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
€102.6mTotal of monetary amounts
€51.3mMedian per case with an amount

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2 cases

18 Feb 2026 Périphériques et Matériels de Contrôle SAS (Groupe Carrus)Betting terminal manufacturer PMC: CJIP over payments to the head of state-owned PMU Mali FranceBribery of public officials €499,150

From 2008 to 2011, the Paris-based supplier of betting and gaming terminals made unjustified payments of 78,972 EUR to the head of the majority state-owned Pari Mutuel Urbain Mali, with which it had a supply contract awarded without a tender. The case was triggered by a report from TRACFIN (the French financial intelligence unit). Public interest fine of 499,150 EUR (including 335,000 EUR already seized) and a three-year AFA compliance programme.

What organisations can take from it

Managers of state-controlled companies are also public officials – even small private payments to them create a risk of criminal liability for medium-sized companies.

Relevance to training and awareness

Payments to heads of state-owned companies abroad

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 und Geldwäsche
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Telecoms, IT and software
Employees
50 to 249
Culpability
intentional
Liability of senior managers
The CJIP does not address the criminal liability of natural persons.
Published
18 Feb 2026

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

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12 Nov 2025 Comunicaciones Celulares S.A. (TIGO Guatemala)TIGO Guatemala pays more than 118 million USD for bribing members of Congress USABribery of public officials €102.1m

From 2012 to 2018, the Guatemalan mobile network operator made monthly cash payments to members of Congress or their security staff in order to obtain legislative support; part of the funds came from laundered drug money. Two-year Deferred Prosecution Agreement with a criminal penalty of 60 million USD and administrative forfeiture of 58,198,343 USD.

What organisations can take from it

In joint ventures with local partners, the parent company needs genuine control over cash flows and contacts with public officials – an early voluntary self-disclosure is no substitute for a full investigation.

Relevance to training and awareness

Bribery of public officials, cash payments, integrity of co-shareholders

Authority / court
U.S. Department of Justice (Criminal Division, Fraud Section; USAO Southern District of Florida)
Area of law
Bribery and corruption · Bribery of public officials
Legal basis
FCPA, 15 U.S.C. § 78dd-3 (Verschwörung, 18 U.S.C. § 371); Deferred Prosecution Agreement
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Telecoms, IT and software
Culpability
intentional
Mitigating circumstances
Voluntary self-disclosure by the parent company Millicom in 2015; subsequently extensive cooperation and remediation (including dismissals of staff and an 800 % increase in compliance personnel).
Liability of senior managers
According to the DOJ, the scheme was directed by the then Guatemalan shareholder and other senior individuals; four individuals had already been charged (not named).
Published
12 Dec 2025

Original amount 118,198,343 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 12 Nov 2025.

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

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