Criminal case
United States v. Lafarge S.A. and Lafarge Cement Syria S.A.
- Authority
- US District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Judge William F. Kuntz II)
- Case number
- Not published in the release read
- Filed or opened
- 18 October 2022
- Organization
- Lafarge SA
- Current stage
- Pleas entered and sentence imposed. Concluded.
- Outcome
- Conviction by guilty pleaS1.
Decisions and steps
- Guilty pleas, probation and US$777.78 million in fines and forfeitureS1
Claims this case bears on
- Supported93Lafarge SA and Lafarge Cement Syria pleaded guilty in October 2022 in the United States to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS and al-Nusrah Front.Regulator statement, 18 October 20223 records citedSanctions
- Partly supported81Holcim said in October 2022 that none of the Syrian conduct involved Holcim, that former Lafarge executives concealed it, and that Holcim investigated proactively and voluntarily.Company statement, 18 October 20224 records citedSanctions
Sources
- S1Tier A Lafarge Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Foreign Terrorist OrganizationsUS Department of Justice. Regulator press release. 18 October 2022.Supports the pleas, the penalties, the payments and the findings on disclosure and cooperation. It does not name Holcim.Link working, checked 25 October 2026