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Criminal case

United States v. Olympus Corp. of the Americas, and United States v. Olympus Latin America Inc.

Authority: US District Court for the District of New Jersey
Case number: Not published
Filed or opened: 1 March 2016
Organization: Olympus Corporation
Current stage: Three-year deferred prosecution agreements announced on 1 March 2016. Later disposition not reviewed.
Outcome: Resolved by deferred prosecution agreements and a civil settlement. No conviction.

Decisions and steps

1 March 2016Agreements announced with penalties and a civil settlement totalling about US$646 million^S8

Claims this case bears on

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The US Justice Department said in March 2016 that Olympus Corp. of the Americas would pay US$623.2 million to resolve kickback charges and claims, and that its Latin America unit would pay US$22.8 million over foreign bribery.
Regulator statement, 1 March 20163 records citedBribery

Sources

S8Tier A Medical Equipment Company Will Pay $646 Million for Making Illegal Payments to Doctors and Hospitals in United States and Latin AmericaUS Department of Justice. Regulator press release. 1 March 2016.Supports the charges, the deferred prosecution agreements and the amounts for the two US subsidiaries. It does not cover the Tokyo parent or later disposition.Link working, checked 25 October 2026