Issues To Consider From The RTX Enforcement Action
This prior post went in-depth into the recent RTX (Raytheon) FCPA enforcement action regarding bribery schemes in Qatar.
The net $361.2 FCPA enforcement action involved a net $259.7 million DOJ FCPA enforcement action and a net $101.5 million SEC FCPA enforcement action.
This post highlights additional issues to consider.
Timeline
As RTX previously disclosed:
RTX Resolves Net $361 Million FCPA Enforcement Action
Raytheon (which changed its name to RTX in 2003) has been under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (and related) scrutiny for several years.
As highlighted in this prior post, in late July 2024 the company disclosed that it would be resolving (among other things) an FCPA matter and that settlement would include a DOJ deferred prosecution agreement (with an independent compliance monitor requirement) and an SEC order.
Today, the DOJ and SEC announced resolution of the matter. Resolution involved various prongs including the False Claims Act, the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
“Such Conduct Has Occurred With Respect To Certain Contracts”
Raytheon (which changed its name to RTX in 2003) has been under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act scrutiny for several years.
The company recently disclosed:
“As previously disclosed, in 2019, Raytheon Company received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeking information in connection with an investigation into whether there were improper payments made by Raytheon Company, our joint venture known as Thales-Raytheon Systems (TRS), or anyone acting on their behalf, in connection with TRS or Raytheon Company contracts in certain Middle East countries since 2014. In the first quarter of 2020, the DOJ advised Raytheon Company it had opened a parallel criminal investigation. In the third quarter of 2020, Raytheon Company received an additional subpoena from the SEC, seeking information and documents as part of its ongoing investigation. The Company maintains a rigorous anti-corruption compliance program, and continues to cooperate fully with the SEC’s and DOJ’s inquiries, and to examine through our own investigation whether there were any improper payments or any such conduct that was in violation of Raytheon Company policy.
Scrutiny Updates
Remember when a top-ranking DOJ official said in 2017 (see here) that the DOJ’s “intent is for our FCPA investigations to be measured in months, not years”?
Me too. That was pretty funny.
Set forth below are scrutiny updates from companies that have been under FCPA scrutiny for approximately three years.
Pfizer
As highlighted here, Pfizer (a company that resolved a $60 million FCPA enforcement action in 2012 concerning conduct in Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Serbia) disclosed additional FCPA scrutiny in mid-2019.
Friday Roundup
Scrutiny alerts and updates and that is why Congress included a facilitation payment exception in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
It’s all here in the Friday Roundup.
Scrutiny Alerts and Updates
Raytheon
The Wall Street Journal reports: