惠普支付5500万解决欺诈指控

时间：2010-08-31 07:20:17

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Computer giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) has agreed to pay $55m (£35.5m) to settle claims it paid kickbacks1 in relation to US government contracts.

计算机巨头惠普公司同意支付5500万美元以解决美国政府采购合同中的回扣丑闻。

Hewlett-Packard was accused of <a href=defrauding2 the US government's chief procurement3 body" src="http://www.enread.comhttp://www.enread.com/upimg/allimg/100831/4_100831073114_1.jpg" width="304" height="171" />
Hewlett-Packard was accused of defrauding the US government's chief procurement body

HP was accused of paying other companies so they would recommend HP products to government buyers.

The government's chief procurement（采购，获得） body, the GSA, entered into a contract with HP in 2002.

It is thought to be one of the largest such settlement figures achieved by the US Department of Justice.

The claims were first made in a lawsuit4（诉讼） by two whistleblowers（举报者） in 2004.

The settlement also resolves allegations that the 2002 contract over computer equipment and software was wrongly priced because HP provided incomplete information to the GSA.

A spokesman for the US Department of Justice said the the government would always take action against companies seeking "to taint5 the government procurement process with illegal kickbacks（回扣，反扑） ".

''Contractors6 must deal fairly with the government when doing business with federal agencies," he added.

HP said the size of the payout（支出，花费） would affect earnings7 on its shares.


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1 kickbacks cd387b7f155951097a73538b40e21c28     
n.激烈反应( kickback的名词复数 )；佣金，回扣
参考例句：
  • Everyone at City Hall is receiving kickbacks. It's the only way to get anything done there. 市政府里的每个人都收回扣，在那里只有送红包，事情才办得成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • G raft or kickbacks paid to officials or law enforcem ent authorities. 暗中付给官员或执法人员的回扣。 来自互联网
2 defrauding f903d3f73034a10d2561b5f23b7b6bde     
v.诈取，骗取( defraud的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • Second is the actor regards defrauding of the wealth as object. 第二，行为人以骗取钱财为目的。 来自互联网
  • Therefore, DELL has the motive and economic purpose of intentionally defrauding the Chinese consumers. 因此，戴尔公司存在故意欺诈中国消费者的动机和经济目的。 来自互联网
3 procurement 6kzzu9     
n.采购；获得
参考例句：
  • He is in charge of the procurement of materials.他负责物资的采购。
  • More and more,human food procurement came to have a dominant effect on their evolution.人类获取食物愈来愈显著地影响到人类的进化。
4 lawsuit A14xy     
n.诉讼，控诉
参考例句：
  • They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
  • He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。
5 taint MIdzu     
n.污点；感染；腐坏；v.使感染；污染
参考例句：
  • Everything possible should be done to free them from the economic taint.应尽可能把他们从经济的腐蚀中解脱出来。
  • Moral taint has spread among young people.道德的败坏在年轻人之间蔓延。
6 contractors afd5c0fd2ee43e4ecee8159c7a7c63e4     
n.（建筑、监造中的）承包人( contractor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后，接受了最低的报价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 earnings rrWxJ     
n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得
参考例句：
  • That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
  • Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。

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