Telia Pays Nearly $1 Billion in Penalties, Resulting in the Largest-Ever FCPA Resolution

On September 21, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and other foreign authorities reached a combined $965 million settlement with Sweden-based telecommunications firm, Telia Company AB, to resolve a multi-year probe into bribes paid in Uzbekistan.