The huge legal settlement by Raytheon related to bribery in Qatar, and to defrauding the Pentagon in regard to the Patriot Missile systems.

NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) -RTX agreed on Wednesday to pay about $950 million to resolve federal charges it defrauded the U.S. Department of Defense into overpaying for defense systems and bribed an official in Qatar to secure business from the Middle East country's air force.

The Justice Department announced the defense contractor has agreed to three years of independent monitoring after violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

RTX Corporation, the defense contractor formerly known as Raytheon, has agreed to pay more than $950 million to resolve allegations that it defrauded the government and paid bribes to secure business

Raytheon agreed to pay more than $950m to settle investigations by the US Justice Department into allegations of government contract fraud.

Raytheon, a subsidiary of major American defense contractor RTX, will pay more than $950 million to resolve fraud and bribery charges, the US Justice Department announced Wednesday.

RTX Corporation, the defense contractor formerly known as Raytheon, has agreed to pay the US government $252 million to resolve criminal charges alleging it paid bribes to secure contracts with Qatar,

Raytheon, a subsidiary of major American defense contractor RTX, will pay more than $950 million to resolve fraud and bribery charges.