organizations around the world. there's money from europe. >> beginning in 2009 the swedish telecom giant ericsson is coming under increasing pressure from the united states because of selling equipment to oppressive governments around the world. in the midst of all of this they decide to pay bill clinton to give a speech for the first time ever. they pay him a whopping $750,000. >> soon after, hillary clinton's state department urged new broader sanctions against iran. but the guidelines did not include telecom. which is ericsson's business. ericsson declined our interview request. the company conceded the investment was significant, $750,000. but they said it should be seen in light of clinton's crowd pull. the fact that he had to travel to hong kong for the event, and that the event spanned two days. the company insists that the conversation regarding iran had no impact on the decision.