HP unit pleads guilty to bribing Russian officials

Marshall L. Miller, principal assistant attorney general of the Justice Department's criminal division, said an especially troubling aspect of the case was that it involved Russia's top prosecutor's office.

"Tech companies, like all companies, must compete on a level playing field, not resort to secret books and sham transactions to hide millions of dollars in bribes," he said in a statement.

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