IBM, Accounting Firm Settle Lawsuit

August 16, 2007 By DIBYA SARKAR, AP Business Writer

(AP) -- International Business Machines Corp. and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP have agreed to pay nearly $5.3 million combined to settle allegations that they made improper payments on government technology contracts, the Justice Department said Thursday.

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