Глава 2: Публични длъжностни лица и подкупи

[Soon after, MR. BAUER and MR. HALSTEAD talk after leaving MS. BREMIN's office.]

I didn't look very carefully at your reports to see who you were giving gifts to. My concern is that Ms. Bremin is a public official. I'm concerned about violating anti-bribery laws.

The OECD defines a foreign public official as:

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  any person holding a legislative, administrative, or judicial office of a foreign country, whether appointed or elected;
  

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  всяко лице, което заема законодателна, административна или съдебна длъжност в чужда страна, независимо дали е избрано, или назначено;
  

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  any person exercising a public function for a foreign country, including for a public agency or public enterprise; and
  

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  всяко лице, което упражнява публична функция в чужда страна, включително публична агенция или публично предприятие, и
  

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  any official or agent of a public international organization, such as the International Monetary Fund or the World Health Organization.
  

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  всяко длъжностно лице или агент на публична международна организация, например Международния валутен фонд или Световната здравна организация.
  

In addition to these laws prohibiting bribery of FOREIGN officials, almost all countries have laws prohibiting corrupt payments being made to officials within their own country.

Legal authorities could interpret the gift to her brother as a bribe, since it might appear that Mr. Bauer's generosity was motivated by the desire to win a contract from Ms. Bremin's company.

Under anti-corruption laws, bribes given to family members or other third parties can be treated the same as a bribe given directly to the foreign public official.

If a bribe is given to another person or entity to influence the public official, or at the direction of the public official, it is still a bribe.

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  job offers,
  

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  предложения за работа,
  

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  meals and entertainment,
  

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  почерпки и забавления,
  

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  payment of school fees for a government official's child, or
  

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  плащане на училищни такси за дете на държавен служител, или
  

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  charitable contributions.
  

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  дарения за благотворителност.
  

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  Laws against bribing foreign public officials generally apply to officials from any level of government, whether elected or appointed, and to employees of state-owned enterprises and public international organizations.
  

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  Законите срещу подкупването на чуждестранни публични длъжностни лица обикновено са приложими за длъжностни лица от всяко държавно ниво, независимо дали са избрани, или назначени, за служители на предприятия, които са притежание на държавата, както и за служители от публични международни организации.
  

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  A bribe is generally defined as anything of value given or offered to obtain or retain business or in return for favorable treatment.
  

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  За подкуп обикновено се счита всяко ценно нещо, дадено или предложено с цел да се осигури или запази бизнес или в замяна на благоприятно отношение.
  

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  And it's still a bribe even though the thing of value is given to another person at the direction of the public official, or to influence the public official.
  

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  За подкуп се смята и ако нещо със стойност е дадено на друго лице, което е подчинено на длъжностното лице, или с цел да повлияе на длъжностното лице.
  

If you find yourself in a situation in which you are unsure of whether someone is a foreign public official or whether something is a bribe, seek assistance from the appropriate company resource before proceeding.

Next, the two men are off to meet one of Tri-Elek's consultants for lunch. Will Halstead discover more about Bauer's sales tactics that creates risk to the company--and to him personally?