Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today reached a $16 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act when its subsidiaries paid bribes to land tire sales in Kenya and Angola. 

The SEC said the settlement amount “reflects the company’s self-reporting, prompt remedial acts, and significant cooperation with the SEC’s investigation.” Goodyear neither admitted nor denied the SEC’s findings. 

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