US govt calls for Kobe Steel documents on false data

Tokyo

WHEN cheating becomes habitual, the consequences could be costly. Embattled Kobe Steel Ltd said on Tuesday that the US Justice Department is asking the steelmaker to provide documents related to its data falsification scandal.

That came after a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters late on Monday that data tampering on products went on for more than a decade, deepening the crisis that has sliced off about US$1.6 billion off its market value in just over a week.