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Not according to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The FCPA basically says that as a representative of a US corporation (in my case, anyone at a Staff
by HeyLaughingBoy 4y ago
Not according to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
The FCPA basically says that as a representative of a US corporation (in my case, anyone at a Staff Engineer level or above), it's illegal to bribe an official of a foreign government.
It does try to make a distinction (sort of) between the kinds of bribe you're talking about but in my FCPA training, that "distinction" boils down to "go ask your lawyer." The lawyer will just tell you how to do it in a way that doesn't look like a bribe, even though it still is.
- sonthonax 4y agoFCPA is such a stupid law. The universal way to bribe someone as an American is to pay them a absurd day rate for consulting. These people then have to be given fake roles when all they do is hand over money to corrupt officials. It just adds yet another layer. Just as an FYI it’s very hard to be convicted of under FCPA if you’re just operating in a personal capacity. So don’t worry about bribing policemen in foreign counties.