Weatherford is well known in the compliance community for its 2013 FCPA settlement where it agreed to the then-ninth largest FCPA fine of all-time. Additionally, one of its subsidiaries, pled guilty to violating the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA. The total amount of fines and penalties for the FCPA violations was $152.6 million. The company was also hit with another $100 million in fines and penalties for trade sanctions bringing its total amount paid to $252.6 million.
