Société Générale S.A.
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Société Générale Paid More Than $860 Million in Criminal Penalties Over Libyan Bribery and LIBOR Manipulation
In June 2018, Société Générale agreed to resolutions with U.S. and French authorities involving bribery of Gaddafi-era Libyan officials and manipulation of the LIBOR benchmark. The U.S. Department of Justice said the bank admitted making more than $90 million in corrupt payments and agreed to penalties including $585 million relating to the Libyan bribery scheme and $275 million relating to LIBOR manipulation. Société Générale said its overall agreements with the DOJ, CFTC and French PNF involved approximately $1.3 billion. Sources: U.S. Department of Justice https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/soci-t-g-n-rale-sa-agrees-pay-860-million-criminal-penalties-bribing-gaddafi-era-libyan Société Générale https://www.societegenerale.com/en/news/newsroom/societe-generale-reaches-agreements-doj-cftc-and-pnf-resolve-their-pending-ibor-and