IBM agrees to pay $10 million in bribery case

International Business Machines (IBM) �has agreed to a settlement in a bribery case filed by the Security and Exchange�Commission�(SEC). The SEC�alleges�that IBM, through its overseas�subsidiaries, bribed Chinese and South Korean government officials with gifts, trips, and cash payments in exchange for government contracts from 1998 to 2009. According to the SEC’s filing, IBM used “local business partners and travel agencies as conduits for bribes or other improper payments to South Korean and Chinese government officials over long periods of time.” The government agency also notes that IBM tried to hide its wrongdoings by recording the transactions as legitimate business expenses. The terms of the settlement, which would see IBM paying out $10 million, is still awaiting court approval. Read

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