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> He treated them to dinners, musicals and prostitutes, with the "Lord of the Rings" musical being a particular favorite Can anyone explain why the words corru

> He treated them to dinners, musicals and prostitutes, with the "Lord of the Rings" musical being a particular favorite Can anyone explain why the words corruption and bribery are missing from the article? Is it normal to treat government workers to prostitutes?

peteretep 10y ago
What makes you think it isn't normal in the developing world?
- cloudjacker 10y ago
  Developing world lmao, because Jordan Belfort didnt do hookers and blow
- tominous 10y ago
  I'd expect firms that are based in the US or UK would be subject to laws against bribing foreign officials, e.g. the FCPA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Corrupt_Practices_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Corrupt_Practices_Act
Singletoned 10y ago
I was going to quote the same line, but because my brain found it particularly hard to parse. I assumed the clause beginning 'with' should refer to the last item in the list.
segmondy 10y ago
If it's legal out there, why not? Would it be corruption and bribery to treat them to dinner and drinks? Don't view the world only through your own lens. It didn't say where exactly they were treated to prostitutes. Hell, it could even be in Nevada.
- tominous 10y ago
  As per my other comment, on the face of it, it does seem illegal under laws in the US and UK such as the FCPA. Maybe someone could clarify though. To add some more, there is an affirmative defense to the FCPA that it is ok to give gifts/payments that are lawful according to the written law of the country [1]. Libya has some laws against corruption but they are rarely enforced and may not have been in place at the time [2]. Anyway, it seems strange to me that this article is about a new legal theory of "undue influence" and a salesman being uniquely "too good" when the concept of bribery has been around for thousands of years. Maybe the article could have said something like, "Libya screwed itself over by not having anti-corruption laws, and therefore it's trying a different legal approach." [1] https://www.sec.gov/investor/alerts/fcpa.pdf https://www.sec.gov/investor/alerts/fcpa.pdf [2] https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/230900.pdf https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/230900.pdf

peteretep 10y ago

What makes you think it isn't normal in the developing world?

cloudjacker 10y ago
Developing world lmao, because Jordan Belfort didnt do hookers and blow
tominous 10y ago
I'd expect firms that are based in the US or UK would be subject to laws against bribing foreign officials, e.g. the FCPA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Corrupt_Practices_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Corrupt_Practices_Act

Singletoned 10y ago

I was going to quote the same line, but because my brain found it particularly hard to parse. I assumed the clause beginning 'with' should refer to the last item in the list.

segmondy 10y ago

If it's legal out there, why not? Would it be corruption and bribery to treat them to dinner and drinks? Don't view the world only through your own lens. It didn't say where exactly they were treated to prostitutes. Hell, it could even be in Nevada.

tominous 10y ago
As per my other comment, on the face of it, it does seem illegal under laws in the US and UK such as the FCPA. Maybe someone could clarify though. To add some more, there is an affirmative defense to the FCPA that it is ok to give gifts/payments that are lawful according to the written law of the country [1]. Libya has some laws against corruption but they are rarely enforced and may not have been in place at the time [2]. Anyway, it seems strange to me that this article is about a new legal theory of "undue influence" and a salesman being uniquely "too good" when the concept of bribery has been around for thousands of years. Maybe the article could have said something like, "Libya screwed itself over by not having anti-corruption laws, and therefore it's trying a different legal approach." [1] https://www.sec.gov/investor/alerts/fcpa.pdf https://www.sec.gov/investor/alerts/fcpa.pdf [2] https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/230900.pdf https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/230900.pdf