Global design firm Louis Berger and the U.S. Justice Dept. announced a settlement on July 17 of bribery charges against former senior managers in Asia that includes a three-year deferred prosecution of the firm, suspending prosecution of any criminal charges and a $17.1-million fine.
The company said it found and reported the violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, involving bribes of foreign officials to win contracts, as part of an internal probe of fraudulent billing on government contracts abroad that occurred between 1998 and 2010.