Sentence examples for a foreign official from inspiring English sources

In an interesting twist, the government also charged a foreign official, something not done under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the law that is applied to such bribery cases these days.

The payment of a bribe to a foreign official by an American company — the News Corporation is incorporated in Delaware — can be a violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act.

"Forget about Canicoba Corral," said a foreign official who has been following the case.

But the case "is not just about money going missing," a foreign official here said.

Beginning in May, it will be a criminal offense to bribe a foreign official.

Tillipman explained that the F.C.P.A. defines corruption as "the payment of money or anything of value" to a foreign official.

"It's like going from relative luxury to the Stone Age," said a foreign official with broad experience here.

Why should its citizens wanting to travel around their own country need permission from a foreign official, Vladimir Putin asked angrily this week?

Under the corrupt practices law, companies are prohibited from providing bribes or other benefits to a foreign official to "obtain or retain" business in a country.

The Chamber of Commerce also complained about the lack of concrete guidance on who is a "foreign official" and what is an "instrumentality" of the government.

In Washington today, a State Department spokesman said, "We are not in a position to accept such a document on behalf of a foreign official".