Criminal case
United States v. WMT Brasilia S.a.r.l. and non-prosecution agreement with Walmart Inc.
- Authority
- US Department of Justice, Criminal Division Fraud Section and US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia
- Case number
- Not published
- Filed or opened
- 20 June 2019
- Organization
- Walmart Inc.
- Current stage
- Non-prosecution agreement with a three-year term. WMT Brasilia pleaded guilty on 20 June 2019.
- Outcome
- Resolved by NPA and subsidiary guilty plea.
Decisions and steps
- NPA with Walmart and guilty plea by WMT Brasilia, combined criminal penalty of US$137 millionS4
Claims this case bears on
- Partly supported77An Associated Press report of 21 April 2012, relaying a New York Times investigation, said Wal-Mart investigators in Mexico found hundreds of suspect payments totaling more than US$24 million and that the company ended its internal probe.Press report, 21 April 20126 records citedBribery
- Supported88Walmart said on 20 June 2019 that its global resolution with the Justice Department and the SEC ended all FCPA-related investigations into the company and its subsidiaries, for a combined payment of US$282.7 million.Company statement, 20 June 20194 records citedCorporate status
Sources
- S4Tier A Walmart Inc. and Brazil-Based Subsidiary Agree to Pay $137 Million to Resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act CaseUS Department of Justice. Regulator press release. 20 June 2019.Supports the NPA, the WMT Brasilia plea and the penalty. It does not give a case number.Link working, checked 25 October 2026