things to tailor tenders in Moog's favour; the payments were booked as business expenses. Payment of 504,926 USD in disgorgement, 78,889 USD in interest and a penalty of 1.1 million USD.

What organisations can take from it

Even small foreign subsidiaries need effective controls over payments to distributors and agents – otherwise the listed parent company is liable under the books-and-records provisions.

Relevance to training and awareness

Influencing tender conditions via distributors

Authority / court
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Area of law
Bribery and corruption · Bribery of public officials
Legal basis
FCPA Buchführungs- und interne Kontrollvorschriften (Sections 13(b)(2)(A)/(B) Exchange Act)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
Culpability
intentional
Mitigating circumstances
Cooperation (sharing of internal investigation findings) and remediation, including termination of employees and third parties.
Published
11 Oct 2024

Original amount 1,683,815 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 11 Oct 2024.

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

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