KT Corp., South Korea’s largest telecommunications operator, will pay $6.3 million in a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

KT agreed to pay approximately $3.5 million in civil penalties and $2.8 million in disgorgement, the SEC announced Thursday. The company neither admitted nor denied the agency’s findings in reaching settlement.

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