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In US V King, King Was a Major Investor in OSI, Which

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In U.S. v. King, King was a major investor in OSI, which was working on a land project in Costa Rica. He was accused by the U.S. government of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by bribing government officials in Costa Rica, in an effort to make the land deal work. The U.S. courts held that King:


A) as an investor in OSI could not be prosecuted, but the company itself could be
B) did bribe the officials, but that since that is how government licenses are regularly obtained in that country, it did not violate the FCPA
C) could not be prosecuted in the U.S. for an act that may have occurred in another nation; it would be up to the government of Costa Rica to prosecute King
D) could be fined up to $100,000 for violating the FCPA but could not be imprisoned
E) none of the other choices

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