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

The settlement resolves a federal probe that was opened after a lawsuit in California accused the defense contractor of funneling $1.9 million in bribes to a brother of Qatar’s emir.

NEW YORK -- RTX Corporation, the defense contractor formerly known as Raytheon, has agreed to pay the U.S. government $252 million to resolve criminal charges alleging it paid bribes to secure contracts with Qatar, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

RTX agreed to pay nearly $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.

According to court documents, company employees offered and paid bribes to secure contracts with the Qatar Emiri Air Force and Qatar Armed Forces.

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.

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

RTX (NYSE:RTX) agreed to pay more than $280 million to resolve a government probe into allegations of bribes in the Middle East and violations of U.S. arms-control regulations. The settlement between RTX (RTX),