Nigerians, Russians and Libyans took Siemens bribes: WSJ

0 Comments | AFP, November, 2007

WASHINGTON (AFP) — German telecommunications giant Siemens AG paid about 17.5 million dollars (12 million euros) in bribes to government and industry officials in Nigeria, Russia and Libya in a bid to win contracts.

Using documents released last month by a court in Munich, The Wall Street Journal Europe reported on its website Saturday and published a list of alleged recipients of 77 bribes from the three countries, detailing how much money went to each of the officials.

Earlier this month Siemens admitted 1.3 billion euros (one billion dollars) in dubious transactions, showing the extent of a corruption scandal that has engulfed the company.

The revelation came as a surprise as Siemens had previously only admitted a slush fund of 449 million euros and had...

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