Dun & Bradstreet Pays $9 Million SEC Fine to Settle China FCPA Allegations Obtains; Declination from DOJ

Dun & Bradstreet Pays $9 Million SEC Fine to Settle China FCPA Allegations Obtains; Declination from DOJ

April 26, 2018, Covington Alert

On April 23, 2018, Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (“D&B”), a professional services company providing credit reporting information and other commercial data to businesses, agreed to pay more than $9 million in connection with a cease and desist order with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to settle allegations that it violated the books and records and internal controls provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”).  The DOJ declined to prosecute D&B criminally.