Deutsche Bank on Friday agreed to pay more than $125 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and schemed to commit fraud, according to a deferred prosecution agreement unsealed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Under the agreement, the Germany-based bank will pay $85 million in criminal penalties and more than $40 million to the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission to resolve a criminal information alleging that the bank was involved in a scheme to hide bribes to “decisionmakers” in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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