Foxconn managers arrested over bribery accusations

Foxconn managers arrested over bribery accusations

PanARMENIAN.Net - Taiwan has arrested around a dozen managers at Foxconn on suspicion of soliciting several million U.S. dollars in bribes from iPhone parts suppliers, ZDNet reports, citing Chinese-language Tencent post.

Among those rounded up by police for questioning on January 21 included Deng Zhixian, director general for the Committee of Surface Mount Technology (SMT) at Foxconn. Retired senior vice president Liao Wancheng was pointed out as the mastermind behind the alleged offence, in the report. Liao was not questioned on the same day but was put under domestic surveillance.

In order to qualify as a supplier for Foxconn, iPhone parts suppliers reportedly had to pay 2.5 percent in kickbacks and had to bribe again to secure orders.

Deng, however, denied the allegation that he was responsible for receiving and allocating bribes. There are also allegations that Liao abused his influence in Foxconn after his 2011 retirement and raised the rate even further to 3 percent, keeping the extra 0.5 percent in his own pocket.

Taiwan prosecution also said Liao, along with the others accused, set up a bogus company overseas for money laundering. Some of this money was reportedly funneld back into Taiwan accounts and property.

The bribery operations came to light after suppliers reported to Foxconn about its managers' wrongdoings, prompting its CEO Guo Taiming to launch an internal investigation. He eventually made a police report in Taiwan and mainland China, ZDNet says.

According to Tencent, Liao, along with other senior managers fled back to Taiwan after Deng was stopped by Shenzhen police last September.

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