US judge approves IBM's foreign bribery case settlement with SEC

WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday said he had approved IBM's 2011 settlement with U.S. regulators over charges of foreign bribery after prolonged consideration of whether regulators should have more aggressively investigated the case.

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon approved the settlement between International Business Machines Corp and the Securities and Exchange Commission after the parties finally reached an agreement over reporting requirements.