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Company: Albemarle Corporation
Current Parent CompanyAlbemarle
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement: Albemarle
Jurisdiction: United States
Region: North America
Penalty Currency: U.S. Dollar
Penalty Amount in Original Currency: 103,600,000
U.S. Dollar Equivalent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement: $103,600,000
Year: 2023
Date: September 29, 2023
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Offense Category: kickbacks and bribery
Description: Albemarle Corporation, a global specialty chemicals company, agreed to pay more than $103.6 million to settle the SEC's charges that it violated the anti-bribery, recordkeeping, and internal accounting controls provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The Justice Department brought a parallel criminal action (see separate entry).
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
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VTG Record ID: VTG24-25979