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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa: 2,207 cases from 44 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.

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3cases from 2 jurisdictions

€82.5mTotal of monetary amounts

€53.5mLargest single case: AAR Corp.

€26.3mMedian per case with an amount

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Bribery of public officials €82.5m 100 % · 3 cases

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AAR Corp. €53.5m 65 % · 1 case
Anonymised companies €29m 35 % · 2 cases

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Period	Cases	Total
2022	1	€2.75m
2023	0	–
2024	2	€79.8m
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19 Dec 2024 AAR Corp.Aviation services provider AAR pays 55.6 million USD for bribery in Nepal and South Africa USABribery of public officials €53.5m

According to the SEC's findings, AAR paid sham commissions to public officials through intermediaries (a sales agent and a joint venture partner) in order to secure the sale of two Airbus A330s to Nepal Airlines and maintenance services for South African Airways Technical. SEC: 23,451,100 USD in disgorgement and 5,785,524 USD in interest; DOJ criminal penalty of 26,363,029 USD under a Non-Prosecution Agreement.

What organisations can take from it

State-owned airlines are public contracting entities – scrutinise commissions to intermediaries in aircraft transactions rigorously.

Relevance to training and awareness

Agents and joint venture partners in transactions with state-owned airlines

Authority / court: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Department of Justice
Area of law: Bribery and corruption · Bribery of public officials
Legal basis: FCPA (Anti-Bestechung, Buchführung, interne Kontrollen); Non-Prosecution Agreement
Action: Fine
Status of proceedings: final
Sector: Transport, logistics and shipping
Employees: 1,000 to 9,999
Culpability: intentional
Mitigating circumstances: Disclosure following press reports, cooperation (forensics, translations, witnesses) and remedial measures.
Published: 19 Dec 2024

Original amount 55,599,653 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 19 Dec 2024.

Sources

SEC Order In the Matter of AAR Corp., Release No. 101987 (19.12.2024) Decision of an authority
DOJ Criminal Division: Non-Prosecution Agreement Re: AAR Corp. (19.12.2024) Decision of an authority

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Direct link

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13 Jun 2024 three Norwegian shipping companiesThree Norwegian shipping companies: leniency agreement worth BRL 153.2m BrazilBribery of public officialsanonymised €26.3m

Three Norwegian shipping companies acknowledged, in a leniency agreement with the CGU and the AGU, that a commission they paid was partly used by third parties to fund bribes to a public official and gave them financial advantages in performing contracts with the public administration. Together they pay BRL 153,184,045.95: BRL 16,055,700.00 in damages and BRL 124,662,133.17 as return of the undue advantage to the injured subsidiary of a state-controlled group, plus a fine of BRL 12,466,212.78 under Lei 8.429/1992 payable to the Union.

What organisations can take from it

Commissions to intermediaries are a classic channel for bribes; if the company benefits, it is liable for how they are used.

Relevance to training and awareness

Commissions to intermediaries as a channel for bribes

Authority / court: Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU) und Advocacia-Geral da União (AGU)
Area of law: Bribery and corruption · Bribery of public officials
Legal basis: Lei 8.666/1993, Art. 88 II und III; Lei 8.429/1992, Art. 9 i. V. m. Art. 3; Lei 12.846/2013, Arts. 16 und 17; Decreto 11.129/2022
Action: Disgorgement of profits
Status of proceedings: final
Sector: Transport, logistics and shipping

Original amount 153,184,045.95 BRL, converted at the ECB reference rate of 13 Jun 2024.

Sources

Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU) und Advocacia-Geral da União (AGU), Veröffentlichung der Behörde (Entscheidung 2024) Decision of an authority

Checked against the official source on 7 Oct 2026 · Company name anonymised since 13 Jun 2026 · Direct link

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15 Sep 2022 a Brazilian airlineBrazilian airline: leniency agreement with CGU and AGU for BRL 14.27m BrazilBribery of public officialsanonymised €2.75m

An airline entered into a leniency agreement (acordo de leniência) with the Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU, Office of the Comptroller General) and the Advocacia-Geral da União (AGU, Office of the Attorney General) concerning payments to public officials or third parties connected to them, which it had self-reported in 2020. It pays a total of BRL 14,266,602.39, of which BRL 8,559,964.86 is the return of the undue advantages paid and BRL 5,706,637.53 a fine under the Administrative Improbity Law (Lei nº 8.429/1992). The agreement forms part of a coordinated global resolution with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

What organisations can take from it

Self-reporting payments to public officials early and cooperating fully can secure a coordinated resolution with reduced sanctions in Brazil and, in parallel, in the United States.

Relevance to training and awareness

Payments to public officials and connected third parties

Authority / court: Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU) und Advocacia-Geral da União (AGU)
Area of law: Bribery and corruption · Bribery of public officials
Legal basis: Lei nº 12.846/2013 (Lei Anticorrupção); Lei nº 8.429/1992 (Lei de Improbidade Administrativa)
Action: Fine
Status of proceedings: final
Sector: Transport, logistics and shipping
Mitigating circumstances: Self-report in 2020 and effective cooperation, which according to the CGU led to mitigated sanctions; commitment to keep improving its integrity policies and control mechanisms.
Published: 15 Sep 2022

Original amount 14,266,602.39 BRL, converted at the ECB reference rate of 15 Sep 2022.

Sources

Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU) und Advocacia-Geral da União (AGU), Veröffentlichung der Behörde (Entscheidung 2022) Decision of an authority

Checked against the official source on 7 Oct 2026 · Company name anonymised since 15 Sep 2024 · Direct link

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