米ソフトウェア会社、中国におけるわいろで28百万ドルの罰金（CFOより）

Software Firm Fined $28M Over China Bribes

PTCという米国のソフトウェア会社（日本にも関係会社があるようです）の中国の子会社が、中国国有企業の従業員に対して、１．５百万ドル近くの不適切な接待を行っていたという記事。それにより、米SECや米司法省に、28百万ドルの罰金などを支払うそうです。

Two China-based subsidiaries of PTC provided improper travel, gifts, and entertainment totaling nearly $1.5 million to employees of state-owned entities.

販売契約獲得のために、中国政府の役人がハワイやラスベガスなどへの観光旅行をする費用を出したり、その他の不適切な支出を行っていたとされています。

Software company PTC Inc. has agreed to pay more than $28 million to settle charges that it funded leisure travel to Hawaii, Las Vegas, and other destinations for Chinese government officials and made other improper payments to win sales contracts.

According to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, two China-based subsidiaries of PTC provided improper travel, gifts, and entertainment totaling nearly $1.5 million to employees of state-owned entities in China that were PTC customers. The sightseeing trips were typically arranged in conjunction with a visit to a PTC facility.

不正な利益の没収11.6百万ドルと利息1.76百万ドルをSECに、14.54百万ドルを司法省に支払います。

As part of a settlement of parallel criminal and civil actions, the company will pay $11.85 million in disgorgement of illicit profits and $1.76 million in prejudgment interest to the SEC and another $14.54 million to the Department of Justice.

会社のプレスリリース

PTC Resolves China Matter

SECのプレスリリース

SEC: Tech Company Bribed Chinese Officials

PTCの施設（本社など）訪問という名目なのに、それは1日だけで、その他の観光旅行の日程はビジネス上の目的に欠けていたというのも、問題視されています。（大昔の会計士の海外往査みたいです。）

Third-party agents typically arranged overseas sightseeing trips in conjunction with a visit to a PTC facility, typically the corporate headquarters in Massachusetts. After one day of business activities, the additional days of sightseeing visits lacked any business purpose.