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Romanians Sent to Prison After Corruption Over Microsoft Licences in Schools

posted by martyb on Tuesday March 29 2016, @06:11AM   Printer-friendly
from the microsoft-and-fraud dept.

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Last month, we took note of Microsoft [licenses] in the midst of high-profile corruption and a former Romanian minister is finally going to prison over it. To quote one article about this (in English, not Romanian):

"Romania's high court of cassation and justice on Thursday jailed the former telecommunications minister, Gabriel Sandu, for two years for money laundering, abuse of office, and bribery involving the lease of Microsoft IT licenses for schools.

"The ex-mayor of the eastern town of Piatra Neamt, Gheorghe Stefan, and two other businessmen who acted as middlemen also got jail terms of up to three years.

"The four defendants have also to pay a total of almost 10 million euros in compensation. The Supreme Court's sentence is not final."

It is worth noting that, owing to such corruption, it is Microsoft--not GNU/Linux and Free software--that makes it into Romanian schools. Recent reports serve to indicate Microsoft corruption in other countries; this is still the subject of a US-led probe which maybe some more corruption can somehow scuttle.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by c0lo on Tuesday March 29 2016, @07:20AM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday March 29 2016, @07:20AM (#324264) Journal

    TFA - second one.

    Sandu was accused of receiving 3 million euros and of asking for an additional 1.3 million euro in bribes to ensure he chose the company involved.

    I guess Sando stepped juuusst a bit over the budget allotted to bribes, so this is the retribution.

    (grin)

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 29 2016, @07:23AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 29 2016, @07:23AM (#324265)

    the budget allotted to bribes

    Recent reports serve to indicate Microsoft corruption in other countries; this is still the subject of a US-led probe which maybe some more corruption can somehow scuttle.

    Oh, com'on US probers! Is it not enough you caused Microsoft and Facebook to this world, you are now dictating the acceptable level of bribes?