Siemens bribery involving electricity in China medical transport (1)

Siemens global corruption case involving China.

United States Department of Justice file disclosure, Siemens "bribery door" events involving 3 subsidiaries in China, namely the Siemens China transmission group (hereinafter referred to as the "Siemens PTD"), Siemens traffic (hereinafter referred to as the "Siemens TS") and Siemens Medical Group.

Siemens China company certified to this newspaper yesterday, and indeed global bribery involving China electric power, transportation, and medical markets, but for related issues involving personnel, Siemens China company cannot give feedback, and indicated that it would submit relevant issues as soon as Germany headquarters.

As of the release, the press has not yet received a reply.

Not long ago, Siemens has revealed that the November 2003 after a bribe scandal was exposed, Siemens China has fired more than 20 employees.

According to the United States District Court of Colombia SAR published proceedings books, 2002 to 2007, Siemens TS paid about US $ 22 million, to the Hong Kong business consulting companies and related agencies, and through these agencies, Chinese officials to receive bribes totalling more than US $ 7 a metro train and signal device project.

In 2002, 2003, Siemens PTD through payment of approximately $ 25 million to commercial consulting company, to bribe officials of China and South China, two of the total value of approximately $ 8.38 million project of high voltage power transmission lines

At the same time, the 2003 to 2007, Siemens Medical Group pay approximately 1440 m in bribes, the five domestic hospitals offering bribes to get 2.95 million medical equipment orders. According to a survey of the United States, Siemens in May 2006, the songyuan, Jilin province of China to sell a set price in hospitals is 150 million magnetic resonance imaging system, payment by 6.48 million in bribes. On the "Commission" of spending programmes, then Siemens Medical Group (China), Chief Financial Officer have signed words.

For cases suspected of bribery China medical officials, Siemens disclaims any comments thereon.

Monday, Siemens has agreed to the United States and Germany to pay the fine of almost 13 million, thus ending the bribery investigations.