Microsoft and Microsoft Hungary, a wholly owned subsidiary, have reached a settlement with U.S. authorities and will pay $25.3 million in combined criminal and civil penalties to resolve the government’s investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
The FCPA investigation by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission arose out of a bid-rigging and bribery scheme in connection with the sale of Microsoft software licenses to Hungarian government agencies. According to Microsoft Hungary’s admissions, the violations began by at least 2013 and continued until at least 2015.
