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Company: Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.
Current Parent Company: Herbalife
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Penalty: $55,000,000
Year: 2020
Date: August 28, 2020
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Mega-Scandal: Foreign Bribery
Violation Description: Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. agreed to pay criminal penalties of $55 million to resolve the government's Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of Herbalife's scheme to falsify books and records and provide corrupt payments and benefits to Chinese government officials for the purpose of obtaining, retaining, and increasing Herbalife's business in China.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Criminal Division
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Prosecution Agreement: deferred prosecution agreement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Cayman Islands
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: nutritional products
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.