It is a federal felony for an American citizen to bribe a foreign official in the course of doing business. Especially if that business involves a company regul

It is a federal felony for an American citizen to bribe a foreign official in the course of doing business. Especially if that business involves a company regulated by the SEC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Corrupt_Practices_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Corrupt_Practices_Act Put in place after the Lockheed Bribery Scandals in the 1970s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_bribery_scandals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_bribery_scandals Which incidentally involved Adnan Kashoggi, the uncle of the recently deceased Jamal Kashoggi.