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by throw_m239339 1878 days ago
> However, please point me to a law that says it's illegal to give a gift from one private company to another for any kind of advantage.

Company B,Z or X didn't gift Netflix, they gifted a Netflix employee who then defrauded the company he worked for of its money, in exchange for these personal gifts and money. The "defrauding" part is his hierarchy not being aware of that arrangement.

It's called fraud and it's illegal. It's so illegal it is a federal crime.

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> It's called fraud

Is it really just counted as fraud in the US? Here in the UK, bribery is a different offence from fraud.