Re:Apple’s head of security indicted in Santa Clara County C...
by JackC on Monday November 23, 2020 @07:28PM
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Sounds like there's a distinction under the FCPA between actual bribery (illegal) and grease payments (legal), where an official requests a bribe to do their job.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Corrupt_Practices_Act