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…so I am hoping that he’ll
pick me up tomorrow.

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Oh, I just hired Daryl’s company to provide
all of the shelving for our new stores.

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As a way to say thank you, he is
sending me to Florida for a week.

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Now, I’ll bet you when you choose the
company to provide the new scanners

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you could ask for the same kind of deal.
Oh…

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This is bad. Sonia and I are both
purchasing agents for our company,

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and accepting a vacation for that
shelving contract is illegal.

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No way I’d ever do that!

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She’s my friend, and I don’t
want her getting into trouble.

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Asking for or receiving trips,
money, or other gifts of this type

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in order to influence the other person’s
decision is known as a kickback.

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This type of influence is illegal under both
federal law and a number of state laws.

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Employees and vendors can both
be fined and even go to jail.

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Kickbacks are unfair to the
suppliers who aren’t chosen

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because they conduct business
ethically and legally.

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Don’t take that trip!

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You’re definitely way in over your
head with this one. It’s illegal.

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And if you get caught you could go to
jail, you’ll definitely get fired too.

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Just tell him “no!”