DOJ Declines Charges Against Merck Subsidiary Amid Cooperation in Export Scheme
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Pen Yu and Gregory Muñoz pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy for defrauding MilliporeSigma and exporting products to China using falsified documents. MilliporeSigma avoided prosecution by promptly disclosing the misconduct and cooperating with the Justice Department, marking the first corporate declination under the National Security Division’s voluntary self-disclosure program.
- Ringleader and Company Insider Plead Guilty to Defrauding Biochemical Company and Diverting Products to China Using Falsified Export Documents Department of Justice
- Justice Department Opts Not to Charge Merck KGaA Subsidiary Over Export Controls Scheme The Wall Street Journal
- US DoJ declines to seek fraud charges as part of corporate co-operation drive Financial Times
- Merck Subsidiary Gets First DOJ National Security Declination (1) Bloomberg Law
- DOJ's NSD hails MilliporeSigma 'extraordinary cooperation' in first declination Compliance Week
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