That about covers it. And these foreign bribes are significantly different then meals, trips and campaign donations by Political actions committees who would never consider trying to influence a member of government with said gifts. Just Saying.
On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 10:42 AM, Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> wrote: > Allan Streib wrote: > > The WSJ report said the company was operating with extreme sensitivity >> to proper expense accounting after reaching a truce of sorts with the >> USA over bribes paid in eastern europe. Why the USA would care, or have >> any authority over MB paying bribes in eastern europe was not clear to >> me. >> > > We have federal laws against bribing foreign officials, including countries > where it is impossible to do business without greasing the proper palm. > > Just a small part of the USA government's efforts to appoint itself the > planet's chief of police. > > Mitch. > > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com