Getinge Says Employee Being Probed For Insider Crime

(RTTNews) - Medical technology firm Getinge AB Friday confirmed that an employee who works in the IT organization at its headquarters is under investigation by the Swedish Economic Crime Authority for insider crime.

The employee's current position involves responsibility for developing and managing the IT systems used by Getinge's head office. Since 2007, the person has had no managerial position but works as a specialist within IT.

"This is highly regrettable and we take this incident very seriously. From the outset, we have cooperated with the Swedish Economic Crime Authority in its investigation," said Kornelia Rasmussen, Getinge Group Communications Director.

The company has initiated an internal investigation in parallel to the investigation by the Economic Crime Authority.

The employee concerned has been suspended. At present, no other employee is suspected of crimes.