200台iPad在美国能换得什么东西？苹果公司亲自告诉你！

导读：“吃狗屎的苍蝇”把美国的各方面形容得犹如天堂一般，对美国企业也不吝“守法，诚信”等溢美之词。美媒CNBC这篇报道戳破了一切的谎言。

加利福尼亚州圣克拉拉市的一个大陪审团于周一发布了一项起诉书，指控苹果首席安全官托马斯·莫耶（Thomas Moyer）贿赂以确保为苹果员工获得隐蔽的携带许可证。

据圣塔克拉拉地区检察官杰夫·罗森（Jeff Rosen）的一份新闻稿称，据称莫耶曾承诺向警长办公室捐赠200台价值7万美元的iPad，以换取“苹果雇员被扣留的”四枚隐藏武器（CCW）许可证。

莫耶的律师在给CNBC的声明中说：“汤姆·莫耶对他提出的指控是无辜的。他没有做错任何事情，并且在整个职业生涯中一直以最高的操守行事。毫无疑问，他将在审判中获得无罪释放。”

“我们希望我们所有的员工都能以正直的态度行事。在得知指控后，我们进行了彻底的内部调查，没有发现任何不当行为。”苹果发言人在一份声明中说。

周一提起的指控是自2019年以来调查的一部分，该调查涉及圣塔克拉拉警长是否使用隐藏的携带许可证来帮助行贿和政治捐赠。警长办公室位于苹果总部所在地的加利福尼亚州库比蒂诺。莫耶的律师周一表示，莫耶在苹果工作了14年，现在是其全球安全负责人。

圣塔克拉拉（Santa Clara）DA表示，虽然州法律规定，在加利福尼亚州获得隐蔽的携带执照的人需要证明“正当理由”，以及完整的枪支课程并具有良好的品格，但治安官对谁符合资格有最终决定权。

斯旺森在一份声明中说：“最终，该案是关于圣克拉拉县警长与地方检察官之间的长期，痛苦和公开的争端，汤姆是该争端的附带损害。”

圣塔克拉拉区（Santa Clara）DA声称，圣塔克拉拉县警长办公室的官员，警长里克·成（Rick Sung）和詹姆斯·詹森船长（James Jensen）是该计划的一部分，他们索贿以换取更容易地批准隐藏的随身携带许可证。周一，在圣何塞与政治有联系的保险经纪人也被指控行贿以换取许可证。

2020年，来自NBC湾区的一项调查发现，圣塔克拉拉警长政治竞选活动的“捐献者”获得隐藏武器许可证的可能性是未做出捐献的人的14倍。警长劳里·史密斯没有受到起诉。此前，由于调查，四人在八月被控共谋和贿赂。

根据圣塔克拉拉（Santa Clara DA）的说法，iPad的承诺捐赠从未兑现，因为它是在2019年8月在警长办公室执行了搜查令以隐瞒随身携带记录后被破坏的。

在加利福尼亚州，携带没有CCW许可证的隐蔽枪支是非法的，该许可证的价格在200到400美元之间。 CCW的申请人必须表现出“正当理由”和道德品格。当地治安官在决定谁获得许可证方面拥有广泛的酌处权。

A grand jury in Santa Clara, California, issued an indictment on Monday accusing Apple’s chief security officer, Thomas Moyer, of offering bribes to secure concealed carry permits for Apple employees.

Moyer allegedly promised to donate 200 iPads worth $70,000 to the Sheriff’s Office in exchange for four concealed weapons (CCW) permits “withheld from Apple employees,” according to a press release from the Santa Clara District Attorney Jeff Rosen.

″Tom Moyer is innocent of the charges filed against him. He did nothing wrong and has acted with the highest integrity throughout his career. We have no doubt he will be acquitted at trial,” Moyer’s lawyer Ed Swanson said in a statement to CNBC.

“We expect all of our employees to conduct themselves with integrity. After learning of the allegations, we conducted a thorough internal investigation and found no wrongdoing,” an Apple spokesperson said in a statement.

The charges filed on Monday are part of an investigation dating back to 2019 into whether or not the Santa Clara sheriff uses concealed carry permits to help solicit bribes and political donations. The sheriff’s office covers Cupertino, California, where Apple’s headquarters is located. Moyer has worked at Apple for 14 years and is now its head of global security, his lawyer said on Monday.

The Santa Clara DA said that while state law says that people who receive concealed carry licenses in California need to demonstrate “good cause,” as well as a complete a firearms course and have good moral character, the sheriff has the final say in determining who should qualify.

“Ultimately, this case is about a long, bitter and very public dispute between the Santa Clara County Sheriff and the District Attorney, and Tom is collateral damage to that dispute,” Swanson said in a statement on behalf of Moyer.

The Santa Clara DA alleges that officials in the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s office, Undersheriff Rick Sung, and Captain James Jensen, were part of a scheme where they solicited bribes in exchange for easier approval of concealed carry permits. An insurance broker with political connections in San Jose was also charged with offering bribes in exchange permits on Monday.

In 2020, an investigation from NBC Bay Area found that donors to the Santa Clara Sheriff’s political campaigns were about 14 times more likely to get a concealed weapons permit than those who didn’t contribute. Sheriff Laurie Smith hasn’t been charged. Previously, four people were charged with conspiracy and bribery in August as a result of the investigation.

The promised donation of the iPads was never fulfilled, according to the Santa Clara DA, because it was scuttled after a search warrant was executed for concealed carry records at the Sheriff’s office in August 2019.

In California, it is illegal to carry a concealed firearm without a CCW license that can cost between $200 and $400. Applicants for CCWs must show "good cause" and moral character. Local sheriffs have broad discretion in determining who gets the permits.

​“真探”评论：70000/4=1.75万美元，比原价400美元，虽然溢价43倍，但是在美国这个“石屎森林”中，一支枪就等于一条命，更何况是苹果公司的高管。而且这种“需求”在发生2018年油管总部枪击案后变成了“刚需”！所以，即使是1750万美元换一张持枪证，相信苹果公司一样会爽快的答应。