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It's not a bribe, or even like a bribe, unless the individuals on the government side of this deal were personally enriched from this settlement (they weren't.)
by lupusreal 2y ago
It's not a bribe, or even like a bribe, unless the individuals on the government side of this deal were personally enriched from this settlement (they weren't.) That 2.5 billion was paid to the government, not to the justice department personnel.
- lukan 2y agoIt is definitely possible to also bribe organisations. The individual members will profit and some members even more. Also note, that I did not claim it is a bribe, but that it sounds to me like this (as a non lawyer). Because we are talking about potential manslaughter here.