200台iPad在美國能換得什麼東西？蘋果公司親自告訴你！_風聞

導讀：“吃狗屎的蒼蠅”把美國的各方面形容得猶如天堂一般，對美國企業也不吝“守法，誠信”等溢美之詞。美媒CNBC這篇報道戳破了一切的謊言。

加利福尼亞州聖克拉拉市的一個大陪審團於週一發佈了一項起訴書，指控蘋果首席安全官托馬斯·莫耶（Thomas Moyer）賄賂以確保為蘋果員工獲得隱蔽的攜帶許可證。

據聖塔克拉拉地區檢察官傑夫·羅森（Jeff Rosen）的一份新聞稿稱，據稱莫耶曾承諾向警長辦公室捐贈200台價值7萬美元的iPad，以換取“蘋果僱員被扣留的”四枚隱藏武器（CCW）許可證。

莫耶的律師在給CNBC的聲明中説：“湯姆·莫耶對他提出的指控是無辜的。他沒有做錯任何事情，並且在整個職業生涯中一直以最高的操守行事。毫無疑問，他將在審判中獲得無罪釋放。”

“我們希望我們所有的員工都能以正直的態度行事。在得知指控後，我們進行了徹底的內部調查，沒有發現任何不當行為。”蘋果發言人在一份聲明中説。

週一提起的指控是自2019年以來調查的一部分，該調查涉及聖塔克拉拉警長是否使用隱藏的攜帶許可證來幫助行賄和政治捐贈。警長辦公室位於蘋果總部所在地的加利福尼亞州庫比蒂諾。莫耶的律師週一表示，莫耶在蘋果工作了14年，現在是其全球安全負責人。

聖塔克拉拉（Santa Clara）DA表示，雖然州法律規定，在加利福尼亞州獲得隱蔽的攜帶執照的人需要證明“正當理由”，以及完整的槍支課程並具有良好的品格，但治安官對誰符合資格有最終決定權。

斯旺森在一份聲明中説：“最終，該案是關於聖克拉拉縣警長與地方檢察官之間的長期，痛苦和公開的爭端，湯姆是該爭端的附帶損害。”

聖塔克拉拉區（Santa Clara）DA聲稱，聖塔克拉拉縣警長辦公室的官員，警長裏克·成（Rick Sung）和詹姆斯·詹森船長（James Jensen）是該計劃的一部分，他們索賄以換取更容易地批准隱藏的隨身攜帶許可證。週一，在聖何塞與政治有聯繫的保險經紀人也被指控行賄以換取許可證。

2020年，來自NBC灣區的一項調查發現，聖塔克拉拉警長政治競選活動的“捐獻者”獲得隱藏武器許可證的可能性是未做出捐獻的人的14倍。警長勞裏·史密斯沒有受到起訴。此前，由於調查，四人在八月被控共謀和賄賂。

根據聖塔克拉拉（Santa Clara DA）的説法，iPad的承諾捐贈從未兑現，因為它是在2019年8月在警長辦公室執行了搜查令以隱瞞隨身攜帶記錄後被破壞的。

在加利福尼亞州，攜帶沒有CCW許可證的隱蔽槍支是非法的，該許可證的價格在200到400美元之間。 CCW的申請人必須表現出“正當理由”和道德品格。當地治安官在決定誰獲得許可證方面擁有廣泛的酌處權。

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”評論：70000/4=1.75萬美元，比原價400美元，雖然溢價43倍，但是在美國這個“石屎森林”中，一支槍就等於一條命，更何況是蘋果公司的高管。而且這種“需求”在發生2018年油管總部槍擊案後變成了“剛需”！所以，即使是1750萬美元換一張持槍證，相信蘋果公司一樣會爽快的答應。***