DOJ Settlement: DS&S Agrees To Pay Settlement Amount

Data Systems & Solutions LLC ("DS&S") has agreed to pay a USD 8.82 million fine to the DOJ for violations of the FCPA. According to the DOJ, DS&S paid bribes to officials employed in Lithuania, to secure contracts to perform services for a nuclear power plant. To disguise the scheme, the bribes were allegedly channeled through several subcontractors located in the US and abroad. The subcontractors, in turn, allegedly made repeated payments to high-level officials in Lithuania. In addition to the fine, DS&S agreed to cooperate with the DOJ by reporting periodically on DS&S's compliance efforts and to continue implementing an enhanced compliance program and internal controls designed to prevent and detect FCPA violations.