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It's actually legal to pay someone a bride under FCPA, but only if they are already legally bound to carry out the task you are bribing them to do. The purpose
by russdill 7y ago
It's actually legal to pay someone a bride under FCPA, but only if they are already legally bound to carry out the task you are bribing them to do. The purpose of the bribe in this case is to "expedite" the service.
https://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2014/06/17/the-fcpas-facilitating-payments-exception-mostly-harmless/ https://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2014/06/17/the-fcpas-fa...
- dehrmann 7y agoGood news for US businesses doing business in India.
- perl4ever 7y agoI'm not a lawyer much less an international one, but "obviously" there's a difference between a fee for expediting a request that is documented officially and one that is not. I think it would be unreasonable to call the former type a bribe. I recall that there is an option in the US to get your passport faster if you pay an extra fee, but it's not a fee that somebody random made up and they collect.
- russdill 7y agoThese are not official fees for expediting a request. They are commonly referred to as "grease payments" and are under the table payments.