The Australian company behind red-light traffic cameras, Redflex, has escaped severe penalties in the US after striking a non-prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice over its part in a corruption scandal.
The company's US arm, Redflex Americas, has agreed to pay $US100,000 ($140,000) in restitution to the City of Columbus, Ohio as part of the non-prosecution agreement (NPA).
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The agreement means the company will not face any criminal charges from the DOJ's investigation and will not pay any fine or penalty to the US government.
Redflex still faces a civil action from the City of Chicago, which is seeking damages of $US377 million ($500 million) over the company's alleged involvement in bribing public officials to secure key contracts.
Redflex has also agreed to compensate the City of Chicago any amount determined by the court if the court case is successful.
In October the former CEO of Redflex US subsidiary Redflex Traffic Systems was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for her involvement in the bribes for contracts scheme in Ohio. She still faces sentencing for her role in another bribes for contracts scheme in Chicago.
Chicago city official John Bills, who steered contracts to Redflex in return for cash payments and gifts, was sentenced to 10 years prison in August over his involvement in the scheme.
"We are pleased that the US DOJ investigation of Redflex has been concluded with the signing of the NPA," said Adam Gray, Chairman of Redflex Holdings.
"While the company pursues its core objective of Making a Safer World through leading edge technology, end-to-end solutions, and strong partnerships with our customers, the NPA recognises our extensive remediation actions and the significant improvement in our governance and risk management systems," Mr Gray added.