Microsoft suspected Russian pullback
The U.S. authorities have previously suspected a Microsoft paying bribes in several countries, are expanding their investigation into the corporation. As it became known today, Microsoft U.S. investigators suspected of paying bribes in Russia, as well as in five other countries. The investigation states that Microsoft gave kickbacks in exchange for lucrative contracts and large-scale in the Russian state structures. known that besides Russia instances of bribery on the part of Microsoft is also being investigated in Pakistan, Romania, Italy and several unnamed countries.
It should be noted that the investigation leading U.S. investigators, whereas in Russia against Microsoft on this fact is not conducted investigations. Sources familiar with the progress of the case, saying that the U.S. Justice Department has launched an investigation against Microsoft in early August, but the very first investigations have shown that the scale of illegal activity here is broader than originally believed. should be noted that so far none of the parties give official comments about the process. Several sources have reported that, with regard to Russia, it can go on paying bribes is not the part of most Microsoft, and from one of its major Russian partners, which specializes in the supply of software in state agencies. Insiders say that Microsoft partner ordered to pay a bribe for getting a lucrative contract to supply software in one of the state-owned companies.
Sources also say that the amount of bribes scope of activities in Russia are the largest among the other five countries. For example, in Pakistan, the illegal activities is to ensure that the consulting company, operating in the local market on behalf of Microsoft, for winning the tender paid 5-day trip to Egypt, one of the Pakistani officials with his wife. As for Russia, which is a consequence of the U.S. fixed Rollback case involving Microsoft and its partner was about eight months ago. should be noted that often in the U.S. to begin investigation into bribery by American companies outside the United States, but they have completed without formal charges, except if it is in Russia 100% of the Russian partner Microsoft, the U.S. Justice Department is also can not do anything. official Microsoft counsel John Frank said Wednesday that he could not comment on such issues to the official announcement of the investigation.
However, he noted that the company first, always cooperating with the investigation, and secondly, often turns out that the "wrong actions" were not caused by the very Microsoft, and its partners, which are separate legal entities, and thirdly, the very Microsoft periodically provides training for partners, which often rise and corruption issues, as well as ethically right thing to do in the event of vymaganiya bribes. Recall that in the United States since 1977, the law "On Foreign Corruption," which prohibits U.S. companies to pay bribes even outside USA. If the fact of bribery will be set, the U.S. company awaits trial in the States themselves.
According to unofficial reports, the Russian direction of the investigation focused on the division of Microsoft Russia, which is suspected of directly or through a partner of bribery for receiving a state contract of a major Russian state-owned telecommunications companies. Recall that the Russian investigators claimed until a similar investigation in the country. Contact with representatives of two major Russian state-owned telecom operators is not possible, as the article was prepared after hours and the press-service operators were not available.
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