The New York Times gave the Justice Department more work to do yesterday (the JD is already up to its ears in News Corp bribes to UK cops n’ Russian billboards) when they published a bunker-busting exposé about Wal-Mart bribing everybody they could in Meheeco (~ $24 million) in order to build their dime-store empire under the volcanoz.
To be fair, the kids are working for tips, so while Walmart isn't paying them, those kids still have access to the wealthy, generous people of Mexico who probably tip as much as a peso (about 7 cents) when they tip at all.
That is one of the cute notes in the Times article - the general counsel of Wal-Mart International sent out a memo at one point reminding the Wal-Mart executives that, believe it or not, bribery actually was illegal in Mexico. Fortunately, they ignored her.
No snark, as I just had a nice plate of migas, tortillas and some bourbon to take care of the hair of the dog as we say around here.
Walmart is about to enjoy the DOJ trans-vaginal probe called the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). FCPA is powerful in that it goes after the individual(s) who offered the bribe AND their employer. A lot of my clients require mandatory FCPA training as a condition of contracts that I engage in. It doesn't take much for a person or corporation to be charged and convicted of violating FCPA - it's a very well written law in my mind. And if they deducted the bribe (it happens a lot), the IRS gets to employ it's even larger trans-anal probe.
Which is why I shop at that French store based in Minnesota, Target (pronounced Tar-jae).
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Typical &#039;ma&ntilde;ana&#039; attitude.
The Hand is currently engaged in masturbating each of the Waltons individually.
They have laws in Mexico? I keep hearing that the Fox government surrendered to the drug cabals ages ago.
Yet. As far as you know.
The Invisible Hand won&#039;t work for free.
To be fair, the kids are working for tips, so while Walmart isn&#039;t paying them, those kids still have access to the wealthy, generous people of Mexico who probably tip as much as a peso (about 7 cents) when they tip at all.
The Walmart cartel is ruthless.
That is one of the cute notes in the Times article - the general counsel of Wal-Mart International sent out a memo at one point reminding the Wal-Mart executives that, believe it or not, bribery actually was illegal in Mexico. Fortunately, they ignored her.
No snark, as I just had a nice plate of migas, tortillas and some bourbon to take care of the hair of the dog as we say around here.
Walmart is about to enjoy the DOJ trans-vaginal probe called the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). FCPA is powerful in that it goes after the individual(s) who offered the bribe AND their employer. A lot of my clients require mandatory FCPA training as a condition of contracts that I engage in. It doesn&#039;t take much for a person or corporation to be charged and convicted of violating FCPA - it&#039;s a very well written law in my mind. And if they deducted the bribe (it happens a lot), the IRS gets to employ it&#039;s even larger trans-anal probe.
Which is why I shop at that French store based in Minnesota, Target (pronounced Tar-jae).