Siemens pleaded guilty to violating accounting provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which outlaws bribery abroad.
Although court documents are salted throughout with the word "bribes," the Justice Department allowed Siemens to plead to accounting violations because it cooperated with the investigation and because pleading to bribery violations would have barred Siemens from bidding on government contracts in the United States. Siemens doesn't dispute the government's account of its actions.
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DentHouper ago
One of the frequent passengers Pete Rathgeb. Who is this? I'm finding these in a web search.
campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/pete-rathgeb.asp?cycle=10 finance.siemens.com/financialservices/uk/siemens-bank/managing-board/content/pages/dr-peter-rathgeb.aspx
Although court documents are salted throughout with the word "bribes," the Justice Department allowed Siemens to plead to accounting violations because it cooperated with the investigation and because pleading to bribery violations would have barred Siemens from bidding on government contracts in the United States. Siemens doesn't dispute the government's account of its actions.
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/bribe/2009/02/at-siemens-bribery-was-just-a-line-item.html
safetythrowaway1234 ago
campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/pete-rathgeb.asp?cycle=10
finance.siemens.com/financialservices/uk/siemens-bank/managing-board/content/pages/dr-peter-rathgeb.aspx
FYI to format links: [text] (link) - with no space in between.