[FRIAM] I need some guidance about US corruption law and procedures

[Sarbajit Roy]

Dear FRIAMers

I have some documents, official replies and appellate orders under India's
Freedom of Information from India's Prime Minister's office as well as our
Foreign Ministry which very strongly suggest that President Joe Biden and
Dr. Jill Biden have received very valuable gifts from India last year which
were deliberately misdeclared to seriously under value them and may also
have been stolen/ illegally obtained. My organization (India Against
Corruption) reasonably believes these were bribes.

Whereas USA has a Foreign Corruption Prevention Act for bribes by US
persons to foreigners, I am unable to find the reverse situation in US law
or know who to report it to for serious / genuine inquiry.

In India it is, apparently, not a crime to bribe foreigners to get
advantages. 2 attempts to get such legislation passed failed in 2011 and
again in 2019.

There is a US Code 201, but we're not sure if it applies to a President or
their spouse
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/201#:~:text=18%20U.S.%20Code%20%C2%A7%20201,Law%20%7C%20LII%20%2F%20Legal%20Information%20Institute

Any guidance on how we can proceed would be appreciated, or even if we
should proceed.

*Disclaimer*: We are not really interested in the USA's domestic elections
or the parties/candidates/their campaigns.

Sarbajit Roy
New Delhi, India
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