Gifts from entities needing government approvals or under investigation?
Buying and selling of stocks in the same time frame as negotiation or pressure campaigns related to the same businesses?
Business deals with leaders of foreign countries arranged during diplomatic visits?
I am going to make $ millions when they release those hotlines!
An ambiguous threat of prosecution for corruption, hanging over the entire government workforce, with complaints accepted from anyone is a common tool for suppressing dissent and centralizing power.
As apposed to the practice of hiring professional auditors to systematically verify and strengthen compliance and transparency.
For tax evasion, the IRS will reward whistleblowers 15-30% of the amount recovered. People have gotten millions of dollars.
Such as:
- gifts to politicians
- self directed crypto
- Snyder v. United States renamed bribes as gratuities LOL and now its legal!