United States v. Johnson & Johnson (Depuy)

No. 11-CR-00099 (2011)

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United States v. Johnson & Johnson (Depuy)

United States District Court for the District of Columbia
No. 11-CR-00099 (2011)

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  • Written by Rich Walter, JD

Facts

The United States government accused the Johnson & Johnson corporation (J&J) and its subsidiary, Depuy, Inc. (defendants), of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The government offered to defer prosecution if J&J agreed to strengthen its existing FCPA compliance program by adopting additional (1) corporate anticorruption policies; (2) compliance standards and procedures to be followed by J&J directors, employees, foreign agents, and foreign business partners; (3) compliance oversight duties for senior executives; (4) training and certification programs and other mechanisms for communicating J&J’s anticorruption policies, standards, and procedures to J&J directors, employees, agents, and business partners; (5) measures for reporting violations of anticorruption policies, standards, and procedures; (6) disciplinary procedures for such violations; (7) due-diligence requirements pertaining to retention and oversight of agents and business partners; (8) standard anticorruption contract provisions; and (9) periodic testing to evaluate the effectiveness of J&J’s FCPA compliance program.

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Issue

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Key Terms

  • Due DiligenceThe amount of effort a reasonable person would engage in or care he would exercise in a particular situation.
  • Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)Statute enacted by Congress to reduce questionable foreign payments made by United States corporations, foreign corporations subject to regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and foreign corporations or representatives that further foreign bribery schemes while in United States territory. The FCPA’s anti-bribery provisions prohibit these actors from using federal mail or other forms of interstate commerce corruptly to influence foreign officials.
  • Deferred-Prosecution AgreementAgreement between the government and an individual or entity facing criminal prosecution whereby the government files a criminal charge but postpones prosecution; if the defendant complies with the provisions of the agreement, the government will move to dismiss the charge.

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