> Zhi and a network of top executives in the Prince Group are accused of using political influence in multiple countries to protect their criminal enterprise and paid bribes to public officials to avoid actions by law enforcement authorities targeting the scheme, according to prosecutors.
Gentle reminder that the presence of a strong democratic regime with law and no bribes keeps the world a better place.
Once the US becomes corrupted at this scale we are doomed to this bullshit.
Already past that, I'm afraid. With the Presidential cryptocurrency and the lack of investigation into Supreme Court finances, it's going to be grift all the way down.
I'm not sure how you can pull out of it without jailing a significant fraction of the Republican party (and quite a few elderly Democrats). Plenty of people around Trump got jailed and that didn't make a difference.
Gentle reminder that the presence of a strong democratic regime with law and no bribes keeps the world a better place.
Once the US becomes corrupted at this scale we are doomed to this bullshit.