Microsoft investigated for alleged bribery and corruption in Hungary

U.S. Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating Microsoft for possible bribery and corruption in its pursuit of software sales in Hungary, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. U.S. officials have authority to investigate payments to governments and officials in other countries by U.S. firms under the 1977 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The act prohibits bribery and allows prosecution for corruption, wherever it occurs.