Crime: Alstom S.A., a French power and transportation company with a U.S. subsidiary in Connecticut, was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Date: The Office in collaboration with the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice prosecuted Alstom for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Outcome: Alstom paid $772,290,000 in criminal fines to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut.
Criminal actions collected $783,664,236.82 in Fiscal Year 2016, with Alstom’s fine accounting for a significant portion of that amount.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut collected a total of $792,906,133.31 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2016.
In addition to the Alstom fine, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Connecticut collected $5,375,890 in asset forfeiture actions in FY 2016.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office is responsible for enforcing federal criminal laws in Connecticut and representing the federal government in civil litigation.
The collected funds will be used to restore funds to crime victims and for a variety of law enforcement purposes.
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Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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