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#Microsoft to shell out $25 million to settle bribery charges. The tech giant's #Hungary subsidiary allegedly tried to bribe government officials. Subsidiaries in #SaudiArabia and #Thailand also gave "improper travel and gifts" to government officials through slush funds maintained by Microsoft's vendors and resellers, according to the SEC. https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/microsoft-shells-out-25-million-to-settle-bribery-investigation/
Esto ocurre en el sector público que se supone es más transparente.
Los acuerdos a puerta cerrada con clientes privados deben ser tremendos.
Microsoft is tied to hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign bribes, whistleblower alleges. ‘It’s going on at all levels,’ says former employee. ‘All the executives are aware of it.’ https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/25/22995144/microsoft-foreign-corrupt-practices-bribery-whistleblower-contracting
"Elabd estimates that more than $200 million each year is spent on bribes and kickbacks linked to the company, often in countries like Ghana, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. For the regions he worked in, he believes more than half of the salespeople and managers took part."
Microsoft is tied to hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign bribes, whistleblower alleges
A whistleblower says Microsoft employees routinely pass bribes to foreign governments in Africa and the Middle East as part of its foreign contracting business, a potential violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Y en castellano: Microsoft se habría beneficiado de sobornos ilegales por valor de más de 200 millones de euros en Oriente Medio y África, según la denuncia de un exempleado https://www.businessinsider.es/economia/antiguo-empleado-microsoft-denuncia-sobornos-ilegales-1034245
Microsoft se habría beneficiado de sobornos ilegales por valor de más de 200 millones de euros en Oriente Medio y África, según la denuncia de un exempleado
Un exempleado de Microsoft que estuvo en la compañía durante 20 años y fue el encargado de firmar acuerdos con gobiernos de África y Oriente Medio, ha denunciado una trama de corrupción millonaria.