A major Houston, Texas-based civil engineering company and its parent company have agreed to enter into a three-year deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) in connection with a criminal information charging the company with violating the Federal Election Campaign Act. As part of the agreement, Dannenbaum Engineering Corporation (DEC), headquartered in Houston, and its parent company, Engineering Holding Corporation (EHC), agreed to pay a $1.6 million criminal fine for its involvement in a multi-year conduit contribution scheme.