USA to expand the scope of HP's bribery case investigation

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According to coach outlet reports, U.S. investigators to expand the scope of the German subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard staff to investigate bribery case of the Russian authorities.

Russia, Germany,coach bags and the U.S. authorities are investigating the case. Reported that the German subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard bribe to the Russian side of 11 million U.S. dollars, get a value of 44.5 million U.S. dollars, for the period from 2001 to 2006 contract. HP's quarterly financial report released Thursday said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is also investigating in 2000 after the Russian government and "quasi-government" agencies involved in the transaction.

HP said they are collaborating on the investigation, but so far not received any allegations against the company itself.

Currently in California, the Republican candidate Carly Fiorina in mid-1999 to 2005 served as HP's CEO, but his spokesman Andreia Sol (Andrea Saul) Friday reiterated , Fiorina did not know about.

Russian bribery(cheap coach bags) case surfaced in April of this year, there were three individuals associated in connection with the case were arrested in Germany and Switzerland. German prosecutors charged the three individuals on charges including breach of contract, tax evasion and money laundering. Another six people under investigation on suspicion of assisting bribery.

Thursday, HP will be the first time in financial reporting related to the investigation as a possible future payment of legal fees and disclose them. HP said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether the breach of HP's "foreign corruption program" (the Act prohibits U.S. companies bribe foreign government officials)