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NEW YORK — Alcatel-Lucent SA has agreed to pay more than $137 million to settle charges brought against it by the federal government.
The Securities and Exchange Commission accused the Paris-based maker of telecommunications gear of paying bribes to foreign government officials to illegally win business in Latin America and Asia.
Alcatel, a top supplier to U.S. and European phone companies, agreed to pay more than $45 million to settle the SEC’s charges. It will pay an additional $92 million to settle separate criminal charges announced by the Justice Department.
