United States v. Silicon Contractors, Inc., Diversified Group, Inc., Herbert D. Hughes, Ronald R. Richardson, Richard L. Noble and John Sherman (E.D. La. 1985)
Case Details
- Case Name
- United States v. Silicon Contractors, Inc., Diversified Group, Inc., Herbert D. Hughes, Ronald R. Richardson, Richard L. Noble and John Sherman (E.D. La. 1985)
- Foreign Official
- Mexican officials at the Comisión Federal de Electricidad, a Mexican government agency.
- Nature of Business
- Manufacture, sale and installation of radiation and fire-stop penetration seals for use in nuclear power plants by Silicon Contractors, Inc. (“Silicon”), a Texas corporation and a domestic concern.
- Influence to be Obtained
- The award of a certain contract to manufacture and install radiation and fire-stop penetration seals for a nuclear power plant in Laguna Verde, Mexico.
- Enforcement
- Silicon pled guilty to a single count of bribery under the FCPA and agreed to the entry of a permanent injunction prohibiting future violations of the FCPA. In addition, it was fined $150,000.
Hughes, Richardson and Noble, officers of Silicon. Sherman, a resident of England, and Diversified Group, Inc. (which acquired the stock ownership of Silicon) were also named in a civil injunctive action and agreed to the entry of permanent injunctions prohibiting future violations of the FCPA.
- Amount of the Value
- $132,000.
- Amount of Business Related to Payment
- Not Stated.
- Reporting Requirements
- No
Defendants
Silicon Contractors, Inc.
- Citation
- United States v. Silicon Contractors, Inc., No. 85-cr-00251 (E.D. La. 1985).
- Other Statutory Provision
- None
- Disposition
- Plea Agreement
- Defendant Jurisdictional Basis
- Domestic Concern
- Defendant's Citizenship
- United States
- Individual Sanction
- Permanent Injunction; $150,000 Criminal Fine.
Diversified Group, Inc.
- Citation
- United States v. Silicon Contractors, Inc., No. 85-cr-00251 (E.D. La. 1985).
- Other Statutory Provision
- None
- Disposition
- Complaint and Consent Order
- Defendant Jurisdictional Basis
- Unknown
- Defendant's Citizenship
- United States
- Individual Sanction
- Permanent Injunction.
Herbert Hughes
- Citation
- United States v. Silicon Contractors, Inc., No. 85-cr-00251 (E.D. La. 1985).
- FCPA Statutory Provision
-
- Aiding and Abetting: Anti-Bribery
- Other Statutory Provision
- None
- Disposition
- Complaint and Consent Order
- Defendant Jurisdictional Basis
- Domestic Concern, Agent of Domestic Concern
- Defendant's Citizenship
- United States
- Individual Sanction
- Permanent Injunction
Ronald Richardson
- Citation
- United States v. Silicon Contractors, Inc., No. 85-cr-00251 (E.D. La. 1985).
- FCPA Statutory Provision
-
- Aiding and Abetting: Anti-Bribery
- Other Statutory Provision
- None
- Disposition
- Complaint and Consent Order
- Defendant Jurisdictional Basis
- Domestic Concern
- Defendant's Citizenship
- United States
- Individual Sanction
- Permanent Injunction
Richard Noble
- Citation
- United States v. Silicon Contractors, Inc., No. 85-cr-00251 (E.D. La. 1985).
- FCPA Statutory Provision
-
- Aiding and Abetting: Anti-Bribery
- Other Statutory Provision
- None
- Disposition
- Complaint and Consent Order
- Defendant Jurisdictional Basis
- Unknown
- Defendant's Citizenship
- United States
- Individual Sanction
- Permanent Injunction
John Sherman
- Citation
- United States v. Silicon Contractors, Inc., No. 85-cr-00251 (E.D. La. 1985).
- FCPA Statutory Provision
-
- Aiding and Abetting: Anti-Bribery
- Other Statutory Provision
- None
- Disposition
- Complaint and Consent Order
- Defendant Jurisdictional Basis
- Unknown
- Defendant's Citizenship
- United States
- Individual Sanction
- Permanent Injunction
