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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.

86cases from 9 jurisdictions
€8.04bnTotal of monetary amounts (85 cases with an amount)
€4.75bnLargest single case: Purdue Pharma L.P.
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86 cases

28 Apr 2026 Purdue Pharma L.P.Purdue Pharma: 5.544 billion USD penalty – including kickbacks via the speaker programme USAGifts, hospitality and benefits €4.75bn

Following its 2020 guilty plea, the opioid manufacturer was sentenced in Newark to a criminal fine of 3.544 billion USD (asserted in the insolvency proceedings) and forfeiture of 2 billion USD; up to 1.775 billion USD can be credited against the forfeiture if Purdue emerges from insolvency as a public benefit company. Purdue had deceived the DEA and paid kickbacks to prescribers via its speaker programme and to an electronic health records platform in order to increase opioid prescriptions.

What organisations can take from it

Fee programmes for customers who drive revenue can become part of a criminal overall scheme – with consequences that threaten the company’s existence.

Relevance to training and awareness

Speaker fees and benefits for prescribing physicians

Authority / court
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey (Anklage: U.S. Department of Justice)
Area of law
Bribery and corruption · Gifts, hospitality and benefits
Legal basis
Verschwörung zum Betrug der USA und zur Verletzung des Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; zwei Fälle Verschwörung zur Verletzung des Anti-Kickback Statute (Schuldbekenntnis vom 24.11.2020)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
Culpability
intentional

Original amount 5,544,000,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 28 Apr 2026.

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10 Sep 2026 Dompé U.S. Inc.Dompé U.S.: 32 million USD – Medicare patients’ co-payments covered via foundations USAGifts, hospitality and benefits €27.5m

From 2018 to 2021, the pharmaceutical manufacturer allegedly used two patient assistance foundations to fund Medicare beneficiaries’ co-payments for its drug Oxervate in order to promote its sales. Following a self-disclosure, Dompé paid 32 million USD.

What organisations can take from it

Benefits flowing to customers via foundations or other third parties remain benefits provided by the company – donations to patient assistance programmes require strict independence.

Relevance to training and awareness

Benefits to patients and customers via third parties

Authority / court
U.S. Department of Justice / U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
Area of law
Bribery and corruption · Gifts, hospitality and benefits
Legal basis
Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)); False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 ff.)
Action
Other
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
Mitigating circumstances
Self-disclosure.

Original amount 32,000,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 10 Sep 2026.

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10 Sep 2026 Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, LLCSouthern Glazer’s: USD 12.5m over benefits to retailer employees USACommercial bribery €10.8m

The nationwide wine and spirits distributor headquartered in Florida entered into a non-prosecution agreement and pays USD 12.5 million. It admitted that executives and employees had for years provided employees of alcohol retailers, including grocery chains in California, with cash, prepaid gift cards, flights, golf trips, resort stays and luxury goods to influence the purchase and placement of its products, concealing this through third-party vendors and false invoices. The authority allegedly made the findings set out here; this account is not based on a final judgment.

What organisations can take from it

Benefits to customers' employees are commercial bribery – marketing budgets run through third-party vendors need document and recipient checks.

Relevance to training and awareness

Benefits to buyers and employees of trade customers; concealment through third-party vendors and false invoices

Authority / court
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of California (U.S. Department of Justice)
Area of law
Bribery and corruption · Commercial bribery
Action
Other
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Retail and e-commerce
Liability of senior managers
According to the announcement, several California-based executives, including vice presidents, were directly involved.
Published
10 Sep 2026

Original amount 12,500,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 10 Sep 2026.

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10 Aug 2026 Veloxis Pharmaceuticals Inc.Veloxis: over 46 million USD – luxury trips, dinners and gifts for transplant teams USAGifts, hospitality and benefits Other

From 2016 to 2023, Veloxis provided transplant professionals with expensive meals and alcohol, trips and stays at luxury resorts, gifts and consultancy fees without consideration, and paid specialty pharmacies concealed remuneration in order to promote prescriptions and purchases of the immunosuppressant Envarsus XR. The company entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement with a criminal payment of more than 10 million USD, is paying 34.45 million USD under civil law (21,211,251 USD to the federal government, 13,238,749 USD to states) and a penalty of 1.55 million USD under the Sunshine Act (Open Payments) – the highest to date – totalling over 46 million USD.

What organisations can take from it

Invitations and gifts to decision-makers must not only be limited but also fully reported to transparency registers.

Relevance to training and awareness

Gifts, travel and hospitality for healthcare professionals; transparency reporting

Authority / court
U.S. Department of Justice / U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
Area of law
Bribery and corruption · Gifts, hospitality and benefits
Legal basis
Anti-Kickback Statute; False Claims Act; Physician Payments Sunshine Act (Open Payments)
Action
Other
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Chemicals and pharmaceuticals

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30 Jul 2026 Access DX Laboratory, LLCAccess DX Laboratory: 36.4 million USD – kickbacks for unnecessary genetic tests USACommercial bribery €31.7m

The Houston laboratory allegedly paid kickbacks and billed Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary genetic tests. The settlements with the laboratory and other parties add up to 36.4 million USD (combined total); the laboratory is subject to a Corporate Integrity Agreement.

What organisations can take from it

Commission models for intermediaries who bring in orders or patients are a classic gateway for bribery.

Relevance to training and awareness

Remuneration of intermediaries and referrers

Authority / court
U.S. Department of Justice
Area of law
Bribery and corruption · Commercial bribery
Legal basis
Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)); False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 ff.)
Action
Other
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Healthcare
Liability of senior managers
Measures against individuals are not reported here.

Original amount 36,400,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 30 Jul 2026.

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23 Jul 2026 Arla Foods Ingredientes Comércio de Produtos Alimentícios Unipessoal Ltda.Arla Foods Ingredientes: leniency agreement after self-report for BRL 31,056.36 BrazilBribery and corruption €5,375

Arla Foods Ingredientes Comércio de Produtos Alimentícios Unipessoal Ltda. entered into a leniency agreement 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 violations of the Anti-Corruption Law described in an unpublished annex; it had been the first to come forward, in October 2022. The alleged fine of BRL 31,056.36 derives from a preliminary fine of BRL 93,150.45, based on 2021 gross revenue of BRL 6,210,029.68, reduced by 66.66% for self-reporting, degree of cooperation and payment terms.

What organisations can take from it

Self-reporting, full cooperation and the payment terms can together cut a fine under Brazil's Anti-Corruption Law by two thirds in a leniency agreement.

Relevance to training and awareness

Self-reporting and cooperation where corruption is suspected

Authority / court
Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU) und Advocacia-Geral da União (AGU)
Area of law
Bribery and corruption
Legal basis
Lei nº 12.846/2013, Art. 16 und 17; Decreto nº 11.129/2022, Art. 22, 23 und 47; Lei nº 8.429/1992
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Food and agriculture
Mitigating circumstances
Total reduction of 66.66% (22.22% each for self-reporting, degree of cooperation and payment terms); compensation for losses, cooperation and voluntary admission also counted as mitigating factors in the calculation.
Liability of senior managers
As an aggravating factor, the CGU found that management tolerated or was aware of the acts (3% uplift).

Original amount 31,056.36 BRL, converted at the ECB reference rate of 23 Jul 2026.

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20 Jul 2026 NeoGenomics Laboratories Inc.NeoGenomics: 9.8 million USD after self-disclosure – discounted consulting for referring physicians USACommercial bribery €8.59m

The Florida laboratory provided referring physicians with consulting services below market value and paid independent consultants referral-based remuneration for recruiting physicians. Following a self-disclosure, NeoGenomics paid 9,813,260 USD.

What organisations can take from it

Free or discounted services are also benefits – like cash payments, they belong in the anti-corruption review.

Relevance to training and awareness

Services with monetary value provided to customers below market value

Authority / court
U.S. Department of Justice
Area of law
Bribery and corruption · Commercial bribery
Legal basis
Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)); False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 ff.)
Action
Other
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Healthcare
Mitigating circumstances
Self-disclosure of the remuneration arrangements.

Original amount 9,813,260 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 20 Jul 2026.

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20 Jul 2026 EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.EyePoint: 4.66 million USD – kickbacks to surgery centres for purchasing an eye medicine USACommercial bribery €4.08m

Between January 2019 and March 2023, the pharmaceutical manufacturer allegedly paid kickbacks to ambulatory surgery centres to induce them to purchase and use the injectable drug DEXYCU for cataract surgery. To resolve the False Claims Act allegations, EyePoint paid 4,657,463.18 USD and entered into a Corporate Integrity Agreement with HHS-OIG.

What organisations can take from it

Discounts, payments or services to institutions that make purchasing decisions require a documented consideration at market value.

Relevance to training and awareness

Granting benefits to customers and purchasing decision-makers

Authority / court
U.S. Department of Justice
Area of law
Bribery and corruption · Commercial bribery
Legal basis
Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)); False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 ff.)
Action
Other
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Chemicals and pharmaceuticals

Original amount 4,657,463.18 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 20 Jul 2026.

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17 Jul 2026 The Scoular CompanyAgricultural trader Scoular pays 10 million USD over bribes to Mexican border officials USABribery of public officials €8.91m

From 2013 to 2019, Scoular had customs brokers pay around 400,000 USD to Mexican border and inspection officials so that trains carrying contaminated maize and grain would pass inspections; some of the money went to individuals close to cartels. Three-year DPA with a criminal penalty of 9,769,521 USD and forfeiture of 414,351 USD.

What organisations can take from it

Customs agents and freight forwarders are high-risk third parties: question conspicuous flat fees per shipment, even if they appear to be customary charges.

Relevance to training and awareness

Facilitation payments via customs agents and logistics service providers

Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.

Authority / court
U.S. Department of Justice (Criminal Division, Fraud Section; USAO Western District of Texas)
Area of law
Bribery and corruption · Bribery of public officials
Legal basis
FCPA (Verschwörung zur Verletzung der Anti-Bestechungsvorschriften); Deferred Prosecution Agreement
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Food and agriculture
Culpability
intentional
Mitigating circumstances
Cooperation and remediation (including an overhaul of compliance, third-party management, financial controls and anti-corruption training); 25 % reduction off the low end of the sentencing guidelines range.
Liability of senior managers
Measures against individuals are not reported here.
Published
17 Jul 2026

Original amount 10,183,872 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 17 Jul 2026.

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9 Jul 2026 RSX Informática Ltda.RSX Informática: BRL 8.8m and three-year debarment for procurement fraud BrazilBribery and corruption €1.49m

The Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU, Office of the Comptroller General) imposed on RSX Informática Ltda. a fine of BRL 8,794,574.67, extraordinary publication of the decision and a three-year ban on tendering for and contracting with the Federal Union, including removal from the supplier register SICAF. The case concerned fraud in a tender (pregão nº 5/2017) of the former Ministry of National Integration and in the resulting contracts; through the price registration agreement, other federal bodies, including the social security institute INSS with a software contract, contracted with the company without holding their own tender.

What organisations can take from it

Price registration agreements carry the effects of a rigged tender into many public bodies, so the award must be clean from the outset.

Relevance to training and awareness

Integrity in tenders and framework agreements

Authority / court
Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU)
Area of law
Bribery and corruption
Legal basis
Lei nº 12.846/2013, Art. 5 IV d, Art. 6 I und II; Lei nº 10.520/2002, Art. 7
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Telecoms, IT and software
Published
10 Jul 2026

Original amount 8,794,574.67 BRL, converted at the ECB reference rate of 9 Jul 2026.

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2 Jul 2026 IRB-Brasil Resseguros S.A.IRB-Brasil Resseguros: BRL 6.32m settlement over obstructing SUSEP supervision BrazilBribery and corruption €1.07m

IRB-Brasil Resseguros S.A. concluded a Termo de Compromisso (settlement in sanction proceedings) with the CGU and allegedly pays a fine of BRL 6,317,473.41 because the company had hindered the investigative and supervisory activity of the insurance supervisor SUSEP (Art. 5 V Lei 12.846/2013). The fine equals the statutory minimum of 0.1% of gross revenue (BRL 6,509,921.81) less BRL 192,448.40 already paid in SUSEP proceedings over inconsistent reporting. Extraordinary publication was waived, and the proceedings are thereby closed.

What organisations can take from it

Incomplete or inconsistent information given to a supervisory authority can, as obstruction of supervision, trigger an anti-corruption fine.

Relevance to training and awareness

Obstructing supervisory authorities through inaccurate information

Authority / court
Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU)
Area of law
Bribery and corruption
Legal basis
Lei 12.846/2013, Art. 5 V, Art. 6 I; Decreto 11.129/2022, Art. 25 § 2; Portaria Normativa CGU 155/2024
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Financial services and insurance
Repeat case
no
Mitigating circumstances
Credit was given for a compliance programme (3.6%), the absence of proof of advantage or damage (1%) and settlement-related reductions for cooperation and admission; fines already paid to SUSEP were deducted.
Published
3 Jul 2026

Original amount 6,317,473.41 BRL, converted at the ECB reference rate of 2 Jul 2026.

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17 Jun 2026 Advanced Pathology Solutions PLLC und APS MSO LLCAdvanced Pathology Solutions: 30 million USD for kickbacks and unnecessary laboratory tests USACommercial bribery €25.9m

The Arkansas pathology laboratory and its management company allegedly granted unlawful kickbacks and ordered medically unnecessary tests. The settlement of 30 million USD is a joint payment by all settling parties; the laboratory entered into a Corporate Integrity Agreement.

What organisations can take from it

Where services are sold through referrals, all benefits to referrers belong in a central approval and review procedure.

Relevance to training and awareness

Benefits to clients in healthcare

Authority / court
U.S. Department of Justice
Area of law
Bribery and corruption · Commercial bribery
Legal basis
Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)); False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 ff.)
Action
Other
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Healthcare
Liability of senior managers
Measures against individuals are not reported here.

Original amount 30,000,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 17 Jun 2026.

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14 May 2026 Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.Takeda: 13.7 million USD – speaker fees and luxury meals for prescribing physicians USAGifts, hospitality and benefits €11.7m

From 2014 to 2020, Takeda allegedly selected physicians specifically for its speaker programme for the antidepressant Trintellix and provided them with fees and meals at expensive restaurants to promote prescriptions; some participants attended the same event several times without any educational benefit. Takeda paid 13,670,921 USD.

What organisations can take from it

Speaker programmes need a demonstrable educational purpose – repeated attendance and expensive hospitality turn them into inducements.

Relevance to training and awareness

Invitations, hospitality and fees for healthcare professionals

Authority / court
U.S. Department of Justice / U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of California
Area of law
Bribery and corruption · Gifts, hospitality and benefits
Legal basis
Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)); False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 ff.)
Action
Other
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
Employees
10,000 or more

Original amount 13,670,921 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 14 May 2026.

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1 May 2026 Ultra Electronics Holdings Limited (vormals plc)Ultra Electronics: DPA of around 10.1 million GBP over bribery in Algeria and Oman United KingdomBribery of public officials €11.6m

The British defence supplier failed to prevent bribery by agents in connection with three public contracts in Oman and Algeria (including a contract with the Omani Ministry of Transport worth up to 200 million GBP). The DPA approved by Southwark Crown Court provides for a penalty of 10,083,150 GBP; in addition, the company is bearing around 4.8 million GBP of the SFO's investigation costs and must report on its compliance programme for three years.

What organisations can take from it

Companies that use agents for government contracts must be able to demonstrate adequate procedures – otherwise the company is liable under Section 7 Bribery Act even without any intent to bribe on its own part.

Relevance to training and awareness

Use of sales agents in public contracts

Authority / court
Serious Fraud Office (SFO)
Area of law
Bribery and corruption · Bribery of public officials
Legal basis
Section 7 Bribery Act 2010 (Failure to prevent bribery); Deferred Prosecution Agreement
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Defence and security
Culpability
intentional
Mitigating circumstances
Self-report of the Algerian matters in 2018; restructuring of ownership and leadership; 45 % discount on the penalty.
Published
1 May 2026

Original amount 10,083,150 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 30 Apr 2026.

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1 May 2026 Modern Nuclear Inc.Modern Nuclear: 8.33 million USD – excessive supervision fees paid to referring cardiologists USACommercial bribery €7.12m

The Californian provider of mobile PET scans allegedly paid referring cardiologists excessive fees for supervising the examinations in order to secure referrals. The settlement of 8,334,350.71 USD plus revenue-based payments is based on ability to pay; in addition, there is a Corporate Integrity Agreement.

What organisations can take from it

Remuneration of business partners who refer work must correspond to the market value of the service – any overpayment acts as a bribe.

Relevance to training and awareness

Checking fee agreements with referrers for market conformity

Authority / court
U.S. Department of Justice / U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
Area of law
Bribery and corruption · Commercial bribery
Legal basis
Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)); False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 ff.)
Action
Other
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Healthcare

Original amount 8,334,350.71 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 30 Apr 2026.

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24 Apr 2026 Colônia dos Pescadores Z-12 do Médio Rio DoceFishers' colony Z-12: BRL 7.18m CGU fine over fraud involving Renova compensation BrazilBribery and corruption €1.23m

The CGU imposed on the Colônia dos Pescadores Z-12 do Médio Rio Doce a fine of BRL 7,180,921.47 and extraordinary publication of the decision. Acting together with others, the association had falsified its members' applications for entry in the fishing register (RGP) and backdated records and had interfered with the federal fisheries office in Espírito Santo, so that false data found their way into official documents and compensation from the Fundação Renova, together with lawyers' fees, was paid out without entitlement (Art. 5 II, III and V Lei 12.846/2013).

Relevance to training and awareness

Falsified documents submitted to authorities to obtain compensation

Authority / court
Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU)
Area of law
Bribery and corruption
Legal basis
Lei 12.846/2013, Art. 5 II, III und V, Art. 6 I und II, Art. 14; Decreto 11.129/2022, Arts. 19, 22 und 23
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Food and agriculture
Liability of senior managers
Measures against individuals are not set out here.
Published
5 May 2026

Original amount 7,180,921.47 BRL, converted at the ECB reference rate of 24 Apr 2026.

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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 FranceBribery of public officials €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).

What organisations can take from it

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.

Relevance to training and awareness

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

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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 conduct at 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

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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
Measures against individuals are not reported here.
Published
19 Mar 2026

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

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6 Mar 2026 Fleurette Properties LtdCommodities holding Fleurette: 25.8 million EUR strafbeschikking over bribery in Congo NetherlandsBribery of public officials €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.

What organisations can take from it

In the commodities sector, licences and concessions are the main target for bribery – holding companies share liability for payments made by their subsidiaries.

Relevance to training and awareness

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

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