REDMOND, Wash. government investigation into whether the software maker and some of its business partners resorted to bribery to close deals in China, Romania and Italy, according to a report published TuesdayCiting anonymous people familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal said the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission are examining whether kickbacks were paid to foreign officials to help close sale of software. other large companies with operations around the world, we sometimes receive allegations about potential misconduct by employees or business partners, and we investigate them fully, regardless of the source. and Europe for the past two decadesMost of the regulatory battles have been over whether Microsoft abused its position as the leading maker of personal computer software to thwart competition. Microsoft suffered it latest setback in that regulatory arena earlier this month when European regulators fined the company 561 million euros ($733 million). government regulators last year, according to the Journal. regulators are also examining whether bribes were paid in exchange for software contacts in Romania and Italy, the newspaper saidIn his blog post, Frank said Microsoft is committed the highest legal and ethical standards wherever we do business. Nevertheless, he conceded that lapses may be inevitable in a company as large as Microsoft, which employs nearly 98,000 people and has ties to 640,000 business partners scattered across 112 countriesAbout 170 of Microsoft employees work on compliance issues, including more than 50 who primarily investigate allegations of misconduct. ) zixiiutangbeepollen However, if a patient walked into the doctor’s office with blue eyebrows or orange teeth after a year on antidepressants, one imagines that the physician would immediately investigate this side effect of the medication, if only to prevent frightening patients in the waiting room. But when a formerly fit and lean patient grows chubby with sagging muscles and claims that she can’t stop eating ever since going on drug X for anxiety or mood swings, the doctor often ignores this change in physical status as a side effect of the drug.
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