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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONLitigation Release No. 20896 / February 11, 2009Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Release No. 2934 / February 11, 2009Securities and Exchange Commission v. ITT Corporation, Civil Action No. 1:09-cv-00272 (RJL) (D.D.C. filed Feb. 11, 2009)SEC FILES SETTLED CHARGES AGAINST ITT CORPORATION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE BOOKS AND RECORDS AND INTERNAL CONTROLS PROVISIONS OF THE FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACTThe Securities and Exchange Commission today filed a settled civil injunctive action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against ITT Corporation ("ITT"), a New York-based global multi-industry company, alleging violations of Section 13(b)(2)(A) and (B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"). Those provisions are part of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act books and records and internal controls provisions. The Commission's complaint alleges that ITT's violations of the provisions resulted from payments to Chinese government officials by ITT's wholly-owned Chinese subsidiary, Nanjing Goulds Pumps Ltd. ("NGP"). From 2001 through 2005, NGP's illicit payments to employees of numerous Chinese state-owned entities ("SOEs") totaled approximately $200,000. The customers associated with those illicit payments generated over $4 million in sales to NGP, from which ITT realized improper profits of more than $1 million. According to the Commission's Complaint:
ITT, without admitting or denying the allegations in the Commission's complaint, consented to the entry of a final judgment permanently enjoining it from future violations of Section 13(b)(2)(A) and (B) of the Exchange Act; ordering the company to pay disgorgement of $1,041,112, together with prejudgment interest thereon of $387,538.11; and imposing a $250,000 civil penalty, pursuant to Section 21(d)(3) of the Exchange Act. The Commission considered that ITT self-reported, cooperated with the Commission's investigation, and instituted subsequent remedial measures.
http://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2009/lr20896.htm
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