United States v. Applied Process Products Overseas, Inc. (D.D.C. 1983)
United States v. Gary D. Bateman (D.D.C. 1983)

• Case Name
• United States v. Applied Process Products Overseas, Inc. (D.D.C. 1983)
  United States v. Gary D. Bateman (D.D.C. 1983)

• Date Filed
• 05/27/1981

• Enforcement Agency
• DOJ

• Foreign Official
• The Administrative Secretary to the Chief of Purchasing at Pemex and other Pemex officials.

• Date of Conduct
• 1979 to 1981

• Nature of Business
• Representing U.S. companies in the sale of spare parts and other smaller compression-related equipment to Petroleos Mexicanos (“Pemex”), the national oil company of Mexico, by Applied Process Products Overseas, Inc. (“Applied”), a Texas corporation and a domestic concern.

• Influence to be Obtained
• To obtain and retain contracts from Pemex for compression-related equipment and spare parts.

• Enforcement
• Applied entered into a cooperation agreement, pled guilty to the single bribery count under the FCPA, consented to a permanent injunction prohibiting future violations and was fined $5,000.
   
  Bateman, chairman of the board, president and sole stockholder of Applied, entered into a cooperation agreement, consented to a permanent injunction and pled guilty to the five count misdemeanor violations of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act in connection with the bribery scheme.  He was sentenced to probation for three years.  In addition, he paid a civil penalty of $229,512, civil tax payments of $300,000, and civil reimbursement of costs related to his prosecution of $5,000.
   

• Amount of the Value
• $342,000 (representing 30% of Applied’s gross profit derived from Pemex contracts).

• Amount of Business Related to Payment
• $5 million in purchase orders from Pemex.

• Intermediary
• None

• Total Sanction
• $ 534,215

• Compliance Monitor
• No

• Reporting Requirements
• No

• Case is Pending?
• No

• Total Combined Monetary Sanction
• $ 534,215

Applied Process Products Overseas, Inc.

• Date Filed
• 05/27/1981

• Filed Under Seal
• No

• FCPA Statutory Provision
• • Anti-Bribery

• Disposition
• Plea Agreement

• Defendant Jurisdictional Basis
• Domestic Concern

• Defendant's Citizenship
• United States

Gary D. Bateman

• Date Filed
• 05/27/1981

• Filed Under Seal
• No

• FCPA Statutory Provision

• Other Statutory Provision
• Violation of Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act.

• Disposition
• Plea Agreement

• Defendant Jurisdictional Basis
• Domestic Concern

• Defendant's Citizenship
• United States

• Individual Sanction
• 3-Years Probation; $534,215 Civil Sanctions.