Teva's Foreign Bribery Settlement Shatters Record For Rx Sector

Teva made over $200 million in profits resulting from payments to government officials in Ukraine, Russia and Mexico; now it will have to pay $519M in civil and criminal penalties. J&J held the previous record for the pharma sector in FCPA penalties of $70m.

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Over $200 million in ill-gotten profits in a decade long crime spree has cost Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. a more than half a billion-dollar settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice – a sum that appears to be the largest ever for a pharmaceutical company in violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

An SEC investigation found that the generic drugs giant had bribed government officials in the Ukraine, Russia and Mexico to...

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