Bloomberg Law
April 30, 2018, 10:55 AM UTC

‘Turn Yourself In,’ Justice Dept. Says, But Companies Need Data

Victoria Graham
Victoria Graham
Reporter

Dun & Bradstreet Co. became the first company to avoid criminal prosecution under the Justice Department’s updated anti-bribery policy because it turned itself in, but it’s unclear how many companies will follow.

The company’s violations arose from bribes paid by employees in its Chinese subsidiaries to third party agents from 2006 to 2012 in order to obtain non-public information, according to the Securities and Exchange Commissionadministrative settlement.

The DOJ didn’t press charges because the business research company cooperated. But Dun & Bradstreet still must pay a $9.2 million dollar fine to the SEC for accounting irregularities stemming from ...

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