Siemens Braces for a Slap from Uncle Sam

摘要

Peter Loescher, the new CEO of German electronics and engineering giant Siemens, is desperately trying to dig his company out of the biggest bribery scandal in German corporate history. On Nov. 8, Siemens disclosed that its own internal investigation has uncovered $1.9 billion in questionable payments made to outsiders by the company from 2000 to 2006. Thatstaggering sum deeply interests U.S. authorities in Washington who want to make an example of Siemens.