A U.S. agricultural supply company will pay more than $10 million and make significant compliance upgrades under a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) to settle a Department of Justice (DOJ) charge of bribing Mexican border officials.

The DPA, signed by the Scoular Company, is the DOJโ€™s first in 2026 related to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

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