Outdated
The claim described an earlier position that has since changed.
The US Justice Department said in December 2022 that ABB entered into a three-year deferred prosecution agreement.
- About
- ABB Ltd
- Claim made by
- US Department of Justice, regulator statement
- Published
- 2 December 2022
- Evidence score
- 95 How it was scored
- Last reviewed
- 25 October 2026
Why this label
The DOJ release described a three-year DPA in the Eastern District of VirginiaS1. On 18 June 2025 the government filed an unopposed motion saying ABB had paid the US$315,000,000 penalty, had fully complied, and that early dismissal with prejudice was appropriateS6. The court's signed order, filed on 20 June 2025, dismissed the information with prejudiceS8. A law firm bulletin notes the original end date of 2 December 2025S7. The agreement no longer runs, and the charge against ABB Ltd is dismissed. The subsidiaries' guilty pleas are separate and standS1.
Current procedural position
DPA dated 2 December 2022S6. Unopposed motion to dismiss filed on 18 June 2025 in case 1:22-CR-220S6. Information dismissed with prejudice by order filed on 20 June 2025S8.
Record supporting the assessment
It is hereby ORDERED that the Information, ECF No. 11, is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
early dismissal of the Information with prejudice is appropriate
granted the request on June 20, 2025
Conflicting or limiting record
ABB entered into a three-year deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the department
Evidence score: 95 of 100
The score grades how well the record establishes this assessment. It is not a score of ABB Ltd. Score = source authority + directness + corroboration + procedural accuracy + currency + reproducibility.
| Component | Points | Max | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Source authorityIs the source competent to establish the proposition? | 29 | 30 | A signed court order and a government motion are competent records of the dismissal. |
| DirectnessDoes the source state the proposition or only discuss adjacent facts? | 20 | 20 | The order states the dismissal in its operative sentence. |
| CorroborationDo independent records support the same material point? | 13 | 15 | The motion, the order and a professional bulletin agree. |
| Procedural accuracyDoes the record settle the procedural state the claim describes? | 15 | 15 | Dismissal with prejudice is final. |
| CurrencyHas the record been checked against later developments? | 10 | 10 | Checked against the June 2025 dismissal. |
| ReproducibilityCan a reader locate the passage and repeat the assessment? | 8 | 10 | The motion is hosted on a law firm site, not on PACER for free. |
| Total | 95 | 100 |
Timeline
Related cases
- United States v. ABB LtdUS District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Criminal. 1:22-CR-220.Stage: Dismissed with prejudice on 20 June 2025 after early termination of the DPA.
Revision history
- Assessment first published with label Outdated.
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Sources
- S8Tier A Order, United States v. ABB Ltd., No. 1:22-cr-00220-MSNUS District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Court judgment. 20 June 2025.Signed order filed on 20 June 2025 per the docket stamp, dismissing the information with prejudice. Copy hosted by a law firm, not the court.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
- S6Tier A Government's Unopposed Motion to Dismiss Information, United States v. ABB Ltd, No. 1:22-CR-220US Department of Justice, filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Court filing. 18 June 2025.Government motion filed as ECF No. 23 with a proposed order. It supports full compliance, payment of the US$315,000,000 penalty and the request for dismissal with prejudice.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
- S7Tier D DOJ terminates ABB's DPA earlyWillkie Farr & Gallagher, Compliance Concourse. Academic paper. 25 June 2025.Law firm bulletin reporting that the court granted dismissal on 20 June 2025. It is professional analysis, not the order.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
- S1Tier A ABB Agrees to Pay Over $315 Million to Resolve Coordinated Global Foreign Bribery CaseUS Department of Justice. Regulator press release. 2 December 2022.Supports the DPA, the penalty, the guilty pleas and the disclosure credit. It does not give the South African amount.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
Other claims about ABB Ltd
- Supported95The US Justice Department and the SEC said in December 2022 that ABB, through subsidiaries, paid bribes to a South African government official at Eskom in connection with the Kusile power station.Regulator statement, 2 December 20223 records citedBribery
- Partly supported87OCCRP reported in December 2022 that ABB agreed to pay US$315 million to settle a multinational bribery investigation.Press report, 7 December 20224 records citedBribery
- Supported86ABB said it voluntarily disclosed improper payments on the Kusile project and cooperated fully with the authorities.Company statement, 2 December 20224 records citedBribery