U.S. says Swiss engineering group ABB to pay over $315 million to resolve bribery case

The Justice Department said its resolution was coordinated with prosecutorial authorities in South Africa and Switzerland, as well as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Swiss engineering and technology group ABB Ltd agreed to pay more than $315 million to resolve an investigation into a bribery case at a South African state-owned energy company, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday. 

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; editing by Diane Craft)