They can also make it official law. It's not illegal under the FCPA to pay official rush fees, just the unofficial ones. So in corrupt government X, you make

They can also make it official law. It's not illegal under the FCPA to pay official rush fees, just the unofficial ones. So in corrupt government X, you make a special western investment tax. The funds of that tax goes to a special fund used for development projects. Those development projects have to go through a convoluted procurement process, which co-incidentally only gets approved with a few politician's organizations. Those organizations then go on those make-work projects, and siphon off a lot of funds and never get them done. The make work projects also help them get re-elected because they create 'jobs'.