Criminal case
Investigation concerning Kobe Steel USA Inc.
- Authority
- US Department of Justice (grand jury request)
- Case number
- Not published
- Filed or opened
- October 2017
- Organization
- Kobe Steel, Ltd.
- Current stage
- Document request concluded in July 2019, as reported by the company.
- Outcome
- No enforcement action found.
Decisions and steps
- DOJ confirms no further production or preservation needed, per the companyS5
Claims this case bears on
- Supported62Kobe Steel said in July 2019 that the US Justice Department confirmed it required no further documents in its investigation of the misconduct.Company statement, 17 July 20192 records citedCorporate status
Sources
- S5Tier B Conclusion of the Request for Document Production, etc. from the U.S. Judicial Administrative AuthorityKobe Steel, Ltd.. Company statement. 17 July 2019.Company account of the end of the US grand jury document request. It is not a DOJ declination letter.Link working, checked 25 October 2026