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Who was sanctioned, and for what?

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.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€25.8mTotal of monetary amounts
€25.8mLargest single case: Fleurette Properties Ltd
€25.8mMedian per case with an amount

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1 case

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

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

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