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Article

29 Jul 2011

Author:
Joe Palazzolo, Wall Street Journal

Judge Tosses Corruption Suit Against Siemens [USA]

A federal judge in Miami dismissed a lawsuit by a former government investigator in Argentina who says he was brutally beaten after threatening to expose a bribery scheme involving Argentine officials and engineering giant Siemens AG. Carlos Moran Hidalgo...alleged...that Siemens and its Argentina unit conspired with the Argentine government to bribe Moran’s former boss...to ignore evidence of a corrupt $1 billion contact. Moran filed claims under the Alien Tort Claims Act, the Torture Victims Protection Act and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act...Moran...was attacked in front of his home, according to the lawsuit. He was punched and kicked about the head, rendering him unconscious and causing permanent damage to his vision and hearing, he said...In 2008, Siemens Argentina pleaded guilty to falsifying its books and records to disguise $31 million in corrupt payments to Argentine officials, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act...A Siemens spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.