> paying someone on the side for inside information on competitors That seems like the proper litmus test for bribery by vendors, as distinct from "shakedown"

> paying someone on the side for inside information on competitors That seems like the proper litmus test for bribery by vendors, as distinct from "shakedown" / "pay to play" i.e. extortion from vendors. Wonder if really shrewd extortionists try to make victims complicit, by sending them inside info never asked for?