必和必拓涉奥运行贿被罚2500万美元_时事

必和必拓涉奥运行贿被罚2500万美元

BHP Billiton has paid $25m to settle charges fromthe US Securities and Exchange Commission afterthe miner offered packages worth thousands ofdollars to foreign government officials to attend the2008 Beijing Olympics.

必和必拓(BHP Billiton)已经支付2500万美元罚款，用以了结来自美国证券交易委员会(SEC)的相关指控。此前，该矿业公司为一些外国政府官员每人提供了价值数千美元的礼包，用于参加2008年北京奥运会。

The Anglo-Australian miner did not have enoughinternal controls over a hospitality programme thatinvited 176 government officials and employees of state-owned companies to the summergames, the SEC said on Wednesday. BHP was a sponsor of the 2008 event.

SEC周三表示，对一项邀请176名政府官员和国企高管参加北京奥运会的招待计划，这家英澳矿业公司未能实施充分的内部控制。必和必拓是2008年北京奥运会赞助商之一。

Some invitations were given to officials who were connected to negotiations or regulatory issuesinvolving BHP, the SEC said.

SEC称，一些受邀官员涉及必和必拓的谈判或监管问题的关联。

Sponsored guests were mainly from countries in Africa and Asia, and enjoyed three and four-day hospitality packages with event tickets, hotels and sightseeing excursions worth between$12,000 and $16,000.