Defendant Name: ALCOA INC.

Defendant Type: Public Company

Document Reference: 2014-3

Document Details

Legal Case Name In the matter of Alcoa Inc.
Document Name SEC Charges Alcoa With FCPA Violations
Document Date 09-Jan-2014
Document Format Administrative Proceeding
File Number 3-15673
Allegation Type Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Document Summary On January 9, 2014, the SEC announced that it charged global aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. ("Alcoa") with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act when its subsidiaries repeatedly paid bribes to government officials in Bahrain to maintain a key source of business. An SEC investigation found that more than $110 million in corrupt payments were made to Bahraini officials with influence over contract negotiations between Alcoa and a major government-operated aluminum plant. According to the SEC's order instituting settled administrative proceedings, Alcoa lacked sufficient internal controls to prevent and detect the bribes, which were improperly recorded in Alcoa's books and records as legitimate commissions or sales to a distributor.

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Cease and Desist Order

Related Documents:

34-71261 09-Jan-2014 Administrative Proceeding
Order Instituting Cease-and-Desist Proceedings Pursuant to Section 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Making Findings, and Imposing a Cease-and-Desist Order
On January 9, 2014, the SEC published an order instituting cease-and-desist proceedings against Alcoa Inc. according to the SEC "these proceedings arise from violations of the Foriegn Corrupt Practices Act of 1977."