[texas booster]

Qualcomm strikes again. At least we can be certain that they know how to deal with their Asian business partners.

“From 2002 through 2012, Qualcomm provided things of value to foreign officials … to try to influence these decision makers to favor and/or promote Qualcomm-developed technology in an evolving international telecommunications market, thereby providing Qualcomm with a business advantage,” said the SEC.

[publius911]

Company that Paid Hillary Clinton $335K for Speech Slapped With SEC Bribery Suit

WHY IS THE COMPANY NOT NAMED?

[shelterguy]

So why isn’t Illary charged with RECEIVING the bribe?

[SpaceBar]

So it takes two to tango... except when Hillary is involved apparently.

[Grampa Dave]

The company’s name omitted from the headlines starts with a QUAL!

Qualcomm, a wireless telecommunications company based in San Diego, paid $7.5 million to settle the SEC probe. In a statement announcing the settlement last week, the commission accused the company of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act between 2002 and 2012 by hiring unqualified relatives of Chinese officials and providing them with luxury gifts that had “no valid business purpose.”

These allegations were echoed in a civil lawsuit filed by Qualcomm’s shareholders last month, which also accused the company’s executives of defrauding investors.

Clinton spoke at Qualcomm’s Wireless Reach conference in October 2014. Critics noted that the $335,000 speech payment was more than Bernie Sanders’s entire net worth.

[M Kehoe]

Excellent.

5.56mm

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[Leep]

It’s the Democratic way.

[SpaceBar]

Shame how Andrew Viterbi’s spark of genius turned into just another corporate political tool.

[Seruzawa]

That’s how most of the world works.

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[Regulator]

Yummy. FCPA infractions.

Big corporate no-no.

[jonrick46]

The Commie DemonRATs are all about extortion and bribery. They also use the disguise of Identity Politics to hide who they are; just like criminals wear masks to disguise their identity in bank robberies.

Chicago taught the DemonRATs well.

[vpintheak]

Leftists use this tactic to fund themselves. Just like college prof’s and tenure. It’s graft, and theft of taxpayer dollars to enrich themselves.

[Old Yeller]

Another one that was sure the Beast was going to win and they would not be held accountable.