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"Bribery was Siemens’s business model," said Uwe Dolata, the spokesman for the association of federal criminal investigators in Germany
Before 1999, bribes were deductible as business expenses under the German tax code
To handle the business side of bribery, the executives turned to Mr. Siekaczek, a man renowned within the company for his personal honesty
"Bribery was Siemens’s business model," said Uwe Dolata, the spokesman for the association of federal criminal investigators in Germany
Before 1999, bribes were deductible as business expenses under the German tax code
To handle the business side of bribery, the executives turned to Mr. Siekaczek, a man renowned within the company for his personal honesty