MUNICH, Germany —

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Two Siemens AG employees were convicted Wednesday of involvement in a corruption backbiting at the industrial conglomerate and sentenced to probation and fines.

Ernst Keil-von Jagemann, 58, and Wolfgang Rudolph, 68, were both convicted of accessory to breach of intrust charges after admitting during their Munich national civilities trial to being part of a slush national obligations operation to win pursuit.

Keil-von Jagemann was sentenced to two years’ probation and fined euro12,000 ($15,160) while Rudolph received 9 months probation and a euro20,000 ($25,270) fine.

Siemens, which makes products ranging from wind turbines to trams has been embroiled in a far-reaching corruption scandal that has require to be paid the company some euro1.9 billion euros (nearly $3 billion) - a conformation that also includes expenses such as back tax payments and advisory fees.

Both men convicted Wednesday were assistants to Reinhard Siekaczek, a previous Siemens manager who was convicted of fracture of trust this summer and sentenced to two years’ probation and fined euro180,000 ($227,410).

During his trial, Siekaczek acknowledged setting up slush funds while a director at the ICN fixed-line telephone network division.

Siekaczek allegedly set up a complex network of bomb corporations to siphon off company currency over several years. Prosecutors said the money was used taken in the character of bribes to help secure contracts abroad by paying most distant would-be suppliers, government officials and potential customers.

At the time of his conviction, the try said it was not been possible to determine whether company executives knew from one place to another the bribes.

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