加州总检察长向企业发法律警示：向联邦官员行贿在加州依然违法，追诉时效跨越本届政府
加州总检察长 Rob Bonta 11月10日向在加州经营的企业发出法律警示：向联邦官员支付贿赂或违规酬金以获取或保留业务依然违法，不论联邦政府的执法优先次序如何。这类违法的追诉时效延续至本届政府之后，违规行为也可依加州《不正当竞争法》追责。
警示指出，联邦反腐法律《美国法典》第201(b)条与第201(c)条分别禁止为影响公务行为而向公职人员行贿，以及禁止因公务行为向官员赠送金钱或任何有价之物；行贿还可能触犯第1341条等一般反欺诈与诚实服务法律，并构成《不正当竞争法》下的违法行为。
Bonta 表示，腐败依然违法，加州不容忍以政府权力牟利，他提醒企业维持严格的内部控制，确保自身与代理人不以任何有价之物交换公务行为。
（来源：加州总检察长办公室）
Bonta Alerts Businesses: It Remains Illegal to Bribe Public Officials
California Attorney General Rob Bonta on November 10 issued a legal alert reminding businesses operating in California that it remains illegal to pay bribes or prohibited gratuities to federal officials to obtain or retain business, regardless of the priorities and behavior of the current federal administration. The statute of limitations for prosecutions extends beyond the current administration, and violations remain actionable under California's Unfair Competition Law.
The alert notes that 18 U.S. Code sections 201(b) and 201(c) prohibit bribery of a public official to influence an official act and the giving of anything of value to an official for an official act performed or to be performed, and that bribes can also violate general anti-fraud and honest-services laws such as 18 U.S. Code section 1341 and serve as Unfair Competition Law predicates.
Bonta said corruption remains illegal and will not be tolerated, and urged businesses to maintain rigorous internal controls so they and their agents do not offer anything of value in exchange for official acts.
(Source: California Attorney General's Office)
来源：加州总检察长办公室
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