A government official (and his wife) tour a foreign vineyard and castle and spend an afternoon at a ski resort in the Alps. A company can’t foot the bill directly, so it funds a group that then picks up the tab.
Another government official is flown across the world to help close a business deal for a large corporate financial backer (and friend).
Sounds like some potential FCPA issues, right?
Wrong.
Why?
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