Editing Johnson Controls (section)

=== Bribery charges in China ===
In 2016, Johnson Controls agreed to pay $14.4M to settle Foreign Corrupt Practices Act charges with the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission|SEC]]. According to the SEC, employees of China Marine, a subsidiary of Johnson Controls, employed sham vendors to transfer $4.9M worth of bribes to Chinese government-owned shipyards, to win over businesses and enrich themselves.<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 July 2016|title=Johnson Controls pays $14.4 million to end SEC bribery probe |work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-johnson-controls-corruption-idUSKCN0ZR2J5|access-date=7 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Dockery|first=Stephen|date=11 July 2016|title=Johnson Controls Settles China Corruption Case With SEC |work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/johnson-controls-settles-china-corruption-case-with-sec-1468276763|access-date=7 February 2022|issn=0099-9660}}</ref>