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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 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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by company- „Вазовски машиностроителни заводи“ ЕАД (VMZ) 1 case 8 % · €50,855
- Aero Turbine Inc.; Gallant Capital Partners LLC 1 case 8 % · €1.53m
- Department of National Defence (Kanada) 1 case 8 % · €6,238
- L3 Technologies Inc. 1 case 8 % · €54.8m
- Lockheed Martin Corporation 1 case 8 % · €28.7m
- LOGZONE Inc. 1 case 8 % · €442,495
- Raytheon Company; RTX Corporation; Nightwing Group LLC; Nightwing Intelligence Solutions LLC 1 case 8 % · €7.39m
- RTX Corporation (Raytheon Company) 1 case 8 % · €338.4m
- Securitas Sverige Aktiebolag 1 case 8 % ·
- Teledyne FLIR LLC 1 case 8 % · €846,453
- 2 more2 cases
When?
per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 1 | €143,988 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | €338.4m |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | €28.7m |
| Q2 2025 | 2 | €62.2m |
| Q3 2025 | 2 | €1.54m |
| Q4 2025 | 2 | €706,898 |
| Q1 2026 | 2 | €846,453 |
| Q2 2026 | 4 | €12.1m |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — |
15 cases
18 Jun 2026 LOGZONE Inc.LOGZONE pays 507,144 USD over lack of cybersecurity in Navy contracts €442,495
The Huntsville-based defence services provider allegedly invoiced two Navy contracts from May 2021 to March 2025 even though it had not implemented the security controls under NIST SP 800-171 required by the contracts. The settlement under the False Claims Act with the U.S. Department of Justice amounts to 507,144 USD.
Companies that commit to cybersecurity requirements in government contracts must document their implementation verifiably – otherwise every invoice becomes a liability risk.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Justice (Civil Division) / USAO Northern District of Alabama
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 ff.); DFARS-Cybersicherheitsklauseln
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Defence and security
- Published
- 18 Jun 2026
Original amount 507,144 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 18 Jun 2026.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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16 Jun 2026 Securitas Sverige AktiebolagSecuritas Sverige: reprimand over cameras in company vehicles without legal basis Reprimand or warning
The security services provider used cameras in vehicles through which personal data was processed without any legal basis for doing so. The Swedish data protection authority (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten, IMY) issued a reprimand under Art. 58 GDPR; no fine was imposed.
Dashcams in company cars also need a verified legal basis and a balancing against the interests of employees and passers-by.
Use of cameras in vehicles
- Authority / court
- Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten (IMY)
- Area of law
- Data protection · Video surveillance
- Legal basis
- DSGVO Art. 6 Abs. 1
- Action
- Reprimand or warning
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Defence and security
- IMY – Tillsyn Securitas Sverige Aktiebolag Decision of an authority
- IMY – Beslut Securitas Sverige AB Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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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 €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.
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.
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.
- SFO secures £10m from British defence supplier Press release of an authority
- SFO DPA with Ultra Electronics Holdings Limited (formerly plc) Decision of an authority
- Serious Fraud Office v Ultra Electronics Holdings [2026] EWCR 4 (Approved Judgment, 1 May 2026) Court decision
- SFO-Ultra Indictment (Crown Court at Southwark) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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30 Apr 2026 „Вазовски машиностроителни заводи“ ЕАД (VMZ)Arms manufacturer VMZ used a partner’s know-how for disposable grenade launchers – 50,855 EUR €50,855
On application by the client Armar, the Комисия за защита на конкуренцията (Bulgarian Commission for the Protection of Competition, KZK) found that VMZ had used technical documentation on disposable grenade launchers that had been provided in confidence (trade secret) contrary to the confidentiality agreements and good commercial practice (Art. 37(1) ZZK – Bulgarian Protection of Competition Act). Sanction of 50,855.09 EUR and obligation to cease, with immediate enforceability. Appeals have been lodged against the decision.
Design documents provided in confidence may only be used within the agreed scope – especially in sensitive industries.
Handling confidential know-how of business partners
- Authority / court
- Комисия за защита на конкуренцията (КЗК, Bulgarische Wettbewerbskommission)
- Area of law
- Competition law
- Legal basis
- Art. 37 Abs. 1 ZZK (Geschäftsgeheimnisse)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- under appeal
- Sector
- Defence and security
- КЗК Публичен електронен регистър – Производство (Решение № 389 от 30.04.2026; Volltext als PDF im Register) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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26 Feb 2026 Teledyne FLIR LLCTeledyne FLIR: thermal imaging cameras incorrectly assessed and supplied to Entity List address €846,453
The manufacturer of militarily relevant thermal imaging technology admitted 19 violations to the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS): incorrect de minimis calculations for cameras that went to China via Sweden, pricing arranged with a Chinese drone manufacturer to circumvent the licence requirement, missing records and eight deliveries in 2024 to a Hong Kong address on the Entity List that the screening software did not detect.
Actively incorporate new forms of listing, such as address-only entries, into screening; do not rely solely on the software provider.
De minimis calculation, address-based Entity List entries in screening
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
- Area of law
- Sanctions and export control · Export control and dual-use goods
- Legal basis
- Export Administration Regulations, §§ 734.4 (De minimis), 744.16, 764.2(a), (b), (h), (i)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Defence and security
- Mitigating circumstances
- Voluntary self-disclosures for some of the violations
- Published
- 26 Feb 2026
Original amount 1,000,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 26 Feb 2026.
- BIS Reaches Administrative Enforcement Settlement with Teledyne FLIR LLC and its affiliates (26.02.2026) Press release of an authority
- BIS Order Relating to Teledyne FLIR LLC (26.02.2026) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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6 Feb 2026 Company boss jailed: military thermal imaging rifle scopes to Hong Kong Custodial sentence
A company director from Wakefield attempted to export eight thermal imaging rifle scopes classified as military goods (ML1d) to Hong Kong without a licence, declaring them as cheap cameras; Border Force stopped consignments in 2022 and 2023, and a search, following investigations by HM Revenue & Customs, revealed ten further exports. Leeds Crown Court sentenced him to two years and one month's imprisonment.
False descriptions of military goods lead directly to personal criminal liability of management.
- Authority / court
- Leeds Crown Court; Ermittlungen HM Revenue & Customs
- Area of law
- Sanctions and export control · Export control and dual-use goods
- Legal basis
- Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, ss. 68, 167; UK Military List ML1d; Waffenembargo China/Hongkong
- Action
- Custodial sentence
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Defence and security
- Culpability
- intentional
- Liability of senior managers
- The director Steven Gates was personally sentenced to 2 years and 1 month's imprisonment.
- Published
- 19 Feb 2026
- NTE 2026/03: company director jailed for illegal export Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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3 Dec 2025 The Boeing Company und Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.Boeing/Spirit AeroSystems: takeover only with divestiture of Airbus supplier plants Order
For the 8.3 billion USD takeover of the fuselage and wing supplier Spirit AeroSystems, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) required Boeing to divest Spirit’s Airbus businesses to Airbus and the plant in Subang, Malaysia, to CTRM, to provide transitional services and to continue supplying defence competitors. A monitor oversees implementation.
Vertical acquisitions of a supplier on which competitors also depend often only go through with divestitures and supply commitments.
- Authority / court
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Merger control
- Legal basis
- Section 7 Clayton Act; Section 5 FTC Act (Consent Order)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Defence and security
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- FTC Requires Boeing to Divest Several Spirit Assets to Proceed with Merger (03.12.2025) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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1 Dec 2025 British exporter pays 620,515 GBP for unlicensed exports of military goods €706,898
In September 2025, an unnamed British exporter paid a compound settlement of 620,515.04 GBP to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) for unlicensed exports of military goods. HMRC offers such settlements only for unintentional breaches or weaknesses in internal controls and following voluntary disclosure (date = publication).
Weaknesses in internal export control become expensive even without intent – disclosing breaches early can avoid prosecution.
Classification of goods and licensing requirements for military goods
- Authority / court
- HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) / Export Control Joint Unit
- Area of law
- Sanctions and export control · Export control and dual-use goods
- Legal basis
- Export Control Order 2008
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Defence and security
- Culpability
- negligent
- Mitigating circumstances
- Voluntary disclosure (prerequisite for the compound settlement)
- Published
- 1 Dec 2025
Original amount 620,515.04 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 1 Dec 2025.
- NTE 2025/31: UK exporter pays compound settlement for breaches of export controls Press release of an authority
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31 Jul 2025 Aero Turbine Inc.; Gallant Capital Partners LLCAero Turbine and Gallant pay 1.75 million USD after self-disclosure on cyber obligations €1.53m
From 2018 to 2020, the engine maintenance company allegedly failed to implement the NIST controls of an Air Force contract and, in 2019, together with its private equity owner, passed files containing sensitive defence data to an unauthorised software company in Egypt. The companies had made several written self-disclosures, cooperated and remedied the issues promptly; the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) granted them cooperation credit for this. Settlement of 1.75 million USD.
Companies that pass controlled defence data to service providers must check their authorisation – self-disclosure and cooperation significantly reduce the consequences.
Handling controlled defence data and service providers
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Justice (Civil Division) / USAO Eastern District of California
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- False Claims Act; NIST SP 800-171
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Defence and security
- Mitigating circumstances
- Several written self-disclosures, cooperation and prompt remedial measures.
- Published
- 31 Jul 2025
Original amount 1,750,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 31 Jul 2025.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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9 Jul 2025 Department of National Defence (Kanada)Canada's Department of National Defence pays 10,000 CAD for destroyed hawk nest €6,238
During fence removal work at Canadian Forces Base Suffield, heavy machinery destroyed an occupied nest of the protected ferruginous hawk together with three eggs. The Department of National Defence pleaded guilty to two counts under the Species at Risk Act and was fined 10,000 CAD.
Construction and dismantling work on military land also requires a prior species protection assessment and briefed machine operators.
Species protection during construction work
- Authority / court
- Alberta Court of Justice (Anklage: Environment and Climate Change Canada)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability
- Legal basis
- Species at Risk Act, s. 32(1) und s. 33
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Defence and security
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Published
- 30 Jul 2025
Original amount 10,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 9 Jul 2025.
- Department of National Defence fined $10,000 for violating the Species at Risk Act in Alberta Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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22 May 2025 L3 Technologies Inc.L3 Technologies pays 62 million USD over false cost data for communications technology €54.8m
Between October 2006 and February 2014, the Communications System West division allegedly failed to disclose complete and current cost and pricing data when selling ROVER, VORTEX and SIR receivers to the Air Force, Army, Navy and other agencies. Settlement under the False Claims Act and the Truth in Negotiations Act of 62 million USD.
In fixed-price negotiations with the government, costing data must be disclosed completely and on a current basis; price review processes belong in the compliance system.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Justice (Civil Division) / USAO District of Utah
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- False Claims Act; Truth in Negotiations Act
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Defence and security
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Published
- 22 May 2025
Original amount 62,000,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 22 May 2025.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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1 May 2025 Raytheon Company; RTX Corporation; Nightwing Group LLC; Nightwing Intelligence Solutions LLCRaytheon and Nightwing pay 8.4 million USD over cybersecurity deficiencies in DoD contracts €7.39m
Between 2015 and 2021, the companies allegedly failed to prepare a system security plan for an internal development system used for 29 Department of Defense contracts and did not comply with the clauses DFARS 252.204-7012 and FAR 52.204-21. Settlement under the False Claims Act of 8.4 million USD; a former director of engineering received 1.512 million USD as a whistleblower.
Internal development environments are also covered by contractual cybersecurity obligations and need a documented security plan.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Justice (Civil Division) / USAO District of Columbia
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- False Claims Act; DFARS 252.204-7012; FAR 52.204-21
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Defence and security
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Published
- 1 May 2025
Original amount 8,400,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 30 Apr 2025.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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6 Feb 2025 Lockheed Martin CorporationLockheed Martin pays 29.74 million USD over inflated price proposals for the F-35 €28.7m
From 2013 to 2015, Lockheed Martin allegedly failed to provide the Joint Program Office with accurate cost and pricing data for five production and sustainment contracts for the F-35 programme and thereby obtained inflated prices. The settlement amounts to 29.74 million USD, in addition to 11.3 million USD that had already been paid to the Department of Defense; it was triggered by a qui tam action.
Whistleblower actions from within the company make pricing errors costly even years later – internal reporting channels must pick up such issues early.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Justice (Civil Division) / USAO Eastern District of Texas
- Area of law
- Other
- Legal basis
- False Claims Act; Truth in Negotiations Act
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Defence and security
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Published
- 6 Feb 2025
Original amount 29,740,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 6 Feb 2025.
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Allegations of Defective Pricing Press release of an authority
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16 Oct 2024 RTX Corporation (Raytheon Company)RTX (Raytheon) pays around 391 million USD for bribing a Qatari military official €338.4m
From 2011 to 2017, Raytheon paid almost 2 million USD via sham subcontracts to Qatari military and other public officials and more than 30 million USD to an agent from the ruling family. SEC order: disgorgement of 37,400,090 USD, interest of 11,786,208 USD and a penalty of 75 million USD (of which 22.5 million USD was credited against the DOJ payment); under the DPA with the DOJ, 267,096,068 USD (230.4 million penalty, 36,696,068 forfeiture) is attributable to the FCPA part, combined with an Arms Export Control Act violation and a three-year monitorship. Total without double counting: 368,782,366 USD.
Subcontracts without verifiable services are a classic vehicle for bribes – defence exporters must also disclose payment flows to export control authorities.
Sham subcontracts and agents in defence transactions
- 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, Sections 30A, 13(b)(2)(A)/(B) Exchange Act); Arms Export Control Act; DPA
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Defence and security
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Culpability
- intentional
- Published
- 16 Oct 2024
Original amount 368,782,366 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 16 Oct 2024.
- SEC Order In the Matter of RTX Corporation, Release No. 101353 (16.10.2024) Decision of an authority
- SEC Enforcement Actions: FCPA Cases Enforcement database of an authority
- DOJ Criminal Division: U.S. v. Raytheon Company, Docket No. 24-CR-399 (RER) Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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12 Apr 2024 Former MoD official jailed for 30 months – bribes from consultants €143,988
A British Ministry of Defence official seconded to a defence contractor accepted more than 70,000 GBP (44,000 GBP in cash and two cars) in return for commissioning work from offshore consultants. He was convicted of misconduct in public office and sentenced to 30 months' imprisonment, with a confiscation order of 123,000 GBP; the associated company GPT had already pleaded guilty in 2021.
Kickbacks for consultancy contracts expose public servants and suppliers alike – contract awards require a four-eyes principle and conflict-of-interest declarations.
Kickbacks in the engagement of consultants
- Authority / court
- Serious Fraud Office (SFO)
- Area of law
- Bribery and corruption · Bribery of public officials
- Legal basis
- Misconduct in public office (Common Law); Proceeds of Crime Act (Confiscation)
- Action
- Custodial sentence
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Defence and security
- Culpability
- intentional
- Liability of senior managers
- The former MoD official Jeffrey Cook was personally sentenced to imprisonment.
- Published
- 12 Apr 2024
Original amount 123,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 12 Apr 2024.
- Former MoD official jailed for taking £70k in kickbacks Press release of an authority
- SFO: Former MoD official convicted for taking £70k in secret kickbacks (6 March 2024) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link