Hewlett-Packard admits corruption in Poland, Russia and Mexico
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Global IT giant Hewlett-Packard (HP), through its offices in Russia, Poland and Mexico, had been involved in bribery cases, it was announced on Wednesday.
In Russia, an HP subsidiary paid bribes worth more than $2 million in order to obtain a contract from the federal prosecutor's office, the US Securities Exchange Commission said.
In Poland, a company from the HP group provided more than $600,000 worth of gifts and cash to be able to get contracts from the National Police Headquarters. Polish prosecutors had earlier said that an HP executive was found to have given bribes.
In Mexico, an HP unit paid more than $1 million to be able to sign a software deal with Pemex, Mexico's state-owned petroleum holding.
