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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.
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| Q1 2025 | 1 | €558,024 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | €16.1m |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | €18.4m |
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| Q1 2026 | 5 | €67.8m |
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8 cases
19 Mar 2026 Colas Rail Asia Sdn Bhd (Colas-Gruppe)Colas Rail Asia: CJIP of 29.7 million EUR over bribery in metro contracts in Malaysia €29.7m
The Malaysian subsidiary of Colas Rail paid large, undocumented sums via intermediaries in connection with public contracts for urban rail lines in Kuala Lumpur (Kelana Jaya extension, MRT2). Following an internal investigation, Colas Rail self-reported the matter in 2017; the CJIP (Convention judiciaire d'intérêt public, a French deferred prosecution agreement) provides for a public interest fine of 29,745,974 EUR and a three-year compliance programme monitored by the French Anti-Corruption Agency (AFA) (costs of up to 1.9 million EUR).
Undocumented payments to intermediaries on foreign projects must be stopped early by the finance and compliance functions – self-reporting after an internal investigation is rewarded.
Intermediaries and consultants in public tenders
- 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
- Construction and real estate
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Culpability
- intentional
- Mitigating circumstances
- Self-report (criminal complaint filed by Colas Rail on 31 May 2017) following an internal forensic investigation.
- Liability of senior managers
- The CJIP does not address the criminal liability of natural persons.
- Published
- 19 Mar 2026
- Communiqué de presse du procureur de la République financier – CJIP COLAS RAIL ASIA Press release of an authority
- Convention judiciaire d'intérêt public – COLAS RAIL ASIA (17.03.2026) Decision of an authority
- Ministère de la Justice: Conventions judiciaires d'intérêt public (Verzeichnis) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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19 Mar 2026 Balt USA LLC (Balt-Gruppe)Balt USA: CJIP in France over payments to a hospital physician €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.
Acquisitions require anti-corruption due diligence on the target company – otherwise legacy misconduct by its management becomes a group risk.
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
- Communiqué de presse du procureur de la République financier – CJIP BALT USA Press release of an authority
- Ministère de la Justice – Conventions judiciaires d'intérêt public (Liste) Official register or notice
- CJIP Société BALT USA LLC (17.03.2026) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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6 Mar 2026 Fleurette Properties LtdCommodities holding Fleurette: 25.8 million EUR strafbeschikking over bribery in Congo €25.8m
According to the Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM), the top holding company of a mining, oil and gold group, which was based in the Netherlands from 2010 to 2017, participated together with others in bribing public officials of the DR Congo in order to obtain licences for cobalt and copper mines. On 6 March 2026, the OM issued a strafbeschikking (prosecutorial penalty order) imposing a fine of 25.8 million EUR, which Fleurette accepted.
In the commodities sector, licences and concessions are the main target for bribery – holding companies share liability for payments made by their subsidiaries.
Award of licences in the commodities sector, payments to public officials
- Authority / court
- Openbaar Ministerie (OM); Ermittlungen FIOD Anti-Corruptie Centrum
- Area of law
- Bribery and corruption · Bribery of public officials
- Legal basis
- Buitenlandse ambtelijke omkoping (Wetboek van Strafrecht); OM-strafbeschikking
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Culpability
- intentional
- Published
- 10 Mar 2026
- Geldboete Fleurette Properties Ltd wegens omkoping in Congo Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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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 €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.
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.
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
- Communiqué de presse du procureur de la République financier – CJIP PMC Press release of an authority
- Convention judiciaire d'intérêt public – Périphériques et Matériels de Contrôle SAS Decision of an authority
- Ministère de la Justice: Conventions judiciaires d'intérêt public (Verzeichnis) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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10 Feb 2026 Strukton Civiel Projecten B.V. und Strukton International B.V. (Strukton-Gruppe)Construction group Strukton pays 10 million EUR out-of-court settlement over bribery on the Riyadh Metro €10m
To secure a share in the Riyadh Metro project, around 31 million USD was paid between 2013 and 2021 to an agent representing a high-ranking member of the Saudi royal family; the agent payments were understated to the export credit insurer Atradius. Strukton accepted a transaction (out-of-court settlement) of 10 million EUR.
Commissions to agents with ties to ruling families carry the highest risk – and false statements to export credit insurers constitute a second offence.
Agent commissions and false statements to export credit insurers
- Authority / court
- Openbaar Ministerie (OM)
- Area of law
- Bribery and corruption · Bribery of public officials
- Legal basis
- Buitenlandse ambtelijke omkoping und valsheid in geschrift (Wetboek van Strafrecht); Transactie nach Art. 74 Sr
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Culpability
- intentional
- Mitigating circumstances
- Cooperation from mid-2023; compliance programme in place since 2017; the employees involved are no longer with the company.
- Liability of senior managers
- The Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) is considering prosecuting several natural persons involved (not named).
- Published
- 30 Mar 2026
- Strukton betaalt hoge transactie van 10 miljoen euro na corruptieonderzoek Press release of an authority
- OM Functioneel Parket: Transactieovereenkomst Calisto (10.02.2026) Decision of an authority
- College van procureurs-generaal: Beslissing hoge transactie onderzoek Calisto (09.02.2026) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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3 Sep 2025 SURYS SAS (Gruppe Imprimerie Nationale)Hologram manufacturer SURYS: CJIP of 18.4 million EUR in the Ukrainian passport case €18.4m
From 2013, SURYS supplied security holograms for Ukrainian passports to the state-owned company Polygraph via an interposed Estonian company; the investigation (following a request for mutual legal assistance from Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau, NABU) concerned misappropriation of public funds, bribery of foreign public officials and money laundering. Public interest fine of 18,363,007 EUR, plus 3,770,000 EUR in damages to the Ukrainian state and a three-year AFA compliance programme.
If a state customer insists on an interposed trader without any discernible added value, treat this as a red flag for misappropriation and bribery.
Interposed trading companies and sales agents
- 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, Geldwäsche
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Other
- Employees
- 250 to 999
- Culpability
- intentional
- Liability of senior managers
- The CJIP does not address the criminal liability of natural persons.
- Published
- 3 Sep 2025
- Communiqué de presse du procureur de la République financier – CJIP SURYS Press release of an authority
- Convention judiciaire d'intérêt public – SURYS (08.07.2025) Decision of an authority
- Ministère de la Justice: Conventions judiciaires d'intérêt public (Verzeichnis) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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19 Jun 2025 Exclusive Networks Corporate SASIT distributor Exclusive Networks: CJIP of 16 million EUR following a whistleblower report €16.1m
In 2021, a whistleblower reported payments by subsidiaries in Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and India to contractual partners; the investigation concerned private-sector bribery and bribery of foreign public officials. The CJIP provides for a public interest fine of 16,074,511 EUR (including 1 million EUR already seized) and a three-year AFA compliance programme.
A functioning whistleblowing system uncovers foreign risks – companies should investigate reports themselves before the authorities do.
Payments to sales partners in Asia, whistleblowing systems
- Authority / court
- Parquet national financier (PNF); Validierung durch das Tribunal judiciaire de Paris
- Area of law
- Bribery and corruption · Commercial bribery
- Legal basis
- Art. 41-1-2 Code de procédure pénale (CJIP); Bestechung im privaten Sektor und ausländischer Amtsträger
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Telecoms, IT and software
- Employees
- 1,000 to 9,999
- Culpability
- intentional
- Liability of senior managers
- The CJIP does not address the criminal liability of natural persons.
- Published
- 19 Jun 2025
- Communiqué de presse du procureur de la République financier – CJIP Exclusive Networks Corporate Press release of an authority
- CJIP société Exclusive Networks Corporate (16.06.2025) Decision of an authority
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 €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.
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).
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
- Communiqué de presse du procureur de la République financier – CJIP KLUBB France Press release of an authority
- CJIP KLUBB France SAS (10.02.2025) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link