PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Wisconsin bottling equipment firm will pay a $15 million penalty to avoid criminal prosecution and has agreed to pay $110 million more to settle legal claims for its alleged role in a massive accounting fraud involving defunct western Pennsylvania soft-drink maker, Le-Nature’s.

Franklin, Wis.-based Krones Inc. issued a statement saying it cut the deal Thursday to avoid the “continued uncertainty and risk” involved in the legal proceedings, but denied any role in the fraud.