Baker Hughes controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2007
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations
Baker Hughes pleaded guilty in United States federal court to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act relating to approximately $4.1 million in commission payments made between 2001 and 2003. The payments were connected to an oil-services contract in Kazakhstan, and the company agreed to pay $44.1 million in fines and penalties.