不便外发的段落 | 洛克希德公司 / Lockheed Corporation

正文1.7 贿赂丑闻 | Bribery scandals

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The Lockheed bribery scandals were a series of illegal bribes and contributions made by Lockheed officials from the late 1950s to the 1970s. In late 1975 and early 1976, a subcommittee of the U.S. Senate led by Senator Frank Church concluded that members of the Lockheed board had paid members of friendly governments to guarantee contracts for military aircraft.[28] In 1976, it was publicly revealed that Lockheed had paid $22 million in bribes to foreign officials[29] in the process of negotiating the sale of aircraft including the F-104 Starfighter, the so-called Deal of the Century.[30] 【参考译文】洛克希德贿赂丑闻是指从20世纪50年代末期到70年代，洛克希德公司官员进行的一系列非法贿赂和捐赠。1975年末至1976年初，美国参议院一个由参议员弗兰克·丘奇领导的小组委员会得出结论，洛克希德董事会成员向友好国家的政府官员行贿，以确保获得军用飞机合同。[28] 1976年，人们公开揭露洛克希德公司在谈判出售包括F-104“星战士”战斗机在内的飞机时，向外国官员行贿了2200万美元，这一交易被称为“世纪交易”。[30]

The scandal caused considerable political controversy in West Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, and Japan. In the US, the scandal led to passage of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and nearly led to the ailing corporation's downfall (it was already struggling due to the poor sales of the L-1011 airliner). Haughton resigned his post as chairman.[31] 【参考译文】这一丑闻在西德、荷兰、意大利和日本引起了巨大的政治争议。在美国，这一丑闻促使了《反海外腐败法》的通过，并几乎导致这家处境艰难的公司倒闭（由于L-1011客机的销售不佳，该公司已经举步维艰）。豪顿辞去了董事长一职。[31]