Romania: WSJ: Microsoft under investigation for alleged bribes for state (...)

March 20, 2013

WSJ: Microsoft under investigation for alleged bribes for state contracts in Romania, Italy, China
Mar 20, 2013

WSJ: Microsoft under investigation for alleged bribes for state contracts in Romania, Italy, China.
Software maker Microsoft is being investigated in the US for having allegedly bribed foreign government officials in return for software contracts, according to the Wall Street Journal, quoting unnamed sources. Lawyers from the U.S. Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission (...)
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