The financial press has been speculating that the police-payoff scandal that has engulfed some of Rupert Murdoch’s British properties will provide fodder for a U.S. prosecution under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Alison Frankel, Reuters: “In an age of limited resources, I’m not convinced that our government should be bending and twisting the FCPA to make a case against News Corp, however sexy and high-profile that case would be. Remember, just about every FCPA case we’ve seen in the recent flurry of prosecutions has involved alleged bribes of officials in countries with inadequate anti-corruption enforcement systems.” More: Bainbridge.
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In response to the reader inquiry about “sicking” vs. “sicking,” by the way, most sources now indicate that either form is in acceptable use.
I’m happy with ‘siccing’ here. The alternative brings in images I’d rather avoid.
“in countries with inadequate anti-corruption enforcement systems”
Like the US?