Case 2-3

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Case 2-3

1. Is what Frank did ethical? By whose ethics – those of Latino or the United States?

Bribing is not ethical. In this case it is ethical for Frank, because Latino bribery is seen as normal. What did Frank not justified, since no matter the part of the world in which they do, bribery is totally unethical.

2. Are Franks two different payments legal under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988?

The Foreign Corrupt Act states that it is improper to bribe foreign government officials to obtain or hold open business. The Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 reduces liability of collective offices from having reason to know about bribes, and as well permits lubrication payment if universal in the culture. The choices that Frank is making may be ethical in Latino, but it is definitely felonious. Frank is a United States citizen and just because he relocated to Latino, he still has to surveil the rules of the Foreign Corrupt Act. In this case, Frank is making illegal bribes by bribing a jefe versus bribing the dockworkers

3. Identify the types of payments made in the case; that is, are they lubrication, extortion, or subornation?

differentiate the types of payments made in the case; that is, are they lubrica tion, extortion, or subornation? The coin ! given to jefe was an slip of extortion. It was apparent that the jefe did not use the bills that was given to him to remedy the supposed damages that he claimed he would fix. An example of lubrication in this case is when Frank gave the dock workers a fistful of pesos to vivify up the process of transferring the machines to Latino trucks.

4. Frank seemed to imply that there is a similarity between what he was doing and what happens in the United States. Is there any difference? Explain.

Frank says that when you have big dinner parties where different treatment or close businesses and stakeholders pay the bill, is a tipe of...