What a settlement, plea or penalty actually means

How U.S. deferred prosecution agreements and non-prosecution agreements work for companies, the Justice Manual factors, and what the company admits.

How the U.S. False Claims Act works, treble damages, qui tam whistleblower suits, relator shares, and what a DOJ FCA settlement says about liability.

How U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases end: declinations, NPAs, DPAs, guilty pleas and SEC actions, with the statute, penalties and DOJ policy.

Where to find official DOJ press releases, resolution agreements, court filings on PACER and SEC litigation releases, and what to check in each.

The difference between a guilty plea, a deferred prosecution agreement and a civil settlement in U.S. cases, with Rule 11 and Justice Manual rules.

What an SEC settlement without admissions means, the 1972 no-deny policy in 17 CFR 202.5(e), and its rescission by the SEC on 18 May 2026.

How DPAs work in England and Wales under Schedule 17 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013: who can enter one, court approval, terms, breach and admissions.

What civil settlements, DPAs, NPAs, plea agreements and SEC orders say about admission of liability or guilt, with the rules that govern each.

ABB entered a three-year DPA with DOJ and settled SEC charges in December 2022 over bribes to an Eskom official. Amounts, admissions and terms.

In January 2020 Airbus resolved bribery and export-control cases in France, the UK and the US. Amounts, charges, terms and admissions.

In November 2023 Binance pleaded guilty to Bank Secrecy Act, money transmitting and sanctions charges. Amounts, admissions, monitors and Zhao.

Boeing's 2021 DPA, the 2024 breach finding, the rejected plea deal, the 2025 non-prosecution agreement, the dismissal and the Fifth Circuit rulings.

Ericsson agreed to pay over US$1 billion in a 2019 FCPA resolution, then pleaded guilty in 2023 after DOJ found it breached the DPA. Terms and dates.

Glencore entities pleaded guilty in the US in May 2022 and in the UK in June 2022. Amounts, charges, monitors and sentencing, from the official records.

In October 2020 Goldman Sachs entered a DPA and its Malaysian unit pleaded guilty over 1MDB. Amounts, charges and admissions from DOJ, SEC and Fed records.

Gunvor S.A. pleaded guilty in New York on 1 March 2024 over bribes to Petroecuador officials, and Swiss prosecutors convicted it the same day. The amounts.

McKinsey Africa entered a three-year US DPA on 5 December 2024 over bribery in South Africa. Amounts, admissions and the NPA resolution.

In December 2016 Odebrecht and Braskem pleaded guilty to FCPA conspiracy in New York. Amounts, charges, admissions and terms from DOJ and SEC records.

In September 2018 Petrobras signed a DOJ non-prosecution agreement and settled with the SEC. Amounts, the split with Brazil, admissions and terms.

In January 2017 a UK court approved a £497 million SFO deferred prosecution agreement with Rolls-Royce. Counts, amounts, terms and US deal.

SAP entered a three-year DOJ deferred prosecution agreement and an SEC order on 10 January 2024. Amounts, admissions, countries and credits.

Securiport and Alex Stewart International agreed to pay US$1,816,943 to settle False Claims Act allegations over PPP loans. No liability was determined.

In December 2008 Siemens AG and three subsidiaries pleaded guilty to FCPA offences and settled with the SEC. Charges, amounts, admissions and the monitor.

The UK's first DPA: Standard Bank plc and the SFO, approved 30 November 2015 over a Tanzania sovereign note deal. Terms, amounts, SEC case and outcome.

Trafigura Beheer B.V. pleaded guilty on 28 March 2024 to conspiracy to violate the FCPA over bribes to Petrobras officials. Amounts and terms from DOJ.

Vitol Inc. entered a DOJ deferred prosecution agreement on 3 December 2020 over bribes in Brazil, Ecuador and Mexico, with a parallel CFTC resolution.