. S . ▁laws . ▁ ▁The ▁investigation ▁for ▁the ▁case ▁also ▁revealed ▁that ▁Da im ler ▁made ▁some ▁$ 5 6 ▁million ▁in ▁b rib es ▁related ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 ▁transactions ▁in ▁ 2 2 ▁countries ▁that ▁earned ▁the ▁company ▁$ 1 . 9 ▁billion ▁in ▁re venue ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁$ 9 1 . 4 ▁million ▁in ▁illegal ▁prof its . ▁ ▁" Using ▁off sh ore ▁bank ▁accounts , ▁third - party ▁agents ▁and ▁de cept ive ▁pr icing ▁practices , ▁these ▁companies ▁[ Da im ler ▁AG ▁and ▁its ▁subs idi aries ] ▁saw ▁foreign ▁b ri ber y ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁doing ▁business ", ▁said ▁M yth ili ▁Ram an , ▁a ▁principal ▁deput y ▁in ▁the ▁Justice ▁Department ' s ▁criminal ▁division . ▁ ▁" It ▁is ▁no ▁ex agger ation ▁to ▁describe ▁cor ruption ▁and ▁b ri be - pay ing ▁at ▁Da im ler ▁as ▁a ▁standard ▁business ▁practice ", ▁Robert ▁Kh uz ami , ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁SE C ' s ▁enfor cement ▁division , ▁said ▁in ▁a ▁statement . ▁ ▁Judge ▁Richard ▁J . ▁Leon ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁in ▁Washington , ▁approved ▁the ▁ple a ▁agreement ▁and ▁settlement , ▁calling ▁it ▁a ▁" just ▁resolution ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Ira q ▁san ctions ▁Econom y ▁of ▁Ira q ▁Management ▁of ▁Ira q ▁Re const ruction ▁Program me ▁O il - for - F ood ▁Program ▁H ear ings ▁F uel ▁vs ▁food ▁O il ▁price