Introduction

AuthorCecil C. Kuhne III
Pagesvii-xiii
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Introduction
is book is replete with fascinating judicia l decisions where the under-
lying factual situations were absolutely ripe for the introduction of a
business bribe.
e bribes in these commercial cases, it turns out, are numerous and
generous. ey are doled out in the form of cash, stock, shares of fut ure
prots, vouchers, stock options, wire transfers , luxury golf vacations, al l-
inclusive trips to Las Vegas, and a wide range of other nancial incen-
tives. ese dark, clandestine, under-the-table schemes are referred to
by various names: bak sheesh, payola, grease payments, or kickback. Stil l
others simply call them bribes.
Regardless of the term used, these payments are used to lubricate
the palms of various indiv iduals to make matters move a little more
smoothly in the direction of payor. Unfortunately for those involved,
federal and state laws are violated in the process, a long with sti cr imi-
nal and civil pena lties to the oender.
e uncovering of such bribes is more dicult than it might rst
appear, because such payments are made surreptitiously. To hide the
fact that these payos are being made, the monetary arrangements are
almost always complex and are inevitably intriguing. e range of legal
issues resulting from the prosecution of the companies and the indiv idu-
als involved can be quite novel, as you will see here.
e bribery transact ions described occurred around the country—
Utah, Maryla nd, Florida, Alaska, Louisiana , Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Kansas, and New York, for example—and the globe—Haiti, Nigeria,
India, Mexico, Peru, Panama, Azerba ijan, Kazakhstan, Venezuela, and
Hungary, to name a few. e industries involved include hotels, oil eld
services, electrical production, agriculture, construction, telecommu-
nications, housing repair, women’s handbags, telephone utilities, labor

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