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Cisco Offices Raided, Execs Arrested In Brazil

Posted by kdawson on from the where's-my-white-hat dept.

Many readers are writing in about the raids and arrests in Brazil's Cisco operation. At least 40 people were arrested earlier today, and Brazilian authorities asked the US to issue arrest warrants for five more suspects in this country. The allegation is that Cisco brought at least $500M of equipment into Brazil without properly paying import duties, and now owes over $826M in taxes, fines, and interest.

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  1. About time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't believe they have been running an enterprise without any drive redundancy.

    As far as the arresting execs, I would check permissions and test memory, and try rerunning them.

  2. In related news... by __aajfby9338 · · Score: 5, Funny

    U.S. officials were asked to reply to the arrest warrant requests by telephone, as all email service in Brazil appears to be out of order.

    1. Re:In related news... by Brian+Gordon · · Score: 5, Funny

      Brazil law enforcement frustrated by the inoperability of the nation-wide VoIP network. US officials will recieve notice by pony express in approximately 7 months.

  3. Re:Would have gotten away with it too if it weren' by v1 · · Score: 3, Funny

    those meddling kids!*(&$!#

    and their dog. musn't forget the dog

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  4. This belongs in the ... by digitalhallucination · · Score: 2, Funny

    your-nafta-fu-is-weak dept.

    Also in the your-nafta-fu-is-no-good-down-here dept.

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  5. Bunch of... by mikek2 · · Score: 1, Funny

    [Randal]
    Bunch of fucking savages in this town.
    [/Randal]

  6. Clearly, this was a routing problem by SpaceLifeForm · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is there a patch in the works?

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  7. Re:Would have gotten away with it too if it weren' by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wrats Wroight!

  8. Oblig. by ThatsNotPudding · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh, Pancho!

  9. Re:Worse than ignorance, it's iggerunt. by __aajfby9338 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Brazilians like jokes. Often a Brazilian takes advantage of, or begins to laugh about, a humorous situation in less than 500 milliseconds.

    I began laughing about the irony of this response to my joke in less than 499 milliseconds.

  10. Whoa. by TheSHAD0W · · Score: 3, Funny

    They're confiscating a brazilian routers? That's a lot.

    [runs away]

  11. Jamming Packets by davidsyes · · Score: 2, Funny

    Leads to an array of RAIDs...

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  12. Re:I wasn't responding to your joke. by __aajfby9338 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wasn't responding to your joke. I was responding to all the negative, unknowing comments from people who have not had the chance to compare the United States and Brazil.

    Well, that's a relief. We can't let ignorant generalizations about a people go unchallenged.

  13. Re:Worse than ignorance, it's iggerunt. by manoelhc · · Score: 4, Funny

    Romance languages like java?

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  14. Re:Would have gotten away with it too if it weren' by TheVelvetFlamebait · · Score: 2, Funny

    Corporate World at its finest, do it until caught, then pay a fine that doesn't affect the bottom line.
    Care to explain your voodoo economics?
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  15. Fact.. by msimm · · Score: 2, Funny

    16) Brazilian chicks are hot. Period.

    17) There's also some interesting photographers, artist and music. A lot actually.

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    1. Re:Fact.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
      Brazilian chicks are hot. Period.

      And they're even hotter without the period.

  16. Re:Worse than ignorance, it's iggerunt. by sapgau · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wow, those other parties don't sound like very good options. I see why they have a two party system.

  17. Re:Only the stupid pay taxes in Brazil by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    therefore I submit to you: why pay? at all?
    Answer is given before question was asked:

    police? marginally effective, but in fact most of the population are scared of them.
    combined with

    public health system? don't get me started on that. is a s***hole, all capable citizens resort to private health insurance.
    Now, the complete answer goes: "If you don't pay your taxes, scary police may beat you up beyond repair ability of failed public health care system."