United States v. C.E. Miller Corp. and Charles E. Miller (C.D. Cal. 1982)
United States v. Marquis D. King (D.D.C. 1983)

• Case Name
• United States v. C.E. Miller Corp. and Charles E. Miller (C.D. Cal. 1982)
  United States v. Marquis D. King (D.D.C. 1983)

• Date Filed
• 09/16/1982

• Enforcement Agency
• DOJ

• Countries
• Mexico

• Foreign Official
• Two sub-directors of Pemex:  one was responsible for the purchase of goods and equipment, the other was responsible for the exploration and production of Mexican oil and gas.

• Date of Conduct
• 1977 to 1979

• Nature of Business
• Process fabrication subcontract work for Crawford Enterprises, Inc. (“Crawford”) on sales of turbine compression systems to Petroleos Mexicanos (“Pemex”), Mexico’s national oil company, by C.E. Miller Corp. (“C.E. Miller”), a California corporation and a domestic concern.

• Influence to be Obtained
• To obtain purchase orders from Pemex for turbine compression systems and related equipment for C.E. Miller and Crawford.

• Enforcement
• C.E. Miller pled guilty to one count of an FCPA bribery violation and was fined $20,000.  Miller, president, chairman and majority stockholder of C.E. Miller, pled guilty to one bribery count and was sentenced to three years’ probation with 500 hours of community service.  Marquis King, an officer and director of C.E. Miller, entered into a cooperation agreement and was, therefore, charged only with violations of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act.  He was sentenced to 14 months’ probation and paid prosecution costs of $5,000.

• Amount of the Value
• 5% of each Pemex purchase 

• Amount of Business Related to Payment
• A $79 million contract for three aircraft.

• Intermediary
• Grupo Delta, a Mexican corporation, which held itself out as Crawford’s sales representative in Mexico while actually acting as the conduit for the bribe payments to the Pemex officials.

• Total Sanction
• $ 20,000

• Compliance Monitor
• No

• Reporting Requirements
• No

• Case is Pending?
• No

• Total Combined Monetary Sanction
• $ 20,000

C.E. Miller Corp. 

• Date Filed
• 09/16/1982

• Filed Under Seal
• No

• FCPA Statutory Provision
• • Anti-Bribery

• Disposition
• Plea Agreement

• Defendant Jurisdictional Basis
• Domestic Concern

• Defendant's Citizenship
• United States

• Individual Sanction
• $20,000 Criminal Fine.

Charles E. Miller

• Date Filed
• 09/16/1982

• Filed Under Seal
• No

• FCPA Statutory Provision
• • Aiding and Abetting: Anti-Bribery
  • Anti-Bribery

• Disposition
• Plea Agreement

• Defendant Jurisdictional Basis
• Domestic Concern

• Defendant's Citizenship
• United States

• Individual Sanction
• 36-Months Probation.

Marquis D. King

• Date Filed
• 11/16/1982

• Filed Under Seal
• No

• FCPA Statutory Provision

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

• Disposition
• Plea Agreement

• Defendant Jurisdictional Basis
• Domestic Concern

• Individual Sanction
• 14-Months Probation.