Textron's FCPA Violations Caused by Fifth Tier French Subsidiaries

Textron Inc., without admitting or denying books and records and internal controls allegations, consented to the entry of a final judgment with the SEC permanently enjoining it from future violations of Sections 13(b)(2)(A) and 13(b)(2)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ordering it to disgorge $2,284,579 in profits, plus $450,461.68 in pre-judgment interest, and to pay a civil penalty of $800,000. Textron will also pay a $1,150,000 fine pursuant to a non-prosecution agreement with the DOJ.

The SEC complaint alleges that from approximately 2001 through 2003, two of Textron's fifth tier French subsidiaries that it acquired in 1998 and 1999 authorized and made approximately $650,539 in kickback payments in connection with its sale of humanitarian goods to Iraq under the U.N. Oil for Food Program. The complaint also alleges that Textron's subsidiaries made illicit payments of $114,995 to obtain thirty-six contracts in the United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Egypt, and India from 2001 to 2005.

View the SEC’s Litigation Release Here.

View the SEC’s Complaint Here.

View the DOJ's Press Release Here.