广播电视英语短句 第 56 课：旁氏骗局罪-4

Investigators say Siemens paid one and a half billion dollars in bribes to government officials in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. 调查者说西门子付给亚洲、非洲、欧洲、中东、和拉丁美洲政府官员15亿美元作为贿赂。

Now, Siemens has agreed to pay a similar amount in fines and other punishments. 现在西门子已经同意支付相近数目的钱最为罚款和其他惩罚。

Cases were brought by the Justice Department, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Munich Public Prosecutor's Office. 证券和交易委员会和慕尼黑检察长办公室的司法部提起这些案件。

Eight hundred million dollars of the money will go to United States authorities -- a record for such a case. 其中8亿美元（罚款）上交美国当局，对这样的案件来说，也是一个记录了。