Argentine authorities have raided the Buenos Aires offices of German technology giant Siemens, in an investigation of the payment of bribes during the 1989-99 government of former Argentine president Carlos Menem.
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Siemens Corruption Trial Begins ... in bribes to Argentine officials. German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported that Siemens was seeking a 1.26-billion-dollar contract to digitalize Argentine identity documents and other services. The contract was signed under Menem in 1998 but cancelled in 2001 by his successor, president Fernando de la Rua.
(Deutsche Welle)
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