Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it was fining John Deere $10 million to resolve allegations that it breached the Foreign & Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). According to a report on a website called whistleblowersblog.org, Wirtgen Thailand, a subsidiary of John Deere, paid bribes to numerous Thai entities, including the Royal Thai Air Force and Department of Highways, to win government contracts. These bribes included but were not limited to cash payments, international travel, and visits to massage parlors. According to the SEC, when John Deere acquired Wirtgen Thailand, they failed to stop the bribery schemes from occurring.  John Deere appears to be reaping what they have sown by failing to investigate their new acquisitions’ business practices.