although corruption allegations have often been limited to broad undocumented accusations, specific allegations were made in 2007, when it was claimed that the british defence contractor bae systems had paid prince bandar us$2 billion in bribes relating to the al-yamamah arms deal. prince bandar denied the allegations. investigations by both us and uk authorities resulted, in 2010, in plea bargain agreements with the company, by which it paid $447 million in fines but did not admit to bribery.