DOJ Declines Charges Against Merck Subsidiary Amid Cooperation in Export Scheme
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.