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Cisco's being investigated for corrupt business practices

Cisco may have violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and is being investigated by both the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice.

New York City:   Thu, 2/20/14 - 11:59pm    View comments
 

Update: 3/30/2014 - 8:56pm

Cash Bag"At the heart of the probe by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission, sources tell BuzzFeed, are allegations that for years Cisco, after selling billions of dollars worth of routers, communications equipment, and networks to Russian companies and government entities, routed what may have amounted to tens of millions of dollars to offshore havens including Cyprus, Tortola, and Bermuda.

"Two former Cisco insiders have described to BuzzFeed what they say was an elaborate kickback scheme that used intermediary companies and went on until 2011. And, they said, Cisco employees deliberately looked the other way.

"In 2011, disgruntled Cisco officials in Russia addressed a letter to Cisco CEO Chambers.

"The investigation is centered on day-to-day kickbacks to officials who ran or helped run major state agencies or companies. Such kickbacks, according to the allegations, enabled the firm to dominate Russia's market for IT infrastructure."

BuzzFeed: Former Cisco Execs Allege Vast Kickback Scheme In Russia
 

U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionCiscoA week ago I revealed a "rumor" that the SEC recently investigated Cisco for cooking its books:

"The SEC has been inquiring about potentially unscrupulous business practices that may have inflated Cisco's earnings by hundreds of millions of dollars over the years."

Well, today I confirmed (page 32) that Cisco may have violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and is being investigated by both the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Cisco Media Contacts

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BuzzFeed: Former Cisco Execs Allege Vast Kickback Scheme In Russia

Rumor SEC recently investigated cooked books at Cisco

Cisco blogs: The Importance of Ethics in Global Business
 


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