Y también en UK...Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)’s DePuy International Ltd. unit agreed to pay 4.8 million pounds ($7.9 million) to end a U.K. probe into allegations it paid bribes to Greek officials to win contracts to supply orthopedic products.
DePuy “unlawfully obtained” 14.8 million pounds from sales of orthopedic products to the Greek public health system over eight years, the Serious Fraud Office, which prosecuted the case, said in a statement today. The company paid bribes of as much as 20 percent of the value of the contracts, the SFO said.
The agency opened the probe in 2007 when it was referred by the U.S. Department of Justice. Johnson & Johnson also agreed today to pay $70 million to the U.S. to settle claims it bribed doctors in Europe and paid kickbacks in Iraq to sell products and win contracts.
“We are deeply disappointed by the unacceptable conduct that led to these violations,” William C. Weldon, J&J’s chairman and chief executive officer said in a statement on the U.S. settlement. (Más)
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