Criminal case
United States v. Odebrecht S.A.
- Authority
- US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Case number
- Not published on the release we read
- Filed or opened
- 21 December 2016
- Organization
- Novonor S.A.
- Current stage
- Guilty plea entered
- Outcome
- Guilty plea with global penalties of at least US$3.5 billion shared with Brazil and SwitzerlandS1
Decisions and steps
- Guilty plea announced, case assigned to US District Judge Raymond J. DearieS1
Claims this case bears on
- Supported89The US Department of Justice said in December 2016 that Odebrecht paid about US$788 million in bribes to government officials, their representatives and political parties.Regulator statement, 21 December 20162 records citedBribery
Sources
- S1Tier A Odebrecht and Braskem Plead Guilty and Agree to Pay at Least $3.5 Billion in Global PenaltiesUS Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs. Regulator press release. 21 December 2016.Supports the guilty plea, the US$788 million bribe figure and the Division of Structured Operations. It does not address later Brazilian rulings on evidence.Link working, checked 25 October 2026