JGC Corp. Settles DOJ FCPA Investigation of Alleged Bribery for Nigeria LNG EPC Contracts
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced this week that it has settled a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigation of the Japanese firm JGC Corporation. The DOJ alleged that JGC Corp. participated in activities aiming to bribe Nigerian government officials in order to secure engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts for the Nigeria LNG project on Bonny Island. The settlement requires JGC Corp. to pay $218.8 million in criminal fines. American firm KBR settled similar claims in 2009.