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CRI 24 March compilation Reuters reported that Germany car and truck manufacturers Daimler company on Tuesday accused in violation of United States bribery laws. United States Department of Justice that Daimler company millions of dollars to bribe foreign officials in cash and gift of luxury cars, and other gifts to win commercial contracts.

Sources said that in order to be able to settle this case, a Daimler company will provide the United States Department of Justice and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission payment 1.85 million fine. On the other hand, a Daimler company in Germany and Russia's United States subsidiary also plans on the guilt of the accused.

According to the United States Court of disclosure of information, the United States prosecutors said that from 1998 to 2008, Daimler companies exist long-term behavior of bribery to win in Russia, China, Turkey, Egypt, Nigeria, Iraq and the other at least 16 countries. In order to be able to substantiate the allegations are true, the Prosecutor also enumerated a DaimlerChrysler to Turkey and Libya's official gift car facts.

United States Department of Justice said that Daimler company under the foreign corrupt practices Act (and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act), the conspiracy and forgery of books and records provisions, which makes the Daimler corporate bribery to obtain or maintain overseas business in violation of United States law.

From 1998 to 2007, Daimler company has always been United States automobile manufacturers Chrysler company owners. While the United States Securities and Exchange Commission from 2004 began to investigate an auditor indictment against Daimler company. The complainant stated that he had protested against Daimler company through secret account bribe foreign officials were dismissed.

Currently, the United States Department of Justice press spokesman declined to comment on this matter. While Daimler company spokesman said on 1 April the court hearings before you begin, Daimler company will not be on this matter related comments.

If both the successful implementation of solutions, which will also become a recent United States Government and large corporations to address foreign bribery prosecution agreed another case. Previously, Siemens had last December agreed to pay a substantial fine 13 billion to settle for the United States and Germany bribery investigation of the case.

Daimler company had previously said, it's part of the payment behavior has attracted the attention of the relevant departments, at the same time, the company also tie in with the United States Department of Justice and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission investigation. Daimler company in its 2009 annual report stated: "Daimler has taken a series of measures to disarm the relevant investigate. ”

Sources, as part of the agreement, DaimlerChrysler Corporation and does it in the United States Department of Justice and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission related offences plead guilty. However, Daimler companies will respectively to the United States Department of Justice and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to pay the $ and $ 9360 9140 fines in satisfaction of relevant investigate. In addition, Daimler and its Chinese subsidiary will enter a two-year investigation of deferred.

This week's prosecution materials detail a Daimler company in 1998 to illegal transactions during early 2008. It is learnt that Daimler company through these transactions to foreign officials to the payment of the tens of millions of dollars in bribes in exchange for funds, which were worth several hundred million dollars and commercial contracts. It is learnt that dealt only with the United States market, just as an illegal transaction, DaimlerChrysler Corporation for more than 50 million of pre-tax profit. (Yi Hai)

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