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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 1,370 cases from 35 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.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€116.6mTotal of monetary amounts
€116.6mLargest single case: McKinsey and Company Africa (Pty) Ltd
€116.6mMedian per case with an amount

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1 case

5 Dec 2024 McKinsey and Company Africa (Pty) LtdMcKinsey Africa: USD 122.85m for bribery at two South African state-owned companies USABribery of public officials €116.6m

The South African subsidiary of McKinsey & Company entered into a three-year DPA with a penalty of USD 122,850,000; up to half is credited against payments to South African authorities. According to the Department, between at least 2012 and 2016 it obtained confidential information from two South African state-owned companies (logistics and energy) on consulting contracts and bid knowing that South African partner firms would pass part of their fees on to officials as bribes. According to the Department, the profit from the scheme was about USD 85 million.

What organisations can take from it

Local partner firms in consortia with state-owned enterprises need the same anti-corruption vetting as one's own intermediaries, including how their fees are used.

Relevance to training and awareness

Local partner firms and consortia as a bribery channel in public-sector consulting contracts

Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.

Authority / court
U.S. Department of Justice (Criminal Division, Fraud Section; USAO Southern District of New York)
Area of law
Bribery and corruption · Bribery of public officials
Legal basis
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA): Verschwörung zum Verstoß gegen die Anti-Bribery-Vorschriften (Criminal Information, Southern District of New York)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Other
Mitigating circumstances
Credit was given for immediate, proactive cooperation, reporting of discovered attempts to delete records, personnel consequences, additional anti-corruption training in Africa and a temporary halt to work for state-owned enterprises.
Liability of senior managers
Measures against individuals are not reported here.
Published
5 Dec 2024

Original amount 122,850,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 5 Dec 2024.

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

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