微软同意支付2,500万美元和解海外贿赂调查
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Microsoft Corp. agreed to pay $25 million to settle an investigation into potential violations of a law prohibiting the bribery of foreign government officials, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday.
美国证券交易委员会(SEC)周一表示，微软(Microsoft Corp., MSFT)同意支付2,500万美元和解对其可能违反禁止贿赂外国政府官员的法律的一项调查。
The computer behemoth settled the alleged Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations by four Microsoft subsidiaries in separate agreements with the SEC and the U.S. Department of Justice （ DOJ）.
这家电脑巨头分别与SEC和美国司法部达成协议，解决了其四家子公司涉嫌违反《海外反腐败法》(Foreign Corrupt Practices Act)的指控。
Microsoft, as part of its settlement with the SEC, neither admitted nor denied the misconduct described by the agency.
作为与SEC和解协议的一部分，微软既没有承认也没有否认该机构描述的不当行为。
In an internal email to company employees on Monday that was viewed by The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft President Brad Smith said the misconduct involved a small number of employees that were no longer with the company.
在周一发给员工并与《华尔街日报》(The Wall Street Journal)分享的一封内部电邮中，微软总裁Brad Smith表示，上述不当行为涉及一小部分已离开微软的前员工。
The SEC and Justice Department investigation found that a Microsoft subsidiary in Hungary had used discounts on software licenses to fund bribes intended for foreign officials, the government said. The Hungarian subsidiary has entered into a nonprosecution agreement with the Justice Department, according to the agency.
美国政府表示，SEC和司法部的调查发现，微软在匈牙利的一家子公司利用软件授权折扣来资助对外国官员的贿赂。据司法部称，这家匈牙利子公司已经与司法部签订了不起诉协议。
In Saudi Arabia and Thailand, two other Microsoft subsidiaries provided illegal gifts and travel benefits to government officials through a slush fund, according to the SEC. A Turkish subsidiary illegally provided excessive discounts to a third party without properly recording the transaction, the agency said.
SEC表示，在沙特阿拉伯和泰国，另外两家微软子公司通过一个贿赂基金向政府官员提供非法礼物和旅行福利。该机构表示，一家土耳其子公司在没有适当记录交易的情况下，非法向第三方提供了过高的折扣。
Dylan Tokar
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