September 28, 2018

Stryker Corp has agreed to pay $7.8 million to settle charges of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in sales of its products in China, India, and Kuwait. This is the company’s second alleged violation of the FCPA in recent times; the company had paid $13.2 million to settle similar charges in 2013. According to the SEC, the current charges relate to inadequate internal controls and inaccurately recorded records. In addition to the penalty, the settlement will now require Stryker to retain an independent compliance consultant. SEC

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