TechnipFMC pays $296 million to settle FCPA offenses

TechnipFMC pays $296 million to settle FCPA offenses

TechnipFMC plc,

an oil and gas services company in London, agreed Tuesday to pay criminal penalties of $296 million to resolve violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act in Brazil and Iraq.

The DOJ

assessed total criminal penalties of $296 million against TechnipFMC and its U.S. subsidiary.

But the DOJ said TechnipFMC would pay about $214 million of the total penalties to enforcement authorities in Brazil.

The portion of penalties paid to the DOJ amounted to $81.9 million.

Technip’s former consultant in Brazil,

Zwi Skornicki,

also pleaded guilty Tuesday in connection with TechnipFMC’s FCPA resolution.

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