Japan's JGC Makes Top Ten

With yesterday's $218.8 million criminal fine, JGC joins the top ten FCPA cases of all time. Nine now involve non-U.S. companies, and the oldest -- Siemens from December 2008 -- is still the biggest.

Yokohama-based JGC -- the only Japanese company on the list -- knocks off Houston-based Pride and its $56.1 million settlement in 2010.

The current top ten are:

1. Siemens (Germany): $800 million in 2008.

2. KBR / Halliburton (USA): $579 million in 2009.

3. BAE (UK): $400 million in 2010.

4. Snamprogetti Netherlands B.V. / ENI S.p.A (Holland/Italy): $365 million in 2010.

5. Technip S.A. (France): $338 million in 2010.

6. JGC Corporation (Japan) $218.8 million in 2011.

7. Daimler AG (Germany): $185 million in 2010.

8. Alcatel-Lucent (France): $137 million in 2010.

9. Panalpina (Switzerland): $81.8 million in 2010.

10. ABB Ltd (Switzerland): $58.3 million in 2010.

[Editor's note: the list was updated here.]