“What’s most surprising to me about the first conversation is how many of them didn’t view their actions as criminal.”
Bribes are part of doing business in most of the world. It is more common here that we think... ...
Snipes did a few years for not filing tax returns. These clowns cheated by claiming these bribes as donations so that is a good start day 18 months. Then add in a few years for the corruption and three and a half years with three to serve seems right. Pile on a tax fraud civil penalty along with a meaningful fine along with five years active probation. It may not be just but it sends a message.