Apple’s head of security indicted in Santa Clara County CCW case

Re:Apple’s head of security indicted in Santa Clara County C... by drusepth on Monday November 23, 2020 @11:27PM (#25195259)

I had to pay two bribes (200 USD, then another 300 USD) to Cancun police to get a friend out of jail so he could make his flight home. They asked when his flight was (~3 days later), then said they'd hold him until the day after the flight unless I paid up. Definitely felt more like a ransom than a bribe in that I didn't really have a choice not to pay.

I can definitely see how some people get suckered into bribes sometimes (especially with armed, intimidating police), but it doesn't seem like that is the case here.

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Re:Apple’s head of security indicted in Santa Clara County C... by locusm on Monday November 23, 2020 @11:49PM (#25195370)

I used to work in emergency assistance (think travel insurance claims) and any job that took you to a number of countries in SEA meant you took $500 to $1000 USD for bribing officials for the sole purpose of retrieving passports.

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