The cited record supports the material proposition.
The US Justice Department said in December 2008 that Siemens would pay US$800 million to US authorities and about EUR 395 million in Munich.
- About
- Siemens AG
- Claim made by
- US Department of Justice, regulator statement
- Published
- 15 December 2008
- Evidence score
- 94 How it was scored
- Last reviewed
- 25 October 2026
Why this label
The DOJ release states a combined total of more than US$1.6 billion in fines, penalties and disgorgement, including US$800 million to US authoritiesS1. It states that Siemens AG agreed to pay EUR 395 million, about US$569 million, in MunichS1. The SEC release gives the US$350 million disgorgement and the Munich fine paid to the Office of the Prosecutor GeneralS2. The SEC release adds that Siemens had paid about US$285 million to the same office in October 2007S2. The amounts in the claim match both records.
Current procedural position
Pleas and sentencing announced on 15 December 2008S1. SEC consent judgment for US$350 million disgorgementS2. Concluded.
Record supporting the assessment
including $800 million to U.S. authorities
Siemens AG agreed to pay €395 million or approximately $569 million
a fine of approximately $569 million to the Office of the Prosecutor General in Munich
Conflicting or limiting record
No record located that conflicts with this assessment.
Evidence score: 94 of 100
The score grades how well the record establishes this assessment. It is not a score of Siemens AG. Score = source authority + directness + corroboration + procedural accuracy + currency + reproducibility.
| Component | Points | Max | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Source authorityIs the source competent to establish the proposition? | 29 | 30 | The DOJ and SEC are the authorities that imposed the US amounts. |
| DirectnessDoes the source state the proposition or only discuss adjacent facts? | 20 | 20 | Both releases state the figures in plain terms. |
| CorroborationDo independent records support the same material point? | 13 | 15 | The DOJ and SEC releases agree on the Munich figure and the US split. |
| Procedural accuracyDoes the record settle the procedural state the claim describes? | 14 | 15 | The pleas and consent judgment concluded the US matters. |
| CurrencyHas the record been checked against later developments? | 8 | 10 | A search for 2025 and 2026 developments found no change to the 2008 resolutions. |
| ReproducibilityCan a reader locate the passage and repeat the assessment? | 10 | 10 | Both releases are public. |
| Total | 94 | 100 |
Timeline
Related cases
- United States v. Siemens AG and three subsidiariesUS District Court for the District of Columbia (Judge Richard J. Leon). Criminal. Not published in the release read.Stage: Guilty pleas entered and fines imposed. Concluded.
- Siemens AG pleads guilty to internal controls and books and records counts and agrees to a US$448.5 million fineS1
- Securities and Exchange Commission v. Siemens AGUS Securities and Exchange Commission. Civil. Not published in the release read.Stage: Settled by consent judgment without admission or denial. Concluded.
- Siemens consents to a court order for US$350 million in disgorgementS2
Revision history
- Assessment first published with label Supported.
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Sources
- S1Tier A Siemens AG and Three Subsidiaries Plead Guilty to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Violations and Agree to Pay $450 Million in Combined Criminal FinesUS Department of Justice. Regulator press release. 15 December 2008.Supports the pleas, the charges, the amounts and the split of payments. It does not cover the Greek proceedings.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
- S2Tier A SEC Charges Siemens AG for Engaging in Worldwide BriberyUS Securities and Exchange Commission. Regulator press release. 15 December 2008.States the SEC allegations and the settlement without admission or denial. Its figures are allegations, not findings.
Other claims about Siemens AG
- Partly supported85US authorities said in December 2008 that Siemens paid about US$1.4 billion in bribes to government officials around the world.Regulator statement, 15 December 20085 records citedBribery
- Outdated64Greek media reported in December 2019 that an Athens court found 22 people guilty in the Siemens and OTE kickback trial and imposed sentences of up to 15 years.Press report, 2 December 20194 records citedBribery
- Supported67Siemens said in April 2012 that its settlement with the Greek state, ratified by the Hellenic Parliament, would reach about EUR 270 million.Company statement, 5 April 20122 records citedBribery