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

[Nicholas Thompson]

Oh good, Sarbajit, Thank you. I hate when that happens.

Nick

Nicholas S. Thompson
Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology
Clark University


On Mon, Aug 5, 2024 at 10:06 AM Gary Schiltz <gary at naturesvisualarts.com>
wrote:

> I was thinking more along the lines of Putin's friendly black hats
> making up some dirt to help get Putin's B*tch Donnie re-coronated.
> Call me a liberal conspiracy theorist if you like.
>
> On Mon, Aug 5, 2024 at 8:59 AM Nicholas Thompson
> <thompnickson2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Are we sure Sarbargit has not been hacked? this has a little bit the
> feel of Nigerian Prince appeal? Nick
> >
> > Nicholas S. Thompson
> > Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology
> > Clark University
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 5, 2024 at 9:49 AM glen <gepropella at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Maybe?
> >>
> >> https://www.citizensforethics.org/about/contact/
> >>
> >> On 8/5/24 00:39, Sarbajit Roy wrote:
> >> > 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
> <
> 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.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
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> >>
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